Paris-Nice 2019 *SPOILERS*

inseine
inseine Posts: 5,788
edited March 2019 in Pro race
Can't pretend I'm up to the super race threds like you guys here, but thought it was a shame to have no chat thread on the race.
Anyway, todays route. Still windy here (race went past my house yesterday) but not crazy like it's been. they still delayed the start 10 mins due to the tailwind.
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  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    inseine wrote:
    Can't pretend I'm up to the super race threds like you guys here, but thought it was a shame to have no chat thread on the race.
    Anyway, todays route. Still windy here (race went past my house yesterday) but not crazy like it's been. they still delayed the start 10 mins due to the tailwind.
    6d43a
    3fe39
    http://cyclinganddesign.blogspot.fr/
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Echelontastic stage 2. Klaxons all over the place.
    _
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Rowe, Bernal, Kiwatkowski rip it up on the half-road echelon special at 5km to go, after a echelon mad stage.

    Final group of about 8, including Groenwegen and what looks like Maartens.

    Absolute carnage.

    Bernal super impressive.
    _
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Jugels dropped

    LLS made it. Trentin made it.

    Gilbert, Groenewegan and those sky boyz - that's the top gorup.
    _
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    MA BOI MAKES 2 FOR 2.

    WOOP WOOP
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  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    MA BOI MAKES 2 FOR 2.

    WOOP WOOP

    First Dutch rider with back to back wins at PN I think (from a scan of twitter earlier this morning).
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    That is two good sprint stages for 60 kg Egan Bernal. Demarre and griepel must be chuffed :shock:
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    I would have started a thread yesterday, but haven't been able to access the forum.
    Anybody else had the same problem?

    The likes of Yates, alst year's winner Soler and Lopez now 7 minutes or more down and therefore out of the GC.
    Pre race favourite, Brother Ion a massive 11 minutes back.
    More of a head/crosswind forecast for tomorrow.

    Oh and how good is Luke Rowe?
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • thegreatdivide
    thegreatdivide Posts: 5,807
    Uran's out and so is Cav who should just retire ASAP. Spends most of his time on holiday posting photos on Instagram than training these days.

    Aru came in 147th - 14 mins down.
  • dave milne
    dave milne Posts: 703
    anyone know what's up with Cav? He used to do really well on days like this.
  • thegreatdivide
    thegreatdivide Posts: 5,807
    It's his big watch.
  • thegreatdivide
    thegreatdivide Posts: 5,807
    I do think this will be the year he throws in the towel though.
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    dave milne wrote:
    anyone know what's up with Cav? He used to do really well on days like this.

    Watched him come through off the back with 20K to go yesterday. Looked fed up. Finished nearly 9 mins down.
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  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    I would have started a thread yesterday, but haven't been able to access the forum.
    Anybody else had the same problem?

    The likes of Yates, alst year's winner Soler and Lopez now 7 minutes or more down and therefore out of the GC.
    Pre race favourite, Brother Ion a massive 11 minutes back.
    More of a head/crosswind forecast for tomorrow.

    Oh and how good is Luke Rowe?

    Been down nearly all day today too. Bernal is the man of the moment for me. Skinny neo pro climber smashing it in the echelons.
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  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    Tough old day today. Uran broke his collarbone. Barguil vertebra fracture ...
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Yes Bernal was ridiculous.
    _
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    Thanks for the spoiler thread, inseine, was looking for somewhere to post about echelons yesterday but couldn't be arsed starting one myself.

    Will definitiely be watching the highligts tonight!
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Dylan’s thighs.
    Sheesh.
    _
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,597
    Rowe warming up nicely for the biggies next month.
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    Cav's pulled out... also Meintjes...
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Jugels dropped

    LLS made it. Trentin made it.

    Gilbert, Groenewegan and those sky boyz - that's the top gorup.

    So much for Sky shutting the racing down, eh Rick? :wink:
    Jungels slapped with a 10 second penalty.
    (awaits Pat's moan....)
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,611
    Rowe definitely MotM today, closely followed by Bernal.

    That really was an echelon masterclass from Rowe from the final turn to home.

    I've also not been able to access the forum.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Jugels dropped

    LLS made it. Trentin made it.

    Gilbert, Groenewegan and those sky boyz - that's the top gorup.

    So much for Sky shutting the racing down, eh Rick? :wink:
    Jungels slapped with a 10 second penalty.
    (awaits Pat's moan....)

    Jaja. When it’s cross winds sky (well, specifically Rowe) is usually tearing it up.
    _
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    We all think it’s inevitable that Dylan would win but to be the sprinter left is very impressive.

    Proper Dutch sprinter ;)
    _
  • Alejandrosdog
    Alejandrosdog Posts: 1,975
    Proper racing day. Rowe my fave rider awesome, Bernal doing turns like a manic Tim burton skeleton. That’s got to have hurt today.
  • cruff
    cruff Posts: 1,518
    Alejandrosdog wrote:
    Proper racing day. Rowe my fave rider awesome, Bernal doing turns like a manic Tim burton skeleton. That’s got to have hurt today.
    Spat my coffee out. Did lol
    Fat chopper. Some racing. Some testing. Some crashing.
    Specialising in Git Daaahns and Cafs. Norvern Munkey/Transplanted Laaandoner.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    Rowe testing the wind before smashing the peloton apart :-D

    https://twitter.com/Pursuitbooks/status ... 0131113985
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  • Alejandrosdog
    Alejandrosdog Posts: 1,975
    i dont know wether to watch this or parliament
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Strong headwind for most of today, so the peloton covered 31.4 km in the first hour of the race. We could just squeeze in another crosswind for the final run in.
    BOTD: Ramunas Navardauskas and Alessandro Fedelli (both Delko Marseille provence)
    Domen Novak (Bahrain-Merida), involved in a crash with Marc Soler and Ion Izaguirre, has given up.
    1st bonus sprint: Kwiatkowski 3 seconds, Sanchez 2 seconds, Gallopin 1 second.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Strong headwind for most of today, so the peloton covered 31.4 km in the first hour of the race. We could just squeeze in another crosswind for the final run in.
    BOTD: Ramunas Navardauskas and Alessandro Fedelli (both Delko Marseille provence)
    Domen Novak (Bahrain-Merida), involved in a crash with Marc Soler and Ion Izaguirre, has given up.
    1st bonus sprint: Kwiatkowski 3 seconds, Sanchez 2 seconds, Gallopin 1 second.
    Kwiatkowski looking keen for the overall, and with the TT to come is in a great position.
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