Paris- Nice Stage 5: Pernes-les-Fontaines - Aix-en-Provence - 157 km

[hfer07]

Valverde is really putting a good fight for the overall though- he got 4 secs out of Conti today

 

[Race Radio]

A double win day for Liquigas

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

He really is good on these little hills. what potential this guy has.

 

[TRDean]

Great win for the youngster!! WOW!! Any Skilers mixing it up in there?

 

[Anonymous]

Sagan will win a stage of the Tour this year.

Think he'll start the Tour at 20 years old? May be too soon this year. A star is definitely in the early stages of birth though.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Nice....took 'em cold and held on. Groups all over the place.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

*awaits the creation of "Sagan how good is he?" thread

 

[Francois the Postman]

EBH you have company

Who is EBH again?

 

[Big GMaC]

great image of him passed out on the floor by the team car

 

[pmcg76]

Good day for Liquigas, that attack by Sagan was...wow.... not sure what to think but very, very impressive.

 

[zapata]

Think he'll start the Tour at 20 years old? May be too soon this year. A star is definitely in the early stages of birth though.

I think he said in an interview after his first win that he will not be doing any grand tour this year. he feels it's too soon, not ready.

 

[TRDean]

Think he'll start the Tour at 20 years old? May be too soon this year. A star is definitely in the early stages of birth though.

He said he was not doing the Tour this year...

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

I think he said in an interview after his first win that he will not be doing any grand tour this year. he feels it's too soon, not ready.

good choice, no need to rush this.
Steady progress is the key.

 

[TRDean]

good choice, no need to rush this.
Steady progress is the key.

Not really his call...Liqui tells him...Totally agree with you, that 20 is too early and steady progress is the key.

 

[thehog]

I think he said in an interview after his first win that he will not be doing any grand tour this year. he feels it's too soon, not ready.

He almost as good as Taigo Machidoo from Radioshack.

 

[Frosty]

Top 10 unchanged apart from bonus seconds. Voeckler the first to drop down after finishing in the group at 2:35 along with Leipheimer and Muchado

 

[python]

the kid has the strength and the acceleration to get the initial gap, and the strength endurance to keep it. reminds me a bit of vino with his thick thy muscles. too early to tell but these are attributes of a great classics or short tour racer rather than a grand tour.

 

[Moondance]

He almost as good as Taigo Machidoo from Radioshack.

Wowowowwow..... Hold your horses there partner. Let's not forget that Tiago Machado finish 3RD (!!!!!) in Algarve. That makes him logically the next great thing.

What has Sagan done? A few stages here but nothing else of note. It's not like he's podiumed an early season 2.1 or anything.

 

[ravens]

Valverde is really putting a good fight for the overall though- he got 4 secs out of Conti today

Thx for the update, i was just about to axe.

This danm job, they actually expect me to work!

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

The Belgian commentators were funny. They compared it to what Seeldrayers did last year (finished 7th in gc and won young riders jersey).
They really are chauvinistic at times... There is no comparison

 

[Ferminal]

A double win day for Liquigas

/spoiler

Nice Bridge-Climb attack.

I'm sure the group behind had him at one point...

 

[Frosty]

The Martin group lost 16:50 in the end. Hoogerland was in there too.

 

[theswordsman]

Sagan it is favorit sprint today

Nice call.

 

[Moondance]

The Belgian commentators were funny. They compared it to what Seeldrayers did last year (finished 7th in gc and won young riders jersey).
They really are chauvinistic at times... There is no comparison

Which commentators have you ever seen who aren't chauvinistic? They all are, and the guys from Sporza are no better or worse in this respect than the rest.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

The Martin group lost 16:50 in the end. Hoogerland was in there too.

Hoogie has been poor, actually vasc. on a whole... poor.