Paris-Nice 2016 **SPOILERS**

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  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    ddraver wrote:
    Yep and yep

    It's a difficult problem for the internet though as Bouhanni and Matthews are both equally unlikable. Choosing a side is like choosing whether to be punched in the nose or the eye...


    This is true
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,660
    They re also unlikable for the exact same reasons which makes it even harder...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • onyourright
    onyourright Posts: 509
    I’ve liked Bouhanni since the beginning. Hard luck today since he didn’t mean harm, but harm was caused and it would have been harder luck for Matthews to lose out like that.

    Kittel is an all or nothing kind of guy, huh? No German sense of duty there.
  • supermurph09
    supermurph09 Posts: 2,471
    dish_dash wrote:
    I'm hoping that Kristoff is sandbagging. But what's up with Kittel?

    I thought Kittel got held up when the rider hit the spectator, not by much but it put him too far down to move up on what looked like really tight roads. Given the parcours of today I would have thought they might have made a bigger effort to get through.
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  • imatfaal
    imatfaal Posts: 2,716
    Stage 3 Mercredi 9 mars - 168 km (Hilly)
    Cusset > Mont Brouilly

    After Stage 2
    1. MATTHEWS M. OGE 09h 41' 46''
    2. DUMOULIN T. TGA 00' 14''
    3. BEVIN P. CPT 00' 19''
    4. IZAGUIRRE I. MOV 00' 19''
    5. THOMAS G. SKY 00' 19''

    Withdrawals as at 1000z

    206 PERICHON Pierre-Luc FVC withdrawal (Hope the spectator is ok as well)
    191 COPPEL Jérôme IAM DNS
    107 LOBATO DEL VALLE Juan José MOV withdrawal

    Roll out is at 1305/1315 local time and expect them to hit the final nasty ramp at around 1700local
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    And we get hilly - gonna be a tiring day in the saddle

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    And a nice ramp with the finish line at the end

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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Which finishes first, this or tirreno?
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  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,643
    No one cares about tirreno. There isn't even a spoiler thread
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Tirreno first.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,660
    It's all about the PTP!
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    14 in the break including S Yates. That's doomed then. 3'40 gap on the peloton after 20km ish
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Could people be kind and stick up decent feeds when they find them.

    Cheers.
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  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Could people be kind and stick up decent feeds when they find them.

    Cheers.

    It'll be on here as soon as one is available.

    http://cyclinghub.tv/livestream#sthash.oqycGnyx.dpbs
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    More importantly, Matthews is absolutely motoring. Proper motoring. Got to be a great shout for MSR.

    If it was this weekend he'd have to be favourite. 7/1 is pretty good odds.
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    edited March 2016
    That's a very handy group - who is going to chase that??

    somebody is - they are bringing it down
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Tasty!
    _
  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    Well this is a bit on the cold and dangerous side.

    https://twitter.com/EquipeFDJ/status/707568415758786561
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Lots of snow about. Will this be neutralised at some point?
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Sky twitter also has lots of snow falling at their feed station.

    Matthews dropped now apparently as pace increases.
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    RonB wrote:
    Lots of snow about. Will this be neutralised at some point?

    Tom Bo is going to have a breakdown
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Matthews back on. De Gendt now in breakaway consisting of 5 riders who have 2.10 on peloton. 73kms remaining.

    No idea how far they are from snow
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,660
    edited March 2016
    Race neutralised...will restart at km 125 (If possible)
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Alexis Vuillermoz (AG2R) eventually abandons after previously crashing on the descent off Chateauneuf. Hopped back on and tried to chase but clearly too sore.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,660
    Well I hop the PTP classics race doesnt include P-N...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • DL1987
    DL1987 Posts: 204
    Stage officially cancelled.
  • gregster04
    gregster04 Posts: 1,753
    Have to say, I wouldn't fancy it today myself!
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,660
    Massive PTP let off for me. Serves me right for taking a tip off of twitter...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,706
    Oh well, that leaves Meldonium to talk about.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • gregster04
    gregster04 Posts: 1,753
    I just realised I am sat here watching footage of team cars driving around.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Living the dream
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  • DL1987
    DL1987 Posts: 204
    Despite the fact he's not even racing P-N CCC (Chief Commisaire Cancellara) still throws in his two cents...

    "In my opinion they could cancel the stage in Paris-nice much more early regarding the snow and bad weather."

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