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Paris - Nice 2021
« on: 07 March, 2021, 08:17:11 pm »
Ritchie Porte got his usual race contribution in nice and early  :-\

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Re: Paris - Nice 2021
« Reply #1 on: 07 March, 2021, 08:31:17 pm »
Caused by being wiped out by someone else who'd just run over a bidet bidon, apparently.  No goats involved.
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Re: Paris - Nice 2021
« Reply #2 on: 07 March, 2021, 08:44:15 pm »
What Porte didn't realise was that INEO$ were happy to have him back as a bad luck sacrificial goat/lightning rod - he's there to catch all the bad juju that would otherwise affect Tao, G and Bernal. :demon:
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Re: Paris - Nice 2021
« Reply #3 on: 08 March, 2021, 01:26:38 am »
During last year’s sterling effort by R Porte on the TdF, especially after his chase back to the bunch on that mountain stage with the gravelly bit on it, TV's Super D Millar suggested he be T Ineo$' leader this year.  Nice one, Super D.  Not.
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Re: Paris - Nice 2021
« Reply #4 on: 09 March, 2021, 05:22:06 pm »
Didn't think much of the doctoring on display letting George Bennett get back on his bike y'day having broken his magic hat and having trouble standing up straight...
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Re: Paris - Nice 2021
« Reply #5 on: 10 March, 2021, 12:22:45 am »
They managed to push him out for the TT  :thumbsup:  :-\

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Re: Paris - Nice 2021
« Reply #6 on: 10 March, 2021, 09:05:04 pm »
And Geoghegan-Hart out after a knock on the noggin.

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Re: Paris - Nice 2021
« Reply #7 on: 10 March, 2021, 10:29:15 pm »
I guess that means the Porte juju didn't work.

What Porte didn't realise was that INEO$ were happy to have him back as a bad luck sacrificial goat/lightning rod - he's there to catch all the bad juju that would otherwise affect Tao, G and Bernal. :demon:

Re: Paris - Nice 2021
« Reply #8 on: 11 March, 2021, 01:05:28 pm »
Didn't think much of the doctoring on display letting George Bennett get back on his bike y'day having broken his magic hat and having trouble standing up straight...

Seems strange the response of some sports over others considering how much is known about concussion and sporting head injuries and their long term effects.

Surely (and don't call me Shirley) if the magic hat has a large chunk missing from it, it's enough to carry out a formal concussion protocol??
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Re: Paris - Nice 2021
« Reply #9 on: 11 March, 2021, 06:10:18 pm »
Cycling is a movable feast, though.  By the time the medics reach a crash scene team personnel can have the rider back on his bike and a mile down the road, as per Bardet in the Tour last year.
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Re: Paris - Nice 2021
« Reply #10 on: 11 March, 2021, 08:58:38 pm »
I am enjoying Adam Blythe as part of the commentary team. Lots of useful insights and less hyberbole than some.

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Re: Paris - Nice 2021
« Reply #11 on: 11 March, 2021, 09:10:41 pm »
The docs were all over Martin after his crash today.

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Re: Paris - Nice 2021
« Reply #12 on: 11 March, 2021, 09:30:40 pm »
They were all over Ion Izagirre when he crashed in the Tour last year, a day or two after Bardet's incident, but one of the colemantators noted at the time that if they haul a rider off for extensive checks that’s his race screwed whether he's concussed or not.  I suspect both the riders, or at least their employers, would take a dim view of this becoming a regular occurrence.

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Re: Paris - Nice 2021
« Reply #13 on: 11 March, 2021, 09:55:13 pm »
Loved the Belgian Break today! But I'm not so impressed by the race. Tirreno-Adriatico seems much more interesting.

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Re: Paris - Nice 2021
« Reply #14 on: 12 March, 2021, 08:39:04 pm »
...Tirreno-Adriatico seems much more interesting.

Is that on Cooncil TV?

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Re: Paris - Nice 2021
« Reply #15 on: 13 March, 2021, 09:33:20 am »
...Tirreno-Adriatico seems much more interesting.

Is that on Cooncil TV?

Hmmm. Not sure exactly what that means. Probably missing some obvious reference, m'lud, but the straight answer is both P-N and T-A are on Eurosport/GCN.

Re: Paris - Nice 2021
« Reply #16 on: 13 March, 2021, 09:47:10 am »
Another effortless win from Primoz Roglic.

Compare and contrast, his immediate post stage demeanor to that of MVP's on his StradeBianche win, and TA stage win.

Think we will be seeing a lot of Primoz this year.

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Re: Paris - Nice 2021
« Reply #17 on: 13 March, 2021, 10:59:09 am »
...Tirreno-Adriatico seems much more interesting.

Is that on Cooncil TV?

Hmmm. Not sure exactly what that means. Probably missing some obvious reference, m'lud, but the straight answer is both P-N and T-A are on Eurosport/GCN.

Freeview.

Re: Paris - Nice 2021
« Reply #18 on: 13 March, 2021, 11:10:44 am »
Don't think it is.

ITV4 do the Tour, but that is about it.

£40 a year will get you Eurosport app, which I watch on smart tv, or you could get a strategic  £7 a month GCN+ subscription which gives same races as ES but on tablets, phones, laptops and mirror onto tv

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Re: Paris - Nice 2021
« Reply #19 on: 13 March, 2021, 11:15:49 am »
ITV4 are covering Paris-Nice. They covered the last Vuelta. The last Giro was on Freeview, I think it was GCN but I can't remember what channel it was on.

Re: Paris - Nice 2021
« Reply #20 on: 13 March, 2021, 11:19:37 am »
Ooh, cheers, I hadn't noticed ITV4 were doing a bit more.

Opens up the options a bit.

Re: Paris - Nice 2021
« Reply #21 on: 13 March, 2021, 01:54:43 pm »
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Re: Paris - Nice 2021
« Reply #22 on: 13 March, 2021, 03:54:36 pm »
Yes, ITV4 are covering a good bit more than just the TDF. I hadn't seen that they were doing Paris-Nice, but I prefer the ad-free coverage on Eurosport/GCN+ anyway. If you catch it at the right time, a subscription to Eurosport Player can be had for £20 from time to time.

Re: Paris - Nice 2021
« Reply #23 on: 13 March, 2021, 05:15:30 pm »
Right now - £19.99 Eurosport subs.
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Re: Paris - Nice 2021
« Reply #24 on: 13 March, 2021, 06:03:00 pm »
ITV4 are covering Paris-Nice. They covered the last Vuelta. The last Giro was on Freeview, I think it was GCN but I can't remember what channel it was on.

According to the Giro thread we watched it on Quest. :)
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