2018 Paris-Nice (4 - 8 March)

[karma]

Follow the race here: http://racecenter.paris-nice.fr/#/stageprofile?theme=

[Slowbee]

Yeah, he refused to work with Pollit in the finalé to keep the chasers away.

And then had the legs to to take the stage win

The peloton will surely find ways to let him and his team know that tactically they were unsportsmanlike.

As outsiders looking at the sport, there would be nothing wrong with what he did.

 

But, as with all sports, one starts to learn the nuances. The unwritten rules.

 

Rules like the guy that does all the work should win, especially when there has been an agreement.

 

HOWEVER, who in the peleton will give Mr Cousin a bit a reminder of how things work ? Or are the old days being left behind like cantilever brakes and there are no longer "leaders" in the peleton of the "unwritten rules" and it is every team for themselves?

['Dale]

As outsiders looking at the sport, there would be nothing wrong with what he did.

 

But, as with all sports, one starts to learn the nuances. The unwritten rules.

 

Rules like the guy that does all the work should win, especially when there has been an agreement.

 

HOWEVER, who in the peleton will give Mr Cousin a bit a reminder of how things work ? Or are the old days being left behind like cantilever brakes and there are no longer "leaders" in the peleton of the "unwritten rules" and it is every team for themselves?

 

 

 

So complicated.

Teams with wins get rewarded with money, prestige and points.

So, do what you can do to win, cupcakes.

 

This beautiful dramatic sport.

[Patchelicious]

So complicated.

Teams with wins get rewarded with money, prestige and points.

So, do what you can do to win, cupcakes.

 

This beautiful dramatic sport.

Unless we dont agree with it, morally you know...

[Jewbacca]

Unless we dont agree with it, morally you know...

This is just starting to look like the De Kock/Warner 'the line' saga!

['Dale]

"You're nothing but a little amateur"

 

Katyusha staff member to Cousin at the finish

 

(Katusha of course being a World Tour team)

[Geronimo]

Cousin is a douche.

 

I would love to use stronger language but rather not. What a d..s

[Patchelicious]

"You're nothing but a little amateur"

 

Katyusha staff member to Cousin at the finish

 

(Katusha of course being a World Tour team)

And Russian, the poster boys of sports ethics.....

['Dale]

And the yellow jersey goes backwards with 6 kms on this summit finish

Poels crashed out yesterday

 

Who’ll have the yellow jersey in his room this evening ????

 

Mitchelton Scott revs up the pace ????

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Stage 5 Results
1 COUSIN, Jerome (TDE) 3:57:25
2 POLITT, Nils (TKA) + 2
3 GREIPEL, André (LTS) + 4
4 NIELSEN, Magnus Cort (AST)
5 KRISTOFF, Alexander (UAD)
6 LAPORTE, Christophe (COF)
7 TRENTIN, Matteo (MTS)
8 TEUNISSEN, Mike (SUN)
9 BRESCHEL, Matti (EFD)
10 DE KORT, Koen (TFS)

General Classification after Stage 5
1 SANCHEZ, Luis León (AST) 17:45:26
2 POELS, Wout (SKY) + 15
3 ALAPHILIPPE, Julian (QST) + 26
4 SOLER, Marc (MOV)
5 IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI, Gorka (TBM) + 34
6 GROSSSCHARTNER, Felix (BOH) + 35
7 IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI, Ion (TBM) + 42
8 WELLENS, Tim (LTS)
9 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY) + 48
10 YATES, Simon (MTS) 

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