2018 Paris-Nice, 4/3-11/3

[Robert5091]

25 km gone and all together still - cross headwind today. Rui Costa on his way home.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Groenewegen or Demare most likely yeah. Though I'd like to add Laporte. I think he's currently better than Bouhanni

 

[Samamba]

Is there a possibility we see some echelons today or?

 

[Salvarani]

Re:

25 km gone and all together still - cross headwind today. Rui Costa on his way home.

That is a blow to Dan Martin chances of winning this race... the rest of the team looks pretty weak when it comes to assisting him.

 

[Alexandre B.]

It will be a loooooooong day.

 

[Mayo from Mayo]

13:50:24 CET
The Frenchman also said that retaining the leader's jersey, which is being worn by Arnaud Demare today, is not the overriding priority.



"Yesterday's victory was really special because it was unexpected. Today the competition will be even stronger. All the best sprinters will be there. But Arnaud has no complex to make it even if the approach will be different from yesterday. We're going to think about our race and about our sprint, the leader's jersey is not a priority. If we can keep it, fair enough."

14.07 Demare takes 3 seconds at first sprint!

 

[Samamba]

Alaphilippe took 2 seconds.

 

[yaco]

Not for the first time in PN the peleton is riding at a Sunday afternoon pace.

 

[Robert5091]

So Demare could get quite a few bonus seconds today - seems eager today.

 

[Robert5091]

We have a breakaway!
Manuele Boaro (Bahrain-Mérida), Tiago Machado (Katusha), Olivier Naesen (AG2R), Thomas De Gendt (Lotto Soudal), Anthony Delaplace (Fortuneo), Lars Boom (Lotto-Jumbo)

 

[Robert5091]

Second sprint 14 km from finish - will FdJ go for more bonus seconds? Peloton har upped the speed.

 

[Salvarani]

Re:

We have a breakaway!
Manuele Boaro (Bahrain-Mérida), Tiago Machado (Katusha), Olivier Naesen (AG2R), Thomas De Gendt (Lotto Soudal), Anthony Delaplace (Fortuneo), Lars Boom (Lotto-Jumbo)

That is a pretty strong group. Would have been interesting to see if they got a few minutes because they might not be so easily pulled back tbh.

 

[Netserk]

iZnoGouD incoming

 

[RedheadDane]

Re: Re:

We have a breakaway!
Manuele Boaro (Bahrain-Mérida), Tiago Machado (Katusha), Olivier Naesen (AG2R), Thomas De Gendt (Lotto Soudal), Anthony Delaplace (Fortuneo), Lars Boom (Lotto-Jumbo)

That is a pretty strong group. Would have been interesting to see if they got a few minutes because they might not be so easily pulled back tbh.

They didn't! Well, Machado and Boaro did, the rest didn't.

 

[Robert5091]

The duo seem doomed 1'40" and going down.

 

[shalgo]

I wonder what is the longest distance that a peloton has left a break dangling off the front by 5-10 seconds.

 

[therhodeo]

Lots of sketchiness in the group around those roundabouts.

 

[Irondan]

Demare...

 

[Irondan]

Re:

Demare...

Anyone but...

Thankfully!

 

[shalgo]

Groenewegen really is strong this year!

 

[Samamba]

Impressive.

Also, there was a split. Alaphilippe on the right side of it. Gallopin too.

 

[Alexandre B.]

Re: Re:

Demare...

Anyone but...

Thankfully!

Why? Irregular sprint?

 

[Robert5091]

QS must be upset but Groenewegen is the man to beat - chapeau!

 

[Samamba]

Wait, they changed it again. How was that not a split?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Re:

Groenewegen really is strong this year!

He already was last year but then they had trouble with positioning. His speed last year was already top