Paris-Nice punditry thread (no spoilers)

[roadrash]

Paris-Nice starts sunday 8th march no spoilers , feel free to start a thread for race comments
Startlist can be found here..

https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/paris-nice/2020/startlist/roster

@john black
@Shadow ,
@themosquitoking
@Adam4868
@johnblack
@rich p
@Rob and Alison


G.C …make three picks
1st 20 points
2nd 15 points
3rd 10 points

stages …. usual three picks each day

1st..20 points
2nd...15 points
3rd...10 points

 

[roadrash]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Paris - Nice set to still go ahead this Sunday, despite fears of cancellation due to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc^tfw">#Coronavirus</a><a href="https://t.co/m3OfQPBjq3">https://t.co/m3OfQPBjq3</a></p>&mdash; VELOCHAMPION (@VeloChampion) <a href="
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[Adam4868]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Paris - Nice set to still go ahead this Sunday, despite fears of cancellation due to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc^tfw">#Coronavirus</a><a href="https://t.co/m3OfQPBjq3">https://t.co/m3OfQPBjq3</a></p>&mdash; VELOCHAMPION (@VeloChampion) <a href="
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Wonder how many teams pull out though,quite a few allready

 

[roadrash]

I was listening to a podcast a couple of days ago , ned boulting was saying how many sponsors may pull out of cycling, having paid a small fortune for advertising then races get cancelled , they don't get the exposure they hoped for etc, etc

 

[Adam4868]

Late season would do me,race them all after Lombardia !

 

[johnblack]

1 Quintana N.
2 Higuita
3 Bardet

 

[Dogtrousers]

Wonder how many teams pull out though,quite a few allready

View: https://twitter.com/JumboVismaRoad/status/1235916686953459712

 

[Adam4868]

1 Quintana N.
2 Higuita
3 Bardet

Is that your picks John or is it whos left in the race ?

 

[Adam4868]

1 Quintana
2 Pinot
3 Schachman
Are we picking stages also @roadrash ?
Stage 1 Gilbert...Benoot....Stuyven.

 

[roadrash]

@Adam4868 yeah three picks per stage, I am away next weekend so results may be late, either saturday or sunday

 

[rich p]

GC
1 Quintana
2 Porte
3 Latour

S1
Sagan
Bennett (S)
Ewan

 

[roadrash]

G.C ..Quintana
Nibali
Porte

Stage 1...Bennet
Ewan
Sagan

 

[roadrash]

@johnblack you need 3 picks for each stage, not all at once obviously


A reminder for the following to make G.C picks and daily picks for each stage if you are taking part

@Shadow ,
@themosquitoking
@johnblack
@Rob and Alison

 

[Rob and Alison]

Here goes then.
G.C.
Rob
1.Quintana
2.Porte
3.Schachmann

Alison
1.Alaphilippe
2.Porte
3.Pinot.

 

[Rob and Alison]

Stage 1.
Rob.
1.Ewan
2.Ackerman
3.Sagan

Alison
1.Sagan
2.Bennett
3.Bol