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

[Velolover2]

They have to keep on the pressure on Jumbo. This is not enough.

 

[Gargamel35]

Don't know why most of the peloton has decided to take a nap today, could at bare minimum have put Roglic under pressure if anyone wanted to help Arkéa...

Maybe Roglič looks too good and guys would just drop themselfs.

 

[sir fly]

Despite being the first mountain stage and coming after the tt underwhelming a bit.
It's a weeklong race not a GT.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

You also just know not racing today will blow up in people's (especially the Yates') faces when Turini is scrapped.

 

[Samamba]

You also just know not racing today will blow up in people's (especially the Yates') faces when Turini is scrapped.

Simon is 2nd in GC after this stage so I wouldn't say that's bad.

 

[Velolover2]

Man that is a big GC group. Wout can still come back.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

I love guillaume martin

 

[Devil's Elbow]

McNulty has taken 40 seconds on the peloton on this climb, says so much about the racing attitude today.

 

[Valv.Piti]

I guess Quintana didnt feel well? Didn't really expect anything from those other guys.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Fortgot Almeida was racing here

 

[JosefK]

McNulty has taken 40 seconds on the peloton on this climb, says so much about the racing attitude today.

Rohan looks like he's on a training ride.

 

[Velolover2]

It's actually shocking that McNulty has no WT wins yet after his 2021 and early 2022 season.

 

[Samamba]

Looks like Vanhoucke is still horrible at descending

 

[Devil's Elbow]

How bad of a descender do you have to be to get dropped when the gradient is about 5%?

 

[saunaking]

I love guillaume martin

not me. king of the pointless moves

 

[Samamba]

How bad of a descender do you have to be to get dropped when the gradient is about 5%?

He lost his balls after crashing 3 times in the Vuelta last year. Before he was fine, now it's just horrible.

 

[Velolover2]

Wonder if something can happen on the last climb.

It's basically Cipressa.. so I guess not.

 

[Samamba]

not me. king of the pointless moves

I do agree that those moves are only possible because noone cares about him as he's always already way back in GC. But I wouldn't call them pointless cause he'll get a free top 10 out of it and that's some serious points for Cofidis.

 

[johnymax]

I told you guys. Quintana only attacks in small races against weaker riders or when he knows he is by far the strongest. Today was a perfect opportunity. Jumbo folded as soon as his team upped the pace a little. He is far behind and has nothing to lose. His team was riding a strong pace for a couple of kms on a hard climb and...nothing happened, not a single attack. At least try and see if your opponent has a bad day, you never know. I am disappointed. Why on Earth did he even put his team in front? To drop Laporte and Van Aert? Meh

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I hope Guillaume Martin names his children Chasse, Patate and Martin.

 

[JosefK]

Is McNulty getting a bit of a draft from the camera bike?

 

[Samamba]

I hope Guillaume Martin names his children Chasse, Patate and Martin.

He's a minute clear and has a teammate with him? He's literally getting into the top 10 after this. How he always does it in stage races. He's not good, but he keeps attacking till the main guys let him have his top 10.

 

[noob]

Fortgot Almeida was racing here

I thought they were racing for him, but I don't understand if he was held up by the first McNulty crash or something? He's really nowhere so far.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

He's a minute clear and has a teammate with him? He's literally getting into the top 10 after this. How he always does it in stage races. He's not good, but he keeps attacking till the main guys let him have his top 10.

Honestly think half the peloton don't realise Martin has a) attacked and b) gained a minute after they went into hibernation.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

He's a minute clear and has a teammate with him? He's literally getting into the top 10 after this.

Sure, but being in between the peloton and the leading rider(s) is still the man's speciality.