Paris-Nice 2017, 5th-12th March

[armchairclimber]

Alaphilippe to step up ... podium maybe?

 

[Mr.White]

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Alaphilippe to step up ... podium maybe?

That would be massive with this competition and with this profiles. Top 10 would be satisfying and indicator of good form for the Ardennes

 

[El Pistolero]

I wonder how Contador will lose this year lol.

 

[spiritualride]

Stage 1... is that a 1km @ 6% from 2km to go to 1km to go? How will that affect the sprint? Oddsmakers still give Kittel the best chance but with far bigger odds than stage 2. The stage finale should be pretty interesting tomorrow.

 

[portugal11]

I'm afraid that contador could loose time tomorrow or being envolved in a crash.

 

[Jspear]

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I wonder how Contador will lose this year lol.

If nothing is canceled he won't lose.

 

[spiritualride]

Richie Porte will be laughing his way to victory on the mountaintop finishes.
I just have a crazy feeling. His TDU performance was too good.

 

[Sciocco]

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Stage 1... is that a 1km @ 6% from 2km to go to 1km to go? How will that affect the sprint? Oddsmakers still give Kittel the best chance but with far bigger odds than stage 2. The stage finale should be pretty interesting tomorrow.

I was playing around with that on Openrunner and it looks like 50-55m in ~600m.

Red section looks decently steep on google street view.
https://www.google.com/maps/@48.807...9&pitch=0&thumbfov=100!7i13312!8i6656!5m1!1e4

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

Echelons today. Probably.

 

[Alexandre B.]

Horrible weather in Paris.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Groenewegen FTW

 

[LaFlorecita]

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Horrible weather in Paris.

Extreme weather protocol please

 

[HelloDolly]

I hope there are echelons .... I love a good echelon me

 

[Alexandre B.]

Echelons.
http://cyclingpro.net/velopro/course/paris-nice/paris-nice-premiere-etape-direct-commente/

First peloton : Dan Martin, Kristoff, Gallopin, Greipel, Gilbert, Henao, Démare, Alaphillipe, Kittel, Coquard (among others)

Bardet and Bouhanni in a third peloton

 

[DNP-Old]

Contador, Porte and Zakarin are in the second peloton.

 

[DNP-Old]

Complete first peloton: Haller, Izagirre, Tulik, Gilbert, Demare, Guarnieri, Van der Sande, Alaphilippe, Gallopin, Coquard, Wallays, Bauer, Lemoine, CImolai, Kittel, Bozic, Molard, Le Gac, Izagirre, Sarreau, Kristoff, Henao, Greipel y Bole.

Group Contador is said to be 40 seconds behind.

 

[sQiD]

TV coverage in 20 min

 

[LaFlorecita]

Blegh

 

[LaFlorecita]

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Complete first peloton: Haller, Izagirre, Tulik, Gilbert, Demare, Guarnieri, Van der Sande, Alaphilippe, Gallopin, Coquard, Wallays, Bauer, Lemoine, CImolai, Kittel, Bozic, Molard, Le Gac, Izagirre, Sarreau, Kristoff, Henao, Greipel y Bole.

Group Contador is said to be 40 seconds behind.

Henao made it without teammates?

 

[DNP-Old]

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Complete first peloton: Haller, Izagirre, Tulik, Gilbert, Demare, Guarnieri, Van der Sande, Alaphilippe, Gallopin, Coquard, Wallays, Bauer, Lemoine, CImolai, Kittel, Bozic, Molard, Le Gac, Izagirre, Sarreau, Kristoff, Henao, Greipel y Bole.

Group Contador is said to be 40 seconds behind.

Henao made it without teammates?

Rowe is there, too.

 

[Brullnux]

Wallays ftw

 

[sir fly]

So, we've missed a piece of action here, as well as yesterday.
If I could've only found France3...

 

[Alexandre B.]

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So, we've missed a piece of action here, as well as yesterday.
If I could've only found France3...

We're all on the same boat.

 

[DNP-Old]

50 seconds now between the two pelotons. Gap seems to be growing.

 

[sQiD]

All GC riders caught napping except Quick Step and Henao. They should push hard but will they resist to the peloton ? Let's see !