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  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    ThomThom wrote:
    Degen's moustache is excused. He's a police man.


    Is he? Like Tony Martin was? Poor German riders, they have to double up on careers
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    MartinGT wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    MartinGT wrote:
    GET IN!!!

    Get in what?

    Had Hofland in my PTP :P

    Ah ha. I thought it was an instruction to Gianni Meersman from Pat in the car.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    Above The Cows wrote:
    I know it's only stage 2 but I'm feeling a little deflated about this P-N. :cry:

    I was only watching as a work avoidance/struggling with a particularly tricky methodological thing tactic.

    Give me some reasons to get excited about this Race to the Sun people.


    I'm not best pleased, myself. AND I'd booked this weekend in Nice to watch Sat and Sun stages...
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    ThomThom wrote:
    Degen's moustache is excused. He's a police man.


    Is he? Like Tony Martin was? Poor German riders, they have to double up on careers

    Germany didn't become the powerhouse of Europe for nothing you know... :wink:
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    I know it's only stage 2 but I'm feeling a little deflated about this P-N. :cry:

    I was only watching as a work avoidance/struggling with a particularly tricky methodological thing tactic.

    Give me some reasons to get excited about this Race to the Sun people.


    I'm not best pleased, myself. AND I'd booked this weekend in Nice to watch Sat and Sun stages...

    Bummer.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    Yeah sorry RR but I'm not going to feel sorry for you having a weekend in the South of France, cycling or no cycling. ;)

    Go watch France v Ireland instead...
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Shame he didn't make it two from two.
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  • MartinGT
    MartinGT Posts: 475
    Above The Cows wrote:
    MartinGT wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    MartinGT wrote:
    GET IN!!!

    Get in what?

    Had Hofland in my PTP :P

    Ah ha. I thought it was an instruction to Gianni Meersman from Pat in the car.

    :lol::lol:
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    Commissaires have slapped a 1'10" penalty on Meersman for taking the mickey

    He's 102nd on GC now
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    Commissaires have slapped a 1'10" penalty on Meersman for taking the mickey

    He's 102nd on GC now

    Win some lose some. On the balance of probabilities he should chase using the cars every time especially if some poor bike handler takes him out.
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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,548
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Would have been nice if a sprinter won the sprint.

    I think Hofland would consider himself a sprinter.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Apparently Nacer's idol is Mike Tyson. That takes him down a lot of pegs in the rankings. As does that shaved eyebrow and ding dong cap.

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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
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    GM still listed as in the group that finished 18secs back. They need to update that. Only reference I am seeing is Jacky Durand.

    Andy Schleck finished nearly 7mins down. Amazing a WT team still pays him a salary.
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  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    frenchfighter wrote:
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    GM still listed as in the group that finished 18secs back. They need to update that. Only reference I am seeing is Jacky Durand.

    Andy Schleck finished nearly 7mins down. Amazing a WT team still pays him a salary.


    http://www.letour.com/paris-nice/2014/u ... tions.html
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    http://www.letour.com/paris-nice/2014/us/stage-2/classifications.html

    Cool, they have updated it now. That was the page I was checking.
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  • rayjay
    rayjay Posts: 1,384
    frenchfighter wrote:
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    GM still listed as in the group that finished 18secs back. They need to update that. Only reference I am seeing is Jacky Durand.

    Andy Schleck finished nearly 7mins down. Amazing a WT team still pays him a salary.

    Its not Schlecks time yet. Wait until the business end of the season to judge.

    He does look rubbish though
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    Bouhanni's knee must be humming
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Apparently Nacer's idol is Mike Tyson. That takes him down a lot of pegs in the rankings. As does that shaved eyebrow and ding dong cap.

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    Maybe he's just a big fan of the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball?
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  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    Andy was worse than the ones crashing. That's.. an achievement..
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    ThomThom wrote:
    Andy was worse than the ones crashing. That's.. an achievement..


    He's buiding his form

    And he's super-motivated. Apparently. Not sure for what, mind
  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    We've heard the one before where riders going in 5th gear rather than 6th when descending after becoming a dad. You have to wonder what that means for Andy. I'm aware he never had a 6th gear anyway, but still...
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    ThomThom wrote:
    We've heard the one before where riders going in 5th gear rather than 6th when descending after becoming a dad. You have to wonder what that means for Andy. I'm aware he never had a 6th gear anyway, but still...

    Rumour has it he's angling for a contract with Yellow Fluo because he likes their hi-viz safety kit.
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  • nic_77
    nic_77 Posts: 929
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Win some lose some. On the balance of probabilities he should chase using the cars every time especially if some poor bike handler takes him out.

    But there's a difference between using the cars after a crash and riding the bumper of your own car for more than 5km
    A 1'10" penalty is very lenient for that.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    In my opinion, Meersman is lucky to still be in the race.
    Possibly the most blatant piece of "long" pacing seen in recent years.
    Warnings ignored etc etc.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • rayjay
    rayjay Posts: 1,384
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    In my opinion, Meersman is lucky to still be in the race.
    Possibly the most blatant piece of "long" pacing seen in recent years.
    Warnings ignored etc etc.

    It was entertaining though. Did he drop someone or did they just decide not to follow and backed off.

    He went past EBH so fast. Illegal but great to watch.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    In my opinion, Meersman is lucky to still be in the race.
    Possibly the most blatant piece of "long" pacing seen in recent years.
    Warnings ignored etc etc.
    Agreed, especially as he's going for the points and couldnt really give a monkeys about the time (any more)
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    Anthony Pope ‏@Plastic_Peloton
    That towing incident in todays #ParisNice stage was alright wasn't it?

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  • cal_stewart
    cal_stewart Posts: 1,840
    I'm I the only one thinking G could nick the GC
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Cal_Stewart wrote:
    I'm I the only one thinking G could nick the GC

    Not sure what to make of this parcours tbh. I have no idea whether a proper stage racer can win this. I think Geraint's chances are pretty high especially considering his form at the moment.
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