Paris - Nice 2018 SPOILERS

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  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    mididoctors wrote:
    yates been working on his TT. make a note.

    Not watching it but is this not a TT route that would flatter him??

    Definitely but its not silly steep
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    mididoctors wrote:
    yates been working on his TT. make a note.

    Not watching it but is this not a TT route that would flatter him??
    It's not exactly a stellar TT field either. The top ten is filled with people you'd call a climber before a time triallist
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Glad everyone's enjoying PN with LLS in yellow whilst they whine about Wiggins.

    Bizarre.

    Unfortunately not all of us can watch live cycling in work, I just clicked on here to find out what was happening. The level of spoiler threads has dropped recently though, I regularly have to look elsewhere to find out the actual finish order after reading a few cryptic comments on spoiler threads.
  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,317
    Pross wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Glad everyone's enjoying PN with LLS in yellow whilst they whine about Wiggins.

    Bizarre.

    Unfortunately not all of us can watch live cycling in work, I just clicked on here to find out what was happening. The level of spoiler threads has dropped recently though, I regularly have to look elsewhere to find out the actual finish order after reading a few cryptic comments on spoiler threads.

    Will try my best to help you out tomorrow with mostly evidence based updates: but I reserve the right for the occasional snide comment.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Game on again as LLS cedes part of his lead to a handful of contenders.
    Sky have stacked the deck making Poels the most likely beneficiary.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Game on again as LLS cedes part of his lead to a handful of contenders.
    Sky have stacked the deck making Poels the most likely beneficiary.
    It's their second man on GC that you have to watch for. See Bernal in Colombia and Kwiatkowski in the Algarve
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • sherer
    sherer Posts: 2,460
    RichN95 wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Game on again as LLS cedes part of his lead to a handful of contenders.
    Sky have stacked the deck making Poels the most likely beneficiary.
    It's their second man on GC that you have to watch for. See Bernal in Colombia and Kwiatkowski in the Algarve
    Sky have all the cards, with two men up there on GC they should be able to work over LLS
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    sherer wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Game on again as LLS cedes part of his lead to a handful of contenders.
    Sky have stacked the deck making Poels the most likely beneficiary.
    It's their second man on GC that you have to watch for. See Bernal in Colombia and Kwiatkowski in the Algarve
    Sky have all the cards, with two men up there on GC they should be able to work over LLS
    I think they'd like to get De La Cruz in the break on the final stage to make Astana work hard.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,317
    Politt and Cousin @ 30 secs with 2.4km to go
  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,317
    Cousin d!cking about... Politt attacks
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    class wheel sucking
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,317
    Cousin wins Politt 2nd
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    2 days in a row that worked
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,317
    Greipel wins bunch sprint for 3rd
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    griepel is good at those grippy final 20km parcors in stage racing.. that excellent sage he won..cant remember where... long draggy finish

    the one where the metal bollard poleaxed a couple of riders
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • gweeds
    gweeds Posts: 2,613
    Cousin on French TV

    ‘I played with his balls’
    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.
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    mididoctors wrote:
    2 days in a row that worked

    not literally though

    Direct Energie are taking the p out the WT teams

    My man Calmejane poised nicely to show a bit of FLAIR

    and all on red Wilier's - what's not to love?
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    power to them..it worked didn't it?
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • ContrelaMontre
    ContrelaMontre Posts: 3,027
    I pretty much called it in PTP today... Just the wrong DE rider :roll:
    Rule No.10 // It never gets easier, you just go faster
  • m.r.m.
    m.r.m. Posts: 3,473
    ContrelaMontre wrote:
    I pretty much called it in PTP today... Just the wrong DE rider :roll:
    Yeah good call! Hat!
    PTP Champion 2019, 2022 & 2023
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Jerome Cousin played an extreme game of chicken, there.
    Against a more experienced rider, his gamble would undoubtedly ended with a win for Greipel.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    Sisteron to Vence - what a lovely way to spend a day!

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    Lilian - c'est l'heure

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    Hotel Cantermerle Vence

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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,547
    BMC's Dylan Teuns was in the 13 man break that got away early on - he's only a minute down on GC, so his fellow escapees have somehow convinced him to sit up to give them a better chance of staying away and contesting the win.

    It's a real shame that discussions like that can't be captured by TV coverage, it'd be fascinating to hear I think.
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    OOH me mate has a house just down the mountain from Col de Vence. Lovely.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    andyp wrote:
    It's a real shame that discussions like that can't be captured by TV coverage, it'd be fascinating to hear I think.
    "F*** off Teuns" is probably the gist of them. I don't image there's much nuanced debate and negotiation.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • ShutupJens
    ShutupJens Posts: 1,373
    andyp wrote:
    BMC's Dylan Teuns was in the 13 man break that got away early on - he's only a minute down on GC, so his fellow escapees have somehow convinced him to sit up to give them a better chance of staying away and contesting the win.

    It's a real shame that discussions like that can't be captured by TV coverage, it'd be fascinating to hear I think.

    Yeah there's so much goes on that I wish we could get to see. Watching the huge breaks go in the tour is great, glad they show the whole stages now
  • ShutupJens
    ShutupJens Posts: 1,373
    Demare and Kristoff in the break, interesting!
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    ShutupJens wrote:
    Demare and Kristoff in the break, interesting!

    Demare 45 secs back - dropped or riding up? (with Bak) Nice punchy break group Kristof fis in it an so is Politt - his DS has obviously told him to go out and do it properly this time! :?
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    Col Bas

    Blinkin heck Dimension Data are in this race :)

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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    ^^good to see Gesink back in the peloton.
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