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igmeister · Joined: 06 Apr 2007 Posts: 691 Location: Birmingham

As I'm far, far too excited about this so I thought I'd get the topic started already. Looks an interesting parcours this year, should be contested right up until the last day again.

Route below:
http://www.letour.fr/2009/PNC/COURSE/docs/parcours.pdf

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Slapshot 3 · Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 8:43 pm Post subject:

Which ever rider happens to be the Astana Team Leader will win Paris Nice on stage 6..... Rolling Eyes

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last km · Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 9:20 pm Post subject:

Thats more like it .........

TOC take note Rolling Eyes

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bianchigirl · Joined: 10 Oct 2006 Posts: 4042

ToC is far too busy keeping the 'stars' like Leipheimer happy to jeapordise their victory - and they want to say they have the best field outside the TdF so they want Boonen et al there who wouldn't turn up if there was a MTF right before the cobbled Classics
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paperman · Joined: 01 Nov 2006 Posts: 1295 Location: Ireland

cardinal guzman · Joined: 16 May 2007 Posts: 4249 Location: The moors.

Is it that strong, 1300m of climbing in 40km? More Ventoux than Zoncabonk but yes - we all love an MTF. Smile

Jinxed · Joined: 06 Sep 2008 Posts: 184

Start list anywhere?

Jackov · Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 12:14 am Post subject:

looks like 1000m climbing over 20K.
If that is correct then that is 5%.
Not as steep as Palomar : "11.7 miles, a seven percent average grade," but slightly longer.

That graphic is a bad as the ToC ones.

HuwB · Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 8:30 am Post subject:

I'm surprised Jackov has forgotten, but he posted this on BG's earlier Paris-Nice thread:-

Jackov · Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 3:09 pm Post subject:

What I really like are the graphics that show the entire race profile on a single scale.

Jackov · Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 11:24 pm Post subject:

Some recent winners:
2008 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner
2007 Alberto Contador (Spa) Discovery Channel
2006 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems
2005 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC
2004 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) Team CSC
2003 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Team Telekom
2002 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Team Telekom
2001 Dario Frigo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
2000 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Deutsche Telekom
1999 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank
1998 Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Mapei-Bricobi
1997 Laurent Jalabert (Fra)
1996 Laurent Jalabert (Fra)
1995 Laurent Jalabert (Fra)
1994 Tony Rominger (Swi)
1993 Alex Zülle (Swi)
1992 Jean-Francois Bernard (Fra)
1991 Tony Rominger (Swi)
1990 Miguel Indurain (Spa)
1989 Miguel Indurain (Spa)
1988 Sean Kelly (Ire)
1987 Sean Kelly (Ire)
1986 Sean Kelly (Ire)
1985 Sean Kelly (Ire)
1984 Sean Kelly (Ire)
1983 Sean Kelly (Ire)
1982 Sean Kelly (Ire)
1981 Stephen Roche (Ire)

Sam-I-Am · Joined: 19 Feb 2009 Posts: 129

nice race quite a stretch by kelly i remember him well ooking forward to it way past bedtime now shite 1 a.m. ill leave it to you lads and lasses

made_in_Hongkong_china · Joined: 20 Feb 2009 Posts: 120

Bartali · Joined: 06 Oct 2006 Posts: 7715 Location: Hertfordshire

Is it just me or is no one sending their A-team other than Garmin? Ok Astana have bertie and CSC have Shrek the younger, but not a lot of depth really?

Still - very much looking forward to it - especially if Garmin and CSC are there to win!

made_in_Hongkong_china · Joined: 20 Feb 2009 Posts: 120

Mark Cavendish and some of the big names are racing the Tirreno-Adriatico wich coincides with Paris-Nice.

HuwB · Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 10:48 am Post subject:

I too, am a bit disappointed.
No Rebellin, for obvious reasons, but no Gesink is a bummer.
Think he is also going to race "sparingly", with an eye on his TDF debut.
At least Samu is back.

Meanwhile, all the sprinters gather in Italy....

70kmph · Joined: 07 Oct 2006 Posts: 2216 Location: Cockanese Innit

Ambassador Wiggins ! wooo yeah

Mrs John Murphy · Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 1:07 pm Post subject:

Interesting to see Schleck go up against Dertie since I am not sure they have raced very much against each other over the last few years.

Horner taking the super-bitch role this year.

Cadel Evans getting ready to be made to look stupid again.

The interesting rider might be Roman K. He is clearly going to be on dom duties for Nibs and Basso in other races and I suspect this might be his big target for the season.

maffy · Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 1:24 pm Post subject:

think andy s is going to eroica then TA. more likely to get fränk in france. interesting to see how michael barry goes on the baby ventoux. nah, not really.
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Mrs John Murphy · Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 1:29 pm Post subject:

Too much going down hill for Frank S.