Paris - Nice: STAGE 1 - Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines --> Contres: 201.5 km

[Moondance]

He must have really ambled up the hill then, that where he lost 3 mins. I thought a crash on the cobbles!

Well, I think we all wrote that because we expected that's what it was. But I couldn't find any reference to him falling, so I guess he just took it slow.

 

[zapata]

only thirty seconds lead now for timmer and feillu.

 

[Big GMaC]

my feed is still showing yesterdays TT highlight, how far out are they?

 

[zapata]

ca 50 km to go. 15 seconds now..
edit feillu timmer caught

 

[Mellow Velo]

Eurosport is live, so feeds should be around. 46kms to go........

Here you go.
http://www.justin.tv/parisnice2010#r=XcPBSII~

 

[sublimit]

thats funny, i have live feed with Aussie commentary?!

http://www.justin.tv/bokirkiuc#r=weyQWbo~

i might switch when eurosport comes on..

 

[Big GMaC]

Big Crash!

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

sucks if that was hoogerland.

Seemed like the rabo guy lost his balance (maybe touched a wheel) and created some confusion which led to the crash.

 

[afpm90]

Leipheimer was involved in the crash.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Peloton blows up! Here we go.........

 

[ak-zaaf]

Peloton blows up! Here we go.........

I love this race.

/edit: looks like it's splitting right in the middle. Every sprinter should be in front now anyway.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Caisse and Astana in tandem. Someone big is out the back (Leipheimer being spoken of) and the Spanish compadres get together.

 

[zapata]

Can't see Boom near the front? Astana and Caisse going hard.

 

[python]

gilbert just looked back and told himself...fffook

 

[Mellow Velo]

Half the Shack in the back group, which has sat up.
All over for the Dwarf?

Riders everywhere....FDJ struggling to get back with Brajkovic?

Massive gap!

 

[zapata]

Ok, Boom in the front group. Good.

 

[Publicus]

Half the Shack in the back group, which has sat up.
All over for the Dwarf?

Riders everywhere....FDJ struggling to get back with Brajkovic?

Massive gap!

This is absolutely crazy. I love it.

Caisse is ripping the race apart.

 

[ak-zaaf]

This is absolutely crazy. I love it.

According to De Cauwer it will get worse with about 10km to go.




umg @ Valverde?
Boom reacts, this keeps getting better and better.

 

[luckyboy]

Wow, this is just carnage now

Boom attacks#!

 

[Moondance]

Some massive gaps opening up.

I'm at Uni, so I can turn on the volume, so I have like, no idea what's going on....


But it's ****ing GREAT!

 

[Mellow Velo]

Mayhem! Caisse in a TTT. The rest chasing. Some dull stage!!!

 

[Moondance]

Wow, Boom closed the gap himself. REAL MAN

 

[luckyboy]

Well done. I was going to do one, myself, but couldn't find a decent stage profile. Will mooch about. Here we go. A bit bigger, but just as flat.




Who to beat Greipel? Chicci maybe? Hard to look past the giant German, though.
Doesn't look like we'll have any xwind to break things up.

..........

 

[Publicus]

Looks like Astana is caught out.

 

[zapata]

Boom closed the gap alone, and Voigt still there. Great race!