2016 Paris - Nice, March 6th - 13th, WT

[Samamba]

De Gendt joined the front group.

This guy is unbelievable. Was dropped in the beginning of the race. Came back and set the pace in the peloton to control the breakaway. Now he bridges the gap on his own.

 

[May0maniac]

Re:

I really hope they use the EWP. Not to cancel the stage - bit too late for that anyway - but to apply "lesser" meassures such as allowing riders to get stuff from the car after the "rolling bar" is supposed to end, and doing away with the time limit (or simply making it a lot longer than usual.)

Yes, they should always do that when the weather is really bad, but descening in those snowy roads looks pretty dangerous.

 

[carolina]

maybe they'll just neutralize the descents.

 

[DBotero]

Race is neutralized.

 

[Popchu]

Because of the weather conditions, the race is neutralised. Riders will be taken by car to kilometre 125 in Villié-Morgon to see whether a new start can be given from there.

 

[StephenC2020]

How will this affect the break's lead (assuming they do continue)?

 

[TMP402]

Re:

De Gendt joined the front group.

This guy is unbelievable. Was dropped in the beginning of the race. Came back and set the pace in the peloton to control the breakaway. Now he bridges the gap on his own.

He also won the polka dot last year. PN breakaway specialist.

 

[Carols]

15:46:15 CET
69km remaining from 165.5km

It has taken some time but the stage has been neutralised because of the conditions with 69km to go

 

[infeXio]

Mehhhhhhhh

 

[classicomano]

 

[togo95]

Good decision I reckon.

 

[Samamba]

Break keeps their lead if they start again.

 

[Samamba]

A lot of riders find this funny. Greipel & Bak with a big smile

 

[Miburo]

Great decision

start again at 43 km, makes the most sense

 

[May0maniac]

The race will restart in Villié-Morgon, so only the cat 3 climbs in the middle of the stage have been cancelled, right?

 

[Samamba]

Etappe est annulé

 

[TommyGun]

Re:

Great decision

start again at 43 km, makes the most sense

As long as we get the final climb, I guess it is fine.

 

[fantomas]

Stage cancelled.

 

[Popchu]

No restart...

Time gaps also cancelled?

 

[Baldinger]

What!? Now they can't go uphill because of snow? Come on!

 

[Miburo]

They should do this stage again tomorrow, of course won't happen.

Now we get 2 boring stages, wow, so fun man

 

[blackmamba]

PN ruined to bad about the weather guess its noones fault!

 

[LaFlorecita]

Re:

Blegh... annoying

No restart...

Time gaps also cancelled?

Yes obviously

 

[TommyGun]

Wow. Now we have to bear Matthew riding in yellow until Saturday at least. Worst Paris-Nice ever.

 

[Miburo]

We really couldn't do the last 10 km of the stage orso? They already rode so much today in those shitty conditions, all for nothing.

Argh, so *** dumb