Paris-Nice 2024, March 3-10

[Samu Cuenca]

Another great lead out by Van Poppel.

 

[RedheadDane]

Skjelmose and Norsgaard agreed during the stage that they'd prefer the stress from yesterday to the boredom of today.

 

[Tim Cahill]

This is why I would take De Kleijn before Dainese to the Giro. De Kleijn is much better at following a train.

Take De Klejin as leader then Dainese to snatch a win later in the race when he's been nowhere for 3 weeks and everyone's forgotten he's there.

 

[skippo12]

Van Poppel on leadout duties, but that was the only option in the end.

Not sure what Bora was trying to do. Leadout for Sobrero? Or just both of them getting the freedom to go for it after Roglic was past the 3km mark.

 

[Netserk]

Last teams tomorrow:

Groupama-FdJ
Visma-LAB
Bora
Movistar
Soudal-QS
Lidl-Trek
EF
Bahrain

 

[postmanhat]

Amazing progression he's made at Tudor? Three second places and a win already at WT. That's more than Jakobsen and Bennet could get all season.

 

[DNP-Old]

This but in reverse, with FDJ last, should be the starting order.

 

[Netserk]

Not sure what Bora was trying to do. Leadout for Sobrero? Or just both of them getting the freedom to go for it after Roglic was past the 3km mark.

Team GC decides the order tomorrow.

 

[Faserr]

Not sure what Bora was trying to do. Leadout for Sobrero? Or just both of them getting the freedom to go for it after Roglic was past the 3km mark.

Van Poppel went for it but was a bit to far in the front at the end.

 

[Tour de Berghem]

Suberb sprint by De Kleijn.

Why is he exploding only now around 30 yr old ??

 

[Netserk]

Almost with a bike length.

 

[Oldermanish]

Skjelmose and Norsgaard agreed during the stage that they'd prefer the stress from yesterday to the boredom of today.

I dunno....that last 2km looked like chaos inside a hurricane! No one went down which is pretty good for this early in the year.

 

[Unchained]

Suberb sprint by De Kleijn.

Why is he exploding only now around 30 yr old ??

Guy looks like a rugby player he is huge!!

 

[Didinho]

Rather sooner than later De Kleijn would win his first PT sprint. Impressive from Tudor, truly deserved.

 

[Oldermanish]

Not sure what Bora was trying to do. Leadout for Sobrero? Or just both of them getting the freedom to go for it after Roglic was past the 3km mark.

Seemed like they were trying to do both; which can be OK but the last 2 km had their guys too close to the barriers.

 

[yaco]

Jayco Alula will tear strips off Plapp tonight - He's riding for GC after coming down from altitude and spent the whole day riding at the back chatting to follow riders - What made it worse was that he had Harper with him who managed to make the front group.

 

[RedheadDane]

I dunno....that last 2km looked like chaos inside a hurricane! No one went down which is pretty good for this early in the year.

I suspect their talk happened before those last 2 Ks.

 

[Berflamand]

This but in reverse, with FDJ last, should be the starting order.

Seems a bit harsh that Cofidis, Alpecin and Lotto aren't even allowed to start. (RhD mode off)

 

[Netserk]

While it's the time of the first rider across the line that counts tomorrow, riders still get the same time as the group they are in (down to a 1/100th of a second) for GC.

 

[johnymax]

Roglic wants to make sure his second place is secure over Almeida and Skjelmose.

A Bora 1-2 would be nice, I agree.

 

[Red Rick]

Looks like a little kicker at the end of the TTT tomorrow.

Vlasov is gonna be subject to some STOMP

 

[johnymax]

So, how much time will Remco gain against other GC riders tomorrow. Let's make a poll:

A) More than 1min
B) More than 2min
C) More than 3min
D) 48 seconds

 

[SHAD0W93]

So, how much time will Remco gain against other GC riders tomorrow. Let's make a poll:

A) More than 1min
B) More than 2min
C) More than 3min
D) 48 seconds

30-60 seconds, 48 is very specific

 

[Red Rick]

So, how much time will Remco gain against other GC riders tomorrow. Let's make a poll:

A) More than 1min
B) More than 2min
C) More than 3min
D) 48 seconds

More than a minute seems very unlikely.

 

[johnymax]

I voted B, it seems the most realistic to me.
Lol, 48 seconds... give me a break, completely unrealistic. Who chose the poll options? What a fool...