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

[Samu Cuenca]

The BEX riders should be wearing their rain jackets all the time.

 

[RedheadDane]

Does it mean the bigger group has around a minute?

The Roglic group - with Yates - has about a minute to a bigger group - with Yates. Easy-peasy.

 

[Escarabajo]

Why would Nairo want to work with Wout? that is crazy. They need to let Wout do all the work 100%.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Yates group caught by a bigger group.
Roglic group has around a minutes.

Absorbed like a sponge.

 

[Ripper]

Well, there is no massive need to Wout to do more than control. Not like Roglic is leading by 2 seconds

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Why would Nairo want to work with Wout? that is crazy. They need to let Wout do all the work 100%.

I mean, you can’t blame Wout for chancing his arm and asking the others to be suckers, but… yeah.

 

[Escarabajo]

I don't understand why riders don't prevent the freezing conditions at the top. It makes my head spin why they are not prepared. Now riders with the hands freezing!

 

[Salvarani]

I mean, you can’t blame Wout for chancing his arm and asking the others to be suckers, but… yeah.

I mean... cant blame them for wanting to get to the finish faster in this weather.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

I’d guess this is going to be a pretty cautiously taken descent given the conditions and the proximity of Van Aert’s season targets

 

[Bolder]

Second groupe can bring this back if they are willing to work. Not sure if they are though.

 

[Escarabajo]

Now they go through Nice and if you are not in either of the front groups you must be so tempted to just go straight to the hotel!!

 

[CyclistAbi]

Van Aert feeding Rogla. Beautiful family.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Second groupe can bring this back if they are willing to work. Not sure if they are though.

they can, because nobody in the front group is going to risk the first half of their season on the descent. but these guys all got easily dropped on the penultimate climb and I suspect that they will all be resigned to getting dropped again on the last one anyway and that wont exactly encourage them to take risks either

 

[Red Rick]

Van Aert might win the stage if he is pacing calmly now. Even if he drops on Col dEze he can probably come back on the descent

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Lol nice by Simon Y

 

[CyclistAbi]

Yates and Martinez gifted with some bonus seconds.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Does he get UCI points for that or something, BEX are in a bit of trouble.

 

[Red Rick]

Van Aert looking at Roglic
Roglic: "Do I look green to you?"

 

[Salvarani]

Martinez flat...

 

[KZD]

Ineos doesn't have any luck this year not that I complain

 

[Netserk]

Podium for Nairo.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Quintana and Martinez look a little uncomfortable on this descent compared to the other three

 

[CyclistAbi]

Worst time possible for Martinez.

 

[Salvarani]

Get off the bike Martinez... much easier for the mechanic

 

[CyclistAbi]

Hopefully pace to not be brutal on Col d'Èze for van Aert to push through and after for Rogla to be his lead out man.