Paris-Nice 2025, March 9-16

[theyoungest]

Later? As in the race or the season?

In the race. But to be fair, the way he's started this season also doesn't bode well for the Tour. Last year around this time he was flying, way better than this.

 

[YavorD]

Actually little Lenny was impressive today.
After attacking a few times, he was still strong enough to stay competitive in the final.

Buitrago would crush that lot. Pity that he crashed out.

 

[yaco]

I wonder how much Jayco is paying O'Connor after last year, cause there's no way he can repeat last year

He is getting paid market value, however, he is getting dropped on medium mountains. His form can only get better.

 

[tobydawq]

You finally agree with noob on something

Yes, I know, I'm not proud of it

Is she alright by the way? Or sent into a coma by Almeida's performance?

 

[E_F_]

Famously you don't need to have a strong team for the team time trial...

We saw today that the team isn't strong in the mountains.

 

[E_F_]

Nah, but we probably don't need people calling riders disgusting rats. There could perhaps be a middle ground.

This is not something for us to litigate in a race thread. No doubt @Armchair Cyclist will delete the comment. And all comments about the comment. And my comment about those comments.

 

[topcat]

Nah, but we probably don't need people calling riders disgusting rats. There could perhaps be a middle ground.

agreed

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Great stage. Nice drama at the end. I hope nobody draws conclusions about the Tour from this stage. Vingo looks in great shape, so does Jorgenson. They will likely finish 1-2 in GC. Visma will be solid come July. I say this as a Pog fan.

 

[Netserk]

Nah, but we probably don't need people calling riders disgusting rats. There could perhaps be a middle ground.

Could be worse, they could be called Valverde.

 

[Extinction]

In the race. But to be fair, the way he's started this season also doesn't bode well for the Tour. Last year around this time he was flying, way better than this.

Maybe they want him to start at a lower level, to then build up to super peak for the Tour, as in 2023.

 

[Salvarani]

People really learned nothing from Algarve.

This was a perfect stage for Almeida. Not a very difficult climb and he wheelsucked the whole way up while Jonas went on the offensive in the wind.

Jonas will win easily on the tougher stages.

He pulled the whole group in the end. Sprinted away and past Vinge. Not really wheelsucking.

 

[Tim Cahill]

I think they are lucky that there are no other super strong teams here and will probably get away with it. Mcnulty appears to be riding for himself given how much work Almeida did himself in the wind during the climb.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Nah, but we probably don't need people calling riders disgusting rats. There could perhaps be a middle ground.

Posh rats.

 

[tobydawq]

Vlasov 16 minutes down.

 

[zlev11]

i think they handled that neutralization well. we only lost what, 10km and it was all descent? it's great we got to see a race instead of just stopping.

 

[tobydawq]

Vingegaard really doesn't look happy at all.

I wonder how he'll spin it in the interview.

 

[Netserk]

Vingegaard unhappy. No smiles in yellow.

 

[theyoungest]

We saw today that the team isn't strong in the mountains.

Today wasn't that representative though. Pedersen was one of the strongest "climbing" domestiques. If the weather improves we'll see a different picture.

 

[yaf2]

He pulled the whole group in the end. Sprinted away and past Vinge. Not really wheelsucking.

And he pulled them also on the flat part Ridiculous performance👏

 

[search]

O‘Connor is definitely very mad

he's still upset about yesterday

how can this happen, by the way? AI jersey recognition?

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

The only team that likes taking a shiv to a Visma team leader more than UAE is Visma.

 

[Samamba]

i think they handled that neutralization well. we only lost what, 10km and it was all descent? it's great we got to see a race instead of just stopping.

If the neutralization was correct or not I don't know (not enough info about why), but handled well? No one knew what was happening. Riders were dying from the cold, then we had Movistar basically attacking in the descent while the race was neutralized... I am not saying it's easy for the organization or UCI but I wouldn't say that was handled well.

 

[tobydawq]

Posh rats.

Hmm, it could be a nice way to downplay a name-calling. Softening it up with an appraising adjective. Maybe it has potential.

 

[Netserk]

Nuggets and Big Jorge to attack on the penultimate climb tomorrow.

 

[E_F_]

Hmm, it could be a nice way to downplay a name-calling. Softening it up with an appraising adjective. Maybe it has potential.

Posh is also an insult...