Paris-Nice *SPOILER*

[Keith Oates]

Todays TT course looks interesting with a climb in the second half, Tony Martin's team seem to think that he's in with a chance of winning this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Flying_Monkey]

I think they are probably right.

 

[rich p]

Good call!

Good ride by Martin and Wiggo.
Tomorrows stage has a long way after the big climb so it may all come down to the last climb on the last day, the Col d'Eze.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Good call!

Good ride by Martin and Wiggo.
Tomorrows stage has a long way after the big climb so it may all come down to the last climb on the last day, the Col d'Eze.

I don't think there's much to stop Martin winning now. Bradley is going to have to have a proper go if he wants it.

 

[Keith Oates]

Martin certainly seems to be in the driving seat at the moment but he will have to continue to work hard for the win. It will be interesting to see what Wiggins does during the next two days, if he goes well a podium place is possible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Keith Oates]

Martin put on another sound performance today and is still ahead in the GC, Wiggins lost a couple of seconds to him but is still in third place, which is very respectable. Tomorrow (Sunday) will be a tough day for all of the front runners but I hope Wiggins can hold his podium position!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Flying_Monkey]

It's tough but relatively short. There will no doubt be attacks from those who are currently outside the podium places, but all the top three have to do is cover these attacks. Of course there will also be attacks from people much further down who want a stage win. No-one will have to worry too much about those, but they could make the stage memorable.

 

[Dave_1]

col d'eze always creates some exciting. Rein Terrame really busted contador on that climb last year. I see Kloden and wiggins try somthing

 

[raindog]

Over here we've waited five years for Di Gregorio to do something, he switches to Astana and is taken under Vino's wing and suddenly wins a stage of a prestigious race. Hmmmm.......

 

[Flying_Monkey]

I only just watched the end of this (much later than usual). And I know what you mean, but it seems to me that Di Gregorio's win was a matter of cunning and tactical nous (and that might certainly have come from Astana) rather than sudden strength or power. It was so wet and such a slippery surface that it really hampered was would usually have been a pretty routine catch. The chasing bunch just couldn't organise effectively and every corner threatened to cause chaos - Maaskant is reportedly out with 7 broken ribs... and it could have been much worse.

 

[yello]

Pretty greasy again today. There's some butt clenching braking going on!

 

[yello]

Wiggins seems to be testing the (plentiful) water, taking to the front of the peleton.

 

[yello]

...and Harry Enfield takes another stage of the race to the, achem... praps those are sun brollies.

 

[raindog]

Another gutsy ride from Voeckler - his best early season form ever.

 

[Noodley]

Over here we've waited five years for Di Gregorio to do something, he switches to Astana and is taken under Vino's wing and suddenly wins a stage of a prestigious race. Hmmmm.......

My thoughts exactly raindog! Leaves the squeaky clean FdeJ and goes to Team Evil ... he wins. Large Hmmmmm...