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

[RedheadDane]

Before they actually reach the finish line we won't know for sure if it will be in Nice, or if they have to shorten the stage for some reason.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZBKFoeDKJo&ab_channel=pieandjoe1

Unless there's a landslide, I doubt they'd shorten it during the stage.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Unless there's a landslide, I doubt they'd shorten it during the stage.

It is raining, so who knows?
Not that I in any way hope it happens.

 

[OlavEH]

Have they always appoached Col d'Eze from the west in PN? And then descended to Eze and along M6007? Never used the southern approach like this?

Southern route map

 

[Landeirovic]

What we can expect from Duo Almeida and Mcnulty today? Can Almeida go on break or try climb 2 places in gc. Can Mcnulty go for the stage win?

 

[Netserk]

Have they always appoached Col d'Eze from the west in PN? And then descended to Eze and along M6007? Never used the southern approach like this?

Southern route map

I don’t think they have ever taken that route, no.

 

[RedheadDane]

It is raining, so who knows?
Not that I in any way hope it happens.

Are you expecting it?

 

[Samamba]

De La Cruz DNS

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Are you expecting it?

Not really.

 

[tobydawq]

De La Cruz DNS

He usually wins this stage.

 

[RedheadDane]

Looks like Felline has joined Houle's "Lonely Boys' Club."

 

[OlavEH]

I don’t think they have ever taken that route, no.

Okay, that was what I thought. I was looking at the profiles for the last 20 versions now. For the first decade in the 2000s they used the combo of Porte, La Turbie from the west then descended to Nice and climbed Eze from the west. And the last decade first the combo of Chateauneuf-Calaison-Peille before different takes of Eze or Quatre Chemins from the west? An interesting alternative to these would be La Turbie from La Trinité, descend to Cap d'Ail and then climb Eze they way I described in the privious post.

 

[limak_]

One life wisdom quote from Roglic this morning, after he was asked if he was thinking about the last stage of PN '21 before the start of today's stage:

"The past doesn't decide your future. We take something out of it, we learn and then we go."

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxKaGZ2JmEg&ab_channel=CyclingProNet

 

[Netserk]

Okay, that was what I thought. I was looking at the profiles for the last 20 versions now. For the first decade in the 2000s they used the combo of Porte, La Turbie from the west then descended to Nice and climbed Eze from the west. And the last decade first the combo of Chateauneuf-Calaison-Peille before different takes of Eze or Quatre Chemins from the west? An interesting alternative to these would be La Turbie from La Trinité, descend to Cap d'Ail and then climb Eze they way I described in the privious post.

Like this (from page 2)?

An alternative would be to have the Eze TT back, but as the penultimate stage (with a difficult final stage as has been the norm in the past two decades).

[...]

Sunday: Nice -> Nice

 

[OlavEH]

Like this (from page 2)?

Yep, something like that. Is that Madone is as the third last climb? And the penultimate climb is?

 

[Netserk]

Yep, something like that. Is that Madone is as the third last climb? And the penultimate climb is?

Saint-Roch and Peille (like in 2015). Link

 

[Red Rick]

Imagine staying in the race and then getting dropped on the first climb of the day

 

[Netserk]

I take it the two in front of JV are the break so far, or did they sprint for the points?

"Côte de Levens
14:35

1. Pacher, 5 pts
2. Fraile, 3 pts
3. Dennis, 2 pts
4. Van Aert, 1 pt"

 

[yaco]

Simon Yates said in his post race interview that everyone was totally on the limit, apart from roglic who was barely breathing. He doesn't think he can take the lead from Roglic today and will be more interested in defending against martinez

BEX has sold Yates up the river - Three non-starters today which leaves BEX with a team of two for the final stage - Yates will need to be vigilant and require a dose of luck.

 

[Netserk]

Van Aert out in front, Dennis staying put near Rogla.

Or not.

 

[RedheadDane]

BEX has sold Yates up the river - Three non-starters today which leaves BEX with a team of two for the final stage - Yates will need to be vigilant and require a dose of luck.

Still twice as many as Israel PT and Astana...

 

[sir fly]

Still twice as many as Israel PT and Astana...

BEX equals IPT and Astana put together

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Astana managed to get Felline up the road, so BEX have no excuses (unless they have secretly employed Felline for the day).

 

[Netserk]

Both Fraile and Amador were part of the 10 rider attack, but has been reeled in by Jumbo.

 

[Netserk]

Van Aert was 2nd on Châteauneuf and leads the peloton on the descent.

 

[Carols]

Still twice as many as Israel PT and Astana...

Neither of those teams are in 2nd place on GC! Yates is!