Paris-Nice 2023, March 5-12

[tobydawq]

Hey, yeah! Who doesn't love a team time trial!

I will just ignore the Jumbos. There are some really nice tt teams at the start.

And Groupama could help out Gaudu here, unless Demare sabotages him.

Hep! Me!

 

[Nick2413]

This is *** 100% his fault.

I thought he got bumped into swerving to his right, I guess not.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Hey, yeah! Who doesn't love a team time trial!

I will just ignore the Jumbos. There are some really nice tt teams at the start.

And Groupama could help out Gaudu here, unless Demare sabotages him.

Frankly even Simon Yates has a really nice team around him for this one. EF should also not be underestimated and Bora is looking really strong.

 

[Anderis]

2 EF riders in the top10 in a whole bunch sprint on a pancake flat stage of a WT race? What year are we in? 2010?

 

[Ricco']

This is *** 100% his fault.

The guy even has the guts to tell that De Cauwer needs glasses because he said NVH should be more careful.

Van Hooydonck reageert fel op De Cauwer: “José heeft lang niet gekoerst of een bril nodig”

Nathan Van Hooydonck heeft stevig van zich afgebeten na een opmerking van José De Cauwer. De wielercommentator van de VRT stelde dat Van Hooydonck op moest passen, nadat laatstgenoemde in de tweede etappe van Parijs-Nice een stevige beuk leek uit te delen aan Michael Matthews. De renner van...

www.wielerflits.nl

 

[Roku]

My bet is Pogacar trailing around 20-30 secs on GC to Vingegaard after today's stage

 

[Lequack]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1633070872347942918

View: https://twitter.com/ColinBourgeat/status/1633070872347942918?s=20

 

[wansteadimp]

I wasn't comparing teams but just showing how big differences could be in this TTT: this TTT is 10km longer than the one in TA. (BTW, in 2019, even teams with very good TT'ers (Ineos) lost a lot.)

But UAE shouldn't be underestimated: Bjerg, Pogacar and Wellens all are good TT'ers.

Was 2019 TA when Ineos had multiple front wheel failures?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

But with Mauro Schmid out the race, they definitely won't finish near the top.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1633079924557791232

View: https://twitter.com/soudalquickstep/status/1633079924557791232

 

[tobydawq]

But with Mauro Schmid out the race, they definitely won't finish near the top.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1633079924557791232

View: https://twitter.com/soudalquickstep/status/1633079924557791232

Not the discreetest of spies.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Not the discreetest of spies.

Furtunately Tiberi isn't riding this race.

 

[BR2]

Their butts are very explicit in those pants.

 

[Billie]

Van Hooydonck defends himself after bumping Matthews in Paris-Nice
Jumbo-Visma rider says he was pushed after Belgian commentator's criticism

Van Hooydonck defends himself after bumping Matthews in Paris-Nice

Jumbo-Visma rider says he was pushed after Belgian commentator's criticism

www.cyclingnews.com

https://twitter.com/x/status/1632863761735245847

View: https://twitter.com/opaisdociclismo/status/1632863761735245847

It's a disgrace that he has not been relegated.

 

[BR2]

Hep! Me!

Actually I am probably the only person in the world who likes them.

 

[Samamba]

Jayco really good as expected. Giant TT bikes are top and their team is pretty good too.

Ineos bad tho.

 

[Billie]

It's very strange Ineos send these 7 to Paris Nice given the TTT.

 

[wheresmybrakes]

Jayco 24 seconds in front of INEOS

 

[BR2]

From what Eisel said Bora didn't prepare this specifically. That way TTT of course can be very disappointing, if people don't take them seriously and are only in "keep the time gap to the best in check"- mode. On the other hand, if other teams did more there can be actual time gaps in the end, which I would like.

 

[Red Rick]

Time limit could be an issue for riders that drop early?

 

[QueenStagiaire]

UAE already looking like Euskaltel

 

[nightowl]

Solid start for UAE there…

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

That finish is a mess with multiple riders dropping and getting caught. Who thought that was a good idea in a TTT?

 

[Samamba]

It's early but I think this is a really strong time from Jayco.

 

[BR2]

That finish is a mess with multiple riders dropping and getting catched. Who thought that was a good idea in a TTT?

We will have to see how the new rule plays out - but this issue could be solved by clearly telling the dropped riders to stay on one side and by not having such a narrow finish.

 

[glassmoon]

Strong from Jayco