Paris-Nice 2025, March 9-16

[tobydawq]

That was not what I was talking about. I talk about oranges and people reply to me talking about tomatoes.

What you were talking about was simply not applicable to today's events as it wasn't the riders' decision at all.

 

[E_F_]

Obviously the organizers have to be able to organize the race, so the neutralization isn't so strange based on the team car and the police bike crashing.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

You can see a bit of blue between all the clouds now, they're restarting at 28km to go it looks like.

 

[pelotonIQ]

What you were talking about was simply not applicable to today's events as it wasn't the riders' decision at all.

Yes, they played a role in it. Complaining and making gestures. Soft riders. All because of little rain.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

I am well aware of how easy it is to blame the riders... But they've chosen to do this for a living - I haven't. So what am I supposed to do, if I think they're at fault?

First off, you were blaming the riders for something they can't control. Ex: today's stage.

When did I moan about hypocrisy?

You won't find me being hypocritical about this stuff. Some people are all about safety all the time, others not so. There'll always be someone complaining.

 

[RedheadDane]

Yes, they played a role in it. Complaining and making gestures. Soft riders. All because of little rain.

Shift your focus to T-A, then.

 

[Netserk]

If they can get them off with the right gaps between them, then I think it has all been handled about as well as one could reasonably expect, given the inherent chaos of the situation.

 

[ingsve]

"The front of the race has stopped again. They have been informed there will be a restart of the race once the peloton has reorganised themselves."

 

[Devil's Elbow]

You are all misreading the situation. The peloton heard they were going really slow in Tirreno and have kindly done all of us a favour to make sure that finish doesn't clash with this MTF.

 

[Sciatic]

Restating soon and something about two minutes

 

[pastronef]

les memes degats, same gaps
1:35 for the breakaway

 

[noob]

This well handled imno

 

[E_F_]

First off, you were blaming the riders for something they can't control. Ex: today's stage.

Yes of course, that was wrong! Well only in this case - it's not like there aren't examples of the riders stopping races..! I was being tongue in cheek about being wrong this time.

With regards to the hypocrisy.... Read my comment again, and have a bit of a think about it ok?

 

[pastronef]

2 minutes

 

[Tricycle Rider]

All right, race organizer just said the riders need to get their *** together and the race is starting again in a minute or two whether they riders are ready or not.

 

[Netserk]

les memes degats, same gaps
1:35 for the breakaway

That gap was to the Ineos duo, no?

 

[tobydawq]

Yes, they played a role in it. Complaining and making gestures. Soft riders. All because of little rain.

No they didn't. Stop inventing stuff to force your point through.

 

[RedheadDane]

Uhm... has anyone seen Skjelmose?
Asking for my CQ team.





And also just because it would suck for him to become an icicle again.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Absolutely INSANE weather. At least three spectators have been spotted with an umbrella at the finish line. Better cancel the rest of the race.

 

[Netserk]

We're off!

 

[Rob5091]

"Remember chaps, you still need your 120g carbs every hour!"

 

[tobydawq]

You are all misreading the situation. The peloton heard they were going really slow in Tirreno and have kindly done all of us a favour to make sure that finish doesn't clash with this MTF.

SafeBet wrote the same a few pages back

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

That gap was to the Ineos duo, no?

It wasn't last i saw. Ineos duo was 18s ahead of the peloton, 1m11s behind the leaders.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

And we're off again!

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Mads Pedersen looks freezing cold. Anyone calling these riders soft needs to swim a mile with no wetsuit in the North Sea.