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Paris - Nice Discussion
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 24-05-2010 12:44
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Riders to follow:
| ***** | Frank Schleck | | **** | Robert Gesink, Alex Pluchkin, Yaroslav Popovych | | *** | Janez Brajokovic, Jerome Coppel, Emanuele Sella | | ** | Patrick Sinkewitz, Jose Angel Gomez Marchante, Cameron Mayer, Michael Van Stayen | | * | Heinrich Haussler, Mark Renshaw, Franco Pellizotti, Tejay Van Garderen, Mauricio Ardila |
The route this year looks a lot like the one from 2010, with 7 stages, including a high mountain finish, plus a short prologue. All the riders that finished on the podium last year, Schleck, Gesink and Popovych, are again riding here, with the Accumalux rider having a great chance to retain his title. Pluchkin, who finished 9th last year seems to be a lot stronger this year and he might be a podium candidate as well as many other strong puncheurs and climbers.
Schleck and Gesink should dominated the race when it comes to the hilly stages, with Sinkewitz and Van Garderen looking also strong, but they will most likely lose some valuable time in the mountain stage. There the main favorites are going to be the four riders that have the most chances to win this year's Paris - Nice, Schleck, Gesink, Popovych and Pluchkin, plus some of the World's best climbers that are present here such as Sella, Gomez Marchante, Henao Montoya or Pellizotti.
For the sprints 3 names seem to have something about the rest and those are Meyer, Van Stayen and Haussler, who all have some strong riders to lead them out in the sprints: Bazajev, Sieberg and Drujon. Renshaw and Duque plus the home sprinters, Sonnery and Mondory, should also figure in the sprints, while Coppel will be looking to bring Auber, who are leading the team rankings after Qatar, some other important points with a good performance in the opening time - trial.
Complete startlist
Spoiler Vesuvio
1. F.Schleck
2. D.Claerebout
3. S.Einsle
4. D.Galimzyanov
5. B.Gastauer
6. C.Kelly
7. M.Kvasina
8. D.Medvedev
Wolfskin
11. R.Gesink
12. K.De Kort
13. W.Poels
14. T.Rabou
15. M.Sieberg
16. M.Van Stayen
17. B.Vaugrenard
18. R.van der Hugenhaben
Carmeuse
21. J.Popovych
22. C.Brandt
23. J.Camier
24. R.Di Gregorio
25. T.Gallopin
26. G.Gardeyn
27. O.Solis
28. W.Van Den Eynde
Team B&O
31. A.Pluchkin
32. A.Grivko
33. M.Hegreberg
34. N.Keinath
35. D.Klemme
36. R.Kreuziger
37. M.Reckweg
38. A.Steensen
Domina Vacanze
41. J.Brajkovic
42. D.Deroo
43. C.Naibo
44. R.Pauriol
45. I.Speirs
46. S.Taberlay
47. D.Wyss
Lipton
51. E.Sella
52. T.Bontenackels
53. G.Gazvoda
54. S.Ghisalberti
55. F.Matamoros
56. S.Nooytens
Philips
61. J.Rodriguez Oliver
62. F.Bellotti
63. J.Fuglsang
64. K.Klostergaard
65. A.Lund
66. J.Mouris
Lafarge
71. G.Caruso
72. W.Bonnet
73. L.Bret
74. C.Gautier
75. A.Jeannesson
76. A.Laidler
77. K.Peeters
78. P.Thuaux
Auber 93
81. P.Sinkewitz
82. J.Coppel
83. M.Drujon
84. H.Haussler
85. C.Kern
86. C.Le Mével
87. J.Mespoulède
88. F.Morizot
YouTwit
91. F.Pellizotti
92. I.Antón
93. P.Niemiec
94. R.Ochoa Quintero
95. R.Serrano
96. J.Thomson
97. A.Txurruka
98. P.Velits
Festina
101. M.Ardila
102. M.Bernaudeau
103. V.Bileka
104. T.Dees
105. T.Kvist
106. W.Li
107. F.Mourey
108. B.Sonnery
Colombia
111. J.Gomez Marchante
112. J.Arango
113. A.Ardila Cano
114. P.Deignan
115. F.Duarte
116. H.Gallardo
117. D.Summerhill
118. C.Vaquera
Sony
121. M.Marzano
122. A.Bazajev
123. F.Johansson
124. F.Johansson
125. C.Meyer
126. S.Pauwels
127. M.Öste-Macdonald
Nespresso
131. S.Henao Montoya
132. M.Durán
133. P.Fédrigo
134. J.Maillet
135. N.Portal
136. M.Sibilla
Wikipedia
141. T.Van Garderen
142. C.Barton
143. T.Brandt
144. S.Ivars
145. O.Kaisen
146. I.Kovalev
147. D.Rijntjes
148. M.Sprick
Starbucks
151. V.Efimkin
152. F.Bacquet
153. T.Criel
154. R.Kavsek
155. T.Lowe
156. M.Renshaw
157. R.Simunek
Pearl
161. P.Weening
162. E.Berthou
163. G.Levarlet
164. L.Mondory
165. Y.Offredo
166. J.RodrÃguez
167. W.Walker
Energie
171. M.Soler
172. M.Cunha
173. L.Duque
174. J.Perez Cuapio
175. B.Pires
176. C.Rojas Villegas
177. P.Torres
178. A.Vital
La Gazzetta
181. M.Osella
182. R.Flens
Warner Bros.
191. D.Gallego
192. A.Castro Rodriguez
193. G.Coletta
194. T.Pinto
195. M.Van der Pluijm
Edited by alexkr00 on 24-05-2010 13:57
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| rjc_43 |
Posted on 24-05-2010 14:31
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And that is exactly what was intended for this race. Now Coppel just needs to repeat in the Tour and everyone will be happy!
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| fenian_1234 |
Posted on 24-05-2010 16:01
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Pleased to see Gomez Marchante was the best of my riders. |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 24-05-2010 16:50
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I was pretty disappointed not seeing Van Stayen in Sieberg's wheel. If he would have been able to follow the German he would have probably won the stage
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| mattiasgt |
Posted on 25-05-2010 21:39
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Meyer seem to be leading out Bazajev in the sprint. Decent results so far.
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 25-05-2010 21:42
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I'd just like to point out that I'm following your reports, they're great, but that I have nothing to add at all  |
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| fenian_1234 |
Posted on 25-05-2010 22:10
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I expect Shleck to put down a big marker in the next stage. |
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| Levi4life |
Posted on 25-05-2010 23:02
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I'm hoping Caruso can get me my first solid result of the season.
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 25-05-2010 23:21
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fenian_1234 wrote:
I expect Shleck to put down a big marker in the next stage.
I sure hope so!
And nice to see Galimzyanov getting a Top 10. Shame theres no ranking points for 9th.
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 25-05-2010 23:29
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Oh this feels nice. I wasn't expecting anything out of Paris-Nice with my best squads either in Italy or Spain. I was looking to search for my riders in the breakaways but suddenly Duque wins a sprint and delivers our first victory ever in the ProTour.
Unexpected is the word I'm looking for. We could already retire from Paris-Nice. We've done more than I had imagined we could
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| SotD |
Posted on 27-05-2010 16:57
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Once again a nice performance from Sonnery... Seems Bernaudeau needs some sprinting training next season to become a good leadout... Bileka also in top 10. Hope to see more of this.
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| niconico |
Posted on 28-05-2010 18:42
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Good stage from Pluchkin. And I need to win this race I just realized hopefully he'll a great day in that mountain stage.
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| Crommy |
Posted on 28-05-2010 18:55
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Popovych in yellow 
Now keep it all the way, and I'll be a very, very happy manager.
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 28-05-2010 19:04
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Heh, lots of Philips in the breakaway - both ex(es) and a current rider.
Other than that, the usual invisibility from my team. Luckily, in this case, that's not bad as Rodriguez was in the front group anyway. |
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| Setzel |
Posted on 28-05-2010 19:14
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Two men in top 10 that's something new 
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 28-05-2010 19:53
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I find it very interesting that so far Paris-Nice is being dominated by some of the teams that are expected to be involved in the relegation fight
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 28-05-2010 20:29
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| fenian_1234 |
Posted on 28-05-2010 21:08
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Good going from Marchante. Hope he can keep it up. |
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| Levi4life |
Posted on 28-05-2010 21:55
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Good to get that first win. Hopefully Caruso sticks with it.
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| SotD |
Posted on 29-05-2010 00:21
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It has indeed been a horrible start for Festina :-/
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