Paris-Nice – looks a good one (spoilers likely)

Can be a bit hit and miss but this year’s looks a good one.

Inrng preview here[/url]. A good line up (Contador, Porte, Thomas, Dumoulin, Bardet, etc.) A good route. Plenty of gravel roads and a decent wall on todays stage (stage preview here[/url]). A surprise Prologue winner too. And all live on Eurosport (2:15 today) 🙂

Tirreno Adriatico starts midweek too (another preview[/url]).

Last 30kms live here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9RfvHCxEnk

All the top guys did well, to be expected.

Still 19k to go. Looks a very thinned out group.

Good racing so far. A bit of controversy yesterday. An tricky uphill finish today too.

Tirreno Adriatico starts today with a team time trail.

Not the nicest weather for bike racing. May be neutralized?

Looks grim. Quite a bit of criticism form the riders for not doing something about it during yesterday’s stage. Predict the organisers will do… nothing.

Ag2r posted this…

“La course est neutralisée et repartira de Villié-Morgon / The race is neutralised and will start again in Villié-Morgon”

from official twitter feed

Blimey, eat my words!

Now cancelled for today.

Blimey that was a good stage yesterday. 15 seconds for Gee over Contador. Should be a good stage today…

Paris-Nice Stage 7 Preview

Going to be tight at the finish!

full gas from thomas

Flipping eck, that was tense, what a save!

phew

41k an hour average….. typical last day procession

Thomas need to buy Wellens a drink 🙂

And Gallopin too. A keg for Henao!

What was the final gap? 5 seconds? Wellens saved him 4.

Wow!

Wow. That was squeaky bum all the way to the line, cracking racing!

Simon Yates in 7th as well!

Ooh a GC win by 4 seconds. If Contador had crossed the line first they’d have been equal on time.

Well whatever you think of Contador the racing is better for having him there.

Fantastic! Favourite part of the racing season is well and truly on!

Roll on MSR

Good finish to today’s TA stage too. Another second place for you know who. In with a good shout for the overall tomorrow though with a 10k ITT to finish.