smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
This is the climb that awaits 14km from the finish today...
Tasty!
Tasty!
Paris-Nice *Spoilers*
- Thread starter thom
- Start date
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thom
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- Location
- The Borough
ouch - Beaujolais country - there are very few French roads with those kinds of gradients
That would be it, thank you.
Some Beaujolais is a bit steep
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User169
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Innner Ring has a write-up of the climb and is somewhat sceptical of the 25%claim (reckons max 15%). The challenge appears to be more continually varying gradient.
OPQS only have Bakelants (who has yet to show form) and Stybar (who has yet to prove he can handle the mountains well enough) for GC.
Can't see what else they have left to potentially use (Boonen isn't sprinter enough for the final stage and isn't climber enough to be in the mix on the other stages)
So can't see much chance for bossing around
Their time will come:
- starting today in TA with Uran and - perhaps even more - Kwiatek
- potentially in MSR
- but definetely when the races return to Flanders
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thom
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- Location
- The Borough
I expect Astana to try stuff, to want to get one over SKY in particular (even though their big names aren't there). Nibali hasn't shown much form but these unpredictable lumpy stages and at times narrow roads ought to suit his style as a racer.
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thom
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- Location
- The Borough
Betancur attacks on smutchin's hill
but doesn't go far
but doesn't go far
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thom
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- Location
- The Borough
Slagter now takes off the front
and Geraint follows with his own attack !
and Geraint follows with his own attack !
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thom
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- Location
- The Borough
Thomas & Slagter had 5 sec over a small group who have now slowed down
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thom
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- Location
- The Borough
20 sec advantage I think now & 4 km to go
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thom
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Slagter from Thomas
nice finish - Thomas in yellow je pense
nice finish - Thomas in yellow je pense
