Paris - Nice, Stage 4 Brioude -> Saint-Vallier 200 km, Thursday 7th March

[Ryo Hazuki]

I knew you'll come with some invented excuse. LOL!!!

Movistar Team @Movistar_Team
De #parisnice, tras la caída sin consecuencias de Quintana, pasamos a #tirreno, con grupo compacto bajo un enorme chaparrón. 20 km. #movlive

Quintana crashed.

well I knew he was held up by something, crash or mechnical. doesn't matter, he was unlucky.

 

[afpm90]

quintana had a flat tire unfortunate.

According to Movistar twitter, Quintana fall.

EDIT: Already mentioned by cineteq.

 

[SafeBet]

If only Iglinskiy was a little less opportunistic, Astana would've almost certainly won with Gasparotto...

Astana messed it up badly hut I doubt he would have beaten this albasini anyway.

 

[trevim]

No way Gesink is fifth.

That was what Eurosport showed. It might be wrong though

 

[maltiv]

well I knew he was held up by something, crash or mechnical. doesn't matter, he was unlucky.

I'm not sure if "unlucky" is the word you'd use if Gesink had fallen

 

[Ferminal]

On many occasions crashing is the result of poor technique... surely wouldn't have been the case here though.

 

[theyoungest]

quintana had a flat tire unfortunate.

Yes, it's unfortunate. Like getting caught behind a gap in a descent

Quintana didn't look very strong coming back though. He wasn't very far behind at some point. Westra did a better job.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

I'm not sure if "unlucky" is the word you'd use if Gesink had fallen

because gesinbk crashed all the time. how many times have you seen quintana crash?

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

I knew you'll come with some invented excuse. LOL!!!

Movistar Team @Movistar_Team
De #parisnice, tras la caída sin consecuencias de Quintana, pasamos a #tirreno, con grupo compacto bajo un enorme chaparrón. 20 km. #movlive

Quintana crashed.

That's hilarious.

Quintana simply crash-flatted during a hungerknock. No way he just made some poor tactical decision!

 

[Lanark]

On many occasions crashing is the result of poor technique... surely wouldn't have been the case here though.

Impossible. Quintana has the best technique in the peloton. Well, that's not completely true, Henao is even better, but still, second best.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Yes, it's unfortunate. Like getting caught behind a gap in a descent

Quintana didn't look very strong coming back though. He wasn't very far behind at some point. Westra did a better job.

westra was behind 50 metres in a downhil. quintana was always far behind and without teammates(only immediately after his crash one helped) as well, he pulled the group to the finish

 

[SafeBet]

Yes, it's unfortunate. Like getting caught behind a gap in a descent

Quintana didn't look very strong coming back though. He wasn't very far behind at some point. Westra did a better job.

That's true.

I think eurosport is mixing gesink with ulissi. There was clearly a lampre jersey coming in fifth or sixth.

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

No way Gesink is fifth.

It was Ulissi.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

That's hilarious.

Quintana simply crash-flatted during a hungerknock. No way he just made some poor tactical decision!

he didn't have a hunger knock, or else he wou;d've lost far more and not lead the grouo to the finish

 

[cineteq]

Well that would make more sense. Pretty much lost gc now. Tho he [Quintana] should still rip the mtt

Now he joins Gesink in that selected group.

 

[Forunculo]

I love Quintana but he FAILED today

 

[Pippo_San]

Astana messed it up badly hut I doubt he would have beaten this albasini anyway.

I don't know, Gasparotto looked the fastest...if Iglinskiy kept the field togheter instead of trying to go solo, the result I'm sure would've been very different

 

[garyhoop1]

Videos

Videos from Paris - Nice so far inc Stage 4 - http://bit.ly/XJaCmp

 

[theyoungest]

westra was behind 50 metres in a downhil. quintana was always far behind and without teammates(only immediately after his crash one helped) as well, he pulled the group to the finish

No, Quintana wasn't very far behind on the climb. But he couldn't turn a bigger gear. Seemed a bit like Gesink

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

So the GC will be played out between those:

1 141 * Andrew TALANSKY GARMIN - SHARP 19:35:17
2 154 Andriy GRIVKO ASTANA PRO TEAM 00:00:03
3 178 Peter VELITS OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP 00:00:04
4 171 Sylvain CHAVANEL OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP 00:00:04
5 43 Gorka IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 00:00:05
6 11 Lieuwe WESTRA VACANSOLEIL-DCM 00:00:06
7 1 Richie PORTE SKY PROCYCLING 00:00:07
8 155 Maxim IGLINSKIY ASTANA PRO TEAM 00:00:13
9 111 Jean-Christophe PERAUD AG2R LA MONDIALE 00:00:13
10 74 Bart DE CLERCQ LOTTO-BELISOL 00:00:15
11 153 Enrico GASPAROTTO ASTANA PRO TEAM 00:00:15
12 108 * Tejay VAN GARDEREN BMC RACING TEAM 00:00:16
13 55 Robert KISERLOVSKI RADIOSHACK LEOPARD 00:00:16
14 184 Alberto LOSADA ALGUACIL KATUSHA TEAM 00:00:16
15 121 Nicolas ROCHE TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF 00:00:17
16 56 Andréas KLÖDEN RADIOSHACK LEOPARD 00:00:17
17 181 Simon SPILAK KATUSHA TEAM 00:00:17
18 95 Arnold JEANNESSON FDJ 00:00:18
19 61 * Diego ULISSI LAMPRE - MERIDA 00:00:18
20 68 Michele SCARPONI LAMPRE - MERIDA 00:00:18
21 221 Thomas LÖVKVIST IAM CYCLING 00:00:19
22 197 Daniel NAVARRO COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS 00:00:26

Lövkvist or Jeannesson in the Top 10 would be great.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

No, Quintana wasn't very far behind on the climb. But he couldn't turn a bigger gear. Seemed a bit like Gesink

yea, Quintana looked weak on the second last hill. No real power in the attack. Lets see what he can do Friday.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

So the GC will be played out between those:

1 141 * Andrew TALANSKY GARMIN - SHARP 19:35:17
2 154 Andriy GRIVKO ASTANA PRO TEAM 00:00:03
3 178 Peter VELITS OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP 00:00:04
4 171 Sylvain CHAVANEL OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP 00:00:04
5 43 Gorka IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 00:00:05
6 11 Lieuwe WESTRA VACANSOLEIL-DCM 00:00:06
7 1 Richie PORTE SKY PROCYCLING 00:00:07
8 155 Maxim IGLINSKIY ASTANA PRO TEAM 00:00:13
9 111 Jean-Christophe PERAUD AG2R LA MONDIALE 00:00:13
10 74 Bart DE CLERCQ LOTTO-BELISOL 00:00:15
11 153 Enrico GASPAROTTO ASTANA PRO TEAM 00:00:15
12 108 * Tejay VAN GARDEREN BMC RACING TEAM 00:00:16
13 55 Robert KISERLOVSKI RADIOSHACK LEOPARD 00:00:16
14 184 Alberto LOSADA ALGUACIL KATUSHA TEAM 00:00:16
15 121 Nicolas ROCHE TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF 00:00:17
16 56 Andréas KLÖDEN RADIOSHACK LEOPARD 00:00:17
17 181 Simon SPILAK KATUSHA TEAM 00:00:17
18 95 Arnold JEANNESSON FDJ 00:00:18
19 61 * Diego ULISSI LAMPRE - MERIDA 00:00:18
20 68 Michele SCARPONI LAMPRE - MERIDA 00:00:18
21 221 Thomas LÖVKVIST IAM CYCLING 00:00:19
22 197 Daniel NAVARRO COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS 00:00:26

Lövkvist or Jeannesson in the Top 10 would be great.

Front group should have kept Westra at bay in the last part today. Poor communication?

 

[Museeuw]

Keukeleire 8. today. I am pleasantly surprised.

I thought he is more sprinter, but maybe he is coming to be classic rider?

 

[The Hitch]

So the GC will be played out between those:

1 141 * Andrew TALANSKY GARMIN - SHARP 19:35:17
2 154 Andriy GRIVKO ASTANA PRO TEAM 00:00:03
3 178 Peter VELITS OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP 00:00:04
4 171 Sylvain CHAVANEL OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP 00:00:04
5 43 Gorka IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 00:00:05
6 11 Lieuwe WESTRA VACANSOLEIL-DCM 00:00:06
7 1 Richie PORTE SKY PROCYCLING 00:00:07
8 155 Maxim IGLINSKIY ASTANA PRO TEAM 00:00:13
9 111 Jean-Christophe PERAUD AG2R LA MONDIALE 00:00:13
10 74 Bart DE CLERCQ LOTTO-BELISOL 00:00:15
11 153 Enrico GASPAROTTO ASTANA PRO TEAM 00:00:15
12 108 * Tejay VAN GARDEREN BMC RACING TEAM 00:00:16
13 55 Robert KISERLOVSKI RADIOSHACK LEOPARD 00:00:16
14 184 Alberto LOSADA ALGUACIL KATUSHA TEAM 00:00:16
15 121 Nicolas ROCHE TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF 00:00:17
16 56 Andréas KLÖDEN RADIOSHACK LEOPARD 00:00:17
17 181 Simon SPILAK KATUSHA TEAM 00:00:17
18 95 Arnold JEANNESSON FDJ 00:00:18
19 61 * Diego ULISSI LAMPRE - MERIDA 00:00:18
20 68 Michele SCARPONI LAMPRE - MERIDA 00:00:18
21 221 Thomas LÖVKVIST IAM CYCLING 00:00:19
22 197 Daniel NAVARRO COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS 00:00:26

Lövkvist or Jeannesson in the Top 10 would be great.

Any race which after 6 days has only managed to seperate the top 20 riders by 18 seconds, is a failure.

 

[Netserk]

Any race which after 6 days has only managed to seperate the top 20 riders by 18 seconds, is a failure.

Easy now, only 5 days have passed