Paris - Nice, Stage 3 Châtel-Guyon -> Brioude 170 km, Wednesday 6th March

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

The group definiately splitted in the downhill. No idea who is in the first group anymore.

Not a single blanco rider

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Some nice action here now. A group of 7 with Talansky, Porte, Bardet has a small advantage on the other favorites lead by TJVG on the descent. Fuglsang and Gesink gone. Don't know about others. Quintana is in the chasing group.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Not a single blanco rider

Wanna bet he fell in that downhill?

So typical, nothing ever changes. Better to be like PentaCycle and just hope for nothing

 

[Miburo]

Wanna bet he fell in that downhill?

So typical, nothing ever changes. Better to be like PentaCycle and just hope for nothing

Luckily there's PCM

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

gesink dropped? and quintana is still there. lolcry. I just tuned in

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

At least there's Westra...

 

[postmanhat]

Could get caught right on the finishing line. They're already starting to muck about

 

[Pippo_San]

What a stage guys!!! Exciting day!

 

[El Pistolero]

I wish Phil was more selfish.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Talansky wins!!

 

[Pharazon]

i love paris nice when it rains

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Damn had hoped for a Bardet victory on his home soil.

 

[Pippo_San]

Awesome stage, brilliant win for Talansky

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Gesink loses a minute and loses PN again in a downhill. Repeat of 08, but this time even before the real mountains began

 

[JimPanzen]

Porte was an idiot for not pulling.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Gesink group @ 1.05

Poor descending

 

[maltiv]

Was hoping for Bardet there. Talansky did, by far, the least amount of work in the group and won.

I guess wheelsucking that much is almost justified considering it's Garmin's first win of the season

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

lol @ gesink and entire rabo team

quintana one step closer to winning this

 

[Pentacycle]

Gesink loses a minute and loses PN again in a downhill. Repeat of 08, but this time even before the real mountains began

Was pretty obvious this would happen. Quintana or Talansky ftw now.

 

[veganrob]

Very nice win for Talansky

 

[serfla]

It turned out to be very good stage.
M-SR kind of denouement.

 

[postmanhat]

Talansky does nothing to help the break and takes the stage

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Gesink group @ 1.05

Poor descending

He might have been held up by a fall. There was reports of a second fall in the downhill after Kiryenka... but still, it's dissappointing.
He rides 2 flat stages in the front, and then the first serious stage he starts the climb in 30th position again.
for crying out loud how hard is it to start in front???

 

[Pentacycle]

He might have been held up by a fall. There was reports of a second fall in the downhill after Kiryenka... but still, it's dissappointing.
He rides 2 flat stages in the front, and then the first serious stage he starts the climb in 30th position again.
for crying out loud how hard is it to start in front???

Very, very hard. Especially when Sky rips everything apart before the climb. But don't worry, it can't possibly be Gesinks fault.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

He might have been held up by a fall. There was reports of a second fall in the downhill after Kiryenka... but still, it's dissappointing.
He rides 2 flat stages in the front, and then the first serious stage he starts the climb in 30th position again.
for crying out loud how hard is it to start in front???

you really are desperate aren't you? how hard is it to let the truth sink in? gesink is a joke of a professional cyclist, he will have his last year in blanco as a protected rider and he knows it