Paris-Nice 2024, March 3-10

[shadowrider]

Pedersen is going to launch Skjelmose. I don't think he has any intention to try to stay with Skjelmose in the final to get a shot at the leader's jersey.

But Pedersen is a stronger finisher then Skjelmose. And Skjelmose will lose at most 3 to 4 seconds on Pedersen (and therefore also extra on Roglic and Evenepoel). I never believe that Skjelmose will end up so close behind Roglic and/or Evenepoel in the final standings. So I would choose to give Pedersen the opportunity to become leader, even if only for a day.

 

[shadowrider]

why is this guy banned all the time? wtf?
I dont remember anything offensive, i like his posts, even if he's a little hard-headed lol

I don't know what the direct reason is. Even though he sometimes posts interesting statements, he is a very irritating and arrogant personality who is never open to the opinions of others.

 

[Wyndbrook]

Basically, each rider 's individual time.

Oh not banned again!

 

[Wyndbrook]

My take is that today is just like every other day for a team with a gc contender, look after him and keep him in contention until he launchs his final all out effort.

 

[Netserk]

 

[Netserk]

Here's a bit about Quickstep's plans for today, from Belgian press:


Source: https://pressreader.com/article/281904483133352

My last team time trial dates back to Utrecht 2022 in the Vuelta, which we won with Remco.

Huh?

 

[Berniece]

Huh?

They won the Vuelta with Remco. Maybe he means that, but it would be a weird flex.

 

[bNator]

Google translation:
"We want to win. But there are at least ten more of them here, already on the first stage there was a feeling that he wanted to win 200 of them," says Primož Roglič, who is competing in the Paris-Nice race for the first time in the jersey of the Bora Hansgrohe team. And he admits that he is not quite used to the new colors yet.

But unless there is some Slovenian idiomatic phrase at play here, I have no idea what that is meant to mean.

It's a bad translation by Google, of course... I can see how it happened as Slovenian grammar has a thing called "hidden subject" - concept, too hard for the translation algorithm to grasp I see

Anyway, the correct translation would be: "We want to win. But there's at least ten more of those (who want to win) and already in the first stage, one got the impression 200 hundred (of them) want a win".

Edit: Now that I actually tried to translate, I can understand Google's confusion

 

[joseph89]

UCI and its outdated rules, you can't wear your rainbow jersey or helmet but you can ride your rainbow bike, smh.

 

[repre]

Rogla ahead of Remco in GC after TTT would be pure gold for forum) it will explode in coming days)))

 

[Izzyeviel]

If UAE don't all turn up with white coneheads for the TTT, i'll be so disappointed in them.

Thinking about it, don't make them white...

 

[Rob5091]

From the Rules Book ARTICLE 16. Team Time trial

For stage 3, which is a team time trial, the teams shall set off at 4-minute intervals in reverse order of the general team classification after stage 2, except for the team of the leader of the general individual classification, which shall start last. The stage classification for each team is based on the time taken on the first rider to cross the finish line. Real times are applied to the general individual classification as follows: - the time of the first rider of each team shall be awarded to all riders finishing in the same time; and - slower riders shall be credited with their actual times. However, riders who finish outside the time limits set in the rules (30%) are disqualified. Once the first team has set off, training is forbidden on the course. No more than 2 team vehicles can follow each team. The following vehicles must remain at least 25 m behind the last rider on the team. In accordance with Article 2.6.028 of the UCI Regulations, in the case of a duly noted fall, puncture or mechanical incident beyond the red triangle in a team time trial stage, the rider or riders involved shall be credited with the time of the teammate(s) in whose company he was/they were riding at the moment of the incident. Transponders are mandatory in the team time trial stage.

 

[ManicJack]

From the Rules Book ARTICLE 16. Team Time trial

I read that as no rider that goes off the front of their team will have support with them?

 

[Berniece]

From the Rules Book ARTICLE 16. Team Time trial

So you could drop off your GC rider in the last 500m, then fake a flat tire and finish in the same time as him.

 

[bNator]

So you could drop off your GC rider in the last 500m, then fake a flat tire and finish in the same time as him.

Brilliant idea! If only Remco thought of that a little earlier

 

[Berniece]

Brilliant idea! If only Remco thought of that a little earlier

Luckily it didn't really matter thanks to the amazing bike handling skills of some

 

[Samamba]

No idea what De Lie is doing in this PN when he's obviously not fit at all, he's about to get dropped by his team 7km into the TTT without doing a lot of turns.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Astana definitely has an interesting strategy.

 

[Samamba]

Wait the tailwind and slightly downhill second part it's probably better to start really fast on the hills like Astana did. Doesn't matter that much if you only have 4 or 5 riders left for the 2nd part I think.

 

[Berniece]

Wait the tailwind and slightly downhill second part it's probably better to start really fast on the hills like Astana did. Doesn't matter that much if you only have 4 or 5 riders left for the 2nd part I think.

That's what SOQ was also thinking. Having 4-5 riders after the second hill.

 

[Red Rick]

Yeah gaps in the 2nd half should be much smaller

 

[Salvarani]

No idea what De Lie is doing in this PN when he's obviously not fit at all, he's about to get dropped by his team 7km into the TTT without doing a lot of turns.

Maybe feeling the crash in Le Samyn a bit.

 

[Samamba]

Maybe feeling the crash in Le Samyn a bit.

Well yeah definitely but that's a week ago now, must've been pretty hard so then is my question is riding PN instead of healing up and training the best idea?

 

[Samamba]

Yeah looking at Astana absolutely no reason to keep a lot of riders for the 2nd part.

They lost a bit to Alpecin but not that much at all.

 

[Salvarani]

Well yeah definitely but that's a week ago now, must've been pretty hard so then is my question is riding PN instead of healing up and training the best idea?

Recovery after the crash might have made his form plummet a bit or that he is still stiff.

Could be that they are still thinking that racing here is better for upcoming classics.