Paris-Nice 2019 *SPOILERS*

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  • cruff
    cruff Posts: 1,518
    That's a great sprint. Chapeau Bennett
    Fat chopper. Some racing. Some testing. Some crashing.
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  • m.r.m.
    m.r.m. Posts: 3,486
    Really good job from Bennett!
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Demare went too early.

    Trentin hobbled by FDJ lead out.

    Degenkolb badly placed.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Turning into a Bennett benefit race.
    He'll be looking for a new team for next year.
    Cheque books out.
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  • twotoebenny
    twotoebenny Posts: 1,542
    Demare always seems to go too early... good finish by Bennett tho
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Bennet 30/1 on MSR
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  • Alejandrosdog
    Alejandrosdog Posts: 1,975
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Bennet 30/1 on MSR


    Not surprised. Cracking sprint today
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,576
    Might be good for Sagan to have Bennett ride MSR, as it gives him tactical options.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Today's big finish.

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    181km and over 4,000m of vertical gain, there’s plenty of climbing just to reach the foot of the Col de Turini, today’s summit finish but all the climbs along the way are steady ascents, sometimes some 6-7% but rarely more and they often average 5%.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Cheers for these BS.
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  • andyrac
    andyrac Posts: 1,205
    Ah, a stage finishing up the Col de Turini..and no talk of tyre choice issues.(Soft, hard, studded, mixed) That's got to be a first.
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  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    edited March 2019
    Hope my men Molard and Calmejane are feeling good. They've worked hard to keep places in a super tough PN so far and riding GC stylee

    Also the boy Madouas has been impressive
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    A small breakaway today. :lol:

    Carretero, Yates, Nieve, Lopez, Cort-Nielsen, De Gendt, Garcia, Koren, Poljanski, Cherel, Frank, Henao, Stutherland, Ciccone, Pantano, Gesbert, Pichon, Eenkhorn, Teunissen, MArtinez, Edet, Le Turnier, De la Parte, De Marchi, Hivert, Gautier, Pacher, Combaud, El Fares, Siskevicius, Bernard, Monfort, Declercq, Gilbert, Politt, Spilak and Davies.
    The peloton 1:40 behind.

    How the finish looks, today.

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  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,611
    About as busy as when I rode up there a couple of summers ago!
    Hope the restaurants are open.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    Quite a lot of time they gave the break, with Gilbert in it just a couple of minutes off GC.
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  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    Deceuninck-QuickStep winning everything this year and about to take leaders jersey in Paris-Nice. Crazy
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    Just waiting for My Man Tao to start ripping some legs off.
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  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    My god it's hard to follow two races, each containing a Yates.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    Fun stuff at the front of the race with Yates, Edet, Lopez & Martinez.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    Fun stuff at the front of the race with Yates, Edet, Lopez & Martinez.

    All of them have had a dig or two, none can get away completely. I make Yates favourite.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    Kwia dropped.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    Well I got that badly wrong, Martinez had far too much for any of them.
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  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    Handing the lead to Bernal. All the other contenders are behind aren't they?
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  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    Happy for Martinez. strong in the ned
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    Kwia was dropped by Sosa riding for Bernal.
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  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    Sosa drops Bardet...
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    Gilbert over the line 2'52"
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    Bernal takes the yellow
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    GC:
    Bernal
    Gilbert 45"
    Quinoa 46"
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    Colombians all over it today.
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