Paris-Nice 2024 ***Spoilers***

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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,646

    You should move to a sensible time zone. CET rules!

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  • Webboo2
    Webboo2 Posts: 977

    Schedule is set for us boomers not middle age parents.😉

  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,461

    White shorts with a yellow jersey should be the next thing the UCI look at banning.

  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,461

    Hatch does a Kirby and somehow completely missed Kooij coming through. It was obvious 50m out who was going to win

  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,461

    Seems to have split up before I turned on. Not sure if it was crosswind related?

  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,076

    Think it was Ineos drilling it up a hill with 60km to go as per.

  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,076

    Bernal still with the big boys - great stuff.

    Great scenery, good racing today.

  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,722

    Looks as if Matteo Jorgenson is the latest Visma world beater. Took off on the steep climb and nobody could get near him. He's got company now in the form of Skelmose and McNulty and they are riding away from the group of favourites.

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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,461

    Not sure why they’re letting Skeljmose wheel such so much.

  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,461

    Evenepoel not looking himself.

    Skeljmose mugs the Yanks after sitting on their wheels for most of his time in the break.

  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,461

    Remco suddenly finds a bit of power to be best of the rest.

  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,280

    A personal pet peeve but I still think team jerseys should not be allowed to be similar to leaders jerseys.

    Got that off my chest, carry on.

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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,076

    He's a minute back on GC, it's fair enough his aim was the stage win.

  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,907

    Weird race in parts ....a lot of riders are basing their race around remco and kinda neutralising themselves

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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661

    Not watched. Any MSR favourites doing anything unusual? Good or bad?

  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,461

    Not sure who would count as a favourite that is doing this race. Mads has looked OK. Other than that there aren’t many at P-N down to ride MSR at present. Plapp is down to ride and is doing well, not sure how MSR will suit him but a possible outsider.

  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,076

    Agreed - Pedersen's carried on his decent early season form.

    MSR probably not one for the proper sprinters who can just about get over a hill at the moment, but Kooij looks strong if a miracle happens and it's not the expected finish.

    De Lie anonymous and then home.

  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,646

    Typical, the day I didn't manage to watch and Skjelmose bags the stage

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  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,819

    With the amended stage today, has anyone heard if the broadcast times have changed?

    Currently showing as 1225 on D+, but also showing the original stage finish

  • JimD666
    JimD666 Posts: 2,293

    Due to finish on Disco+ at 14:25

  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,722

    The coverage times remained the same.

    Still over 50kms to go. Going to be the battle of the trains, now that the course is all about the final, lowish gradient climb.

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  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,819

    Bike change for Remco but Hatch and Kelly missed it

  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,722

    Couldn’t expect much more in terms of GC movement from that finishing climb.

    Very tight between the top two and positions three and four.

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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,646

    I was surprised how much work was left to REmco there. Once McNulty was dropped I thought Jorgenson should have tried to absolutely cook him. The race win was possible there

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  • wakemalcolm
    wakemalcolm Posts: 898

    Having seen McNulty's post race interview, I think Jorgensen needs to behind him for danger rather than ahead. The yellow jersey looks ill.

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  • flite
    flite Posts: 226

    He looked so cold - I wanted someone to put a blanket round him.

    Having to hang around to do interviews must be difficult after a stage like that.

  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,544

    It felt like the interviewer dragged the interview out unnecessarily long. He was shivering throughout.

  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,646

    Could be a good race today, any of the top four or five could end up winning GC

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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,646
    edited March 10

    Buitrago abandons after a crash

    Trek have Mads P up the road in group 2 and are going fairly quick at the front of the peloton down a wet descent, splits everywhere

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