Paris - Nice 2021, March 7 - March 14

[Hayabusa]

Paris Nice once again interesting to the very end.

 

[Metal earth]

People aren't really cheering because he falls are they? And whether it is karma or not is up to the individual viewer to feel. If someone enjoys his misfortune, why can't people just let them have it?

Of course if the crashes were caused by another rider it's a brutal way to lose, but otherwise I think it's totally okay for people to enjoy seeing the strongest rider bottling it again.

Cycling is a brutal and demanding sport. I can't imagine enjoying riders getting hurt especially with recent emphasis on rider safety. It kind of tells a lot about what kind of person you are, enjoying the misfortune of others is just a sad viewpoint in life.

 

[RedheadDane]

Cort ahead of Laporte. And Latour in third.

 

[BlueRoads]

I wish I would get as lucky as Schachman in Paris Nice just once in my life.

I thought you're a fan of voodoo artists?

 

[Alexandre B.]

Laporte should've won that sprint, how could he messed that?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Cort ahead of Laporte. And Latour in third.

He shall be known as Lacort from now on

 

[tobydawq]

What a champ, Roglic, seeking out Schachmann to congratulate him. A bit surreal, actually.

 

[Kangaridoo]

Cycling is a brutal and demanding sport. I can't imagine enjoying riders getting hurt especially especially with recent emphasis on rider safety. It kind of tells a lot about what kind of person you are, enjoying the misfortune of others is just a sad viewpoint in life.

"Enjoying riders getting hurt" has nothing to do with it. People are enjoying the sporting outcome of the race, and you are projecting your own wish to demonize these people by vilifying them in an untruthful way.

 

[Red Rick]

I thought you're a fan of voodoo artists?

Nibali's luck is so overstated it's not even funny

 

[tobydawq]

Laporte should've won that sprint, how could he messed that?

Why should he have done that? Cort is not slower than him, I would say.

 

[Alexandre B.]

Why should he have done that? Cort is not slower than him, I would say.

He's in ideal position and starts his sprint very late.

 

[Bolder]

Great weekend of racing between this and T-A!

I like these ethical dilemmas, interesting to debate them. just another reason why cycling isn't just about getting from A to B...

I see no problem with Roglic's actions yesterday; today, it's not clear cut for me. Jumbo should have had a plan to support their leader, especially on these roads. I'd have to go back and look at the circumstances of Roglic's first chute to see if it was rider error or something unforeseen...

 

[RedheadDane]

He shall be known as Lacort from now on

I think I already dubbed him De Cort in P-N a few years back. De Lacort?

 

[Breezy1985]

Works that way for Ineos every single time tbh.

Ineos expect people to sit up for their team leader even when he is not leading. I remember awful crying when Thomas crashed into that car in the Giro

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Incredible turnaround at the end and bad luck for Roglic. Who would have thought it would happen? Yesterday he had everything and today he's left with nothing.

 

[BlueRoads]

Nibali's luck is so overstated it's not even funny

Well, I actually feel bad for Roglic. He dealt with this with a lot of style. But nonetheless Schachmann was not only lucky, he was actually very good himself, not letting Izagirre and Vlasov get past him in the end.

 

[Valv.Piti]

So, Schachmann has 2 Paris-Nice GCs. Obiovusly the guy is a good rider, but how does that happen?

 

[luckyboy]

Schachmann with a Paris-Nice that didn't finish and a Paris-Nice where he attacked the leader after he crashed.

Classy.

 

[tobydawq]

Nibali's luck is so overstated it's not even funny

Not really, no.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

So, Schachmann has 2 Paris-Nice GCs. Obiovusly the guy is a good rider, but how does that happen?

Poor fields - once due to Covid, once due to Strade Bianche - combined with a healthy dosis of luck.

Then again, he also effectively lost the second half of last season due to a stray car, so I guess his luck is really bipolar.

 

[rehy90]

Not a great precedent for the future when it comes to attacking yellow jersey after the crash/mechanical.

 

[Faserr]

So, Schachmann has 2 Paris-Nice GCs. Obiovusly the guy is a good rider, but how does that happen?

Schachmann had a lot of bad luck too.
Broke his food 2018, his hand 2019 and 2020 is collorbone while riding the Tour with it. He could only ride half a season healthy in the last 3 years. That's why he is a bit underrated in my opinion.

 

[saganftw]

Schachmann had a lot of bad luck too.
Broke his food 2018, his hand 2019 and 2020 is collorbone while riding the Tour with it. He could only ride half a season healty in the last 3 years. That's why he is a bit underrated in my opinion.

schachmann one of few people of collor in the pro cycling

 

[Rackham]

Not a great precedent for the future when it comes to attacking yellow jersey after the crash/mechanical.

On the Jumbo Twitter, they say he crashed twice.

"If" the peloton accelerated after the yellow jersey crashed a second time... I hope they believe Paris-Nice was worth it.

 

[kingjr]

Schachmann had a lot of bad luck too.
Broke his food 2018, his hand 2019 and 2020 is collorbone while riding the Tour with it. He could only ride half a season healthy in the last 3 years. That's why he is a bit underrated in my opinion.

Yeah and he got a hunger knock as a result, I remember it quite clearly.