Paris - Nice 2014 *Spoilers*

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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Simon Yates there I think. 17mins back on GC.
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  • thegibdog
    thegibdog Posts: 2,106
    frenchfighter wrote:
    thegibdog wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Sky's best placed rider is now on the front.
    Quickly edited but still wrong, he's off the front.

    Guess why? The UK commentator called him off the back.

    I should pull up the French feed.
    When he said "off goes" he meant he was going off up the road, not off the back. This was backed up by the pictures of him riding off the front.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Make sure you watch the replay ok? There was a Sky rider off the back - he called it as Lopez. Then a few shots later a Sky rider attacks and then he correct himself.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Meanwhile. Frank and Spilak are on the descent with a 10 secs gap. 12kms.
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  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    That climb just about summed up the whole race. Nothing much happening.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Stybar is not in the small group and will slip back down the GC if he doesnt rejoin. He is not getting help.
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  • smithy21
    smithy21 Posts: 2,204
    Frank looking quite punchy on the descent.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    16secs for Frank and Spilak. Spilak is only 39 secs back. He got a 2sec bonus and there are 10 for the win.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Lead, 20 to Betancur group, 47 to Stybar.

    1 Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col) AG2R La Mondiale 32:04:49
    2 Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Lampre-Merida 0:00:14
    3 Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team 0:00:26
    4 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar Team 0:00:27
    5 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team 0:00:29
    6 Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ.fr 0:00:31
    7 Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar 0:00:35
    8 Stefan Denifl (Aut) IAM Cycling
    9 Peter Velits (Svk) BMC Racing Team 0:00:39
    10 Simon Spilak (Slo) Team Katusha
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Absolutely no one helping Stybar. Nibali is sitting pretty on his wheel with Fugslang in the group up front.
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  • thegibdog
    thegibdog Posts: 2,106
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Make sure you watch the replay ok? There was a Sky rider off the back - he called it as Lopez. Then a few shots later a Sky rider attacks and then he correct himself.
    You must have been watching a different UK feed to me.

    Anyway, the real story is that Frank suddenly likes descending.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    Nice to see a Schleck remembering what it means to be a pro cyclist.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    1km to race and there are only 5secs.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    Go on Frank
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Go go go Frank.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    There goes my PTP pick :(
  • smithy21
    smithy21 Posts: 2,204
    Well that was a bit of a shambles.

    Costa down. Frank almost nicks it and Vichot takes Rojas in the "sprint".
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    WTF? Frank Schleck!

    Chute. Costa down.

    Schleck caught.

    Costa not looking good. Nasty nasty chute. Rainbow curse.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    OH FFS Vichot takes it. Frank Schleck caught with 5m to go. Good on you for trying hard - a real shame you didn't win. Just a sprint behind from those who rode wheels.

    Costa crashes. Doesnt look good.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    Not looking good for Rui Costa - curse of the rainbow stripes!
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    Up again fortunately. Was Yates in that front group?
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    edited March 2014
    Frank Schleck in a nearly successful attack downhill. :shock:
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    He attacked on the climb.

    --

    Costa keeps his 2nd place.
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  • rayjay
    rayjay Posts: 1,384
    Gutted for Frank ... great attack.

    Nasty crash.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    frenchfighter wrote:
    He attacked on the climb.

    --

    Costa keeps his 2nd place.

    Yes I know but he sustained it down the hill without falling off or loosing his nerve.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Many congratulations to Betancur. Two wins, one third and the general classification. All this when he is not at race weight. Not seen one piece of congratulations to him on this entire thread which is a shame.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    At least Vichot took it and not Slagter again - had enough of those Poc glasses even if I like him as a rider. Vichot tried on two previous stages.
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  • rayjay
    rayjay Posts: 1,384
    edited March 2014
    Congrats Betancur .

    He has rode extremely well and climbed superb.

    Nib's has some work to do.

    that's my 3rd edit :oops:
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Only 46secs separate the top ten.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    thegibdog wrote:
    You must have been watching a different UK feed to me.

    Must be the reason - I was watching it on Bein.
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