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

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Team director from Greenedge said they're going for Howard again this stage.

Why the heck are they never going for Matthews? Are they trying to waste Matthews' talent even more than Rabobank did?!

 

[Afrank]

Team director from Greenedge said they're going for Howard again this stage.

Why the heck are they never going for Matthews? Are they trying to waste Matthews' talent even more than Rabobank did?!

Howard seems to have the better form at the moment, Matthews last good result was in the national champs (of course he hasn't been given the chance to get another good result). Definitely should be giving Matthews more chances, but Howard in his current form, might be the best bet for this race.

 

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Team director from Greenedge said they're going for Howard again this stage.

Why the heck are they never going for Matthews? Are they trying to waste Matthews' talent even more than Rabobank did?!

you did see yesterday's stage, didn't you? Matthews was sitting in the back while his teammates were working their *** off to bring Howard into a decent position for the sprint.

 

[serfla]

I wonder if someone will try something on that last climb... Just to make a test for tomorrow. Can't imagine successful attack with so much road to the finish. Just testing.

 

[Cimber]

Martin Keizer (Vacansoleil-DCM), Sebastien Minard (AG2r-La Mondiale) and Mads Christensen (Team Saxo-Tinkoff) in today's break. 3.45 advantage with 70 km to go. Doomed break

 

[Hugo Koblet]

48 km's left. Gap still at 3'40.

 

[serfla]

Boonen working hard last couple of days.
Wants to make up what he's lost in January and February.
It's more and more likely he''l be ready for the cobbles.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Yesterday's hero just talked to francetv:

respect!

 

[TourOfSardinia]

now live misty weather -45km gap 3m30s to who?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Westra

very bad moment

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Basso, even worse moment

 

[Parrulo]

what is happening DT?

i am watching tirreno

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

what is happening DT?

i am watching tirreno

flat tires just before a climb for westra/basso, but they are both back

 

[Hugo Koblet]

They're on the climb now with Sky leading the peloton. Viviani was hanging on for dear life on the small climb a minute ago.

Edit: And just as I write that, Viviani gets dropped. Noone helping him apparently.

Double edit: Now one Cannondale rider is with Viviani.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Attack by LBL winner Iglinsky

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Useless french TV showing way too much of a dropping Vivani

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

No action on the climb. All big names in front except Basso

 

[spalco]

Really confusing to watch two races at once. Why do T-A and P-N have to overlap?

 

[BlenJones2]

Seemed to take grivko a ridiculously long time to actually get past lopez and kiriyenka when he attacked over the top

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Really confusing to watch two races at once. Why do T-A and P-N have to overlap?

Crazy plus the Rai are showing both live!

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

That was nasty

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Holy **** what a fall by Kiryienka

 

[The Sheep]

Jesus he nearly saved that

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

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

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

And Gesink missed the boat.

Ofcourse. Had to screw up somewhere