Paris-Nice 2017, 5th-12th March

[rune1107]

Do we know which teams are chasing in the Contador group?

 

[WheelofGear]

Flat stages are better than mountain stages these days.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Re:

Contador group 1:50 down.

https://twitter.com/ParisNice/status/838737395172388868
Doesn't seem like much of a chase

 

[SKSemtex]

https://twitter.com/ParisNice/status/838737812585316352/photo/1

49 km/h in this weather

 

[Red Rick]

Great. GC decided but for 2 guys and other gaps are beyond any longe range attacking

 

[Baldinger]

What about the second group? Any names?

 

[sQiD]

What a pity that in July there is almost no chance to have the flat stages like this.

TDF should be held in March !

 

[wheresmybrakes]

Luke Rowe is gonna be a monster for Henao today and some great training for himself ready for the classics.

 

[Akuryo]

This race is crazy so far. Two stages and both are out of this world.

 

[MatParker117]

Re: Re:

Contador group 1:50 down.

https://twitter.com/ParisNice/status/838737395172388868
Doesn't seem like much of a chase

Everyone else in that group has riders up the road thus no reason to work it's whatever riders Contador has against twenty riders.

 

[yaco]

Re: Re:

Contador is 1:10 behind the leading group at the moment.

Where are Benna and Toso to help Berto out? Oh, right, they were "too old" according to Trek :lol:

I don't know what Trek's priorities are in this race, but Alberto needs a true helper like Toso or Benna. In my opinion, Trek has made a mistake bringing only Degenkolb as a strong rider for stages like these. And when he has his own agenda, Alberto has to look to the climbers like Pantano as we saw yesterday. Horrible.

Seriously - Some teams brought half their Classic Squads to PN, and yet they are struggling in the conditions - Sometimes you have to suck it up.

 

[SKSemtex]

Zakarin in the first group so no more magic save from Martin today.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Re: Re:

Contador group 1:50 down.

https://twitter.com/ParisNice/status/838737395172388868
Doesn't seem like much of a chase

Everyone else in that group has riders up the road thus no reason to work it's whatever riders Contador has against twenty riders.

Which is none :lol: worthless team

 

[Red Rick]

Contador for KoM?

 

[Samamba]

Contador group coming back a bit. Porte is done.

 

[WalterMorgan]

Degenkolb, De Koert and Stuyven will do the Tour, I hope.

 

[StryderHells]

Re:

If the groups stay away then it's Henao vs Zakarin for the GC.

Alaphilippe has to be considered a chance

 

[Samamba]

Group with Yates, Martin came back to the group Contador and are now chasing hard. Gap is already 40" down.

 

[rune1107]

Re:

Group with Yates, Martin came back to the group Contador and are now chasing hard. Gap is already 40" down.

Orica the saviour - where does it say that the gap is 40" down?

 

[snccdcno]

Re: Re:

Group with Yates, Martin came back to the group Contador and are now chasing hard. Gap is already 40" down.

Orica the saviour - where does it say that the gap is 40" down?

On the tracker, the group was at 2 minutes and now it's 1'10 (was 1'20 when that post was made)

 

[Inquitus]

Re: Re:

Group with Yates, Martin came back to the group Contador and are now chasing hard. Gap is already 40" down.

Orica the saviour - where does it say that the gap is 40" down?

Gap down to 1 minute.

 

[del1962]

https://twitter.com/ParisNice/status/838737812585316352/photo/1

49 km/h in this weather

Cross / tail

Upset I forgot to set this on record

 

[rune1107]

Wonder how an Orica team, who has been in a frantic chase to catch up to the Contador group, can get 1 minute on the guys in the front that quick. Maybe some disagreements in the front?

 

[kingjr]

Probably just tired

 

[Samamba]

Re:

Wonder how an Orica team, who has been in a frantic chase to catch up to the Contador group, can get 1 minute on the guys in the front that quick. Maybe some disagreements in the front?

Probably not only Orica working (60 riders in that group!) + not many doms in the first group. They're closing the gap pretty fast.