Paris-Nice Stage 2 Live, Part 2
by ELVISGOAT on Mar 7, 2011 10:28 AM EST
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Greg Henderson won the sprint ahead of Matty Goss. Thomas De Gendt still leads the overall classification by 4 seconds. Official results.
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VirtKitty and JJY just crossed RR illegally!
"I love bike races warm up, warm down, cobbles mountains or flats."
perezbike
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by holmovka on Mar 7, 2011 10:32 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
No no no.
First you deny indignantly. Then you put together a dossier that proves your innocence to everybody except the other side’s experts. Then, if you still end up convicted, you appeal…and appeal…and appeal…
I yearn for the cobbles--Edvald Boasson Hagen
I plead insanity. I think I have established an iron clad case over the last 18 months here...hundreds of witnesses.
by JustJoshinYa on Mar 7, 2011 10:36 AM EST up reply actions
podium
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
You've just stolen um's job...
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
so, that sucks
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
What, she's not used to seeing oiled Italian naked manflesh?
I yearn for the cobbles--Edvald Boasson Hagen
Don't even bother
judging him.
If cobble delusions are wrong, who wants to be right? -JFS PGH
by Chris Fontecchio on Mar 7, 2011 10:38 AM EST up reply actions
Oooh, first time you've seen that one?
It made the half-naked Fränk advert seem tame!
(Bets on who will star in the 2011 Naked Cyclist advert? And what it’ll be for?)
by Sarah Connolly on Mar 7, 2011 10:40 AM EST up reply actions
But you know it won't be chosen by
who we WANT to see!
by Sarah Connolly on Mar 7, 2011 10:42 AM EST up reply actions
Sadly this is true....
I think that Kiwi trackie boy might like to have a go ;)
Dos cervezas por favor!
Ha! Kiwi trackie boy probably goes to buy milk topless!
Who was it who was saying he was showing off more than his wound & chest, 7 had to be told to pull up his skinsuit?
by Sarah Connolly on Mar 7, 2011 10:46 AM EST up reply actions
(I will never get bored of that Kiwi boy's quote
“where does it hurt?”
“I’m from New Zealand”
“No, where does it HURT?”
“I’m from New Zealand, mate, we don’t fee pain”
Hee!)
by Sarah Connolly on Mar 7, 2011 10:51 AM EST up reply actions
a train stopped everyone...kinda funny
Schleck schlecked – and Eurosport ridiculed him a few times…
by JustJoshinYa on Mar 7, 2011 10:37 AM EST up reply actions
He almost crashed again trying to get a fix from the team car.
I yearn for the cobbles--Edvald Boasson Hagen
He crashed while talking on his radio.
The skills really do go away if not practiced, and I don't mean to brag but I was getting very mediocre. - Tejay Van Garderen
this was just a test crash from F Schleck to get the feeling back in the body.
More to come later.
by Uphill on Mar 7, 2011 10:40 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Hang on, your team has carrots AND Fränk?
Is it sponsored by a titanium shoulder-blade company?
by Sarah Connolly on Mar 7, 2011 10:41 AM EST up reply actions
maybe he wanted to go forward
man on bike was waving riders to pass him
GC teams to the fore.
There were a lot of fresh cowboys in the peloton and it was a nervous fuss. Tommeke
Albertina, you are forbidden from ever having any of my riders on your team.
I yearn for the cobbles--Edvald Boasson Hagen
I second that...
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Maybe for a small fee, Albertina could share her draft team next year, 2 days before deadline?
So we can all avoid them?
After her 2nd place finish last year, is EVERYONE in her team doomed? The curse of the PDC 2nd-place-not-quite-rainbow-jersey?
by Sarah Connolly on Mar 7, 2011 10:48 AM EST up reply actions
Oh, is there a special on it? Crash one crash one free?
I yearn for the cobbles--Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sagan says: "HH is down, drill it!"
There were a lot of fresh cowboys in the peloton and it was a nervous fuss. Tommeke
looked like HH and a teammate just were too close to the edge
and HH went straight into the ditch
by JustJoshinYa on Mar 7, 2011 10:47 AM EST up reply actions
We are filling the protest!
"I love bike races warm up, warm down, cobbles mountains or flats."
perezbike
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Probably BLVS 3
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
that's sporza, of course
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
So Rabo riding for LL Sanchez?
There were a lot of fresh cowboys in the peloton and it was a nervous fuss. Tommeke
Lulu?
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Gusev could of been involved too
according to my German ticker
by Vlaanderen90 on Mar 7, 2011 10:53 AM EST up reply actions
Is he on Albertina's team?
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Crash.
Have everybody had their go, so we can move on.
Where's Klodi?
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Didn't see him all day.
"I love bike races warm up, warm down, cobbles mountains or flats."
perezbike
.
Klodi is too old to ride the merry go round!
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
But he looks good in black...
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Klodi looks very good on a bike imo.
probably one of the reasons he doesn’t fall off all the time.
He's the most graceful rider in the peloton IMO
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Lagutin not on the front any more, hard work done!
"I love bike races warm up, warm down, cobbles mountains or flats."
perezbike
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he can take the sprint too.
mom will be in town.
and it's his wife's birthday...
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Well, he will send the flowers.
"I love bike races warm up, warm down, cobbles mountains or flats."
perezbike
.
Shame they used Lagutin on the front
He’s maybe the closest to a GC climber Vacan has right now, although Poels has come on strong.
Him? Sprint? I would like to see that!
"I love bike races warm up, warm down, cobbles mountains or flats."
perezbike
.
Astana pyjamas are not good...
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
The white leggings are very, very bad...
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Personally, I'd cover my eyes..
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
vino!
"Ants don’t worry, they operate like a fantastic team, they accept obstacles and deal with them in a positive manner, they don’t complain and remain positive. An ant doesn’t work on emotion, is proactive and always chooses the ant role."
Have to hand it to Vino...
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
in vino veritas
"Ants don’t worry, they operate like a fantastic team, they accept obstacles and deal with them in a positive manner, they don’t complain and remain positive. An ant doesn’t work on emotion, is proactive and always chooses the ant role."
This is a case of unclear pronominal reference, S
What exactly does “it” refer to? I have a couple of suggestions, but I’d rather hear it from you.
The 'upset the peloton' prize...
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Those Iron Curtain men know how to suffer
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Yes..
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
wonder if he could take the stage...although I think it's dead flat and he tends to do well on harder finishes...I guess.
by JustJoshinYa on Mar 7, 2011 11:11 AM EST up reply actions
I want it to be Goss..
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
ohh, forgot about him. Very fast finisher...
a lot of nice sprinters.
by JustJoshinYa on Mar 7, 2011 11:12 AM EST up reply actions
Where is Leaky Gas?
There were a lot of fresh cowboys in the peloton and it was a nervous fuss. Tommeke
Kloden's ahead of him anyway for RS..
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
He keeps shaking his legs...think the crash hurt.
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
if he does, wow!
even following the car, the chase was a hard one…
by JustJoshinYa on Mar 7, 2011 11:15 AM EST up reply actions
he can
depending on the extent of his injuries. will he is another question
"Ants don’t worry, they operate like a fantastic team, they accept obstacles and deal with them in a positive manner, they don’t complain and remain positive. An ant doesn’t work on emotion, is proactive and always chooses the ant role."
Train for Goss
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
If it's for Goss I'm happy
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
signpost or on-display?
on eurosport sign was 5k and display 6k
Did they buy Rock Racing kits cheap?
There were a lot of fresh cowboys in the peloton and it was a nervous fuss. Tommeke
Levi and Frank set the office at the back.
"I love bike races warm up, warm down, cobbles mountains or flats."
perezbike
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taking forever
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Lulu punctures
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Lulu will lose time?
"I love bike races warm up, warm down, cobbles mountains or flats."
perezbike
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de gendt
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
henderson
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
What a monster lead out by G. Thomas. Completely wiped out the HTC train, which we don't normally see.
I picked Riccardo Ricco for my 2011 VDS team, and submitted said team well before the submission deadline. I fully understand the error of my ways, and plead with the VDS Gods to allow me to resubmit my team.
Wow! Kudos to Thomas...I'm afraid for the Olympics next year...
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Thomas should get at least 40% of that win. Great leadout
I picked Riccardo Ricco for my 2011 VDS team, and submitted said team well before the submission deadline. I fully understand the error of my ways, and plead with the VDS Gods to allow me to resubmit my team.
totally...very nice and packed across the road.
by JustJoshinYa on Mar 7, 2011 11:22 AM EST up reply actions
So how many places get points for VDS?
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
I had 2, 4, 5
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
you get 2nd place points...
I have 4 and 5…boo
by JustJoshinYa on Mar 7, 2011 11:25 AM EST up reply actions
Sweet, Henderson is on my Eds league team.
"It's crazy. In Belgium they would have stopped the train"
-Peter Van Petegem, April 2006-
A small league where we have to "draft" riders. 22 teams in all.
Henderson was a late round pick for me (maybe 9th or 10th round) so I’m happy about the points.
"It's crazy. In Belgium they would have stopped the train"
-Peter Van Petegem, April 2006-
And the resulting teams are
http://www.podiumcafevds.com/draft.php
You can see the full draft order if you click on “List of all drafted riders”.
Good spread of teams in Top 10.
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Ted's already got VDS updated.
Man…that guy is super.
A bike should have a voice... it should speak to you, and you should hear it, and what it should say is: "Attack!" - sminer
How would we know?
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
umm...a little...at least from where I'm sitting and
I squint my eyes a little like this ><
A bike should have a voice... it should speak to you, and you should hear it, and what it should say is: "Attack!" - sminer
Are you still Number One?
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
No. I got relegated yesterday.
Still holding down #2 (hey, that sounds funny).
I got 10 pts for Galimzyanov today.
A bike should have a voice... it should speak to you, and you should hear it, and what it should say is: "Attack!" - sminer
Well done. even though I have Goss, I think I've slipped further...close to the 400's.
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
That's (one of) the frustrating parts about VDS...
there’s no “gradual climb down”. – I’m #2 today, but I could be 202 tomorrow. VDS = such a cruel mistress.
A bike should have a voice... it should speak to you, and you should hear it, and what it should say is: "Attack!" - sminer
Another 60 points from De Gendt for my reg VDS team.
"It's crazy. In Belgium they would have stopped the train"
-Peter Van Petegem, April 2006-
Fantastic video quality - great sprint finish. Great chats with you all!
Crap night, but a great way to start the day!
Now I got to work a little bit. Cheers!
Hope you stay dry...
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
The Kiwis are having an excellent spring..
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Who was the RS guy who pulled the pin on the sprint?
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
I don't think so...he's not there..
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Nice race. See you, latter!
"I love bike races warm up, warm down, cobbles mountains or flats."
perezbike
.
GALIMZYANOV!!!
Suck it Eds League people who laughed at me!!!
And now I shall do a little dance…
If cobble delusions are wrong, who wants to be right? -JFS PGH
by Chris Fontecchio on Mar 7, 2011 12:34 PM EST reply actions
gloating ill becomes you
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Woah
Lucas Haedo abandons Paris-Nice after being hit by police motorbike
Badger, badger, badger, badger, badger, badger...
Wowee
I’m late to the party, but I’ve just had a chance to watch the finish. Geraint Thomas really did do the damn thing for Henderson, didn’t he?
Another year of road in his legs, and he’ll be doing that on the track in London in 2012… but not for the benefit of an Aussie.
A couple of options
on steephill
Henderson will be delighted to ride in London for Australia, I am sure.
Dunno, sorry
I’d recorded the live action to watch when I got home from work.
As to silver, bah! Think we’ve got the winning of that pursuit race, especially with a home crowd.
by EdredonBrowny on Mar 7, 2011 5:33 PM EST up reply actions
We love our Kiwi cousins...truly we do ;)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Sorry... got that confused
My point was, he’ll help a Kiwi, then hinder Aussies.
Curiously, unlike HTC, where it is an Aussie who helps a Brit win.
by EdredonBrowny on Mar 8, 2011 5:56 AM EST up reply actions
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