Paris Nice Stage 8: Nice → Nice 124 km

[Mellow Velo]

UK Eurosport now live, with 55kms to go.
Mucky monsoon conditions.
Picture break up.

 

[Tuarts]

Gerdie gone but Busche is back on.

Vladimir Gusev ( Katusha) and Romain Hardy (Bretagne-Schuller) have quit. Katusha down to 3 riders and Hardy is the first of the riders from Bretagne to pull out.

 

[thirteen]

UK Eurosport now live, with 55kms to go.
Mucky monsoon conditions.
Picture break up.

some breaks even live on France 3 -- it may be the actual feed in these conditions.

 

[maltiv]

vino already killing the break collegues.

The other way around, you mean?

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

vino already killing the break collegues.

gerdemann gone.

carrara maillot jaune virtuel

Errr, I think you meant Vino has been dropped.


Cue whaling and gnashing of teeth.

 

[Tuarts]

Vino dropped up the Col de Calaison.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Voeckler kills them all off. Now soloing.

 

[Tuarts]

Errr, I think you meant Vino has been dropped.


Cue whaling and gnashing of teeth.

13:30 - Vino dropped
One kilometre from the Col de Calaison (km 69), Vinokourov was dropped from the leading group.

13:27 - Gerdemann dropped from leading group
Gerdemann was dropped from the leading group, which Matthew Busche reintegrated. The ten lead by 3:05.

blablablabla

 

[thirteen]

Errr, I think you meant Vino has been dropped.


Cue whaling and gnashing of teeth.

no fair peaking in my living room

seriously, though, the guy has been sick... it would've been lovely for him to win a stage on his last P-N, but c'est la vie.

besides, he's one you never can count out!

 

[woodie]

That was the worst aussie impression i've ever heard

 

[Tuarts]

Voeckler and Izgairre off by themselves now!

 

[Mellow Velo]

Sean Kelly reckons there will be no attack on Martin for the GC, today...........
............because the time gaps are too big.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Sean Kelly reckons there will be no attack on Martin for the GC, today...........
............because the time gaps are too big.

After he pointed out how dull it was threatening to be before the attacks started yesterday, followed by this, I could grow to like Séan Kelly as a commentator.

As long as he doesn't do any more 327-part runon sentences failing to notice something that's key to the race then spend the next hour being confused as to why that thing has happened like he did in the infamous Valverde rainjacket stage.

 

[Tuarts]

Are all the streams freezing up for you guys as well?

 

[hrotha]

What the hell, people, stop withdrawing. You have to stick it out and earn me at least 5 points.

Pretty impressed with Izagirre this season.

 

[Anonymous]

Are all the streams freezing up for you guys as well?

just checked the tsf ones, they all seem to be running ok. bit juddery but nothing major.

 

[Tuarts]

Running Danish Delight now, probably just the antipodean connection

 

[Mellow Velo]

Vino dropped like a bag of hot Ricco juice.

 

[Squire]

What the hell, people, stop withdrawing. You have to stick it out and earn me at least 5 points.

Pretty impressed with Izagirre this season.

Worse for me. Rolland dropped out when sitting comfortably above Le Mevel in the GC. Incredibly annoying to lose my h2h bet in that way.

Is Tondo out of the favourites group? He's not listed among the 21 on letour.com.

 

[Cobblestoned]

Sean Kelly reckons there will be no attack on Martin for the GC, today...........
............because the time gaps are too big.

Hello my friend.
See you are having much fun again.

That makes absolute sense. If you are back you shouldn't attack.

 

[stefrees]

Thomas doing a good job, although I don't see sky trying anything.

 

[joy118118]

Goss is still with Martin. Good for MSR

 

[The Sheep]

Hello my friend.
See you are having much fun again.

That makes absolute sense. If you are back you shouldn't attack.

Wish Wiggo and Klodi would at least try something

 

[Tuarts]

Goss and TJ only riders there to help Martin.

Some of the other riders should take advantage of this...

 

[Cobblestoned]

When I see poor Klöden now, it his likely that he will be ill tomorrow.
That will impact his season. Typical because fragile.

But hope he stays healthy.


Last man standing race today.