2015 Paris-Nice, Stage 7: Nice - Col d'Èze 9.6km ITT

[Hugo Koblet]

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Kwiatkowski, Spilak and Rui Costa with the same time in GC after 7 stages

Too many flat stages then

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

increddible how galloppin couldn't handle the pressure. not a good sign

 

[ILovecycling]

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Great TT by Costa.

Porte is flying right now.

very solid by costa indeed, his form looks very good

 

[PremierAndrew]

Didn't expect Gallopin to keep the GC, but out of the top 5? wow

 

[greenedge]

Chapeau to Gallopin, for yesterday's ride and attempting to defend his jersey today.

 

[Roude Leiw]

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increddible how galloppin couldn't handle the pressure. not a good sign

I would think that he was tired from yesterdays raid....

 

[DBotero]

Little Richie in a world of his own.Great performance from Spilak and Rui Costa.Gallopin collapsed hard,G. and Fuglsang
not so great today.

 

[JRanton]

Oops (embarrassed smiley)

 

[Gloin22]

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Chapeau to Gallopin, for yesterday's ride and attempting to defend his jersey today.

What else was he going to do?

Abandon the race?

 

[Mr.White]

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French commentators reaction reminds me of Kelly's "that can't be right" when average domestique Richie Porte smashed even the likes of Quintana in this tt 2 years ago.

Richie Porte was bigger name than Quintana back then, and he won the mountain finish leaving behind that same Quintana couple days before

 

[The Hitch]

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French commentators reaction reminds me of Kelly's "that can't be right" when average domestique Richie Porte smashed even the likes of Quintana in this tt 2 years ago.

Richie Porte was bigger name than Quintana back then,

Quintana was a small name only to ignorant July only anglophone fans. He won the Tour Lav, a Route de Soude stage by 5 minutes with a 60k solo and matched Contador and Rodriguez in 3 of the Vuelta mtfs leaving behind even the likes of Froome for minutes on those mountains, while domestiquing.

Porte wasn't a total nobody, he had put in awesome performances like everyone else on Sky in the tour the year earlier but Quintana going into 2013 was the better climber.

and he won the mountain finish leaving behind that same Quintana couple days before

lol, you think that is a point in his favour?

 

[Bushman]

You could see as soon as Gallopin rode down the ramp that he was very nervous.

 

[Miburo]

Good old porte, love it

 

[JRanton]

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You could see as soon as Gallopin rode down the ramp that he was very nervous.

I thought that too. I'm pretty shocked by his performance. To finish 29th in this TT after being so strong yesterday is terrible.

 

[Mr.White]

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French commentators reaction reminds me of Kelly's "that can't be right" when average domestique Richie Porte smashed even the likes of Quintana in this tt 2 years ago.

Richie Porte was bigger name than Quintana back then,

Quintana was a small name only to ignorant July only anglophone fans. He won the Tour Lav, a Route de Soude stage by 5 minutes with a 60k solo and matched Contador and Rodriguez in 3 of the Vuelta mtfs leaving behind even the likes of Froome for minutes on those mountains, while domestiquing.

Porte wasn't a total nobody, he had put in awesome performances like everyone else on Sky in the tour the year earlier but Quintana going into 2013 was the better climber.

and he won the mountain finish leaving behind that same Quintana couple days before

lol, you think that is a point in his favour?

I'm saying that it was no surprise that Porte beat Quintana on Col d'Eze back than, as it would be no surprise today also. Quintana's major breakthrough came with the Tour. I know who he was, but I also know who Porte was.

 

[Miburo]

Who was porte? A good domestique, that's what he was unless you can predict the future.

Quintana? The next prodigy, predicted by many in this forum.

 

[Pricey_sky]

lil Richie what a ride! Props to him, great week.

 

[webvan]

Well Porte recovered unexpectedly well after his proverbial bad day yesterday, a good sign for future GTs...

Well off his 19'16" time from 2013 and Wiggins' 19'12" record but with the wind and rain...Apparently Kelly held the record for a long time with his 19'45" from 1981.

 

[roundabout]

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French commentators reaction reminds me of Kelly's "that can't be right" when average domestique Richie Porte smashed even the likes of Quintana in this tt 2 years ago.

Richie Porte was bigger name than Quintana back then,

He won the Tour Lav, a Route de Soude stage by 5 minutes with a 60k solo and matched Contador and Rodriguez in 3 of the Vuelta mtfs leaving behind even the likes of Froome for minutes on those mountains, while domestiquing.

1. He did not win Route de Sud by 5 minutes. Neither a stage nor the overall.

2. He did not solo for 60k.

3. The only stage in the Vuelta where Froome lost minutes to him was stage 16.

4. Which was the third MTF whee he matched Contador and Rodriguez?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Porte was super strong today. But Gallopin also suprisingly weak.

Shockingly bad performance by Kelderman btw. This was a big goal and he's done nothing but pedalling squares.

 

[May0maniac]

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It's amazing how much the weather affects Spilak.

Yes, he would have been very strong in the 2013 Giro, he could have finished in the top 10.

 

[Jagartrott]

That weasly, mousy Porte - bleh.

 

[cycladianpirate]

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That weasly, mousy Porte - bleh.

I only come here for insight such as this.

 

[Kwibus]

Props to Porte and an entertaining last half of P-N.

 

[BigMac]

Really amusing to see how Špilak is world class in this sort of conditions, and how he goes nowhere to be seen in the races with normal weather. A case worth studying. What's his next race? Catalunya to support Purito? Will he lead at Pais Vasco? I expect he will pull his best year yet and win Romandie again.

Worth pointing out, I think, how we have had great racing so far this year. I can't remember many exciting starts of the season such as this one, in recent times. Porte, as expected, rocked it. Great win. That was tasmanian tiger mentality right there. Can't imagine what's Costa thinking, perhaps how he could have pulled that extra effort for that extra second.