Paris - Nice 2021, March 7 - March 14

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Richie Porte apparently braking records on Strava as well

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Sep 2, 2011
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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.
 
Aug 6, 2010
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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.
 
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Aug 18, 2010
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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.
 
May 3, 2010
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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.
 
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