Paris-Nice 2025, March 9-16

[Ilmaestro99]

-race will apparently be boring
-alaphillippe on the start list

???

 

[SHAD0W93]

Almeida to continue his second place streak behind Vingegaard.

 

[Red Rick]

Gigantic, TTT

2 7km 7% mid finishes

Not even full Eze.

I am tired man.

 

[Netserk]

Gigantic, TTT

2 7km 7% mid finishes

Not even full Eze.

I am tired man.

It's a fabulous route. Happy to see Porte back, I think it was last used in 2010 with the easy ascent of Turbie afterwards. Same descent as Saint-Roch which completely made the race in 2015.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Almeida to continue his second place streak behind Vingegaard.

I think Visma will get 1st and 2nd

 

[Berflamand]

Can we expect (or at least hope for) some classic crosswind action on the first days or is that way too early to tell?

 

[Netserk]

Can we expect (or at least hope for) some classic crosswind action on the first days or is that way too early to tell?

It doesn't look good.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Happy to see Porte back,

Well, he does have a good record in this race...

 

[rallybanana]

ironic that the race known as the race to the sun with its north to south route both starts and finishes with stages that loop back to their start town.

It guarantees a smoother transition to a 6 day race in the future

 

[Lequack]

A nice blast from the past. Phil really is a treasure.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1897678811900313693

View: https://x.com/NBCSCycling/status/1897678811900313693

 

[Hugh Januss]

Well, he does have a good record in this race...

This forum needs an eye-roll emoji. Mr. Moderator could you please look into that?

 

[Lequack]

This forum needs an eye-roll emoji. Mr. Moderator could you please look into that?

 

[KZD]

I would like Almeida to win but with Vingegaard and Jorgenson both on the start list, its unlikely that Visma doesn't win.

Merlier should dominate the sprint stages.

 

[Sciatic]

I still think the meaning is very unclear?

Well I didn’t want to “out” you as the creator of that phantom thread

 

[Sciatic]

ok, im back from the brew pub, i'm sure there is a joke here, and good one too, but....dammit...help me out

Okay, here’s more of an explanation:
Once upon a time, a certain regular poster did a lot work to put together a lovely race thread for that year’s edition of Paris-Nice. It was well done except for one detail. There was already another Paris-Nice thread.
That’s not that unusual, but it went all giggles when LS pointed out:
“What’s the deal, not only is there another Paris-Nice thread, and you have already commented in it!”
The next comment (forgot who) was one of my favorites: “It’s still early but this thread has potential.”
Indeed, there followed several pages of razzing the original poster, but in addition, other folks kept entering the thread (for a time thinking it was the “real” Paris Nice thread) wondering what was going on.
Things really took off as it became the alternate universe Paris-Nice thread (though the name was changed by then) with imaginary observations and results during the earthbound PN stages.
Afterwards, it continued in an episodic but mostly desultory fashion for the rest of that year and beyond. It still exists somewhere, the last moniker it had was simply “.”
All very silly but it was the way it unfolded that was hilarious.

 

[SHAD0W93]

Okay, here’s more of an explanation:
Once upon a time, a certain regular poster did a lot work to put together a lovely race thread for that year’s edition of Paris-Nice. It was well done except for one detail. There was already another Paris-Nice thread.
That’s not that unusual, but it went all giggles when LS pointed out:
“What’s the deal, not only is there another Paris-Nice thread, and you have already commented in it!”
The next comment (forgot who) was one of my favorites: “It’s still early but this thread has potential.”
Indeed, there followed several pages of razzing the original poster, but in addition, other folks kept entering the thread (for a time thinking it was the “real” Paris Nice thread) wondering what was going on.
Things really took off as it became the alternate universe Paris-Nice thread (though the name was changed by then) with imaginary observations and results during the earthbound PN stages.
Afterwards, it continued in an episodic but mostly desultory fashion for the rest of that year and beyond. It still exists somewhere, the last moniker it had was simply “.”
All very silly but it was the way it unfolded that was hilarious.

.

It can't be true that this race does not have a thread!!! But I don't know how to post images :( Anyway: Stage 1: Easy, no wind, in a forest, sprint. Stage 2: Easy, no wind, not in a forest, southwards, sprint. Stage 3 (ITT): Hard, ITT, flat, no wind, not sprint. Stage 4: Very hard, no wind...

forum.cyclingnews.com

 

[Bertram Wooster]

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.

 

[Bertram Wooster]

Buitrago, Lenny Martinez and Jack Haig might lose some time in the TTT?

 

[Netserk]

"I hope to win! I want to win Paris-Nice. That’s my objective. I only have super good memories from Paris-Nice. I love it, it’s my favourite race on the calendar. It’s one of the biggest, if not the biggest, one-week stage races. That’s at least how I view it, it’s the one I like the most."

Matteo Jorgenson: "I want to win Paris-Nice" - Paris-Nice 2025

How does it feel to be back in competition? I’m glad, like every year, to make it through the opening week-end with all my skin on my body! And I also have a go

www.paris-nice.fr

If Jorgenson is in yellow after the TTT, it will be interesting to see if Vingegaard only marks attacks by others on La Loge des Gardes.

 

[E_F_]

If Jorgenson is in yellow after the TTT, it will be interesting to see if Vingegaard only marks attacks by others on La Loge des Gardes.

Oh god not another Yankee GC mess

 

[jflemaire]

It's a fabulous route. Happy to see Porte back, I think it was last used in 2010 with the easy ascent of Turbie afterwards. Same descent as Saint-Roch which completely made the race in 2015.

For a second I thought Richie Porte was riding 😳

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Asterisked without Ritchie porte

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Buitrago, Lenny Martinez and Jack Haig might lose some time in the TTT?

Yes, but they're lucky that it's a TTT and not an ITT.

 

[Rob5091]

Buitrago, Lenny Martinez and Jack Haig might lose some time in the TTT?

Little Lenny M is a surprisingly not bad at the TT-ing.

 

[Bertram Wooster]

Yes, but they're lucky that it's a TTT and not an ITT.

Yes, that was exactly what I was saying.

Their teams will lose time against the stronger TTT-teams.

Little Lenny M is a surprisingly not bad at the TT-ing.

But it's a TTT.