Paris-Nice 2012 - Stage 8: Nice - Col d'Èze (ITT), 9,6 km

[hatcher]

Well, Wiggins winning everything, even points jersey too

And the hearts of the cycling world.

 

[hrotha]

Because he had a TT helmet and Q-rings. Westra is too oldfashioned and lost it in the aerodynamic parts.
Wiggins was therefore the best. Period.

HAHAHAHA. Seriously now.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

And the hearts of the cycling world.

on a specific island maybe

 

[Hawkwood]

on a specific island maybe

Isn't he half Aus so two islands really?

 

[hatcher]

on a specific island maybe

Good to see you guys on board.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

i'd sooner support ricco.

 

[wirral]

De Gendt and his points have disappeared from the KOM classification. He didn't win it but he has disappeared completely.

 

[The Hitch]

2009 was the best one in recent memory. But it was better than 2010 and 2011 for sure.

I though 2010 with the Tondo stage, Mende and the Nice stage, was better than this, with 2 tts 5 sprints and 1 attack from inside 1k by 1 rider followed by a sprint.

 

[Winterfold]

Exciting stuff. Westra has really stepped up a notch - he smoked that and had me getting very worried for Wiggo.

30kmh LOL

 

[Fus087]

Epic from Brad!!! Good TT from Westra how old is he?

Westra will turn 30 in September.

 

[Swifty's Cakes]

Isn't he half Aus so two islands really?

Two islands and Belgium.

 

[Kwibus]

Danny Pate just missed out on the top 8 and got himself a nice 47th place. Still: congrats to Danny!

lol. Priceless

 

[Bavarianrider]

lol. Priceless

Hey, nobody is perfect

 

[El Pistolero]

Two islands and Belgium.

Belgians don't care for him. Time trial specialists= boring, yawn, get on with it.*

* general Belgian opinion.

He's born in Belgium, but 99.9% of the Belgians don't know that

 

[will10]

TT helmet costs Westra Paris-Nice, ouch.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Brilliant stage, I had a hard time not throwing stuff at the tv when wiggins took the stage too

Lol if I had watched I'd done the same.

 

[cineteq]

Unbelievable performances by Westra and Wiggins.

For Wiggins was expected, not for Westra, so 'unbelievable' is correct.

 

[luckyboy]

For Wiggins was expected, not for Westra, so 'unbelievable' is correct.

Maybe Westra is doing a Wiggins.

 

[Poursuivant]

Great finish today. Enjoyed it far more than I thought I would because it is only a short TT .

 

[pastronef]

at least give him the stage

yes, he should have asked the time keepers before crossing the line to let Westra win

 

[will10]

at least give him the stage

I lol'd .

 

[cycladianpirate]

Second best English win in France today....

 

[Mambo95]

Second best English win in France today....

Wiggins was competing for first place overall, not second like those two teams.

 

[theyoungest]

TT helmet costs Westra Paris-Nice, ouch.

I guess you could say that, also his cornering on the final part wasn't that great. Definitely cost him a few seconds. But this will just leave him hungry for more, so in the long run I guess it's good.

 

[King Of The Wolds]

TT helmet costs Westra Paris-Nice, ouch.

No, that can't be right. Everybody on this forum said that Sky's marginal gains stuff was nonsense.