Paris-Nice Stage 8... LIVE!
by Chris Fontecchio on Mar 15, 2009 5:00 AM EDT
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I am through trying to predict what will come next in this race. Luis Leon Sanchez is one of several Caisse d'Epargne riders suddenly grabbing the sport by the throat, and the traditional Paris-Nice finale, while hilly, is not usually a place to make up gobs of time. So it only stands to reason that nothing much will happen today. And every time I say that, the race detonates... The lesson, as always, is not to listen to me.
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I'm not even the slightliest bit angry anymore...
I spoke with LLSG at the TdU this year. He was a very approachable and humble sort of guy. Most of the public’s interest was with Perreiro and Luis would always have a moment both pre and post race for his fans…of which i am certainly one. Before the TdU classic I asked him his goals for the year…he said ‘to show that cyclists have big hearts, Paris-Nice and the Vuelta’ . He finished fifth in Paris-Nice last year, winning stage 7, third in 2007 winning stage 6 and was the best kiddie at P-N 2006….fine credentials indeed.
I think what Lyne and myself were trying to say post stage 7 this morning was that often it is easy to criticise the champions when they fail, as Bert obviously did. But without LLSG’s hunger for this mornings win the race may have been very different and his preperative mistake never revealed. Cyclists do indeed, have big hearts.
errrr....am i supposed to sign this??
Perhaps
There will still be some surprises today. It’s hard one. I’m gonna go out on a limb and say that Gallopin reminds Bert to eat today.
3:30 AM/ 0330 here. Whatnhell am I doing up already? Need NitroCoffee. Stat.
"....Up Sestriere on a rental clunker in jeans and loafers? Brother, lemme buy you a beer."
by Rolls on Mar 15, 2009 6:32 AM EDT reply actions
I hope we'll see a lot of hard fighting for second and thrid today.
And Voigt going for a breakaway(one can dream).
Sprint:
1. Karsten Kroon (Saxo Bank)3 secs, 3 points
2. Rinaldo Nocentini (AG2R) 2
3. Christian Knees (Milram) 1
Caisse chasing
Six Caisse d’Epargne riders lead the chase behind the 25 escapees. Latest gap: 45 seconds.
break:
Nocentini (AG2R), Flecha, Garate and Tjallingii (Rabobank) , Lowe and Peterson (Garmin), Van impe (QuickStep), Dyachenko and Popovych (Astana), Pereiro and Lopez Gacia (Caisse d’Epargne), Casar (FD Jeux), Kolobnev and Kroon (Saxo Bank), Kuschynski (Liquigas), Taaramae (Cofidis), Hernandez, Perez and Verdugo (Euskaltel), Bonnaire (Bbox Bouygues), Eskov (Katusha), Bandiera (Lampre), Knees (Milram), Haussler (Cervelo) and De Kort (Skil Shimano).
Huomenta, Bruce! Oooh, strong riders in the break!
A litle drama for us already? Nice. Time to make coffee for me, I think. (And thanks for the early updates. It’s nice to have a friend that lives in the future.) :-)
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Climbs of the day:
Km 51: Col de la Porte (1st cat)
Km 88.5: La Turbie (1st cat)
Km 103 : Col d’Eze (1st cat)
Don't forget that the AFLD is collaborating with the UCI
on testing at Paris-NIce. After what happened at last year’s Tour I wouldn’t be surprised if some riders or teams have had to adjust accordingly.
Millar out
David Millar (Garmin)crashed and called it quits. The Briton had high ambitions on this Paris-Nice but was never in contention.
gaps
Km 41 – The 25 leaders have dropped De Kort, Contador is chasing. The first part of the bunch is 25 seconds behind.
geez, you've got about a six min gap on ctv
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2nd?
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ctv LIVE now
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bit of a ways to go
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this will work nicely today, no concurrent t-a video with paris-nice
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5 in the lead
Km 45 – Contador, Hernandez, Lopez Garcia, Casar and Taaramae lead the Sanchez group by one minute.
Popo trying hard to catch back up with Bert. I would imagine his DS is screaming at him
to get up there and help him for as long as he can. If he even can.
"It's official. For the next four years, it will be pronounced 'nuclear' " --Seth Meyers
Holy cow, the Bruce Gap is 6 minutes this morning.
That’s a serious gap. Did the speed of light and sound slow down overnight?
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some fun downhilling today
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Wow that's a mighty gap you have Bruce
Did you see the LLS flat when you commented ?
Did your favourite rider just win Montepaschi Strade Bianch Eroica Toscana? OK then.
o/t -- la and thor training today; la picks thor for MSR
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Bert is really ripping out the front of this climb, putting the guys in the breakaway into some pain!
Gap 1:50 back to Lulu!
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wish they'd go back to the darker green for the pts jersey
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I agree. I see Frank and Jens! up there, and there's another Saxo guy up there, but they're not contributing.
"It's official. For the next four years, it will be pronounced 'nuclear' " --Seth Meyers
Contador leads relentlessly
Contador has embarked on a long and risky attempt. He leads relentlessly with Taaramae and Lopez Garcia on his heels. Casar fights to stay with them.
big surprise there
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ya know, dripping sarcasm just doesn't work well when keyed
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What do we think
Can Contador finish this ? I’m thinking as long as LLS doesn’t panic but uses his team he should be OK.
Did your favourite rider just win Montepaschi Strade Bianch Eroica Toscana? OK then.
Too early to tell. But if Bert starts pouring bottles of water over himself,
well, we’re doomed.
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2min to peloton
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down we go...
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2.19 to peloton
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have a good hour to ponder
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65km to go
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a bit
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2.26
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well, that view will make you dizzy
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Beautiful hairpin turn shots from the 'copter shots. Dizzy is right!
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tony martin punctures
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on the turn
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okay, i'm waiting for someone to go over that short wall
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Ja, some of those drop-offs look very scary!
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1.24 chase 2.28 peloton
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1.30... 2.05
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58km
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
1.24... 2.12
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
I'm transfixed by the beautiful scenery.
"It's official. For the next four years, it will be pronounced 'nuclear' " --Seth Meyers
53km
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
whoops...
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shopping are we?
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Anyone know...
if Popo is in the second group behind Contador?
Martin says he is.
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speaking of... leading the chase
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a little kick and down again
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1.20... 2.00
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lulu lost teammates?
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tho, garcia still in break
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wait
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47km
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1.38 to peloton
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yep
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cats fed?
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44km
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
more food
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turbie climb soon
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Saxo Bonk, love the french pronounciation
Did your favourite rider just win Montepaschi Strade Bianch Eroica Toscana? OK then.
That's one small peloton. They lost half of it over the first climb, I think?
"It's official. For the next four years, it will be pronounced 'nuclear' " --Seth Meyers
Yes, it's incredible that Jakob Fuglsang still is there
he has potential(first big Tour) and looks to boot(for the gals out there)
Saw that. I read about him in Procycling mag this month; I think they picked him as one of the "Fab 4" to
watch this year… Silly strong young guy, for sure.
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up the turbie
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Astana team chief Alain Gallopin made it clear Alberto Contador would keep fighting until the finish line: “As long as the finish line has not been crossed, we’ll keep trying. I’m a little bit disappointed to see the Saxo Bank lead the chase to protect their second place. They harmed the break for sure,” he told France Television.
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14 sec
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new live stream...
For those not watching cyclingtv, http://www.cyclingfans.com just posted a very good quality stream (not justintv)
38km, 20 secs
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conta... ants in his pants
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37km, 30 secs
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moi?
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i don't know french...
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he's gonna run out of incline
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conta accelerates
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Isn't Taramae starting to show some promise?
Do we have any Estonians here?
errrr....am i supposed to sign this??
Not estonian (me) but Cofidis sure are talking him up
Did well in the U23’s too. Big results.
Did your favourite rider just win Montepaschi Strade Bianch Eroica Toscana? OK then.
34km
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get rid of that competition crap ctv
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hernandez caught
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pereiro dropped
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coming up, not back
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kroon... buh-bye
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ha
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55 secs
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
1,00
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
seriously, we have to stop doing this
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1km to turbie summit
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32km
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+1 A grinty veteran, for sure. Bert's quite lucky he has him there.
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You have Kiddesvej though
Did your favourite rider just win Montepaschi Strade Bianch Eroica Toscana? OK then.
down we go... fill up the back pocket with food
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the return of popo
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gap at summit?
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how can you stomach those gels?
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Beautiful defense of the yellow jersey by Saxo today
too bad they don’t have it.
Did your favourite rider just win Montepaschi Strade Bianch Eroica Toscana? OK then.
yo, steph, it's bracket day!!!!
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great game last week against uconn
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neither
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Magnus talking about Flecha still being in the peloton at this point.
He’s really ramping up well for April.
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28km
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26.5km
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Photo of Last climb
Col d’Eze (taken by a friend)
It’s a beautiful fortified medieval village up top
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42 secs
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23km
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
30 secs
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
20km
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
podium spot?
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then flat
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30 secs out of 3rd
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31 secs, lopez sits up
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17.5km
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never say die
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toni attacks, frank follows
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what, he found some legs?
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toni again
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downhill time trial
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13 secs... 22 secs
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
15km
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
chase is too close
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jens! 9 secs behind conta on gc
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14km
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
toni attacks again
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Quadellivans, who is that?
Did your favourite rider just win Montepaschi Strade Bianch Eroica Toscana? OK then.
chava
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dropped chain
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Oh, no, Sylvain!!!!
"It's official. For the next four years, it will be pronounced 'nuclear' " --Seth Meyers
Evans and Colom aren't attacking
they’re just trying to keep a safe distance from Fränk.
Did your favourite rider just win Montepaschi Strade Bianch Eroica Toscana? OK then.
wise
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I look forward to this last 14k of PN every year. So beautiful!
Let’s hope Bert keeps his feet in his pedals!
"It's official. For the next four years, it will be pronounced 'nuclear' " --Seth Meyers
chava behind the car too long?
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Anyone in ctv, can you post the direct link to today's video?
It’s been over an hour and I get no where on the site with out it freezing on me.
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
If you can't get that
http://www.tvchannelsfree.com/watch/4572/France-3-Auvergne.html
He has no charisma--Thomas Dekker, on Cadel Evans
Yep, now I get nothing but buffering.
I’ve been watching a link from CF. Thanks majope – that stream is even better thanthe one I had. Been watching it for the past hour but I pay for the other one. UGH.
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
yes
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14 secs
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still on the podium
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still on the podium
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
5km
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with chavanel behind, looks like Bert might get to the podium
Ô col Bayard, Ô Tourmalet, à côté du Galibier, vous êtes de la pale et vulgaire bibine !
not enough road
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19 secs, 4km
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23 secs
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
speed bumps in center of road?
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can any of them?
Did your favourite rider just win Montepaschi Strade Bianch Eroica Toscana? OK then.
This P-N never disappoints
Did your favourite rider just win Montepaschi Strade Bianch Eroica Toscana? OK then.
1km
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It's strange to think Toni was one of Bert's most reliable domestiques last year, and here thy
are today…
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toni
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conta, frank
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gap to chava?
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so, lulu, frank, chava podium
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frank got bonus secs?
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it was a geat effort by Chavanel
unfortunate after the technical issue
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Good luck with everything in the morning!!!!!
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
Best of luck. May the Forza be with you.
"It's official. For the next four years, it will be pronounced 'nuclear' " --Seth Meyers
t-a starts in about 25 mins
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
I'll start a post-race thread, hang on...
"It's official. For the next four years, it will be pronounced 'nuclear' " --Seth Meyers
It's already up. Move to Post race thread.
Did your favourite rider just win Montepaschi Strade Bianch Eroica Toscana? OK then.
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