Paris - Nice 2021, March 7 - March 14

[RedheadDane]

Maybe he is confused about whether he is Matteo Jorgenson or Mathias Jørgensen.

He looks like Matteo Jorgenson.
He's listed on all the startlists as Matteo Jorgenson.
I'm gonna wager that he is, in fact, Matteo Jorgenson.

 

[Earns1985]

I think at one of the first stages we will see echelons like the other years with significant impact on the GC.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

He looks like Matteo Jorgenson.
He's listed on all the startlists as Matteo Jorgenson.
I'm gonna wager that he is, in fact, Matteo Jorgenson.

Maybe you're not confused, but that doesn't mean that Mattioas Jørgenson isn't.

 

[Lequack]

Richie Porte apparently braking records on Strava as well

 

[SafeBet]

Nice course but a super-weak GC field.

I was checking the provisional startlist and, while it's not as stacked as in some other years, there's definitely enough talent:
For GC you have: Roglic/Kruijswijk/Bennett vs TGH/Porte + G. Martin, Vlasov, Hindley, Schachmann, Gaudu, McNulty and a number of outsiders.

The thing is most of today's biggest cycling stars (Pogacar, Van Aert, Alaphilippe, Van der Poel?, Ganna) will ride Tirreno-Adriatico.
The Greatest will be at PN though.

 

[gregrowlerson]

I was checking the provisional startlist and, while it's not as stacked as in some other years, there's definitely enough talent:
For GC you have: Roglic/Kruijswijk/Bennett vs TGH/Porte + G. Martin, Vlasov, Hindley, Schachmann, Gaudu, McNulty and a number of outsiders.

The thing is most of today's biggest cycling stars (Pogacar, Van Aert, Alaphilippe, Van der Poel?, Ganna) will ride Tirreno-Adriatico.
The Greatest will be at PN though.

Probably a case of the anglo Saxons being underrated again by anyone who considers this a weak field.

 

[BlueRoads]

I suppose this year with the gravel in the Giro and a lot of great climbers doing the Giro more GC riders than usual do Strade, and then with Strade and MSR it's almost impossible to do P-N as well, especially in these Covid times.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

I was checking the provisional startlist and, while it's not as stacked as in some other years, there's definitely enough talent:
For GC you have: Roglic/Kruijswijk/Bennett vs TGH/Porte + G. Martin, Vlasov, Hindley, Schachmann, Gaudu, McNulty and a number of outsiders.

The thing is most of today's biggest cycling stars (Pogacar, Van Aert, Alaphilippe, Van der Poel?, Ganna) will ride Tirreno-Adriatico.
The Greatest will be at PN though.

Two thirds of last years Tour podium, first and second at last year’s Giro... and there are complaints about the GC field? Its not a Tour level field but it’s good by almost any other race’s standards.

And the sprinter field is superb.

The actual weakness is in the puncheurs and classics department. Which is unfortunate because PN usually suits those guys. It just makes more sense for them to be in Italy at the moment.

 

[repre]

McNulty will top-3 this with ITT and without monster mountain stage

 

[Lequack]

McNulty will top-3 this with ITT and without monster mountain stage

 

[Offline]

McNulty will top-3 this with ITT and without monster mountain stage

Been thinking the same

 

[Koronin]

Yes, but why does he look so surprised/confused, though?

Because he wasn't expecting to be a race leader yet? More likely because these are the fun photos they do before the season starts.

 

[Oliver]

Is Haig confirmed for Parijs-Nice?

 

[johnymax]

Is Haig confirmed for Parijs-Nice?

He is listed on the official website start list, so I'd say yes

 

[wheresmybrakes]

Is this the real thread or is it the other one?

 

[RedheadDane]

Is this the real thread or is it the other one?

This is the official Paris-Nice Thread. The other thread is the official Not Moving Along Thread.

And I just noticed that B&B has gone full Cyril!

• COQUARD Bryan
• HIVERT Jonathan
• PACHER Quentin
• BARTHE Cyril
• GAUTIER Cyril
• LEMOINE Cyril
• LECROQ Jérémy

 

[johnymax]

Is anybody doing Paris-Nice after riding Strade Bianche?

 

[Netserk]

Bilbao, I think.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Bilbao, I think.

He has been removed from the start list.

 

[tobydawq]

Is anybody doing Paris-Nice after riding Strade Bianche?

No.

 

[Bolder]

This is the official Paris-Nice Thread. The other thread is the official Not Moving Along Thread.

And I just noticed that B&B has gone full Cyril!

• COQUARD Bryan
• HIVERT Jonathan
• PACHER Quentin
• BARTHE Cyril
• GAUTIER Cyril
• LEMOINE Cyril
• LECROQ Jérémy

Serial Cyrils?

 

[Sciatic]

Serial Cyrils?

Cyrreal

 

[Pantani_lives]

It seems to be Jumbo vs. Ineos. Other candidates are Vlasov, Schachmann and Gaudu. I wonder what Ineos will do if Dennis takes the leader's jersey.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

This is the official Paris-Nice Thread. The other thread is the official Not Moving Along Thread.

And I just noticed that B&B has gone full Cyril!

• COQUARD Bryan
• HIVERT Jonathan
• PACHER Quentin
• BARTHE Cyril
• GAUTIER Cyril
• LEMOINE Cyril
• LECROQ Jérémy

I think they message each other in Cyrillic.

 

[Publiuszam]

GCN preview. I love GCN, the Italian one is even better.

View: https://youtu.be/roX3uOW4G-g