Paris-Nice 2016 **SPOILERS**

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  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    It must take quite something to outd!ck a rapha cycling club


    That's tautology, that is

    Don't come here with ya highfalutin' talk.
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    Therabouts 2 was the straw for me - though I did channel him wearing a check flannel shirt over my cycling gear for that hipster fixie look...

    It was more that I was trying to keep up with the Pro messengers at the start by employing a wide interpretation to Dutch road laws until I nearly got knocked off...then I stopped :oops:

    (did OK though, was one of the first of the "normal people", which given that I'm not exactly a local i was quite proud of...)

    ES coverage is just kicking off btw and appears to be Kirby free
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • NervexProf
    NervexProf Posts: 4,202
    Live link here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9RfvHCxEnk

    52k to the finish.
    Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    Here we go then.

    Despite the superhuman efforts of Rick's Man, the gap is ticking down steadily - now 3'48'' at 50km to go
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    First gravel seems to be at 175km (23 to go)
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    Sky go to the front, along with Tinkoff. Putting some pressure on.
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  • topper_harley
    topper_harley Posts: 597
    sky destroying it in the winds
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    Oooh, little split in the peloton there.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    ECHELONS ECHELONS ECHELONS!!!
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    Topper harley wrote:
    sky destroying it in the winds

    Though looking at the trees, there doesn't seem to be much wind. Front of the peloton is certainly slimmed though.
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  • topper_harley
    topper_harley Posts: 597
    Some of them are in full winter gear, Luke Rowe just need arm warmers
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    Think Porte is in the second group, there's a big gap now. Etixx and Tinkoff are putting work in to stretch it further. Lot of good riders are dropped there.
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  • topper_harley
    topper_harley Posts: 597
    BMC the big losers?
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    ddraver wrote:
    ECHELONS ECHELONS ECHELONS!!!

    Put the klaxon down and step back from the keyboard.

    No echelons to be seen here.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    Huge gap, though most of the main protaganists in the front group

    What you on about Doc, Slanty Slanty Slanty!

    Edit - TV, Kristoff and - surprise surprise - Richie Porte in the second group
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    Topper harley wrote:
    BMC the big losers?

    For the GC, yes. But plenty of favourites for the stage are behind as well.
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  • professeur
    professeur Posts: 232
    edited March 2016
    Porte, Kristoff, and Costa missing the split apparently and.... adverts.

    Correction: Porte is in the front group.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    ddraver wrote:
    Huge gap, though most of the main protaganists in the front group

    What you on about Doc, Slanty Slanty Slanty!

    Edit - TV, Kristoff and - surprise surprise - Richie Porte in the second group

    Slanty does not make an echelon.
    Keep that up and you'll be repatriated.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    Slanty is the definition of echelon

    Richie Porte in the front. My surprise is temporarily retracted
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    ddraver wrote:
    Slanty is the definition of echelon

    Richie Porte in the front. My surprise is temporarily retracted

    It's not an echelon until it's a group that's a) slanty b) takes up the full road width and c) ONLY HAS TWO CYCLISTS DEPTH.

    You can't get 40 odd riders in an echelon.
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  • topper_harley
    topper_harley Posts: 597
    Tell you what, France looks a grim place when the sun isn't out
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    Break about to be caught, just before the gravel.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    Hmmm, this French Phillipines Advert is fast becoming a contender for "most annoying Advert of the Season"
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    Second group is pulling them back, but it'll stretch and break up over the gravel.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    hmmm, all coming back together, the disgust in Sean Kelly's voice is palpable
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    hmmm, all coming back together, the disgust in Sean Kelly's voice is palpable
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • topper_harley
    topper_harley Posts: 597
    we could be doing with gaps to the different groups, they said it was close to coming back together, but they shot from the helicopter, it looked like a good gap
  • topper_harley
    topper_harley Posts: 597
    And we're on the dirt!!!!
  • professeur
    professeur Posts: 232
    ddraver wrote:
    Hmmm, this French Phillipines Advert is fast becoming a contender for "most annoying Advert of the Season"

    I'm enjoying the Dutch version of We Buy Any Cars.

    Mud coming up...
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    Rowe and Stannard drilling it
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