Paris - Nice, Stage 1 Saint-Germain-en-Laye -> Nemours 195 km, Monday 4th March

[Hugo Koblet]

Are you kidding me? I had JUST put some money on Costa to win this

 

[LaFlorecita]

Are you kidding me? I had JUST put some money on Costa to win this

Aww Costa out

 

[spalco]

Dammit, it's always the dumbest crashes where people get really hurt.

 

[fluffkitten]

How many crashes? *sigh*

 

[wirral]

I wonder how much the narrowness of the roads is playing into this. Along with the fact that it is the first full day, a full peleton, a very tight GC, and nobody tired after days of racing yet.

 

[brilleaben]

Sicard was in the break? What happened then?

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Sicard was in the break? What happened then?

Lindeman and the other one in the break sprinted for the bonifications and Sicard was dropped.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

No wind, no echelons

 

[Cyivel]

People being shelled

 

[spalco]

No wind, no echelons

Peloton looks pretty stretched though, lots of guys suffering.

 

[Kazistuta]

Echelon time???

 

[fluffkitten]

Pretty major split, just from speed.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Great, finally some action. BMC and OPQS pushing hard in the front group.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Bouhanni looks ready for today. He will smoke the German.

 

[Cimber]

Taaramae, Voigt, Boonen in the back group. Other interesting names?

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Boonen group @40s

 

[The Blues]

Anybody knows which favourites are behind?

 

[Cimber]

Bouhanni looks ready for today. He will smoke the German.

The German wont even contest:

the Inner Ring ‏@inrng
Marcel Kittel out of the front group with a mechanical problem

 

[Cimber]

5 Saxo riders behind. Roche among them?

 

[Hugo Koblet]

The German wont even contest:

the Inner Ring ‏@inrng
Marcel Kittel out of the front group with a mechanical problem

Oh, that's a shame.

 

[Cimber]

Bad luck for Le Mevel

Only 25 secs between the groups now though

 

[HiCadence]

I'm not surprised Kittel isn't in the front group look at the profile...Too bumpy for him....

 

[Cimber]

I'm not surprised Kittel isn't in the front group look at the profile...Too bumpy for him....

He missed the front group due to a mechanical

 

[gruppeto993]

Which sprinters.are in the front group?

 

[The Blues]

Is Gallopin in the 1st group?