Paris-Nice 2015 *spoilers"
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He's not even in the "others" group, who have now joined with the 6 chasers to form a larger chase group of 15 who are now just 15 seconds behind the breakaway - it looks as if the peloton have decided that they'll let them go as the gap to the peloton has grown to over a minute.
Should be a decent breakaway tho as some big names (except Chavanel) in there
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Pro Tour Punditry
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Aye, canny rider. Almost as canny as @smutchin has been in the punditry
Anyway, we have our lead group of 29 for the day by the looks of it, although 1st Cat climb coming up so some may get dropped and anyone wanting to join in might take their chances I suppose:
Davide Cimolai (Lampre), Imanol Erviti (Movistar), Lars Boom (Astana), Rohan Dennis (BMC), Warrren Barguil (Giant), Simon Clarke (Orica), Heinrich Haussler (IAM), Thomas De Gendt (Lotto-Soudal) Matti Breschel, Sergio Paulinho (Tinkoff), Sergey Chernetski (Katusha), Bob Jungels, Gert Steegmans (Trek) and Van Baarle (Cannondale) were joined by Jan Bakelants (AG2R), Jon Izaguirre, Quintana (Movistar), Rein Taaramae (Astana), Romain Sicard (Europcar), Simon Yates (Orica), Steven Kruijswijk, George Bennett (Lotto-Jumbo), Andre Greipel, Tim Wellens (Lotto-Soudal), Nicolas Edet, Floriant Seneschal (Cofidis), Michael Valgren ( Tinkoff), Tom Slagter and Jack Bauer (Cannondale).
Anyway, we have our lead group of 29 for the day by the looks of it, although 1st Cat climb coming up so some may get dropped and anyone wanting to join in might take their chances I suppose:
Davide Cimolai (Lampre), Imanol Erviti (Movistar), Lars Boom (Astana), Rohan Dennis (BMC), Warrren Barguil (Giant), Simon Clarke (Orica), Heinrich Haussler (IAM), Thomas De Gendt (Lotto-Soudal) Matti Breschel, Sergio Paulinho (Tinkoff), Sergey Chernetski (Katusha), Bob Jungels, Gert Steegmans (Trek) and Van Baarle (Cannondale) were joined by Jan Bakelants (AG2R), Jon Izaguirre, Quintana (Movistar), Rein Taaramae (Astana), Romain Sicard (Europcar), Simon Yates (Orica), Steven Kruijswijk, George Bennett (Lotto-Jumbo), Andre Greipel, Tim Wellens (Lotto-Soudal), Nicolas Edet, Floriant Seneschal (Cofidis), Michael Valgren ( Tinkoff), Tom Slagter and Jack Bauer (Cannondale).
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Pro Tour Punditry
Guru
Well, the dropping riders has happened, no sign of an attack yet tho.
And Steegmans has not only dropped back but has given up.
edit - and now the attack from the peloton comes!
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Pro Tour Punditry
Guru
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Pro Tour Punditry
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Chavanel leaves his 2 chasing buddies and takes off alone in pursuit of the lead group.
If only we actually got to see all this. The best bit of the racing is seldom at the end.
If only we actually got to see all this. The best bit of the racing is seldom at the end.
Go chavver!
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Pro Tour Punditry
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I'm cheering for him, but only because if he wins I am going to disallow your punditry pick as being too late
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Pro Tour Punditry
Guru
And Chavanel catches the lead group - great stuff.
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Pro Tour Punditry
Guru
De Gendt takes maximum points on first climb, so that should see him win the spotty dotty shirt - unless he falls off
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Pro Tour Punditry
Guru
Following words on a page should not be this much fun! 7 chasers have now caught the lead group so now a group of 31 at the front. I can see me not getting much done today...
Refereee! C'mon he was still languishing in the peloton when I picked him.I'm cheering for him, but only because if he wins I am going to disallow your punditry pick as being too late
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Pro Tour Punditry
Guru
A reasonable person would listen to this view, unfortunately for you it's me you are trying to convince
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Pro Tour Punditry
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A 2-man attack just before the 2nd climb - Taaramae and Kruijswijk with a 25 second lead
