Paris-Nice **SPOILERS**

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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Oh yes, my man takes a nice win.

    Ps. Thread title needs changing. Paris - Nice 2015 *Spoilers* is more easy on the eye.
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    TheBigBean wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Can I just say that even though I didn't pick 'my men' Kwiatkowski has always been one of my men, for like 3 years.

    You can, but you'll open yourself up to allegations of bandwagon jumping or worse, accused of having a lot of "my men".

    Fair enough. But it really is true that I was sweet on Kwiatkowski back in the olde days of yore. I don't have hundreds of men, I'm not Frenchie, god bless him, I'll just go for Kwiatkowski, Cav (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gS-F4rfU4ns), Titchie Richie and CHENG! (to guarantee one of my men gets more air time than any other men come July), for now. My men are more of a team pursuit.
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  • Wheelspinner
    Wheelspinner Posts: 6,660
    Milton50 wrote:
    Was I the only one who went with Dennis? Pipped by half a second :(

    I don't care though because it's Kwia
    Nope, I picked him too, surprised more didn't.
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  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    Kwia won a similar short prologue in Romandie last year (just ahead of Dennis as it happens).
  • Daz555
    Daz555 Posts: 3,976
    ddraver wrote:
    iainf72 wrote:
    ddraver wrote:
    Oooof, Tony Martin 2nd by 7 secs!

    Only ever won one prologue, so it's not that surprising

    Disastrous start to my PTP continues though

    Wiggo poor (I DID predict that)
    Wiggo was a touch slower than I thought but I don't think he's ever shone in a short TT. I did notice during last nights highlights though that his cadence seemed insanely high in comparison to the other riders I saw. What was going on there?
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  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,541
    This is what the Pro Tour Pundits had to say about today's stage.

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  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,541
    Voeckler and Delaplace out front. 71km to go 2 min 8s gap.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,541
    Lots of doping chat, so not much action. Sean is more convincing when he is making the calculation than opining on doping.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,660
    glad I skipped that bit then...
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  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,541
    As breaks go, a two man break with 59km to go and less than 2 mins lead.... don't think it is going to happen.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Far too many shots of riders pulling their penis out to have a slash.
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  • pollys_bott
    pollys_bott Posts: 1,012
    Did my eyes deceive me or did I really just see a pair of top mounted brake levers on Voeckler's bike? :shock:
  • Crampeur
    Crampeur Posts: 1,065
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    Stijn Vandenbergh's gloves?
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Pollys Bott wrote:
    Did my eyes deceive me or did I really just see a pair of top mounted brake levers on Voeckler's bike? :shock:
    They deceive you.
    _
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,660
    That is a cool castle I must say...

    This is so slow even I could keep up!
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    Chateau!

    I'll get my coat.
  • pollys_bott
    pollys_bott Posts: 1,012
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Pollys Bott wrote:
    Did my eyes deceive me or did I really just see a pair of top mounted brake levers on Voeckler's bike? :shock:
    They deceive you.


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    I knew I wasn't seeing things :lol:

    WTF is that all about then?!
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    My PTP GC pick for this, Rui Costa has crashed twice already.

    Normal service resumes for 2015.
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Voeckler definitely has brakes on his bars as mentioned above.
  • Dialatron
    Dialatron Posts: 1,101
    Thats not Voeckler - Harry Enfield surely?
    Old, fat and that's just the bike.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    I really dislike Voeckler, like really dislike him. Looks stupid on the bike.
  • Crampeur
    Crampeur Posts: 1,065
    Good tactics though - get in the break, ride slow, forcing the peloton to go slow, and then attack near the end to try and increase the gap again. Gap gone out to 1'45"
  • Crampeur
    Crampeur Posts: 1,065
    Peloton has reacted, with Lotto (the Belgian one) chasing.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    boonen down, holding arm in that broken collarbone fashion.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,706
    Boonan just bust his CB, I reckon.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,660
    Boonen down and looks out
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    bugger.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,660
    Yup
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • Crampeur
    Crampeur Posts: 1,065
    Looked like a simple wheel overlap. Shame.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,706
    Bye bye to Flanders and Roubaix, Uncle Tom.
    Where's Rick gone?
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