Paris-Nice 2017 - Stage 6 ***SPOILERS***

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Stage Map:


Stage Profile:


Climbs:


Finale:


The General Classification after Stage 5:


I can see the sea!

Well, I could if it wasn't for those pesky mountains in the way...

Also, what a wonderfully named town at the bottom of the climb to the finish!

LCD

What absolute ba$tard put a cat 1 climb at the very start??

Somedude9

Well this should be fun

robyntmorton

Looks absolutely spectacular there!

https://twitter.com/ParisNice/status/840165154159546368

pelevin

LCD wrote: »

What absolute ba$tard put a cat 1 climb at the very start??

That was me.

dastardly00

Sam won the first intermediate sprint. Decent performance from him as loads of riders got shelled out the back of the peloton on the Col de l'Espigoulier climb.

dastardly00

8-rider breakaway have a 5 minute lead with 85km to go.

Alessandro De Marchi (BMC)
Axel Domont (AG2R)
Winner Anacona (Movistar)
José Herrada (Movistar)
Michael Valgren (Astana)
Ben Swift (UAE Team Emirates)
Sylvain Chavanel (Direct Energie)
Eduardo Sepulveda (Fortuneo)

TheBlaaMan

Interesting that the top 10 is already laden with climbers, while there may be little or no change in the composition of the top 10 come the final stage ? Demare being the exception.......I'm probably way off on my prediction, mind !

neris

Weepsie wrote: »

There hasn't been a French winner in 20 years and the jerseys are all in the hands of the French.

Still 2 days left for them to f*** it up and lose the jerseys. At least theyed be keeping consistency going

Somedude9

Far too many ads Eurosport.

neris

Somedude9 wrote: »

Far too many ads Eurosport.

not called home of cycling Ads for nothing

irishrover99

That white jersey is doing Nico no favours. He looks much bigger than when he was with Sky

Good to see him up front though

neris

hes putting in a good effort on the front

irishrover99

neris wrote: »

hes putting in a good effort on the front

he sure is but i'm remembering the photo of him before last season of him in the sky jersey with all his veins sticking out

neris

some kick in those climbs

neris

good man dan

irishrover99

Great ride from dan martin

Somedude9

Porte the loser here as he was after the stage. Great rides from Dan & Nico "Heavyweight" Roche.

MPFGLB

Yes -
Great ride by Dan heliping Allaphillipe over the line,

Nico riding back to the front when spent to TRY and chase Simon Yates (and yes he is bigger than usual its not just the white )

and Philip Deignan who did a great job catching the break and dropping loads of riders in the Top of GC (like Gilbert)

Somedude9

neris wrote: »

some kick in those climbs

Those ramps were brutal.

MPFGLB

http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/cycling/were-going-to-have-to-find-our-way-into-the-fight-now-35517804.html

Richie Porte needs to win tomorrow .... and he could

nialljf

Henao absolutely horsed it up that finish, or at least made it look like he did.