Paris - Nice, Stage 6 Manosque -> Nice 220 km, Saturday 9/3

[Netserk]

 

[burning]

Oh wait, there's T-A for tomorrow

 

[Pentacycle]

With Porte in the lead, who has great support, this stage is rendered useles. As was suggested before the race. Had Talansky still led the race, it could have been a battle on the Col de Ferrier, but now it will be just a fight to get in the right break to win the stage.

Edit: Very nice to have Tirreno tomorrow idd.

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

Jeremy Roy.

 

[Netserk]

Thomas De Gendt FTW.

It's going to be a total bore, so I'd advise everyone to switch to Tirreno instead.

 

[stefrees]

I really hope there is some great racing here, and Tirreno is dull

 

[Netserk]

I really hope there is some great racing here, and Tirreno is dull

Estimated probability:
0.00000005 %

 

[Afrank]

Tommy V FTW.

 

[stefrees]

Estimated probability:
0.00000005 %

You never know. I'm going to hope

 

[Dazed and Confused]

If the favorites stays together on this stage its game over.

So modern placement racing or will riders further down the GC go balls to the wall?

 

[Netserk]

If the favorites stays together on this stage its game over.

So modern placement racing or will riders further down the GC go balls to the wall?

The best we can hope for, is that there is only 1 or 2 in the break, so that the GC riders will contest for 3rd in the last bonus sprint.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

The best we can hope for, is that there is only 1 or 2 in the break, so that the GC riders will contest for 3rd in the last bonus sprint.

With 1 or 2 in the break the peloton will catch them. Sky is at the front.

 

[Miburo]

You never know. I'm going to hope

it's over, i hope sporza will give us T-A live. If they've some freaking brains...

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

With 1 or 2 in the break the peloton will catch them. Sky is at the front.

They didn't last year.

 

[Netserk]

With 1 or 2 in the break the peloton will catch them. Sky is at the front.

I'm talking about the sprint after 185 km. Surely they haven't caught the break by then.

 

[pastronef]

Tommy V FTW.

no, please, no.

anyone but him

 

[Dazed and Confused]

They didn't last year.

ah right, the De Gendt ride.

GC standing last year going into the long Nice stage:

GBR 1 WIGGINS, Bradley (SKY PROCYCLING) 22h 31' 52"
NED 2 WESTRA, Lieuwe (VACANSOLEIL-DCM) + 00' 06"
USA 3 LEIPHEIMER, Levi (OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP) + 00' 10"
ESP 4 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR) + 00' 18"
SLO 5 SPILAK, Simon (KATUSHA) + 00' 37"
USA 6 VAN GARDEREN, Tejay (BMC RACING) + 00' 39"
BEL 7 MONFORT, Maxime (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN) + 00' 46"
FRA 8 JEANNESSON, Arnold (FDJ-BIG MAT) + 01' 06"
FRA 9 CHAVANEL, Sylvain (OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP) + 01' 16"
CRO 10 KISERLOVSKI, Robert (ASTANA) + 01' 21"

Perhaps one could argue more teams would be interested in letting a small break go last year with the small gaps between first four in the GC versus this year.

Were there bonus secs on the line last year?

 

[Dazed and Confused]

no, please, no.

anyone but him

lol, he will be in the break for sure.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

I'm talking about the sprint after 185 km. Surely they haven't caught the break by then.

Got it (first time). Just trying to find some ways where this could be more exciting than getting a 2 man break to the line first. Difficult perhaps.

 

[will10]

Never before has the Nice stage been so desecrated by such a profile. Let us hope such a travesty never occurs again.

It's like they panicked that they couldn't use Eze as the final climb. Awful.

 

[Netserk]

Never before has the Nice stage been so desecrated by such a profile. Let us hope such a travesty never occurs again.

It's like they panicked that they couldn't use Eze as the final climb. Awful.

I seriously considered not to make a stage thread in protest!

 

[Libertine Seguros]

One of the worst pieces of stage design I've ever had the misfortune to clap eyes on. With routes like this I don't know what I'm going to do when the skiing season ends.

 

[Orbit501]

Anyone know if Tschopp's polka dot jersey is safe or will he have to go out and get a few more points in case Tommy V goes in the break and hoovers them up?

 

[greenedge]

Hoping that Voeckler, Taaramae, De Gendt and Gilbert go in the break... that would be the only thing that makes the stage good.

 

[Miburo]

Hoping that Voeckler, Taaramae, De Gendt and Gilbert go in the break... that would be the only thing that makes the stage good.

de gendt declared he'll work for westra and he's more interested in the MTT