Paris-Nice 2025, March 9-16

[Squire]

Jorgenson, O'Connor, Buitrago, Skjelmose, Vlasov all seem contenders for 2nd. I'm not sure who to pick for 2nd.

Also interesting to see how Martinez, Gall, Van Wilder, Castrillo, Lipowitz, Powless, Sheffield, Romeo will perform.

You have no faith in UAE?

 

[noob]

Almeida to continue his second place streak behind Vingegaard.

Let's hope it last til the tour
I wish. Obviously not gonna happen but I can still dream can't I

 

[Bertram Wooster]

You have no faith in UAE?

The riders I mentioned along with Almeida, who already was mentioned before.

I don't have faith in McNulty or Sivakov for a 2nd place, no.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Joao just gets screwed with these schedules, he could be winning Tirreno but they sent Yates instead because he's the only person who can keep Ayuso in line. Should be at the Giro too.

 

[SHAD0W93]

Joao just gets screwed with these schedules, he could be winning Tirreno but they sent Yates instead because he's the only person who can keep Ayuso in line. Should be at the Giro too.

Almeida reminds me of Klöden without the week win success.

 

[Netserk]

The helmets are ready!

 

[Coffeeplanter]

The helmets are ready!

The Fisherman has his own helmet now, and it looks even more horrific then what we are seeing here.

 

[Coffeeplanter]

Spoiler

Zero aura btw.

 

[Netserk]

It's twice offensive. Ugly and makes him seem like the national champion.

 

[RedheadDane]

It's twice offensive. Ugly and makes him seem like the national champion.

Only his head.

 

[scribers]

Spoiler

Zero aura btw.

It’ll stand out like that one kid on the playground with overly cautious parents

 

[Dazed and Confused]

so as a sideshow we have the club 100 wannebees battling for glory. Both are what I consider soft sprinters, but in this day and age relegations may move one of them to the top spot.

 

[Coffeeplanter]

Any possibility of them classic March echelons tomorrow?

 

[Lequack]

Spoiler

Zero aura btw.

Vingegaard also presented its new personalised helmet, in partnership with the Danish brand Bygma. A red and white helmet, which he will cover all races, like what Wout Van Aert does with his Red Bull helmet.

Cyclisme. Paris-Nice - Jonas Vingegaard avec un nouveau casque et «de retour pour gagner»

Ce dimanche, Jonas Vingegaard sera pour la deuxième fois de sa carrière au départ de Paris-Nice. 3e en 2023, le Danois sera bien entour&eac

www.cyclismactu.net

 

[Netserk]

Any possibility of them classic March echelons tomorrow?

Up to 16-20 km/h wind. I doubt it.

Mostly headwind, weaker or sheltered in the finale. But with the loops, there will maybe be some better sections earlier.

 

[search]

Tomorrow's bonus sprint is ~800m at 7.5%. 6-4-2s available and less than 10k to go from the top.

 

[topcat]

The race is starting tomorrow. It's Saturday night, baby. We need someone to get polluted drunk, lose all dignity and create an alternative race thread.

 

[Rob5091]

Sunday's stage 1 is on the box from 13.30 CET - early start at 11.45 for a short sprint stage. Outsider picks, Ol' man Kristoff or Zingle.

 

[SHAD0W93]

Sunday's stage 1 is on the box from 13.30 CET - early start at 11.45 for a short sprint stage. Outsider picks, Ol' man Kristoff or Zingle.

I’m hoping for a miracle with Kristoff.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Only his head.

I think the rest of his body is ugly as well.

 

[Bertram Wooster]

Almeida reminds me of Klöden without the week win success.

He won Poland.

This year he could win one of the classic 7: probably not Paris Nice or Basque, but maybe Romandy or Switzerland.

 

[SHAD0W93]

He won Poland.

This year he could win one of the classic 7: probably not Paris Nice or Basque, but maybe Romandy or Switzerland.

Poland isn’t really setting the world aflame though, and I was referring to the big 7 week stage races.

Almeida has won TdP and TdL vs Klöden’s PN, TotBC x2, TA, TdR, Regio Tour, and Ciruit Sarthe. You can maybe argue Almeida barring actually winning the races, has better top placings with 8, 4 podiums, and finishing no worse than 11th. While Klöden has 8 top 10 finishes and 3 podiums to go along with his 5 wins. Then Klöden has won 5 stages vs Almeida’s 3.

Almeida has been very consistent in the big 7, but there has always been someone stronger or in TdS his teammate. With his progress I hope he can win TdR and TdS this year, then should podium PN and TotBC.

 

[E_F_]

The TTT could prove costly for Vingegaard and Skjelmose. They'll find it hard not to get distracted on the Pisserotte climb.

 

[Rob5091]

It looks a bit blowy at the sign-in today. Prudhomme with nothing better to do is there too.

 

[noob]

Even I couldn't anticipate the childish happiness I would get from seeing Alaphilippe on a bike. The smile put on my face, I'm beaming.