Paris - Nice, Stage 7 Col d'Eze ITT 9.6 km, Sunday 10/3

[Parrot23]

2002 just called. It wants its watts back.

When did cycling become comedy?

LOL, don't try to kid us, Hoggie.

You just luv it. You'd be at your wits end without it.

Something to live for.

Enjoy the phun!

 

[jens_attacks]

According to cqranking 2012 was 9.5 and 2013 is 9.6

it was the same...9.6 km

http://www.letour.fr/us/homepage_coursePNC.html

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Such a shame Quintana lost 2 minutes on that one stage. Had it not been for that crash, he would have podium'ed.

 

[Netserk]

it was the same...9.6 km

http://www.letour.fr/us/homepage_coursePNC.html

Mistake from cq then.

 

[jsem94]

Apparently Richie said "it's great to be on the list of winners together with great champions like Bradley Wiggins and Tony Martin"

You have got to be kidding me .. LOL

 

[pastronef]

from Euan Lindsay twitter

What has been missed is if Sky win both PN and TA that's 200 UCI points. Enough to secure the lead car in the classics

 

[Escarabajo]

westra 1.37 slower than last year... wtf happened?

He missjudged the right gear to use.

 

[wwabbit]

from Euan Lindsay twitter

What has been missed is if Sky win both PN and TA that's 200 UCI points. Enough to secure the lead car in the classics

Hmm interesting. Is this a significant advantage?

 

[Escarabajo]

Porte heard on the radio that he was going to beat Wiggins time and he had to slow down. No need for conflicts.

BTW, nice job Quintana.

 

[Netserk]

Hmm interesting. Is this a significant advantage?

Yes. .

 

[l.Harm]

Especially in Flanders and PR it is imo.

 

[Richeypen]

from Euan Lindsay twitter

What has been missed is if Sky win both PN and TA that's 200 UCI points. Enough to secure the lead car in the classics

I thought the lead car went to the highest placed rider actually riding?

 

[The Hitch]

wait, why do 200 points in march get thm the leadcar now? If it was based on uci points why wasn't their points total from last year sufficient?

 

[search]

wait, why do 200 points in march get thm the leadcar now? If it was based on uci points why wasn't their points total from last year sufficient?

because Wiggins did not do the Ronde and Paris - Roubaix, but Froome and Porte will...oh, wait...

 

[taiwan]

Hoboy I am really not going to enjoy pro cycling this year if it's going to go down this road.

 

[Cyivel]

Assuming the intermediate point was exactly the same as last year Porte was 7s up on Wiggins from last year, fwiw.

 

[Pharazon]

Assuming the intermediate point was exactly the same as last year Porte was 7s up on Wiggins from last year, fwiw.

if i remember rightly, wiggins had a mechanical in the 1st part last year

 

[Richeypen]

if i remember rightly, wiggins had a mechanical in the 1st part last year

That was romandie

 

[burning]

if i remember rightly, wiggins had a mechanical in the 1st part last year

That was at Romandie IIRC

 

[roundabout]

May have been Paris-Nice as well.

or not.

 

[theyoungest]

May have been Paris-Nice as well.

or not.

No it wasn't. Romandie, 100% certain.

by looking at him i would say an unlocked fridge happened

he looked much leaner last year

Westra certainly looked different on the TT last year, it seems he was a bit overgeared this time.

 

[thehog]

Assuming the intermediate point was exactly the same as last year Porte was 7s up on Wiggins from last year, fwiw.

Surprising some trying to find an excuse for a guy who started road racing at 21 is now faster than an Olympic and world champion 4k pursuit dr over 5km!

 

[roundabout]

Ah,but Wiggins only started training at 28.

 

[wwabbit]

5 uphill kms... and I think Porte has always been a better climber than Wiggins.

 

[jaylew]

Ah,but Wiggins only started training at 28.