Paris Nice 2021 ***Spoilers***

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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,150
    Lanterne_Rogue said:

    "This is what peak aero looks like. You might not like it, but..."





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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 26,230
    I always thought the Kask helmet, Sky kit and weird neck made Froome the most xenomorph of all riders.


  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    Rohan Dennis has the early lead but with Pat Bevin only 3" behind, he not a shoe in FTW.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 16,805
    Pedestrian by Tao
    "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
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 16,805
    Roglic looking comfortable
    "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
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 16,805
    Remi cavagna doing a time
    "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
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 16,805
    Bisegger with toilet seat helmet
    "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
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 16,805
    McNulty best of the gc guys
    "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
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    This TT should suit Matthews down to the ground.

    Roglic is in decline. :p
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 18,932
    Good ride from Bissegger

    He'll be chuffed at that


    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 26,230
    mididoctors said:

    Bisegger with toilet seat helmet

    Had a touch of this about it the way he wore it.


  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,388
    I've never heard of him, but I know what team he's on already...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,388
    Problem with this is because it's all the sprinters, few of the 'last on the road' can be bothered.

    MM giving it the old college try
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 18,932



    It's a look.
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    ddraver said:

    I've never heard of him, but I know what team he's on already...

    Time trial a bit of a speciality.

    Bling lacking some sting

    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,388
    edited March 2021
    Mads gonna catch Sam for the lolz

    "Jaysus Mads, wouldcha calm down there, none of us here give a toss, like..."
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 16,805
    Decent stab at it by Matthews
    "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
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 18,932
    Bissegger wins.
    Takes lead
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,388
    edited March 2021
    1 Stefan Bissegger (Swi) EF Education-Nippo 0:17:34

    2 Rémi Cavagna (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep 0:17:34

    3 Primož Roglič (Slo) Jumbo-Visma 0:17:40

    4 Brandon McNulty (USA) UAE Team Emirates 0:17:43

    5 Søren Kragh Andersen (Den) Team DSM 0:17:44

    6 Rohan Dennis (Aus) Ineos Grenadiers 0:17:47

    7 Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis 0:17:47

    8 Dylan van Baarle (Ned) Ineos Grenadiers 0:17:48

    9 Yves Lampaert (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStep 0:17:50

    10 Patrick Bevin (NZl) Israel Start-Up Nation 0:17:50

    @cyclingnews


    Tao DGAF (~40s behind Roglic...)
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    GC contenders in that top 10: Roglic and McNulty.
    A few are now already too far back
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,388
    edited March 2021

    GC

    1 Stefan Bissegger (Swi) EF Education-Nippo 8:37:11
    2 Rémi Cavagna (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep ST
    3 Primoz Roglic (Slo) Jumbo-Visma 0:00:06
    4 Brandon McNulty (USA) UAE Team Emirates 0:00:09
    5 Michael Matthews (Aus) Team BikeExchange
    6 Søren Kragh Andersen (Den) Team DSM 0:00:10

    11 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Jumbo-Visma 0:00:20

    13 Maximilian Schachmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:00:22
    15 Aleksandr Vlasov (Rus) Astana-Premier Tech ST

    33 Bob Jungels (Lux) AG2R Citroën Team 0:00:38

    38 Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers 0:00:44
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,150
    ddraver said:

    I've never heard of him, but I know what team he's on already...


    He was second behind Ganna in the UAE Tour
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,310
    ddraver said:

    Mads gonna catch Sam for the lolz

    "Jaysus Mads, wouldcha calm down there, none of us here give a toss, like..."

    Maybe he saw this and thought he wouldn't want to disappoint @Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy said:

    GC: Mads Pedersen
    St 1: Sam Bennett
    St 2: Sam Bennett
    S3: Rohan Dennis

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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,388
    edited March 2021

    Stage 4

    It gets Lumpy!



    https://www.paris-nice.fr/

    We go past Macon, wine centre and one of Pa raver's go to 'Party Wines'. Try the Louis Jadot Macon-Villages. An excellent example of Burgandy Whites. Burgandy is also a great cycling destination. Small local campsites surrounded by vines and a network of gravel/road paths meandering between villages who give their names to super spendy bottles of wine. Hills are avoidable if necessary and even so are usually manageable by even the worst of climbers (ahem). A great pit stop on the way down to the sun (assuming there are still people who pile everything they own into a Volvo 240 and get the late night ferry over on Friday night after school/work)


    https://www.cheznous.com/holiday-cottages-macon.aspx
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    Much appreciated post, DD.

    Ah yes, good old Louis's labels are instantly recognisable to the average wine drinker.


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  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 12,675
    Ah nice. Few years back, 2016 prob, had a couple of weeks with the bikes in Burgundy, stayed in Macon, Chalon, Meursault then hopped over to Besancon. Good cycling, good weather, good food, good wine, good times.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,388
    edited March 2021
    Off topic - it would appear the weather has dampened peoples desire to do Customs Declarations so all's quiet for me. The Healthy Aging Tour is on GCN at 11. 3 days of racing in NL could be rather fun this week 🌧🌪🌧

    Edit - today appears to be 28 laps of a race track today. Sod that...

    Edit edit - worth catching the last 2km of that. Bit of fun. Not a metre more mind you...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    I can't recall quite such a punishing stage turning up as early as this in Paris-Nice.
    They actually tackle the finishing climb twice by the looks and the first time around it isn't even catagorised.
    That would make it 8 first or second cat climbs.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 26,230
    blazing_saddles said:

    I can't recall quite such a punishing stage turning up as early as this in Paris-Nice.
    They actually tackle the finishing climb twice by the looks and the first time around it isn't even catagorised.
    That would make it 8 first or second cat climbs.

    I think it's a spur off the circuit, so they only do it once to the finish line. They go half way up it the first time, and there's a sprint point there (Col de Durbize)
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    edited March 2021
    Soren Kragh Andersen didn't fancy it. Out of the race with a sore back.

    BOTD: Perez, Bernard, Naesen, Rojas, Riesebeek, and that man Doubey.

    Yeah, I also took one look at the Women's aging race and thought: "More live race coverage isn't the answer, if they are going to have to race courses like this."
    Could not have come up with a more incredibly dull circuit if they tried.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.

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