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

[Big GMaC]

Teutonic discussion between Jens and Heinrich at the back of the peloton

 

[FKLance]

Someone asked about ski-jumping: even a ski jumper has to jump, extend his legs at a very precise moment just before he hits air. Altough they don't train as much as cyclists, it is more difficult to train ski jumping and you have to always have sharp legs. So even jumpers can have good "form".

 

[python]

why i dont see CdE not putting more pressure at the front? very casual seems

 

[Publicus]

why i dont see CdE not putting more pressure at the front? very casual seems

I was thinking the same thing. They don't look very determined. Maybe they are trying to force Astana to chase--or contribute to the chase.

Though the gap has come down.

 

[Big GMaC]

I was thinking the same thing. They don't look very determined. Maybe they are trying to force Astana to chase--or contribute to the chase.

Though the gap has come down.

Gap is falling pretty quick now

 

[Publicus]

Gap is falling pretty quick now

Yeah. I'm having my bit of crow with some coffee.

I wonder if Samu is just saving his energy or if he is really having a bad day.

And I must say that was a nice move by Skil to take up those two points.

 

[python]

only three astana guys behind the CdE train including berto. where's the rest ?

 

[ingsve]

@Dimspace. Your Team Sky fansite was just mentioned on swedish Eurosport. Are you getting alot of traffic on that site?

 

[TRDean]

gap????????????????????????

 

[Susan Westemeyer]

gap????????????????????????

1.48, 34km to go

Susan

 

[Publicus]

only three astana guys behind the CdE train including berto. where's the rest ?

I'm guessing at the back of the pack.

 

[python]

they just showed a thoroughbred and i think a donkey yawning at the human pace

 

[Publicus]

they just showed a thoroughbred and i think a donkey yawning at the human pace

I think all 8 Astana riders are there now.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Falling asleep amongst the rolling hills of Central France. Nothing much will happen until the lsat 10 kms.

 

[python]

I think all 8 Astana riders are there now.

yeah i finally saw it. they probably were strpped on the last climb and were sifting thru the maze of wheels back to berto who was shown to stuff his cheeks with some sandwich 15 mins ago. carbs baby !

 

[macwest]

Anybody's got a good view of which favorites there are all the way at the front?

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

gonna be an interesting end to this stage. Boom looks well placed, I wonder if he plans to try or something, or rather defend if someone attacks.

 

[Publicus]

gonna be an interesting end to this stage

A lot of teams jockeying for position.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

i wonder if vasc. are pushing it to set up hoogie or to prevent huguet from getting the climbers jersey.

 

[sublimit]

some riders just got shot out, it looks quick.

 

[luckyboy]

What are people watching this on? My feeds are lagging

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

here we go...

 

[sublimit]

http://fr.justin.tv/cheveyosport1#r=weyQWbo~

 

[krebs303]

http://www.fromsport.com/video-194828.html

 

[Jamsque]

Is that Big Jens having a dig?