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

[Samamba]

Yates deserves it. Only one that's going for it.

 

[RedheadDane]

Not looking good for Poels.

 

[Samamba]

Sanchez is lucky that he has Fuglsang!

Looks god for an Alaphilippe win.

 

[Pantani_lives]

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Yates deserves it. Only one that's going for it.

How about your avatar?

 

[Samamba]

They're not going to make it.

 

[Samamba]

Soler dropped.

 

[RedheadDane]

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Sanchez is lucky that he has Fuglsang!

Looks god for an Alaphilippe win.

Very religious of you.

 

[Samamba]

Wellens is soooo good, but unlucky.

He's getting faster too.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Vive La France

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Poels fell? Well there it is, bad Wout

 

[Scarponi]

Rudy Molard. Would have never picked that

 

[Pantani_lives]

They reacted to Wellens and Yates, because they're still high in the GC. It's harder for GC riders to win a stage.

 

[Samamba]

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Poels fell? Well there it is, bad Wout

Yeah, was pretty bad.
You guys called it.

 

[Robert5091]

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Rudy Molard. Would have never picked that

Yep, that was some dash for the line - chapeau!

 

[TourOfSardinia]

 

[Samamba]

Grosschartner & Poels (obv reason) are gone.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Pretty good finale. Sanchez looked troubled on the steep stuff, but luckily had Fuglsang to reel in Wellens and that other guy. Poels crashing means Luis Leon might have a chance to win the overall now

 

[Samamba]

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Pretty good finale. Sanchez looked troubled on the steep stuff, but luckily had Fuglsang to reel in Wellens and that other guy. Poels crashing means Luis Leon might have a chance to win the overall now

Is the favorite imo. Alaphilippe did not look good today. Sanchez was pretty good (he was not on his own bike).

 

[Pricey_sky]

Looked a very nasty crash for Poels, hopefully he has a speedy recovery.

 

[Escarabajo]

I think we are overestimating Sanchez for tomorrow!

 

[Jagartrott]

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Is the favorite imo. Alaphilippe did not look good today. Sanchez was pretty good (he was not on his own bike).

I think Alaphilippe actually had instructions to wait a bit.

 

[Samamba]

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Is the favorite imo. Alaphilippe did not look good today. Sanchez was pretty good (he was not on his own bike).

I think Alaphilippe actually had instructions to wait a bit.

He lost the sprint to Wellens though.

 

[Frankschleck]

Wellens or Chavez to win paris- nice probabaly. I think Luis Leon will put in a good preformance, but it might just be a bit to long for him.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

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Sanchez is lucky that he has Fuglsang!

You would not see a lot of captains in the peloton, riding themselves into the ground like that, for a lieutenant with a chance at winning the GC

I think you are going to see the Astana boys die on the bike, to pay Fuglsang back, when we get to the TdF

 

[Broccolidwarf]

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I think we are overestimating Sanchez for tomorrow!

Hard to say, he was not on his own bike on the last climb today, and tomorrow is a long, gradual climb, with 4 flat ramps for recuperation, not a short sharp one like today, so should fit him better..... it should also allow people like Valgren (first) and Fraile (later) to be of more use.... and Fuglsang is more or less built for that kind of climb.

They might even send Fuglsang out early, on the first cat. 1 climb, so they have a guy out in front, just in case (and he'll want to win the stage anyway, if the chance is there, and being 3,5 minute down, he will get to go).

But yeah, it is certainly going to be a fight, especially against the Izagirre brothers and Yates/Chavez, who can both take turns attacking up that final climb.

My favorite however, if he plays it cool and doesn't instigate everything by himself, is Wellens.