Paris-Nice 2026, March 8-15

[TheKidsCallMeBoss]

He's allergic to working for his teammate.

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[Rob5091]

Lots of illness going around the peloton at P-N.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

They won‘t climb Auron tomorrow by the way and are looking for a Plan B

 

[Faserr]

They won‘t climb Auron tomorrow by the way and are looking for a Plan B

They take Bauron.

 

[Heston]

Very small/weak break. I assume someone will bring it back.

 

[Samamba]

Very small/weak break. I assume someone will bring it back.

But who? And small yes, but some strong riders

 

[search]

Cofidis is chasing, so things are looking pretty good for the break

 

[Heston]

But who? And small yes, but some strong riders

Bora for Pithie maybe, or Lidl for Vacek.

No obvious favorite in the peloton so maybe nobody bothers pulling. But surely the last chance in this stage race for some of these.

 

[Samamba]

Bora for Pithie maybe, or Lidl for Vacek.

No obvious favorite in the peloton so maybe nobody bothers pulling. But surely the last chance in this stage race for some of these.

Absolutely agree about that last part, but for lots of teams that chance was already gone when they didn't make the break.

 

[Samamba]

It is indeed Cofidis, doing a decent job right now, gap back to 1'20. I guess Coquard is one of the few sprinters that should be able to survive this.

 

[Kazistuta]

I'm just hoping Tarling isn't wasting his good form in the wrong race. Need him to do well in the classics for my CQ team..

 

[carton]

Sure, but also

Interesting Map. Fairly suprising that there are no WT cyclists from Nariño, Valle de Cauca or Santander this year.

Seriously, though. If you are an aspiring pro would you continue to train in the coldest, wettest part of your land? Typical of coastal tropical climates, should you be smart enough to train near those warm waters; is that it rains late in the day. There are also rain shadows where it's dryer. General comparisons to tropical mega zones to coastal Belgium is only relevant when you hunt for cold rain, good beer and chocolate.

We trained in Malibu a few years back in early Spring. Not a shock to see Geraint and a teammate climbing hills there instead of where they came from. It rains and is cold in both places each morning. One gets warmer as the day goes on...

I mean, I guess my main earlier point was that there is really no escaping the rain in Colombia. It is, if you believe the rankings, the wettest country in the world -full stop-. As the above map shows, the cycling heartland is closer to the mountains (as with most places, I guess). Where it does usually, but far from always, rain late in the day. Also, mechanics's time is pretty cheap and they are plentyful, the bikes and components are free if you're in the WT, so most pros seem to ride outside often and take advantage of the ample mountain roads and the weather that is often bad, but hardly ever so bad that indoor training looks like a better alternative. And the pretty decent local race calendar, which is full of mountain climbs and descents, is also often hit by bad weather (and I doubt the bad weather protocol has ever been triggered).

Yes, as Squire said, this does not mean that all Colombians are good bad weather riders. But and I guess this would be my second and more applicable point, I would venture that, again, since there is pretty much no escape from the rain in Colombia, contra what some posters seem to assume, most Colombian WT pros are at least pretty used to riding in the rain and the cold.

 

[RedheadDane]

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[Didinho]

So the classics Danes are back? SKA now with a good effort. Just waiting for Mads again.

 

[search]

looking good for Tarling to take this. Not many opportunities left to make up ground.

 

[Heston]

Cofidis not gonna catch them without help from other teams

 

[Samamba]

This is just perfect terrain for a strong break, they aren't catching them unless a team really hammers it on one of the uphill parts. Typical stage where you need to be super close to the break before the "harder" part of the stage starts/

 

[Samamba]

Cofidis seems done. SK Andersen doing something now again, but I think this is for the break.

EDIT: allright gap went down pretty fast now, but still they basically need to catch before the top of the last climb given it's downhill after that.

 

[Squire]

So the classics Danes are back? SKA now with a good effort. Just waiting for Mads again.

Only thing missing are some Asgreen watt bombs.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Cofidis seems done. SK Andersen doing something now again, but I think this is for the break.

EDIT: allright gap went down pretty fast now, but still they basically need to catch before the top of the last climb given it's downhill after that.

I don't think this is coming back for a reduced bunch sprint, but if the climbers come out to play the break is in trouble.

 

[Samamba]

I don't think this is coming back for a reduced bunch sprint, but if the climbers come out to play the break is in trouble.

Yeah Trek changed a lot here. Maybe Vacek goes for the attack. At least they made it exciting.

 

[Samamba]

Peloton in pieces

 

[Heston]

Lidl going really hard

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Very impressive by Lidl given that three of their riders are out of the race.

 

[Sciatic]

I looked up and the peloton was all in pieces