2015 Paris-Nice, stage 1: St Remy-Contres 197km

[willbick]

Voelkler and Delaplace in a 2 man break. Can they be caught.....??

 

[wirral]

They will finish in the dark at this rate. I had forgotten about this kind of stage. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Cameraman is obsessed with the riders getting their willies out.

I will come back in an hour for the last 10 km.

 

[Jspear]

They'll be caught. Kristoff for the win.

 

[therhodeo]

So who actually gets a draft off of Vandenberg's knee caps and top tube?

 

[willbick]

You cant say the cycling season has truly started until there's a half speed plod across 120 miles of dull-as-ditchwater northern french countryside on a drab day in March, with TV in a soft break obv

 

[Jonny7c]

anyone know why Voeckler seems to be on a CX bike?

 

[Captain Serious]

Does Voeckler get his hideously short shorts custom made? Tosser
He looks like an aerobics instructor

 

[therhodeo]

anyone know why Voeckler seems to be on a CX bike?

Possibly what he'll be riding in Flanders?

 

[Netserk]

Reminds me of the stage Canc won in a sprint in the 2007 Tour.

 

[deValtos]

So ... no one informed the peloton they upped the pace in the break ?

I guess they're all bluffing, but they do have radios ...

Edit: ah nvm now lotto pushing it

 

[Netserk]

Boonen

Seems like he rode up in his teammate's wheel. Ugh!

 

[May0maniac]

Noooo, Boonen crashed and is hurt, looks like a broken collarbone.

 

[Kwibus]

Bloody hell Boonen.

Dumb fall... Screwing your spring i'm afraid.

 

[LosBrolin]

Looks bad Collarbone?

E. Slow

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Boonen zzzzz.
Too bad.

 

[Kwibus]

Collarbone or shoulder broken. This is really dissapointment.

He is passedhis prime, but despite that he would certainly be a contender for all spring classics.

 

[deValtos]

The break have given themselves a decent shot, played it well today by going super slow

 

[goggalor]

Goddamn, Tommeke. He may be past his prime but he looked ****ing strong on the Taaienberg.

 

[myrideissteelerthanyours]

Etixx can get their leadership issues sorted out now

 

[scholar]

I wonder what Terpstra's thinking.

 

[Fzotrlool]

Ouuch, Boonen. It could be a broken collarbone which means no spring classics for him.

 

[shalgo]

Etixx can get their leadership issues sorted out now

Perhaps, although Boonen had a pretty clear claim to leadership. Now both Terpstra and Stybar will want it.

 

[jaylew]

I wonder what Terpstra's thinking.

The same thing Stybar is thinking.

 

[Pricey_sky]

Nice riding from G, stayed alert and denied Kwiatkowski the bonus.

 

[Kwibus]

Gooooooo Thomas!