Paris-Nice 2022 (03/06 - 03/13)

[YavorD]

Simon Yates must be the most random cyclist in the peloton.
In his day he can be very good TTer and the best climber.. When he is off, he can be terrible. Thing is you never know who is gonna show.

About Jumbo, completely expected performance 1-2 was pretty much locked for WVA and Roglic an Denis seemed to save himself (??) for the TT.

 

[Velolover2]

In a Grand Tour, tomorrow would be the perfect breakaway stage.

But I think it will be a 10-riders sprint between Roglic and Wout.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Perfect breakaway stage ahead tomorrow indeed.

P.S. For JV.

 

[Lequack]

 

[search]

should be a fun stage tomorrow, especially now that Turini is unsure. Would be surprised not to see Quintana in the attack on the Col de la Mure

 

[Lequack]

So 1-2-3 for Jumbo again, this is sick. Pogi had better target Giro this year - he's pretty good in Italian races.

View: https://youtu.be/8EucmIcIzBY

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Simon Yates must be the most random cyclist in the peloton.
In his day he can be very good TTer and the best climber.. When he is off, he can be terrible. Thing is you never know who is gonna show.

Simon Yates is like a box of chocolates.

 

[Big Doopie]

Probably you are right.

Even in JV‘s greatest moments, we have to remember that there is someone out there who is even better: Pogacar…

And even if their team is better, it will just be a rehash of 2020. Pog sitting in their train. Train only works in mountains if you have the guy who can do the last attack…

 

[CyclistAbi]

Some of you seem rather sure about that. But i think i do understand from where you are coming from. Roglič has six racing days in 2022 and still no wins. Add his 3 teammates wins on top of that.

 

[Lequack]

Trentin out

https://twitter.com/x/status/1501833743698378752

View: https://twitter.com/TeamEmiratesUAE/status/1501833743698378752

 

[Lequack]

Gino Mader also out

https://twitter.com/x/status/1501829122737197057

View: https://twitter.com/BHRVictorious/status/1501829122737197057

 

[SafeBet]

Trentin out

https://twitter.com/x/status/1501833743698378752

View: https://twitter.com/TeamEmiratesUAE/status/1501833743698378752

Post-concussive symptoms... not good. Hopefully he'll be ok for Sanremo and the cobble classics.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Simon Yates is like a box of chocolates.

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[BigCoward]

Simon Yates is like a box of chocolates.

I hate that quote. Every box of chocolates I've ever had tells you what they are. It's stupid.

 

[Lequack]

Follow the presentation of stage 5, live from Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1501837765264171008

View: https://twitter.com/ParisNice/status/1501837765264171008?s=20&t=WkCGbYqTTX4RhT8xtlJP3Q

 

[Eclipse]

Today's profile looks fun but I'm a bit nervous that JV are just too strong for anyone to even bother trying anything.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Gino Mader also out

https://twitter.com/x/status/1501829122737197057

View: https://twitter.com/BHRVictorious/status/1501829122737197057

Sucks, but Colbrelli already had to quit with Bronchitis, so it's probably going around in the team...

 

[Remy55]

Also Politt out. Bora with only 5 riders remaining, no more support for Vlasov.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1501850160137224193

View: https://twitter.com/BORAhansgrohe/status/1501850160137224193?s=20&t=QI5zM991p7M2tEzFFinkhA

 

[Berflamand]

Seems like the Jumbo domination has made the whole peloton sick.

List of DNS today (so far):

Trentin
Lampaert
Stybar
Mäder
Powless
Piccoli
Hagen
Van Asbroeck
Capiot
Politt
Champoussin
Groenewegen
Sbaragli
Vermaercke

Israel is down to 1 man (Hugo Houle)

 

[Roku]

Today's profile looks fun but I'm a bit nervous that JV are just too strong for anyone to even bother trying anything.

I don't think they are that strong. Teunissen and Laporte should be gone as soon as they start pushing on the climbs, and Van Hooydonck not much later. Dennis is a bit of a gamble, he could either be dropped with the sprinters or drop Simon Yates himself.

If i were INEOS, i would try to push on the first climb, which is right after the start, and send Van Baarle and Martinez in the break. It is feasible to force them to at least sacrifice Van Aert. If they wait until the final climb in each stage, Jumbo is going to secure 1-2.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

If I was preparing here for the classics, I would DNS today to prevent catching whatever bug is going around the peloton, could be a struggle for all those who have fallen ill to be at 100% in two weeks unfortunately...

 

[search]

Sucks, but Colbrelli already had to quit with Bronchitis, so it's probably going around in the team...

same for Ag2r. Champoussin is the next not to start, after O'Connor yesterday. Also Vaughters tweeted that plenty of the EF guys are sick

 

[hayneplane]

I hate that quote. Every box of chocolates I've ever had tells you what they are. It's stupid.

more like a bag of Revels then where its impossible from the outside to tell which one they are.

 

[sir fly]

If I was preparing here for the classics, I would DNS today to prevent catching whatever bug is going around the peloton, could be a struggle for all those who have fallen ill to be at 100% in two weeks unfortunately...

Different kinds of reasons are forcing them out.

The profile alone should be enough to break the bunch into pieces.
The harder they ride the better.

 

[Berflamand]

Seems like the Jumbo domination has made the whole peloton sick.

List of DNS today (so far):

Trentin
Lampaert
Stybar
Mäder
Powless
Piccoli
Hagen
Van Asbroeck
Capiot
Politt
Champoussin
Groenewegen
Sbaragli
Vermaercke

Israel is down to 1 man (Hugo Houle)

+ Rickaert
Bissegger
Keukeleire
Vine

18 DNS in total