Paris-Nice 2025, March 9-16

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Hugo Page is definitely still alive.

His good result today seems to be dead. Relegated to 136 according to PCS.

 

[Netserk]

Start order:

1. Tudor (14:30)
2. Jayco
3. Ag2r
4. Ineos (14:42)
5. Movistar
6. FdJ
7. UAE (14:54)
8. Lidl-Trek (14:58)
9. EF
10. Visma (15:06)
11. (B)DSM
12. Bora (15:14)
13. Cofidis
14. Intermarché
15. Arkea
16. Caja Rural
17. Uno-X
18. Bahrain (15:38)
19. Total
20. Alpecin
21. Chinastan
22. QS (15:54)

 

[noob]

Remember all the cr*p they got for supposedly wasting money on an "old" rider like Merlier?

Yup

 

[Tricycle Rider]

His good result today seems to be dead. Relegated to 136 according to PCS.

I tend to miss things, what did he do?

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

I tend to miss things, what did he do?

No idea.

 

[postmanhat]

His good result today seems to be dead. Relegated to 136 according to PCS.

He does have a history of riding like Jonah Lomu unfortunately.

 

[RedheadDane]

He does have a history of riding like Jonah Lomu unfortunately.

And how does he ride?

 

[Netserk]

Start order:

1. Tudor (14:30)
2. Jayco
3. Ag2r
4. Ineos (14:42)
5. Movistar
6. FdJ
7. UAE (14:54)
8. Lidl-Trek (14:58)
9. EF
10. Visma (15:06)
11. (B)DSM
12. Bora (15:14)
13. Cofidis
14. Intermarché
15. Arkea
16. Caja Rural
17. Uno-X
18. Bahrain (15:38)
19. Total
20. Alpecin
21. Chinastan
22. QS (15:54)

Confirmed by Tissot: https://prod.server.tissottiming.com/file/0003180201010103FFFFFFFFFFFFFF02

 

[postmanhat]

And how does he ride?

Any way he wants I expect. No one's going to argue with him

 

[Samu Cuenca]

And how does he ride?

Lying on his back with his legs up in the air. Not very efficient at all.

 

[Peyroteo94]

12 minutes between UAE and Visma. Not bad. I hope UAE can finish close to Visma otherwise this race is probably over.

 

[postmanhat]

Don't tell me that tomorrow's a TTT , what a joke man.

Agreed. They're alright for glitzy opening 10K prologues, but shouldn't be a deciding factor in a race. Powless will likely lose a lot of time, simply because Asgreen DNS today for example.

Does anyone know what the rule for the number of finishing riders is?

 

[search]

12 minutes between UAE and Visma. Not bad. I hope UAE can finish close to Visma otherwise this race is probably over.

normally they should, I think, or even ahead. Trek and Ineos as well. Jayco maybe not anymore now that they lost Durbridge, but all in all, this Jumbo team doen't look special to me.

 

[Netserk]

Live coverage should start at the same time as FdJ after the usual intro. So ~8 minutes after Ineos has started.

Does anyone know what the rule for the number of finishing riders is?

1

 

[postmanhat]

Lying on his back with his legs up in the air. Not very efficient at all.

Oof . Honestly didn't realise Lomu had passed, not in the rugby sense.

 

[RedheadDane]

Oof . Honestly didn't realise Lomu had passed, not in the rugby sense.

How did that description make you realise he had?

 

[Bertram Wooster]

normally they should, I think, or even ahead. Trek and Ineos as well. Jayco maybe not anymore now that they lost Durbridge, but all in all, this Jumbo team doen't look special to me.

Normally I would have said Jayco Alula but without Durbridge I think Ineos is my favourite. UAE and Visma will be close. Trek should have a decent team as well.
Hopefully other contenders - Buitrago, Vlasov, Gall- don't lose too much time.

 

[postmanhat]

How did that description make you realise he had?

Brought to mind the 'Dying Fly', a dance from a children's TV show in 80's UK. They were different times.

Am assuming that was not Samu's intention...

 

[RedheadDane]

Brought to mind the 'Dying Fly', a dance from a children's TV show in 80's UK. They were different times.

Am assuming that was not Samu's intention...

I was... wondering about the funeral rites where you're from...

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Brought to mind the 'Dying Fly', a dance from a children's TV show in 80's UK. They were different times.

Am assuming that was not Samu's intention...

It wasn't, because I know squat about rugby players.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

ah yes, a rare TTT event. Anything can happen. Here is a rather innocent, but still legendary incident involving Bbox Bouygues back in the day:

View: https://youtu.be/obTMm5mBLcg

 

[tobydawq]

ah yes, a rare TTT event. Anything can happen. Here is a rather innocent, but still legendary incident involving Bbox Bouygues back in the day:

View: https://youtu.be/obTMm5mBLcg

I remember that. Strange to decide to have a picnic mid-race.

 

[RedheadDane]

I remember that. Strange to decide to have a picnic mid-race.

Let's hope Team Picnic doesn't see this and feel inspired...

 

[search]

Will be interesting to see how the team approach the final part today. Campenaerts said that at Visma, Vingegaard and Jorgenson will likely drop the others on the climb with 4k to go, but I guess that't not really an option for teams with less skilled gc guys.

 

[Netserk]

Thunderstorms in Nevers this afternoon ...