Paris-Nice 2026, March 8-15

[Heston]

1'35, looking worse for group 2 now

 

[Red Rick]

Already bracing for overreaction to whatever happens on the final climb because this stage is ripe for weird results

 

[Samamba]

Vauquelin is pulling himself apparently. I still find it questionable that Ineos didn't drop one of their engines back.

Gap back under a minute.

 

[Heston]

Vauquelin is pulling himself apparently. I still find it questionable that Ineos didn't drop one of their engines back.

That explains the gap dropping from 1'35 to 50 seconds very quickly.

But hes surely killing himself by doing that

 

[search]

I would guess he more likely tried to bridge, than pulling the whole 2nd group up the climb?

 

[Samamba]

So Red Bull is the team riding in the front group
Group Vauquelin is really small, no way they are closing that, unless he gets some riders to perfectly work together. Martinez and Izagirre are there I think

 

[QueenStagiaire]

So they gave Martinez 1 KOM point even though he was at the back of the train and Denz was third?

 

[Rou]

Who is good in miserable weather? I think Vingegaard is pretty decent so he should clean this.

 

[Samamba]

Onley with a mechanical

Vauquelin group 40s, they should be close to cars soon.

 

[Remy55]

DFM is a specialist for cold weather

 

[Berflamand]

Onley with a mechanical

Vauquelin group 40s, they should be close to cars soon.

If they're coming close to cars then surely the cars will be pulled back in this situation no? These are gaps because of echelons, not because of a crash or other incident.

 

[Samamba]

No way they pulled the cars back for Onley

He'll be fine with Tarling tho

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Absolutely pouring right now, Onley not descending well and they‘ve pulled the cars out of the gap.

 

[search]

didn't know you had tv pictures already

well, it certainly looks like Ineos didn't make any friends at the race jury.

 

[Heston]

Are the cars behind Onley or all the way behind Vauquelin group?

 

[Netserk]

6 bonus seconds coming up for ayuso

 

[QueenStagiaire]

well, it certainly looks like Ineos didn't make any friends at the race jury.

At least the friendship lasted long enough to still have the team car there for the bike change.

 

[Rou]

Disaster day for Geraint's boys.

 

[Tim Cahill]

You would think Kwiatkowski and Watson would drop?

 

[Samamba]

Ineos might want to drop Watson back.

 

[Samamba]

You would think Kwiatkowski and Watson would drop?

I didn't see Kwiat anymore

 

[Netserk]

vauquelin will die like this

 

[Rou]

Vauquelin desperately chasing, Onley suffering behind Tarling..

 

[Samamba]

vauquelin will die like this

He is dead anyways if he doesn't get help. I think Ineos has a big decision to make here, cause right now it's startling to look bad for both their leaders.

 

[Netserk]

ayuso down ?