Paris - Nice 2020, March 8 - March 15

[HelloDolly]

MAybe I wasn't live on TV

 

[Broccolidwarf]

If it wasn't 1 of the 8 it would've been as good as any Monument.

Or, we are just starved for cycling, because of all the cancellations

 

[Jagartrott]

QS dominance once again making a race boring

Erm, if you thought this stage was boring, I'm guessing you're disappointed a lot...

 

[BlueRoads]

After declaring my almost eternal love for Higuita (or something like that) I had to realise that, though it's probably tough enough for him to have to wear this, he deserves to be caught in every crosswind for showing off this terrible... something.

 

[HelloDolly]

Bardet, Potte,Latour , Jungles, Konrad & Barguil all out of GC

 

[search]

Bardet, Potte,Latour , Jungles, Konrad & Barguil all out of GC

Jungels must have had a late mechanical or crash, I guess? He finished behind Cortina and so on

 

[HelloDolly]

Still in GC : Allaphilipe, Pinot, Quintana, Benoot, Bilbao, Teuns , Higuita , Woods, Kangert AND THE SHARK

 

[Anderis]

EF have 7 riders in that group including Higuita and Kangert and so far not sighted anywhere near the front

Pretty sure they didn't have more than 5- Higuita, Woods, Kangert and TJVG judging by final results with Craddock barely hanging onto the group and then dropping.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Pretty sure they didn't have more than 5- Higuita, Woods, Kangert and TJVG judging by final results with Craddock barely hanging onto the group and then dropping.

Bettiol and Scully were both in that group after Ala and Benoot went clear

 

[BlueRoads]

Alaphilippe looked strong considering the rain.

 

[Faserr]

Still in GC : Allaphilipe, Pinot, Quintana, Benoot, Bilbao, Teuns , Higuita , Woods, Kangert AND THE SHARK

And Schachmann. He is not the favorite for the hill top finish, but normally he wont't loose much. Alaphilippe and Teuns looked also strong today and they can both time trial well.

 

[movingtarget]

Bardet, Potte,Latour , Jungles, Konrad & Barguil all out of GC

Like a who's who of disappointing performances !

 

[Breezy1985]

Still in GC : Allaphilipe, Pinot, Quintana, Benoot, Bilbao, Teuns , Higuita , Woods, Kangert AND THE SHARK

Quintana taking advantage of crosswinds has happened before but Pinot wow.
What a strange and beautiful day

 

[HelloDolly]

And Schachmann. He is not the favorite for the hill top finish, but normally he wont't loose much. Alaphilippe and Teuns looked also strong today and they can both time trial well.

Emmm I dont see Schacmann near Quintana or Pinot or Niabli next Saturday

 

[sir fly]

RhD brought up an interesting point earlier on, considering the circumstances the race could be ridden like every stage is the last one.

 

[Jagartrott]

Emmm I dont see Schacmann near Quintana or Pinot or Niabli next Saturday

You're right, safety first - it's better to keep a bit of distance these days.

 

[Anderis]

Bettiol and Scully were both in that group after Ala and Benoot went clear

I couldn't see them but if you insist they were there, then I guess they must have been shot after chasing the original 16 and drop from the group well before the end of the stage. Scully finished at 97th place 9 minutes down.

 

[tobydawq]

Emmm I dont see Schacmann near Quintana or Pinot or Niabli next Saturday

But he can get a lot of time in the TT and get plenty of bonus seconds. Then limit his losses on stage 7.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

But he can get a lot of time in the TT and get plenty of bonus seconds. Then limit his losses on stage 7.

A "lot" is debatable. We'll see. He was one second faster than Lopez in Algarve and Quintana beat Bernal in the Colombian ITT.

 

[Rollthedice]

Barguil kicked out of the race for drafting.

 

[Breezy1985]

Barguil kicked out of the race for drafting.

What a silly thing to risk on stage 1

 

[sir fly]

What a silly thing to risk on stage 1

It was probably necessary in order to connect with any group.
Even with it he ended 15 minutes behind.
Riding alone in that weather would've been devastating.

Didn't see it coming although was pretty flagrant.

 

[Jungle Cycle]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1236681214204968961

View: https://twitter.com/CiclismoInter/status/1236681214204968961/photo/1

 

[tobydawq]

A "lot" is debatable. We'll see. He was one second faster than Lopez in Algarve and Quintana beat Bernal in the Colombian ITT.

I know, he disappointed me in Algarve. But this TT seems more comparable to the one in Itzulia last year where he obliterated the opposition.

 

[Son of Amsterhammer]

What a great stage. Hopefully we'll get more...before the race is cancelled!