Paris Nice (SPOILERS)

[Shadow]

HUGE wind and HUGE gusts down in provence so we have a stage of approx 195 km reduced to 80 km.
More to follow from organizers when they know where they are going.

 

[Adam4868]

Shorter stage.... that's a Pogacar win then.😁

 

[Adam4868]

Vingo on today's Stage....
“It’s impossible to race with gusts over 100km/h. It’s the good decision for now, we’ll see later how it is. We need to think about our safety.”
Pogacar.🤣
“It will be a very short stage, very hard and intense. Nobody likes this sort of changes, but it is what it is. It’s gonna be very explosive and punchy. It will be 2,5 hours full gas. I like it.”

 

[Shadow]

Not a day to be riding up Ventoux!

 

[Shadow]

Well buggerit. Whole stage cancelled. I do understand this but somewhat disappointed too - was looking forward to this stage.

Does anyone recall the last time an entire stage was cancelled due to wind?

 

[Dogtrousers]

Does anyone recall the last time an entire stage was cancelled due to wind?

I have been known to decide against going out on my bike and opt for a lie in after a curry the night before

 

[T4tomo]

That seems like it will still favour the GC riders with a strong team - perhaps SLIGHTLY less than the conventional format. (Jonas may regret not bringing WVA!).

I'm not a fan of the TTT. the ITT is quite boring to watch, but at least it's mano-e-mano!

Assuming you mean "mano a mano" (Spanish: hand to hand) not "mano e mano" (Italian: hand and hand), maybe I don't know the correct languages but I've never understood that expression: surely they're more likely to finish the team time trial hand to hand than the individual one?

But can you even link your hands and still be in a UCI-approved riding position under the recent rule changes?

you're getting time trials confused with the madison

 

[Adam4868]

Pogi takes the stage....he played with them there 😍

 

[roadrash]

pog looked like he had just nipped out for a newspaper

 

[Adam4868]

pog looked like he had just nipped out for a newspaper

His acceleration after 4 hours is nuts !

 

[sevenfourate]

Lots and lots of flared ‘Gravel’ type bars in use I noticed…….