Paris - Nice 2021, March 7 - March 14

[Berflamand]

Oliver Naesen got the combativity award today for being the instigator of 'the Great Belgian Escape'.

He said he couldn't take every Belgian so he decided to only contact the 70kg+ riders. Every rider he contacted joined his group. When they were caught the climbers types like Benoot, Teuns and De Plus were disappointed not to have been invited. At least according to Naesen himself.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

*Mørkøv. Or 'Morkov' if you don't have a 'ø'; ends in a 'v'.

Actually the Danish letter "ø" translates into "oe" in English, so the correct English spelling of his name is "Moerkoev"

 

[Broccolidwarf]

He got Cort behind (him).

If you are close to Cort in a bunch sprint, you have definitely gotten your positioning wrong - he is arguably the worst in the peloton at fighting for position

 

[jmdirt]

I disagree with Bennett. As long as its done safely, disrupting sprint trains IS part of sprinting.

 

[Lequack]

Hoping for a speedy recovery

 

[hayneplane]

Awful stage. Total snoozefest made bearable only by the fact I was watching on record after coming home from work so could zap it forward at high speed.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Demare relegated for trying to stick the nut on a Bora guy nearly 2km from the finish. Weird behaviour.

 

[Bonimenier]

Demare relegated for trying to stick the nut on a Bora guy nearly 2km from the finish. Weird behaviour.

Losing that 13th place surely must hurt.

 

[Jungle Cycle]

what a shame he can't start tomorrow..

https://twitter.com/x/status/1370199804156944385

View: https://twitter.com/grahamwatson10/status/1370199804156944385


Tondo at the line was very stylish

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcpYcjmmShU

 

[jaylew]

Nice to see Bouhanni is alive, but did anyone at all think for even a split second that he was going to come around Bennett?

I certainly didn't. He said he had a problem with his gears in the end but I don't think it would have mattered one bit. Good to see him up there, though. Been awhile since we've seen top Bouhanni.

 

[RedheadDane]

Now, how did that Big Belgian Boys' Big Belgian Breakaway happen?

11 Belgians go Belgianing outside Belgium - CyclingTips

NOTE: This might not be factually accurate.

 

[CyclistA+]

Some very challenging stages on this edition.

 

[search]

the new profile for Sunday (stage will finish in Levens instead of Nice) is on Tissot already, and looks pretty bad. Three laps over Cote de Levens

Official Website | Tissot Timing

Discover and follow all the results of the most important cycling competitions on the official Tissot Timing website.

www.tissottiming.com

Also tomorrow they scrapped like 50k, but at least the finishing climb will be still there

 

[Breezy1985]

I disagree with Bennett. As long as its done safely, disrupting sprint trains IS part of sprinting.

Disrupting is but I do think a few guys over stepped the "disrupting". Getting between him and his train is one thing but yesterday came close to causing crashes

 

[hayneplane]

the new profile for Sunday (stage will finish in Levens instead of Nice) is on Tissot already, and looks pretty bad. Three laps over Cote de Levens

Official Website | Tissot Timing

Discover and follow all the results of the most important cycling competitions on the official Tissot Timing website.

www.tissottiming.com

Also tomorrow they scrapped like 50k, but at least the finishing climb will be still there

It wont affect the race win this year as only a crash would deny Roglic from here but those stages look horrible. Ridiculous from the Nice Officials.

 

[Publiuszam]

Tondo at the line was very stylish

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcpYcjmmShU
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He was always very stylish on the bike and off the bike. It's 10 years already since he went to the great beyond...time flies by so fast.

 

[Ulle97]

I really like how Paris-Nice have finishes at smaller summits like Chiroubles, Mont Brouilly or Mont Faron.
Is there ever a chance the Tour de France would have a finish at similar venues?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

If they'd done the Levens circuit in the opposite direction it would still be a decent stage, now the sprinters might get another opportunity instead...

 

[Lequack]

Yeah, they really butchered the last stage. It used to be a stage which saw some GC action always, now it's just another Bennet day. Eh.

Before:

After:

 

[roundabout]

Very symbolic that instead of the usual stage it's 3 climbs of the Cote de Duranus

 

[Lequack]

After a crash Brandon McNulty, 3rd of GC and white jersey is forced to quit
Kaden Groves (Team BikeExchange) has also abandoned the race.

More:

Paris-Nice stage 6 - live coverage

A day for attackers on the road to Biot

www.cyclingnews.com

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

After a crash Brandon McNulty, 3rd of GC and white jersey is forced to quit
Kaden Groves (Team BikeExchange) has also abandoned the race.

More:

Paris-Nice stage 6 - live coverage

A day for attackers on the road to Biot

www.cyclingnews.com

that sucks

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Yeah, they really butchered the last stage. It used to be a stage which saw some GC action always, now it's just another Bennet day. Eh.

Before:

After:

That also sucks.

 

[Bolder]

I actually feel really bad for Nacer at this point.

So simple for Bennett, but not really. Re his complaints, I saw that at about 2.5 km to go, he was shoved off the DQS train and had to go around a few riders to get back on after a head/shoulder butt.

Demare is not at last fall's level for sure.

 

[repre]

After a crash Brandon McNulty, 3rd of GC and white jersey is forced to quit
Kaden Groves (Team BikeExchange) has also abandoned the race.

More:

Paris-Nice stage 6 - live coverage

A day for attackers on the road to Biot

www.cyclingnews.com

nice, another doomed CQ season