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

[LaFlorecita]

Are they climbing the "classic" Col d'Eze side at all in this stage?

 

[Arredondo]

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Secretly hoping Soler fails in this attempt because he did naught in the break with Berto and De la Cruz last year. :redface:

He was the one who attacked this time.

Life continues

 

[Hayabusa]

Have a feeling this is going to come back together fairly soon.

 

[LaFlorecita]

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Secretly hoping Soler fails in this attempt because he did naught in the break with Berto and De la Cruz last year. :redface:

He was the one who attacked this time.

Life continues

I'm still bitter and it'll take a while for me to cheer for him but at least he's more likeable to me than Roman Kreuziger.

 

[Arredondo]

Trentin is something else while in working-mode!

 

[Rollthedice]

Is that Bahrain beast with the Izagirre bros, Antonio Nibali?

 

[Alexandre B.]

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Are they climbing the "classic" Col d'Eze side at all in this stage?

Nope.

 

[KyoGrey]

Albeit his pacing climbing style, Soler has been an offensive rider in all his career.

Not sure where the hate is coming around. Last years fault is of Bahrein leading the peloton for Colbrelli.

In fact, i'm sure Contador would be rooting for Soler right now and nodding at his range attacking.

 

[Laplaz]

Antonio Nibali dropping Barguil

 

[Gigs_98]

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Is that Bahrain beast with the Izagirre bros, Antonio Nibali?

He's becoming a really good rider. More than worthy of his WT contract.

 

[LaFlorecita]

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Antonio Nibali dropping Barguil

Love it

 

[Gigs_98]

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Albeit his pacing climbing style, Soler has been an offensive rider in all his career.

Not sure where the hate is coming around. Last years fault is of Bahrein leading the peloton for Colbrelli.

In fact, i'm sure Contador would be rooting for Soler right now and nodding at his range attacking.

Yeah, I mean it's not like last year Soler didn't chase for no reason. He wanted to win the stage and knew that Contador's work would be enough to keep the chasers away. In that case it would be a tactical mistake to help

 

[LaFlorecita]

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Albeit his pacing climbing style, Soler has been an offensive rider in all his career.

Not sure where the hate is coming around. Last years fault is of Bahrein leading the peloton for Colbrelli.

In fact, i'm sure Contador would be rooting for Soler right now and nodding at his range attacking.

No hate here, but Berto in a post-race interview actually seemed very annoyed by Soler's strange tactics during that stage, always either off the front or off the back and never actually working with him and De la Cruz. Of course, I've no good words for Bahrain's tactics on that stage either.

 

[LaFlorecita]

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Albeit his pacing climbing style, Soler has been an offensive rider in all his career.

Not sure where the hate is coming around. Last years fault is of Bahrein leading the peloton for Colbrelli.

In fact, i'm sure Contador would be rooting for Soler right now and nodding at his range attacking.

Yeah, I mean it's not like last year Soler didn't chase for no reason. He wanted to win the stage and knew that Contador's work would be enough to keep the chasers away. In that case it would be a tactical mistake to help

He did himself no favors by constantly either attacking or getting dropped. Just wheelsucking would have given him a better chance at the win and probably would have been less of a nuisance to Contador and De la Cruz.
Anyway, this is all off-topic and I can't believe people got so worked up about a semi-joking post

 

[spalco]

So, Soler's chances? Easy to lose 30 seconds of course, but I think maybe 1/3 he can hold.

 

[Red Rick]

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Is that Bahrain beast with the Izagirre bros, Antonio Nibali?

He's becoming a really good rider. More than worthy of his WT contract.

Took him a year to get going.

 

[RedheadDane]

Danish commentators speculating that Fuglsang might have gotten a scare from his crash...

 

[TourOfSardinia]

henao out the back

 

[LaFlorecita]

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So, Soler's chances? Easy to lose 30 seconds of course, but I think maybe 1/3 he can hold.

I'm wondering what Bahrain will do if/when the Izagirres can't get rid of Yates. Will they still do pulls to secure their 2 podium places? Or will they let Michelton do all the work?

 

[Red Rick]

Antonio Nibali, beast in bad weather. Who'd have thought.

Apples don't fall that far from each other

 

[LaFlorecita]

Ion attacks!

 

[KyoGrey]

Ion attack may also be to hurt Yates before a stronger Gorka attack.

 

[Gigs_98]

Not looking good for Yates

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

Lampaert turns into a climber in **** weather?

 

[Rollthedice]

It's up to the brothers to try and catch Soler.