Paris-Nice 2012 - Stage 5; Onet-le-Chateau - Mende (178.5 km)

[Catwhoorg]

Are there time bonuses for the top 3, or just 1st place ?

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

wow, westra, fantastic win but what an idiot

 

[spalco]

Is Westra stupid? What the hell was he doing? Lost 4 seconds because his celebration.

Looked cool though.

 

[Parrulo]

Aren't there bonus seconds for 2nd too?

yes but wiggins was third so he only gained 2 secs on wiggins

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

why did he stop riding

but this is the biggest win of his career, deserves to enjoy it.

Maybe he can take overall. He looks very very lean.

 

[Beech Mtn]

4. Levi
5. Spilak
6. Cungeo
7. Jeanneson

 

[killswitch]

Thank God for Vacan, but why did he stop?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Westra is going to win on the Col d'Eze and leave Wiggins to cry

 

[Fetisoff]

&%&%@&%&%-cking internet at work died right with 1k to go.

Awesome by Westra (I guess)

Good one for Spilak as well

 

[wirral]

Harmon still can't add up after years of commentating (gentle correction by Sean Kelly)

 

[classicomano]

I had no idea "The Beast" could climb like this! Still cant believe what I just saw LOL!

 

[LaFlorecita]

That was AWESOME!!

 

[Mellow Velo]

LOL: Wiggins looked cooked, Westra looked under done.

 

[spalco]

Btw. I don't think Westra could have taken yellow there, no way there were 6 seconds in it imo.

 

[Beech Mtn]

Valverde up to 4th on GC now.
Westra 2nd on GC, only 6 seconds behind Wigans.

 

[hrotha]

What the hell, Westra? I was sure this would have been too hard of a climb for him. I hope for his sake he doesn't lose the GC by 3 or 4 seconds.

 

[hatcher]

Very impressive from Westra.

Valverde didn't quite get the 30 seconds gap people were predicting.

 

[Kvinto]

awesome Westra, awesome Wiggo

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Btw. I don't think Westra could have taken yellow there, no way there were 6 seconds in it imo.

No but every second counts. If he loses PN by 2 seconds... he left it here.

Anyway, unexpected Dutch contender for the win in PN.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

LOL: Wiggins looked cooked, Westra looked under done.

this was the most surprising thing.

makes me think this is possible

=

Westra is going to win on the Col d'Eze and leave Wiggins to cry

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

So a three way time trial competition between Wiggins, Westra and Leipheimer. Wiggins should still be a reasonably strong favourite, given a six second headstart on Westra and ten seconds on Leipheimer.

I will eat my shoes if Valverde puts enough time into all three of the above to win.

Westra clearly ate his his weetabix this morning. Where in the world did that come from?

 

[theyoungest]

Westra couldn't believe what just happened, he's not that experienced in taking as many seconds as possible on a climb

The Beast of Frisia keeps on surprising.

 

[roundabout]

Yeah, Wiggins looked weaker than I expected. Still, Sunday is another day.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Sky are very impressive.

 

[Frosty]

Monfort and TJ finished 11th and 12th, both conceding 30 seconds to Westra.