Paris Nice 2017 spoilers

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  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    dish_dash wrote:
    Apparently a tailwind expected for most of the day.

    Pierre Latour (AG2R La Mondiale), Ben King (Dimension Data), and Romain Combaud (Delko-Marseille) in the break.

    Had a lovely lunch and expensive wine buying day in Mercurey a couple of years ago...



    Hmm....lunch and good wine....nomnomnom
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,651
    What. No crosswinds?

    I am disappoint.
    _
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,449
    TakeTheHighRoad wrote:
    I checked before, and there's only 21 guys within 90 seconds of the lead. Of which 10 are what you would call favourites, some of them outsiders at best (Alaphilippe and Gallopin included)

    And it's only day 2!

    There was only 26 guys within 90 seconds of the lead after stage 1.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,704
    A slower day for sure. Sporza on with 57kms live and the final climb to come.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,532
    Break about to be caught within the last 1.5km.
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,642
    Groenewegen crashed on the run in...
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,642
    Sam Bennett wins!

    WHAT?
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,532
    Sam Bennett!
  • gweeds
    gweeds Posts: 2,605
    He munched them up like a BIG TWIX
    Napoleon, don't be jealous that I've been chatting online with babes all day. Besides, we both know that I'm training to be a cage fighter.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,532
    dish_dash wrote:
    Sam Bennett wins!

    WHAT?

    Greipel, Kittel et al are finished etc. etc.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,704
    Sonny and Sam winning with this sprinting field. What are the odds?
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,642
    Impressive win over that competition...

    Bennet
    Kristoff
    Degenkolb
    Kittel
    Matthews
    Demare
    Greipel
    Laporte
    Sbaragli
    Nielsen
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    Very nice win for Bennett
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,391
    Superb result for Sam Bennett.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,651
    dish_dash wrote:
    Groenewegen crashed on the run in...

    How's he doing?
    _
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,642
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    dish_dash wrote:
    Groenewegen crashed on the run in...

    How's he doing?

    looks grumpy
  • yorkshireraw
    yorkshireraw Posts: 1,632
    dish_dash wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    dish_dash wrote:
    Groenewegen crashed on the run in...

    How's he doing?

    looks grumpy

    Groaning-wagon?
  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    Some big scalps there. Nicely done.
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    YorkshireRaw wrote:
    dish_dash wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    dish_dash wrote:
    Groenewegen crashed on the run in...

    How's he doing?

    looks grumpy

    Groaning-wagon?


    Get out. Now.
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,810
    Really pleased for Sam Bennett, I actually punched the air when he won
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,651
    OK, catching up on stage 2 as the wife is out.

    Gilbert looks MIGHTY tasty for the one dayers. Oof.
    _
  • gweeds
    gweeds Posts: 2,605
    That jersey is just right as well
    Napoleon, don't be jealous that I've been chatting online with babes all day. Besides, we both know that I'm training to be a cage fighter.
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    First Irish win here since 1989
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,651
    Gweeds wrote:
    That jersey is just right as well


    Sure bit riding from group 2 to 1, then getting into the break, then attacking in a day of crosswinds.

    That's a serious bit of riding.

    He's a momentum rider too, form wise.
    _
  • gweeds
    gweeds Posts: 2,605
    He looks like the rider he was 4-5 years ago. I love watching him on form. Should liven the Ardennes up.
    Napoleon, don't be jealous that I've been chatting online with babes all day. Besides, we both know that I'm training to be a cage fighter.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,398
    I think I said it up thread, that Belgian Champs kit is magnificent. Couldn't look better.

    And he looks like he's going to do it justice :D
  • gweeds
    gweeds Posts: 2,605
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    I think I said it up thread, that Belgian Champs kit is magnificent. Couldn't look better.

    And he looks like he's going to do it justice :D

    Amen to that Mr Mcstuff
    Napoleon, don't be jealous that I've been chatting online with babes all day. Besides, we both know that I'm training to be a cage fighter.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,398
    I assume that for today's PTP a lot of people have just seen "time trial = Tony Martin" without looking at the final climb?
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,642
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    I assume that for today's PTP a lot of people have just seen "time trial = Tony Martin" without looking at the final climb?

    Shhhhhhh... it's not gone 12 yet.
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,449
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    I assume that for today's PTP a lot of people have just seen "time trial = Tony Martin" without looking at the final climb?

    The same Tony Martin who's Paris-Nice win was based on winning on a similar uphill time trial?

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