Paris-Nice 2012: Stage 3; Vierzon - Le Lac de Vassivière (194km)

[Beech Mtn]

Thor off the back

sprint was engelvount, thomas, gutierrez

 

[TeoSheva]

please comment the race for me: I'm at work

 

[Hartog]

Indermediate: Engoulvant, Thomas, Gutierrez (sp?)

 

[cineteq]

Working for Chavanel so it seems...

 

[Beech Mtn]

Betcha Voeckler has a go soon

 

[More Strides than Rides]

please comment the race for me: I'm at work

5k to go OPQ leading the charge, uphill. Some ridrs stringing off the back, pace is high, but nothing crazy yet

 

[woodburn]

Boonen dropping back, too, after time on front.

 

[cycladianpirate]

Blimey! Belt and braces from Sky.

 

[Beech Mtn]

OPQS are doing a lot of the work now - less than 5k to go

 

[DominicDecoco]

Martin in front for the first time in 2012.

 

[TeoSheva]

5k to go OPQ leading the charge, uphill. Some ridrs stringing off the back, pace is high, but nothing crazy yet

thanks!!!!!

 

[Hartog]

Degenkolb also dropped (I think someone named him in this topic)

 

[Beech Mtn]

Vacansoleil attack - lagoutin

 

[Parrulo]

piti has this one in the bag, time to start shaving time off wiggins leade

 

[woodburn]

Lagutin has a small gap with 3.5 to go. No reaction yet.

 

[More Strides than Rides]

No response to Lagutin's attack yet...

 

[TeoSheva]

No response to Lagoutin's attack yet...

can be too late!!!

 

[Beech Mtn]

3k to go, sky back to the front to work. Lagoutin (sp?) off the front

 

[Fetisoff]

They'll get him easily

Basso's crash must have been pretty bad

 

[Beech Mtn]

Basso dropped

 

[woodburn]

Climb too tough for Basso, too. Off back.

 

[Parrulo]

basso dropped, clearly not caring with no chance for GC, maybe saving himself for mende?

harmon saying basso is already thinking of the tour :facepalm:

taramae dropped

 

[royalpig180]

Basso dropped

Shouldn't Basso be in slightly better form by now if he's targeting the Giro? I mean c'mon, getting dropped from a 50 man peleton on a climb like this...

 

[More Strides than Rides]

2k to go, 12 second gap.

Basso out the back.

As I type, Barredo goes accross, brings the group closer to Lagutin

 

[woodburn]

Peleton closing in on Lagutin. Taaramae also off back.