Paris-Nice 2026, March 8-15

[Heston]

There was a one or two descents earlier in the stage. This was not an unipuerto stage.

So no reason to cancel the final mountain

 

[yaco]

So no reason to cancel the final mountain

That is the reason why the stage was reduced. Descents in icy wet conditions.

 

[Heston]

That is the reason why the stage was reduced. Descents in icy wet conditions.

So no reason to cancel the final mountain then

 

[yaco]

So no reason to cancel the final mountain then

The final mountain was Aurum under the original profile which was too snowy. You seem to forget that we live in a very litigious society so organisers are very cautious when it comes to race routes.

 

[Netserk]

The final mountain was Aurum under the original profile which was too snowy.

it was not , theres a live webcam there

 

[Extinction]

If only there were places to to talk about cycling rather than bikes, riders and sponsors.

Well, look at Don Patrick's latest comments on Maxtin and UAE.

 

[pastronef]

it was not , theres a live webcam there

I tried to find a webcam near Lantosque for tomorrow but didn't find

 

[pastronef]

The final mountain was Aurum under the original profile which was too snowy. You seem to forget that we live in a very litigious society so organisers are very cautious when it comes to race routes.

to be precise it's Auron

Aurum is Alberto's and Birillo's bike brand

 

[Unchained]

Or don’t regard animals as yourself.

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HiO3--3TrBk&pp=ygUXYW5keSBoYW1wc3RlbiBnaXJvIDE5ODg%3D


I didn't think Americans are built different, but now you got me thinking.. Lol

 

[Unchained]

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LIJFGqzH_iU&pp=ygUXYW5keSBoYW1wc3RlbiBnaXJvIDE5ODg%3D

 

[Unchained]

They don't make snow tires in 30-32mm?

View: https://m.youtube.com/shorts/dZAoFLKgEVw

I am thinking about running these things year round

 

[aphronesis]

Not my point as you know, but I do need to run wider tires.

 

[Mayomaniac]

I have all the grip.

It's basically like training a dog. If it destroys the furniture, you don't reward it with treats.

100 cyclists vs accountability

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Stage 8 and final:

A design that often delivers.

 

[RedheadDane]

Anyone more than 15 minutes behind at the red dot will be taken out of the race.
Due to elections, the roads can't be kept closed that long.

 

[staubsauger]

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LIJFGqzH_iU&pp=ygUXYW5keSBoYW1wc3RlbiBnaXJvIDE5ODg%3D

At least you could have given @Red Rick the favor to post the video with Mart Smeets commentating! 😄

 

[Netserk]

Anyone more than 15 minutes behind at the red dot will be taken out of the race.
Due to elections, the roads can't be kept closed that long.

they enter the circuit previous to that , on the descent , so i assume its there that theyll be taken out

 

[RedheadDane]

they enter the circuit previous to that , on the descent , so i assume its there that theyll be taken out

Probably... I just posted it like that, because TV2 only wrote how many km into the race it was, not with how many km left, and... well... I didn't wanna have to do the math-thing.

 

[search]

The red dot looks correct to me. 103.4k into the stage is what it says in the stage communiqee, which would be just after the descent.

 

[RedheadDane]

The red dot looks correct to me. 103.4k into the stage is what it says in the stage communiqee, which would be just after the descent.

Oh, I'm sure the dot is correct.
Like I wrote above; I just didn't wanna have to do the math to find out with how many km to go - which I think is more relevent than how many km into the stage - it is.

 

[Extinction]

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HiO3--3TrBk&pp=ygUXYW5keSBoYW1wc3RlbiBnaXJvIDE5ODg%3D


I didn't think Americans are built different, but now you got me thinking.. Lol

There is a terza via, a happy middle ground, between that and the disgraceful pretentions of today's cyclists. It's gotten to the point of if it's cold, raining and windy they expect that they don't have to ride. Your cyclists, for God's sake, not footballers.

 

[staubsauger]

Gavia 88 is a bit extreme, but nowadays race days like Les Deux Alpes 1998 get altered or canceled..

That just can't be right.

 

[Extinction]

Gavia 88 is a bit extreme, but nowadays race days like Les Deux Alpes 1998 get altered or canceled..

That just can't be right.

Exactly, they have gone from one extreme to the next. But it's because of Gavia events that the sport built a mystique, whereas they are without compunction killing that today.

 

[RedheadDane]

Five man up the road:

Delettre
Marsman
Thomas
Trentin
Van Den Bosche

Peloton at around 1 minute.

 

[Netserk]

peloton at the top of porte

Some names from the peloton

14:51

Armirail, Campenaerts, Vingegaard are at the helm, followed by Dani Martinez and a Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe teammate. Then, there are three Ineos Grenadiers. We can also see Georg Steinhauser's white jersey. Mathys Rondel, Ion Izagirre, Nicolya Vinokurov, Quentin Pacher, Rémi Cavagna, Tim van Dijke, Andreas Leknessund, Harold Tejada, Lenny Martinez, Matteo Vercher (...) are there as well.