Paris - Nice (The race to the Sun) 2015 (Spoilers needed)

MPFG

Thought I'd start a thread for Paris Nice

I know the big 4 GC guys are at Tirreno Adriatico this year but for me Paris Nice is still the best stage race of the spring and it seems this year most of the next best are here and because there is alot of top talent near each other in ability...it should prove to be a very good race

The two hitherto top sprinters are also in Italy but Greipel , Demare, Degenkolb, Bouhanni & Kristoff are at Paris Nice and stages 1 to 3 are really stages for sprinters


The world TT champion Bradley Wiggins is riding Paris Nice and it maybe the last time we see him in the road rainbow stripes ...Other top TT talent in the race are Tony Martin , Rohan Dennis & Tom Domoulin & Michael Kwiatkowski

GC should be between Porte, Van Garderen, Talansky,Kelderman, Majka, Bardet, Aru, Peraud, Rui Costa , Barguil, Izagirre brothers, Intxausti,Kwiatkowski ,Dennis
...but there are so many other riders who could feature including Geraint Thomas & Nicolas Roche and maybe even Wiggo from Sky (at least for the first few days if he wins the TT prologue)

Oh and least I forget ...there could be echleons on stages 2 or 3 ...and who doesn't love them !!

Start list and Stages details are here : http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Paris_nice_2015

And here : http://www.cyclismactu.net/news-paris-nice-la-presentation-detaillee-de-la-73e-edition-parisnice-parisnice-dmsportschannel-47745.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Written preview and tips here : http://www.cyclingbetting.co.uk/betting-tips/betting-previews/362-paris-nice-2015

Video Preview here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUKlb606EvY&feature=youtu.be

Fantasy League here : http://www.velogames.com/paris-nice/2015/
Boards.ie league code : 07141956

pelevin

I threw somehting very small , just cos of the odds, e/w on Peraud at 150/1. Also for the same reason e/w on Van Garderen 66/1, or something long like that, for the Prologue.

doedoe

I hope it was very small on JC , prologue is hard to call , I'm goin either wiggins or kwiatowski , still not sure

pelevin

doedoe wrote: »

I hope it was very small on JC , prologue is hard to call , I'm goin either wiggins or kwiatowski , still not sure

It was either one or two full euros. I thought whatever the presumably justified reasons he's considered a no-hoper, a top 3 TdF finisher from last year justified a punt - or even a euro.

MPFG

Wow Rohan Dennis ....beat Tony Martin by 7 seconds ...he looks unbeatable

pelevin

MPFG wrote: »

Wow Rohan Dennis ....beat Tony Martin by 7 seconds ...he looks unbeatable

But looks can be deceiving. Kwiatkowski - what a talent - just betters him.

doedoe

pelevin wrote: »

It was either one or two full euros. I thought whatever the presumably justified reasons he's considered a no-hoper, a top 3 TdF finisher from last year justified a punt - or even a euro.

Went 40 on Kwia , 20 on wiggo, nice profit. Have Kwia for GC at 18/1 which looks good now.

doedoe

Stage 1 ; kristoff for form or greipel for value neither can be ignored. I think greipel will win this week at a big price might not be tomorrow, but it's hard to pass 6/1. Kristoff is the main bet , Cav was fresh in KBK and still had to be at his best to best him

dastardly00

Eh, how the fcuk did Luis Leon Sanchez manage to get 4th place?

Steve SilverMint

Looking forward to watching this tomorrow evening on Eurosport.

Looks worth a watch but I'm more interested in seeing how Tirreno-Adriatico pans out.

sy

dastardly00 wrote: »

Eh, how the fcuk did Luis Leon Sanchez manage to get 4th place?

Agree...however he always did well in Paris Nice but that was 5/6 years ago!! Maybe getting some of that form again

buffalo

Heerrrreeeee's Nico!

http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/cycling/im-banking-on-extra-support-in-this-race-of-two-grannies-31050929.html

pelevin

Ah, a bit of my soul rises from the winter ashes - Kelly's on commentary.

MPFG

pelevin wrote: »

Ah, a bit of my soul rises from the winter ashes - Kelly's on commentary.

ah the auld bit of Irish poetic soul stuff ...needed so far today

Love when Kelly changes his voice to an almost conspiratorial whisper when suggesting a particular rider not considered a probable winner could be in with a chance ...(Neil Rogers ....this i how its done)

MPFG

**** Boonen crash...not looking good for his shoulder ...

neris

boonans down on the floor looks like collar bones gone. rear ended someone and hit the deck

pelevin

Would be great if the undeserving shower in the peloton got caught out by the 2 lads out on their own, unlikely as it still is. . . . Oh well, caught.

neris

kristoff takes the sprint

dastardly00

Alexander Kristoff, the in-form sprinter, won the sprint.

neris

looks like degenkolb went to compete in the sprint but had an issue with the bike. looked down at his chain ring then slammed his bars

neris

sprained shoulder for boonen

http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/03/news/boonen-suffers-shoulder-sprain-paris-nice_362617

TheBlaaMan

neris wrote: »

sprained shoulder for boonen

http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/03/news/boonen-suffers-shoulder-sprain-paris-nice_362617

Worse than that. AC joint dislocation, so no Flanders or P-R for him .....

have we seen the last of the great head to head battles with Cancellara?

doedoe

Stage 2 -will be a sprint finish, kristoff should win but there's no value in 5/4 in such a quality field of sprinters. Bouhanni is getting closer and greipel should also improve.

neris

tony martin doing a runner down the road 9km left, shaking things up a little bit

neris

5k 3 man breakaway boon, tony martins, thomas not making a huge gap

neris

Andre Greipel wins the sprint finish

MPFG

Thia race has been slow so far ....very slow

But I think things willhot up from today ....alot of riders may be choking at the bit

godtabh

Roche was saying yesterday that at one stage the were rolling along at 20km/h. That seems very for what has been a very flat race so far

dastardly00

MPFG wrote: »

Thia race has been slow so far ....very slow

But I think things willhot up from today ....alot of riders may be choking at the bit

Today is fairly flat-ish as well though.

Darkglasses

Col de la Bosse? Named after Dan Lloyd I presume.

MPFG

Its more undulating today rather than flat ..and I think so riders want to get going ...so expect attacks

neris

michael matthews wins the stage

dastardly00

A fantastic lead out for Matthews from his team mates. Set it up for him perfectly.

Lusk_Doyle

What was the hoo haa with Ag2r yesterday about?

MPFG

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

What was the hoo haa with Ag2r yesterday about?

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/romain-bardet-apologises-to-cycling-fans-after-mondory-epo-positive-161810

dastardly00

We should see a nice bit of excitement today.

Peterx

Majka back in group 2. 40k to go. Whoopsy..

MPFG

OGE giving everything to stay in yellow ...maybe a bit 2 much

godtabh

Ouch

dastardly00

10km remaining.

neris

someone taking a nice trip over their bars

godtabh

Roche is hoofing and poofing

neris

matthews dropped out the back

dastardly00

Nico leading the peloton now.

godtabh

Roches turn on the front

godtabh

dastardly00 wrote: »

Nico leading the peloton now.

Doing a good job

godtabh

Here we go

godtabh

crash

neris

sky fight

neris

sky 1, 2 porte & thomas

godtabh

That looked like a great ride by sky