Paris-Nice 2023, March 5-12

[Samamba]

If De Lie doesn't lose 3 or 4 positions in the 2nd to last corner, he might've won, although his sprint also looked that fast cause he was sprinting out of the wind. Hard to say how it would've been in the wind.

 

[HelloDolly]

Tadej is playing the same game against Jonas at the Tour, he hasn't learned.

Not that the same as this is only one week

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Already stage 1 of Paris-Nice is better than Strade Bianche

 

[SafeBet]

If Kooij is to secure any GT spot he's gonna need to start winning stages like this.

There's an easier way: go to a different team.

 

[Netserk]

Finish photo:

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Never change Tadej

Great work from QS to set up Merlier's win. If De Lie was better placed, I think he would have won this, much faster than Kooij for example.

Coming from behind, using the slipstream of guys going 70kmh gives a significant advantage. We've seen this dozens of times. Doesn't mean he would have won if he were up front instead.

 

[Lequack]

I'm so used to all Belgians riders speaking Dutch, was surprising to hear De Lie speaking French.

 

[DNP-Old]

I'm so used to all Belgians riders speaking Dutch, was surprising to hear De Lie speaking French.

A Walloon speaking French, who would have thought?

 

[Wyndbrook]

Tadej is playing the same game against Jonas at the Tour, he hasn't learned.

And long may doesn't, it's much more fun this way.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Teddy couldn't help himself on those monstrous hills, could he? He gained 6 seconds over Vinge though. The latter wasn't willing to cooperate and give Teddy another bonus at the finish, how surprising!

 

[tobydawq]

Bit weird to be annoying by someone else wearing a mask...

Break almost caught.

I am annoyed, not annoying.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

I'm so used to all Belgians riders speaking Dutch, was surprising to hear De Lie speaking French.

Nice of Belgians to just learn to speak other people's languages instead of making their own

 

[Filippo_3467]

Lovely work by Quickstep making the hyped Bora train do the work.

Quick Step dominated that finale, so the win was well deserved.

van Poppel again with a perfect leadout giving Bennett the perfect timing to go the shortest way to the line, but in the end he's lucky to get 2nd against out of position sprinters. 2nd place isn't bad but like in UAE he can't win even with perfect teamwork from his leadout. I would like to see Meeus getting chances with a proper leadout as he looked really strong in his sprints this year but without a leadout often came from a very unfavourable position.

Bennett at the Tour is at the moment not a sure thing in my opinion. But Merlier... he could be selected pver Jakobsen but let's for T-A. But the case is getting stronger if Jakobsen can't produce a win there against the weaker field. He maybe only got one shot at a real sprint, as the other stages will be probable more likely to go to a van Aert or Girmay.

 

[RedheadDane]

I am annoyed, not annoying.

Yes, you are.
I might have forgotten to change the ending of the word.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Tadej is playing the same game against Jonas at the Tour, he hasn't learned.

It's a one week race. Did you see Tirreno last year? Pog was wasting energy almost every day and still had the power to crush Carpegna at the end. Those 6 seconds may actually matter, especially if he loses some time (but not much) in the TTT.

 

[tobydawq]

Already stage 1 of Paris-Nice is better than Strade Bianche

No it wasn't.

 

[Lequack]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1632412982205358081

View: https://twitter.com/faustocoppi60/status/1632412982205358081

 

[KZD]

Coming from behind, using the slipstream of guys going 70kmh gives a significant advantage. We've seen this dozens of times. Doesn't mean he would have won if he were up front instead.

Well at least when De Lie launched his sprint, he wasn't on anyone's slipstream, then he benefitted a bit from Pedresen as he got closer to the finish line.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

A Walloon speaking French, who would have thought?

His grandparents came from Antwerp and moved to Wallonia. He speaks Dutch well enough.

I'm so used to all Belgians riders speaking Dutch, was surprising to hear De Lie speaking French.

Most Belgian cyclists speak both languages and better than most of their countrymen.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Well at least when De Lie launched his sprint, he wasn't on anyone's slipstream, then he benefitted a bit from Pedresen as he got closer to the finish line.

Ofcourse he was. He had huge drafting advantages.

 

[Samamba]

Well at least when De Lie launched his sprint, he wasn't on anyone's slipstream, then he benefitted a bit from Pedresen as he got closer to the finish line.

You think you don't have drafting when you're sprinting a few meters behind 4 guys? De Lie's sprint definitely looked better cause he wasn't sprinting in the wind till the last 20m, you also don't see him coming closer once he hits the wind. You simply can't say if he would've won if he was in a good position.

 

[Unchained]

I'm so used to all Belgians riders speaking Dutch, was surprising to hear De Lie speaking French.

In a tiny country, the size of a postage stamp it's always strange when you go from Flemish speaking to French part of the country.
I certainly can't, don't speak for all Americans, but the general ability to speak English by all is absolutely amazing!! People have given me directions and used words like " perhaps " and said things like " an alternative to your current route " on a country farm road in Belgium..blows me away thinking about it!! And for riders to get interviewed, just a few minutes after a multi hour hard pro race and answer questions in multiple languages, is ultra impressive to me..

 

[titan31]

If Kooij is to secure any GT spot he's gonna need to start winning stages like this.

I don't think he has any shot of a spot there at Jumbo. Its one day races and the smaller stage races really.

 

[yaco]

Powless has become such a great rider.

It was a dumb move by Powless and a waste of energy.

 

[Lequack]

A lot of people were on the climbs

https://twitter.com/x/status/1632420796705517573

View: https://twitter.com/AubryFabrice/status/1632420796705517573?s=20