Paris-Nice 2023, March 5-12

[Bolder]

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

Not necessarily. He could get KOM points at the very least.

I've ridden that little climb dozens of times. It's the best place to attack before 17 Turns. The problem is that there's a lot of wide straight road between the two climbs.

 

[Wyndbrook]

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

She, but if you don't try, more fun though.

 

[Nick2413]

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

He was hoping for someone to go with. A small group could’ve worked together and stayed away.

 

[Unchained]

Everybody knows that the only reason that Belgians win all the time is because they have the best Doner kebab, frites and curry ketchup.. take that away and they are off the back..

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Big props to Guarnelec to finish the stage. I was sure his collage bone went bust in that crash.

 

[Extinction]

He was hoping for someone to go with. A small group could’ve worked together and stayed away.

He tried, in other words, folly though it was, however, being crazy is only to be applauded.

 

[fmk_RoI]

I was sure his collage bone went bust in that crash.

I quite like the idea of a collage bone, myself. A bone that's been broken and put together so many times it looks like something your six-year-old brought home from art class.

 

[Lequack]

 

[Peyroteo94]

It is so annoying to see Pogacar without a good team for the TTT and if you compare with jumbo, they will loose at least 45 seconds there.

 

[yaco]

He was hoping for someone to go with. A small group could’ve worked together and stayed away.

You would not stay away when the following climb was easier than the one he attacked on. 110 riders finished on the same time which indicates there was plenty of firepower in the peleton.

 

[RedheadDane]

I quite like the idea of a collage bone, myself. A bone that's been broken and put together so many times it looks like something your six-year-old brought home from art class.

I think there might be quite a few (current and former) pros with collage bones.

 

[search]

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

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

They still added subtitles on Sporza last week when he answered in Dutch . Was quite funny to see. It didn't sound that bad.

 

[Lequack]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1632363909859405825

View: https://twitter.com/eurosport/status/1632363909859405825

I guess Jumbo is still being really careful, not wanting Vinge to catch anything

https://twitter.com/x/status/1632414049991270401

View: https://twitter.com/faustocoppi60/status/1632414049991270401

https://twitter.com/x/status/1632362645658402817

View: https://twitter.com/Sheep_in_fog/status/1632362645658402817

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

They still added subtitles on Sporza last week when he answered in Dutch . Was quite funny to see. It didn't sound that bad.

That's completely meaningless on VRT. Basically every Dutch/Flemish tv show, interview.... is being subtitled. Only the news broadcast and a few other things don't get subtitles. Currently looking at "Het Verhaal van Vlaanderen" which has university professors as commentators and a professional actor to tell the story... every word is subtitled.

They used to do this for heavy local accents and dialects, because there are some parts of Flanders where people have a congenital birth defect that leads to speech impediment. So they started subtitling that, but then those people got offended, and so they started subtitling everyone.

 

[Poursuivant]

It is so annoying to see Pogacar without a good team for the TTT and if you compare with jumbo, they will loose at least 45 seconds there.

Maybe he will lose a lot of time but it will be great for the race

 

[staubsauger]

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

Even Gilbert does speak Dutch due to his former wife. Actually pretty fluent.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Maybe he will lose a lot of time but it will be great for the race

In a likely scenario those two will be inseparable in the mountains and the race could be decided by the TTT and bonuses. A smaller gap would be better for the race then.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Where Vinge teammates to stop the Pog bonus seconds

At TA.

 

[RedheadDane]

In a likely scenario those two will be inseparable in the mountains and the race could be decided by the TTT and bonuses. A smaller gap would be better for the race then.

Sure, Pogačar might not be able to actually drop Vingegaard.
But that's not gonna stop him from trying!

 

[CyclistAbi]

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

On this race Pogi doesn't have to worry about JV numbers game. Hence if he can gain something he should attack. Especially as Jonas might get a couple of "bonus" seconds at TTT.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Congratulations to Tim Merlier for wining the sprint.

As for GC battle. Day one, sprinters stage and Pogi already isolated Jonas twice and gained 6 bonus seconds. In my opinion teams won't play that big role on this race. It's in between them.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Congratulations to Tim Merlier for wining the sprint.

As for GC battle. Day one, sprinters stage and Pogi already isolated Jonas twice and gained 6 bonus seconds. In my opinion teams won't play that big role on this race. It's in between them.

They will on Tuesday.

 

[hayneplane]

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.

Didn’t look like he had that much drafting compared to the usual way back style sprint. Would certainly have been 2nd at worst imo if better position on the final bend.

 

[hayneplane]

The scene is now set as so many of his most legendary performances have come in the White Jersey

 

[RedheadDane]

Just to continue with the "Vingegaard causes people to crash" meme.
Apparently he caused Tratnik to crash with around 30 Ks to go.