Paris - Nice: STAGE 3 - Saint-Junien --> Aurillac: 208 km

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One thing is for certain-Contador gonna destroy everyone tomorrow.

Sagan said in interview he came here to help Kreuziger to win the race yet on every stage so far he is better than his team captain.

maybe they ll shorten the stage tomorrow due to snow. that would be a disadvantage for Alberto

 

[Mellow Velo]

maybe they ll shorten the stage tomorrow due to snow. that would be a disadvantage for Alberto

Not unless they cut it to under 3kms.
Back again? Nice username. Perhaps it won't make your list.

 

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Not unless they cut it to under 3kms.
Back again? Nice username. Perhaps it won't make your list.

Cheers! I am also curios how strong Jens Vogt is going to be. Tomorrow is THE DAY....

 

[DAOTEC]

Extraordinary

2 top 5 finishers SUB 23 mtb Worlds last year win Pro race road today

Peter Sagan wins here in P - N

Burry Stander wins today in South-Africa Cape Argus Giro Stage 2

02.09.2009 - Canberra -Australia MIB Worlds results Men Under 23:
1. Burry Stander (ZAf), de 38,82 km in 1u47:26(gem.: 21,68 km/u)
2. Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) op 1:21
3. Thomas Litscher (Zwi) 2:46
4. Peter Sagan (Slk) 4:15
5. Marek Konwa (Pol) 4:45
6. Guillaume Vinit (Fra) 4:59
7. Mattias Wengelin (Zwe) 5:14
8. Fabian Giger (Zwi) 5:32
9. Lukas Kaufmann (Zwi) 5:57
10. Catriel Andres Soto (Arg) 6:31

coincidence or trend ?

 

[Tugboat]

Think his legs were gone.

Jens' legs were definitely gone. In the sprint he was all over the place. I don't think he so much as beat the two guys behind him, rather they were too scared to come around least he knock them off!!

 

[BYOP88]

Wasn't this guy going to win the Tour?

Yeah it's all part of the "cunning" JB plan, for futher information please read page 958 of JB's cunning cycling tactics.

 

[Publicus]

Wasn't this guy going to win the Tour?

Depends on which Tour we are talking about

 

[theswordsman]

I only caught a tiny bit at the end but it looked like Tony Martin and AC were having a little shoving match. Did anyone else see that?

I couldn't see how the contact came about, but Contador said on his own website and at Iamspecialized that they made contact and he couldn't sprint because he had to unclip and drag his foot to keep control. He wanted the judges to give him the same time, but they didn't go for it.

http://www.albertocontador.com/prensa.detalle.php?id=321

http://iamspecialized.com/road/news-article/voigt-takes-yellow-at-paris-nice--contador-on-the-attack

Here's a video from just before the last climb to the finish:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nvah54o3U6w

 

[theswordsman]

Contador was driving, but Voigt wouldn't pull through. He was positioned for yellow, but I wonder why he was hesitant to drive to the finish until Contador basically pushed him to the front. Seemed strange.

Sorry I don't have the link or quote, but I read that Voigt said he suffered from indecision at 500 meters - wasn't sure about putting time into the peloton or going for the stage win, and that's what cost him. I wonder how much more of a lead they could have gotten if he shared pulls with Contador?

He was hurting though, too.

“It was good for me to be with that group because I gained a few seconds on the others. I was really suffering to try to stay with Contador when he attacked. He is impressive,” Voigt said. “Tomorrow will be very important and we’ll see how I can do on Mende.”

http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/03/news/voigt-leads-paris-nice-as-sagan-wins-stage_107570

 

[battery89]

Sagan what a freakin' animal.

 

[dolophonic]

Closing Stages Video

Thanks.....

 

[Publicus]

Closing Stages Video

Thanks Dim.

 

[Jamsque]

Ah, I see what happened to Millar now. He got caught on the front chasing the break down after Roche went up the road, and about halfway up he started looking around for help and no-one came through. He sat up a bit, the gap started growing really quickly, and then Rodriguez and Contador shot by and he could not stay with the acceleration.

 

[zapata]

What happened to Caisse d'Epargne,though? I've only seen it once, but as I remember it half the team was at the front, and then suddendly, after Contador attacked, they were nowhere?

 

[Publicus]

What happened to Caisse d'Epargne,though? I've only seen it once, but as I remember it half the team was at the front, and then suddendly, after Contador attacked, they were nowhere?

I actually think they lost control of the peloton on the lead into the final climb--with only one or two guys in front. Lulu was the last of the Caisse boys and he gets left behind by AC's acceleration like he was pedaling through mud. Frankly, I think they expended too much energy trying to bring the break back.

I'll be curious to see how Lulu and Valverde recover tomorrow.

 

[blaxland]

Well done Sagan,Roche and Rodriguez all had great rides..............good to see Kreuziger coming into form................

 

[cyclopeon]

2 top 5 finishers SUB 23 mtb Worlds last year win Pro race road today
...
coincidence or trend ?

Yes.


things will change or remain the same