Paris - Nice, Stage 2 Vimory -> Cérilly 200 km, Tuesday 5th March

[wirral]

attend = expect ?

 

[Lexman]

attend = expect ?

yes sorry for this bad translation...

 

[Lexman]

VDS of Vacansoleil gave the order to De Gendt and Feillu not to ride at 100% ... they want him to have some advantage if the echelons get through...

 

[classicomano]

Not a terrible tactic as de Gendt is ALWAYS in the last echelon.

 

[Martin]

VDS of Vacansoleil gave the order to De Gendt and Feillu not to ride at 100% ... they want him to have some advantage if the echelons get through...

it's really strange that DS speak about their race tactics 100km before the finish. i dont think that's too much clever unless a DS has a strategy, that speaking about echalons creates echalons.

 

[Lexman]

some crashes Sivtsov, Huguet and a second crash with three BMC riders ...

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Next crash includes Ian Stannard

 

[Lexman]

it's raining and crashes start to happen every minute or so Maté, Boswell, Cousin (and not Gautier) ...

BMC rides involved : Moinard, Brookwalter and?

 

[mewmewmew13]

Oh which BMC ers?

 

[Fearless Greg Lemond]

Moinard, Bookwalter and another one.

2 europcars
2 saxo s

 

[Lexman]

Pichot abandons after crash

 

[del1962]

Next crash includes Ian Stannard

That would be difficult

 

[Der Effe]

So, this race they made a pact to do it the other way around? That everyone will crash except for Gesink?

 

[brilleaben]

Gaudin is very good at imitating Phinney's giro 2012 so far.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Gaudin has been down as well.

 

[BillytheKid]

Oh which BMC ers?

tis cycling, eh?

 

[BlenJones2]

That would be difficult

He is very big I suppose

 

[wirral]

Graphic on the website is the wrong way round, I think.

 

[shinoda13]

From what i see Vichot already abandoned while Soupe is in a group far back. Not looking good for Bouhanni right now.

 

[will10]

Paris Nice without carnage is not Paris Nice.

 

[BillytheKid]

Paris Nice without carnage is not Paris Nice.

+1, roger that.

 

[Publicus]

Ouch!!!!!!

EDIT: I hope Bouhanni's okay, but it looks like he's done.

 

[wwabbit]

Oh dear! Bouhanni down!

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Bouhanni nasty fall at a corner near the front of the Peloton no other causalties

 

[Der Effe]

Such a nasty crash.