Which one is the best race: Tirreno-Adriatico or Paris Nice?

[Fetisoff]

Sanchez will go on the attack on Saturday's stage and gain 5 minutes.

And the Pope will win time-trial by 3 minutes.. If that happens, I will register two sock puppets just to vote for P-N, and neutralize my earlier vote

 

[goggalor]

Tirreno, easily. P-N has been really dull these last two years.

 

[Swede1]

I have to say Tirreno after todays stinker in paris-nice. At least tirreno is always full of attacking riders.

 

[The Hitch]

Sanchez will go on the attack on Saturday's stage and gain 5 minutes.

Samu isn't riding

 

[Fetisoff]

Samu isn't riding

LOL. Rabo fans just can't catch a break these days

 

[greenedge]

Both races aren't over. Why vote now, even of Paris-Nice seems to be underwhelming yet again?

You did not think stage 2 was exciting nor the 21 cyclists to the line on a flattish stage???

 

[Afrank]

OK, voting Tirreno. "Queen" stage of P-N was disappointing

The queen stage sucked, looks like P-N will ounce again be decided in the time trial. Hoping for an actual climbing battle in Tirreno.

 

[roundabout]

Samu isn't riding

I thought about writing LLSG, but it should have been obvious to anyone watching Paris-Nice with both eyes open who I meant.

As it is, I'm a day and 286 seconds off.

 

[roundabout]

You did not think stage 2 was exciting nor the 21 cyclists to the line on a flattish stage???

One stage doesn't make a race.

 

[maltiv]

With zero normal bunch sprints so far, I'd say P-N has been pretty great. One big mountain stage and it would have been close to perfect.

 

[El Pistolero]

T-A usually has 4 totally boring days and besides last year P-N was always better.

 

[Mellow Velo]

OK, I'll give you this: Both races are sh*t, this year.
P-N's Queen stage was bland and T-A's just had one of it's b*lls removed.

 

[DenisMenchov]

Paris is Nice.

 

[Moviefan1203]

Paris-Nice is a much better race.

 

[CobbleStoner]

any Belgian semi-classic is better than these 2 training races, bring on Nokere-Koerse & Gent-Wevelgem

 

[Afrank]

any Belgian semi-classic is better than these 2 training races, bring on Nokere-Koerse & Gent-Wevelgem

+1 much more action, much more exciting.

 

[McLovin]

Well, if we look at posts/thread for every stage (before last stage of TA), we have 357 post/day for PN and 289 for TA.
So clearly, PN had more attention from us.

 

[nobilis]

Normally, I prefer PN. But this year, TA, had more interesting finishes.

I have a question concerning which one is the best preparation for MSR. They usually say it's TA, mainly because of its timing, it ends just 3 days before MSR. But what i don't understand, if that's the case, why would the MSR contenders pull out of the race on sunday., which is the same day when PN ends. It doesn't make a lot of sense to me.

 

[BillytheKid]

I thought last year's PN the lesser and this year TA is slightly under its "twin." Today's ITT may change that. Terrific final. Wiggins and Weasta as well in PN.

 

[Cogombre]

Both have been pretty poor this year (although to be fair to T-A, the removal of Passo Lanciano pretty much ruined it's queen stage), so I'll choose P-N based in history and prestige. Have to concede that T-A has been a bit better race this year (again) though.

 

[Parrulo]

voted TA when the poll was created and still maintain my opinion

 

[greenedge]

For some reason i did not like T-A as much this year, though i did not follow it as much.

It was better last year but i liked P-N because of Vac and the fact the GC battle was close and representative of the TDF route.

 

[Parrulo]

For some reason i did not like T-A as much this year, though i did not follow it as much.

It was better last year but i liked P-N because of Vac and the fact the GC battle was close and representative of the TDF route.

i know it's down to a personal opinion, but i would say that the GC battle in TA was much better then in PN where you pretty much knew who was going to win after stage 1 and only had 1 meaningful stage GC wise after that.

in TA we had the strongest rider fighting back all the way down to te last stage

 

[Swede1]

I liked em both this year. Tirreno is usually exciting because of all of the short steep finishes.

 

[goggalor]

Usually Tirreno, but they were both a bit crap this year, though they had worthy winners. Steephill finishes >> MTFs for one week races.