Paris-Nice 2012: Stage 2 Mantes-la-Jolie - Orléans (185 km)

[TourOfSardinia]

This a race I can already skip now if its Leipheimer vs Wiggins vs van Garderen vs Valverde

3 types of rider I don't like and 1 rider I genuinely don't like at all.

Grumpy due to the Rabobus missing the bus?

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Frank Schleck was in the 2.29, as were Menchov, Kloden... Official site being quick with the results, as it often is

http://www.letour.fr/2012/PNC/LIVE/us/200/classement/index.html

No Cofidis riders in the top 103

Basso off the radar too.

 

[Beech Mtn]

Baby Schleck still not in yet???

edit - there he is
113. SCHLECK Andy 11 RADIOSHACK-NISSAN 4h 33' 13" + 10' 58"

came in w/ Basso and Brajkovic

 

[BillytheKid]

Who was up there for RSN. Didn't see him at the end. It wasn't FSchleck.
Pretty bad when your domestic makes the break and the three leaders can't stick with it.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Peraud must have no form at all. His TT sucked yesterday and today he didn't come in with the peloton.

 

[Frosty]

Basso off the radar too.

Apparently he crashed at 72km but seems to have got back on.

 

[DominicDecoco]

113. SCHLECK Andy 11 RADIOSHACK-NISSAN 4h 33' 13" + 10' 58"

Basso, Porte, Thor, Dekker, Janez same time

 

[Frosty]

Who was up there for RSN. Didn't see him at the end. It wasn't FSchleck.
Pretty bad when your domestic makes the break and the three leaders can't stick with it.

It was Monfort, perhaps he is aiming for this race.

http://www.letour.fr/2012/PNC/LIVE/us/200/classement/index.html

 

[Race Radio]

Frank Schleck was in the 2.29, as were Menchov, Kloden... Official site being quick with the results, as it often is

http://www.letour.fr/2012/PNC/LIVE/us/200/classement/index.html

No Cofidis riders in the top 103

I am confused, I thought Frank made the lead group?

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

I am confused, I thought Frank made the lead group?

No. Only Monfort made the front group from RSNT.

 

[Fetisoff]

Wow, big fail by Cofidis

 

[DominicDecoco]

I am confused, I thought Frank made the lead group?

No.

Lead group with Boonen

Group Menchov + 2,39

Group Andy + 11

 

[Race Radio]

No. Only Monfort made the front group from RSNT.

He should have gone to the front and told everyone to slow down and wait for Frank and Andy. It would only be fair.

 

[Frosty]

I am confused, I thought Frank made the lead group?

Someone did mention frank earlier in the thread but not being in the lead group to my knowledge. It was a bit confusing for a while and he may have been in a group ahead of the yellow jersey group but not in the actual proper lead group.

Wonder what happened to Taaramae to make him finish 10 minutes down. Yesterday he finished high up and was having a go at the big teams for not knowing what the weather conditions would do to the race....

EDIT: Confusing myself!

 

[El Pistolero]

Boonen really can't ride a bike with his hands off the handlebars

 

[Pharazon]

how can an entire team miss the break??

cofidis utter fail

 

[El Pistolero]

how can an entire team miss the break??

cofidis utter fail

A lot of entire teams missed the break actually

 

[BillytheKid]

Monfort or Posthuma.....in the front group for RSN. FSchleck was there but got dropped.

 

[LaFlorecita]

113. SCHLECK Andy 11 RADIOSHACK-NISSAN 4h 33' 13" + 10' 58"

Basso, Porte, Thor, Dekker, Janez same time

Lol. I hoped for Janez to top 10.

 

[burning]

how can an entire team miss the break??

cofidis utter fail

still they are better than rabo

edit: Monfort was in breakaway for RSNT

 

[DominicDecoco]

how can an entire team miss the break??

cofidis utter fail

Saxo, Rabo... + plenty others

 

[pastronef]

Lol. I hoped for Janez to top 10.

sorry for the Offtopic.
would you hope for Janez top 10 if he were still at Radioshack?

 

[Fetisoff]

still they are better than rabo

edit: Monfort was in breakaway for RSNT

No they're not. Rabo had people in the peloton

 

[search]

Peraud must have no form at all. His TT sucked yesterday and today he didn't come in with the peloton.

he took the shortcut throuh a hedge yesterday...

 

[burning]

At least saxo had pretty much no one can go for GC, Rabo had 2 guys for GC (Sanchez,Mollema) and they are completely out of it