Paris Nice 2017 spoilers

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  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    From the PN site:
    The first two parts of the peloton just merged to form a pack of 36 riders. Alberto Contador, Dan Martin and Philippe Gilbert are part of a group lying 35 seconds adrift. Richie Porte is further back.
    http://cyclinganddesign.blogspot.fr/
  • gweeds
    gweeds Posts: 2,613
    BMC caught napping two days on the bounce. Tut tut.
    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: 21,907
    Not sure who is favourite for GC now. Definitely a good thing.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    TheBigBean wrote:
    Not sure who is favourite for GC now. Definitely a good thing.
    Alaphilippe is looking likely.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • imatfaal
    imatfaal Posts: 2,716
    Degenkolb, Kristoff, Gallopin , Alaphilippe, Kittel, Roosen Wynants, Demare, Molard, Sarreau, Lursenko, Laporte, Swift, Bennett, Smukulis.

    Left in front group as far as I can gather
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    Forces Bert and co to go on the rampage later in the race

    Alaphilippe quite capable of winning this, mind
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    My man Alaphilippe.
    _
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    Forces Bert and co to go on the rampage later in the race

    Alaphilippe quite capable of winning this, mind


    Edit: Porte seems well out of it now
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Front group. Lead by 50s

    Degenkolb, Kristoff, Gallopin, Alaphilippe, Kittel, Roosen, Wynants, Demare, Konovalovas, Molard, Sarreau, Lutsenko, Laporte, Swift, Bennett, Smukulis, Zakarin, Wagner, Henao, Knees, Rowe, Senechal, Soupe and Hardy

    Well done to Luke Rowe for getting Henao up there again. Guiding a flyweight Colombian through crosswinds is the cycling equivalent of herding cats.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    Best start to P-N for a good while
  • EnacheV
    EnacheV Posts: 235
    awesome team Sky here protecting Henao , big thumbs up to Rowe and Knees

    Km 70 - 24 riders: Degenkolb, Kristoff, Gallopin, Alaphilippe, Kittel, Roosen, Wynants, Demare, Konovalovas, Molard, Sarreau, Lutsenko, Laporte, Swift, Bennett, Smukulis, Zakarin, Wagner, Henao, Knees, Rowe, Senechal, Soupe and Hardy lead a second groupe including Contador and Dan Martin by 50 seconds.

    Richie Porte (BMC) features in a group lying 2:40 behind the current leaders.
  • EnacheV
    EnacheV Posts: 235
    EnacheV wrote:
    awesome team Sky here protecting Henao , big thumbs up to Rowe and Knees

    Km 70 - 24 riders: Degenkolb, Kristoff, Gallopin, Alaphilippe, Kittel, Roosen, Wynants, Demare, Konovalovas, Molard, Sarreau, Lutsenko, Laporte, Swift, Bennett, Smukulis, Zakarin, Wagner, Henao, Knees, Rowe, Senechal, Soupe and Hardy lead a second groupe including Contador and Dan Martin by 50 seconds.

    Richie Porte (BMC) features in a group lying 2:40 behind the current leaders.

    if this stays is Henao vs Zakarin with Allapphilipe as a dark horse (mt Baldy repeat necessary)
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Where's Phil Gil anyone?
    _
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Where's Phil Gil anyone?
    With Contador and Dan Martin
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,907
    edited March 2017
    What about Gallopin? Not position in race - chance of winning.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Front group down to 13

    Degenkolb, Kristoff, Bystrom, Gallopin, Alaphilippe, Kittel, Demare, Laporte, Swift, Bennett, Zakarin, Henao, Rowe.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Where's Phil Gil anyone?


    In the Bert group
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    RichN95 wrote:

    Well done to Luke Rowe for getting Henao up there again. Guiding a flyweight Colombian through crosswinds is the cycling equivalent of herding cats.

    Sensational by Rowe to do that 2 days on the trot.
  • EnacheV
    EnacheV Posts: 235
    the problem for Henao (like Quintana after 2 windy stages in TdF) could be fatigue, he is not the type of rider to ride full gas, for hours, in the (very reduced no shelter) front group

    he may be empty when MTF comes
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    Apparently the front group is down to 13, Degenkolb, Kristoff, Bystrom, Gallopin, Alaphilippe, Kittel, Demare, Laporte, Swift, Bennett, Zakarin, Henao, Rowe.

    Bennett having a good ride?

    Brilliant work from Sky, Quick Step have done well again too.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Where's Phil Gil anyone?


    In the Bert group

    Cheers.

    I have a rather narrow lens through which I watch a lot of this; namely, how are the classics guys doing, and who of the Poggio potential protagonists (PPP) are doing well.
    _
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:

    Well done to Luke Rowe for getting Henao up there again. Guiding a flyweight Colombian through crosswinds is the cycling equivalent of herding cats.

    Sensational by Rowe to do that 2 days on the trot.


    Super strong
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    RichN95 wrote:
    Front group down to 13

    Degenkolb, Kristoff, Bystrom, Gallopin, Alaphilippe, Kittel, Demare, Laporte, Swift, Bennett, Zakarin, Henao, Rowe.
    the live tracking shows Demare in first group and third group. I assume he is at the front?
    http://cyclinganddesign.blogspot.fr/
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Zakarin?

    *eyes narrow*
    _
  • graeme_s-2
    graeme_s-2 Posts: 3,382
    Shame Geraint passed on this this year - these conditions would have suited a rider who can't make up his mind between stage racing and classics (as long as he didn't fall off).
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    inseine wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    Front group down to 13

    Degenkolb, Kristoff, Bystrom, Gallopin, Alaphilippe, Kittel, Demare, Laporte, Swift, Bennett, Zakarin, Henao, Rowe.
    the live tracking shows Demare in first group and third group. I assume he is at the front?


    Yeah, otherwise there'd be *klaxon*

    Graphics mix-up
  • EnacheV
    EnacheV Posts: 235
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Zakarin?

    *eyes narrow*

    lets focus on the jiffy bag ok?
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    Live tracking all over the place (like the riders), now 20 in front group;
    Composition of the leading group: Degenkolb, Zakarin, Kristoff, Bystrom, Alaphilippe, Kittel, Roosen, Wynants, Henao, Rowe, Demare, Cimolai, Konovalovas, Sarreau, Laporte, Senechal, Soupe, Swift, Bennett and Siskevicius.
    The Contador/Gilbert group, which lost Dan Martin, lies 1:10 adrift
    http://cyclinganddesign.blogspot.fr/
  • imatfaal
    imatfaal Posts: 2,716
    Dunno if this has been mentioned but tracker saying main group lost Dan Martin

    ok so it has been mentioned :-)
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Zakarin?

    *eyes narrow*

    Ja... that would be MY MAN Zakarin... alongside my man Kristoff... come on Katusha... get the rockets firing :wink:

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