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Paris-Nice 2017 - Stage 4 ***SPOILERS***

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  • 08-03-2017 10:25am
    #1
    Melodeon
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    Stage Map:
    411238.jpg


    Stage Profile:
    411239.jpg

    Finale:
    411236.jpg

    The General Classification after Stage 3:
    411237.jpg

    So, a Time Trial.
    It's short, but with a sting in the tail.
    Richie Porte perhaps?


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    Weepsie
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    The little climb is steeper in places than that suggests. Here's a profile from a few years back of the same road

    PROFILCOLSCOTES_1.png

    A bit on it here. http://inrng.com/2014/03/roads-to-ride-mont-brouilly/


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    Melodeon
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    25%??? :eek:
    Though I suspect that's on a hairpin or two if you take the steepest possible route.

    Still, will we see people change bikes at the bottom of the climb?


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    TheBlaaMan
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    Melodeon wrote: »
    25%??? :eek:
    Though I suspect that's on a hairpin or two if you take the steepest possible route.

    Yup...

    montbrouilly.jpg


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    Weepsie
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    Hmm Dan has lost about a minute to Julian Alaphilippe. Does the team now ride for him?


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    Somedude9
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    Big ride from Alaphilippe! Dan ain't winning this anymore, let's hope for podium.


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    robyntmorton
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    Weepsie wrote: »
    Hmm Dan has lost about a minute to Julian Alaphilippe. Does the team now ride for him?

    You would have to think so. Alaphilippe looks to be in fantastic form. Beast of a TT from him to beat Contador.


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    pelevin
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    Weepsie wrote: »
    Hmm Dan has lost about a minute to Julian Alaphilippe. Does the team now ride for him?

    Of course!


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    velo.2010
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    Some effort by Alaphilippe. Looks like his P-N to lose now. Contador didn't use a TT bike, so it may have cost him a few seconds on the flat but still not enough to take the victory in any case.


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