Paris-Nice 2024, March 3-10

[Bolder]

Skjelmose has a great kick.

He didn't pull as much as the others, too. But he's definitely punchy.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Arrest skejmose, he is a theif, he stole Roglic stomp

What a bad sprint of roglic

 

[Andre]

Remco explosive at the end.

 

[KZD]

Chances of an American winning Paris Nice are very high after today. Jorgenson is such an impressive rider, he will be very important for Vingegaard if he goes to the Tour.

A shame that Skjelmose lost so much time in the TTT, he was strong at the finish.

 

[Jagartrott]

Remco will provide a sensible take and confess he doesn't have good legs and other riders were better and smarter, while thanking his team mates and other riders for being good sports.

Pretty clear it wasn't about the legs. It was about thinking others would also ride to close a gap, which they didn't. He will have learned a lesson, namely, take the race in your own hands is almost always the best choice.

 

[yaco]

Looks like the former?

Plapp is an average descender and was never going to spend much time on the front in a descent finish.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Arrest skejmose, he is a theif, he stole Roglic stomp

He's always been a Blonde Assassin and beating Americans is his speciality.

 

[Elos Anjos]

Skjelmose catholic??

Like Soren Kierkegaard. Bein Danish and Catholic are the new marginal gains.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Pretty clear it wasn't about the legs. It was about thinking others would also ride to close a gap, which they didn't. He will have learned a lesson, namely, take the race in your own hands is almost always the best choice.

A Evenepoel in truly flying form is never scared to take the race into his hands, though. I think it was a bit of both - not quite at his best, but still good enough that he needn't have ridden so defensively/reliantly on others.

 

[KOM]

A damn shame for Buitrago, looked so strong two days ago and also good today until his crash

 

[Netserk]

Skjelmose catholic??

No, but I think he is religious.

 

[EddyMazzoleni]

Evenepoel's own mistake, he should've closed every gap until the bonus sprint. He thought others would help or were good enough, they clearly weren't. Well played by Skjelmose, McNulty and Jorgenson.

He should have attacked at the top of the KOM, maybe he was close to his limit after he chased Roglic, but so was everyone else. He is at is best when he attacks.

 

[Boehmand]

I like Skjelmose in interviews, always brutal honesty

 

[Didinho]

Remco said he made a tactical error himself.

 

[zlev11]

great stage, great parcours

 

[Lequack]

This Paris Nice is so weird, but exciting nonetheless. There is no clear strongest competitor like Vinge and Pog in their races.

 

[Volderke]

Remco was way too much fixated on Roglic when Jorgensen and later McNulty/Skjelmose attacked.

He shouldn't take Roglic into account from now on, and focus on his real contenders for GC.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

I think Skjelmose will win this. Remco has to attack and I think Skjelmose will be strong enough to stay with him (and Maybe beat him in the end of both remaining stages?).

 

[zlev11]

remco and roglic just didn't have the legs today. they both tried. the two americans are clearly peaking for this race, the other two have a bigger race coming up in 4 months.

 

[Froome]

This Paris Nice is so weird, but exciting nonetheless. There is no clear strongest competitor like Vinge and Pog in their races.

I feel paris nice was exciting today, but it was also very entertaining what pog did in strade bianche and what Vingegaard did today and in o gran camino.

 

[noob]

For some reason I had no idea Jorgenssen was so young :O

 

[pastronef]

Jorgenson to go bazinga tomorrow and hold on for 2 seconds during Sundays rainy mayhem on the coast

 

[Boehmand]

I think Skjelmose will win this. Remco has to attack and I think Skjelmose will be strong enough to stay with him (and Maybe beat him in the end of both remaining stages?).

Depends.

If it's the changed stage tomorrow, finishing with 16 K at 5.7 %, I think an Evenepoel at his best could grind everyone down.

If it's Sunday where the last two climbs are sharper, and it ends in a descent, I think it is Skjelmose territory.

That being said, I think McNulty will take the overall ahead of Jorgenson, because I don't think Evenepoel can drop them tomorrow.

 

[noob]

Everyone is shaking from the cold air?

 

[wheresmybrakes]

Is it time to hit the panic button with Roglic?

I think there's a lot more improvement to come from Roglic than there is from Remco before the Tour,