Paris Nice Stage 8: Nice → Nice 124 km

[Tuarts]

Sanchez attacks!

Not that you'd know it from all the other posts

 

[The Hitch]

But no one goes with him

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

nice gap

 

[The Hitch]

Come on boys, make this interesting.

How steep is this climb? Im wondering if a team sky ttt for 3rd place can stop Samu. Depends on the gradient.

Edit: Astana goes, Vaitkus.

 

[Arnout]

But no one goes with him

He's too strong. Hopefully they won't let Izagirre wait, he's quite fast at the finish.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Vaitkus attacking on the Col d'Eze

Ok.

 

[cineteq]

he might get a decent gap and then stretch it in the descent...

 

[Mellow Velo]

Thomas Vaitkus attacking from the lead bunch says it all.

 

[roundabout]

No effing way that's Vaitkus.

When did he become a climber?

 

[The Hitch]

He's too strong. Hopefully they won't let Izagirre wait, he's quite fast at the finish.

It reminds me of Mosquera on that stage Barredo won. He went, but Liqui kept up the ttt, no one went with him, and Mosquara basically did an itt while staying 10 seconds in front the whole time.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Izagirre has waited...

 

[The Hitch]

Yes. We have company.

I just hope Samu doesnt get injured on the descent.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

At least he's trying. As expected, everyone else is more than happy to pull rank.

 

[Mellow Velo]

The scrap for 4th spot is really warming up.
We need some head banging descenders to save the day.

 

[Cobblestoned]

Looking forward to descent Samy descending if he can open a bigger gap.

Might look better than di Gregorio.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Ewww.


Pervy Pozzato advert is back. Sidi are sick in the head.

 

[Arnout]

Izagirre has waited...

That's pathetic Basically throwing away a chance for a stage win for a fourth place. Nice tactics.

 

[Tuarts]

Voeckler pulling away from Ullisi on the descent

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Thomas alone up front.
No confusion on which Thomas it is this time!

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

That's pathetic Basically throwing away a chance for a stage win for a fourth place. Nice tactics.

he was dropped anyhow. tho he is descending nicely

 

[Arnout]

he was dropped anyhow. tho he is descending nicely

No, he just got back on.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Euskatel train well a head today - even if it is a bit short - Samu!

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

voeckler has this in the bag.

 

[Cobblestoned]

Ah, that Rabo is Mollema.
Sorry, where is LL Sanchez ? Still in race ?
I don't remember seeing him only one single time in his new Rabokit in whole race.

 

[maltiv]

That's pathetic Basically throwing away a chance for a stage win for a fourth place. Nice tactics.

Are we really going to call the only team that's actually trying to win the race pathetic?