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

[Flamin]

Nick Nuyens DNS. Bad news for 1 April.

 

[theyoungest]

Rabobutchers, like PN in 2009

They'll only kill their own GC guys

Nick Nuyens DNS. Bad news for 1 April.

His career has had its apex anyway. Anything he achieves from now is just a bonus.

 

[El Pistolero]

They'll only kill their own GC guys


His career has had its apex anyway. Anything he achieves from now is just a bonus.

What a load of bull.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Ofcourse not. That RVV win was once in a lifetime he's never ever going to repeat any sort of classic win

 

[El Pistolero]

And then it's ok to crash and mess up your season? Like I said, what a load of bull.

People said the same about Devolder in 2008 by the way

 

[dlwssonic]

hope some team breaks the peloton up

 

[Oltean_RO]

Olivier Kaisen (Lotto) leads the peloton by 1 and half min.

 

[Mellow Velo]

So, it will be a plod all the way.............until they turn West, then the hammer will land on the bunch and all hell should break loose.
One of the reasons why I love this race.

 

[theyoungest]

So, it will be a plod all the way.............until they turn West, then the hammer will land on the bunch and all hell should break loose.
One of the reasons why I love this race.

I think when they turn West they'll face a block headwind, so preferably hell should break loose a little sooner.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

And then it's ok to crash and mess up your season? Like I said, what a load of bull.

Particularly when you are pretty much the focus of the first half of your teams season, as Nuyens has accidentally found himself.

 

[theyoungest]

Particularly when you are pretty much the focus of the first half of your teams season, as Nuyens has accidentally found himself.

Maybe Karsten Kroon can take his place. He's no stranger to missing all the classics either. They'll take turns every year

 

[will10]

Kroon will be back to his best this season under Riis, no doubt about it.

 

[Flamin]

His career has had its apex anyway. Anything he achieves from now is just a bonus.

Winning Flanders is anything but just a bonus

Ofcourse not. That RVV win was once in a lifetime he's never ever going to repeat any sort of classic win

Based on what? That he won just one? Newsflash: he did win multiple. And he can win another one, obviously. Even your beloved AGR is within his reach

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Nuyens only won RVV

I'm talking real classics, the big ones, ex-wb+monuments here. Not Omloop het Nieuwsblad etc

 

[Flamin]

Nuyens only won RVV

I'm talking real classics, the big ones, ex-wb+monuments here. Not Omloop het Nieuwsblad etc

Is AGR one?

 

[El Pistolero]

Omloop het Volk > Gent-Wevelgem, CSS, Vattenvall, Ploay, Quebec, Montreal, etc

 

[Kwibus]

Nuyens only won RVV

I'm talking real classics, the big ones, ex-wb+monuments here. Not Omloop het Nieuwsblad etc

RVV is a monument. All other flemish 1 day races are classics. Well most of them.
It's unlikely he will win another RVV, but he won more classics. He is easy to underestimate, but somehow he's up there and able to fnish it as well.

 

[El Pistolero]

Besides, he's been second before at the Ronde. He's no Oliver freaking Zaugg.

 

[jens_attacks]

i think the wind chaos has begun.
andy at the back,groups forming on the road,speed rising!gotta love this.

 

[classicomano]

Andy in the mongolenwaaier.

 

[insideout leadout]

We need pics

 

[jens_attacks]

30 riders group at the front,sky and omega of course
larsson not there,curious about alejandro..

 

[insideout leadout]

Wiggo, Levi and TVG is there.

 

[classicomano]

Any word on the Rabobus?

 

[insideout leadout]

Any word on the Rabobus?

It's parked.