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2025-03-10T15:57:21.075Z
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No longer handiest did Merlier win once more, he is the one rider from the highest 5 the day prior to this to make the highest 5 once more lately. His closest challengers from the day prior to this, Démare, Dainese and Molano, had been all a way down this time.
2025-03-10T15:43:28.855Z
Large Web page is much less glad together with his third-place end. He states in his post-race interview that he can have carried out his dash higher.
2025-03-10T15:42:13.108Z
At the back of Merlier, second-place is a truly just right consequence for Emilien Jeannière. He seemed overjoyed in a post-race interview, and this consequence continues a robust begin to the season that has already noticed him podium at Clasica de Almeria and Ename Samyn Vintage.
2025-03-10T15:39:59.836Z
That is two in two for Merlier then, a fourth successive bunch dash victory following his back-to-back wins on the UAE Excursion, and a sixth win of the season already. That is changing into a critically just right season for the Belgian, and it is getting onerous to argue that he is not the most productive sprinter on the earth.
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Pedersen was once significantly better situated this time, however nonetheless light to fourth after Merlier came visiting him.
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Emilien Jeannière was once moment, Large Web page 0.33.
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Axel Zingle started the dash from a long way our, with Merlier fourth in line. But if Merlier started his dash he handed Demare, Pedersen and Zingle to take the win.
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TIM MERLIER WINS
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…Merlier wins!
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Merlier sprints…
2025-03-10T15:31:47.411Z
Soudal transfer to the entrance.
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1KM TO GO
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2km to head, and a variety of groups are neck-and-neck on the entrance of the peloton.
2025-03-10T15:30:06.879Z
That is it, Abrahamsen has been stuck Chapeau, that was once some effort.
2025-03-10T15:29:36.897Z
With 3km to head, the catch is set to be made.
2025-03-10T15:28:22.750Z
They are bearing down on Abrahamsen now, and are simply 15 seconds away with 4km to head. That is undoubtedly going to be a dash.
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5KM TO GO
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The peloton is safely across the ultimate sharp nook of the race. The general 6km is an extended, instantly run-in to the end.
2025-03-10T15:25:07.025Z
There are groups on the entrance now environment a quick tempo, together with Visma-Rent a Motorbike, however they are not making any inroads.
2025-03-10T15:24:26.812Z
7km to head, it is nonetheless 31 seconds.
2025-03-10T15:23:11.090Z
With 8km to head, the distance’s nonetheless no longer coming down. It is at 33 seconds.
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10KM TO GO
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That is additionally allowed Abrahamsen to develop out his lead just a little once more, again as much as 25 seconds.
2025-03-10T15:18:27.584Z
The tempo is down within the peloton, and all the ones riders GC riders who had been distenced are again.
2025-03-10T15:17:54.647Z
Affirmation coming thru that Durbridge has DNFed.
2025-03-10T15:17:23.177Z
Listed below are the consequences from the intermediate dash. Mick van Dijke in fact pipped Jorgenson on the line, that means the American good points two moderately than 4 seconds.
2025-03-10T15:15:54.512Z
They nonetheless have Abrahamsen to catch, however amid all this task, his lead has been significantly lower to a a lot more manageable 15 seconds.
2025-03-10T15:15:07.203Z
Those riders must all be OK, because the peloton don’t seem to be urgent on.
2025-03-10T15:14:26.070Z
O’Connor could also be chasing, in a small crew between the ones chaers at the back of him and the peloton.
2025-03-10T15:13:56.773Z
Gall and Romeo also are on this crew.
2025-03-10T15:13:36.894Z
Some giant GC names were stuck out within the cut up – Almeida and Skjelmose are in a bunch chasing the peloton.
2025-03-10T15:13:06.870Z
Caja Rural’s Gorka Sorarrain was once the opposite rider down with Durbridge, whilst Barguil was once the PicnicPostNL rider to fall after.
2025-03-10T15:12:04.331Z
The preliminary crash has brought about some splits within the peloton.
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And now a PicnicPostNL rider has long past down going spherical a nook. He is again up regardless that and chasing.
2025-03-10T15:10:50.078Z
Whilst he was once sprinting for the seconds, additional down the peloton was once any other crash. Two riders are down and clutching their shoulders – certainly one of them is Luke Durbridge.
2025-03-10T15:10:03.113Z
Jorgenson wins the dash – that is any other 4 seconds he is received.
2025-03-10T15:09:27.477Z
Visma-Rent a Motorbike are main it out.
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Some task within the peloton as they means the bell – there are bonus seconds to be had right here.
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20KM TO GO
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The peloton is ultimately making some inroads on Abrahamsen. His lead has dropped from 1-30 to 1-10 over the previous couple of kilometres.
2025-03-10T15:06:23.678Z
Curiously, in an interview recorded prior to the level, Tim Merlier printed that he struggles to sleep the evening after a host dash – which might provide an explanation for why he so steadily wins the primary bunch dash of a level race, however isn’t so robust within the following levels.
2025-03-10T15:01:53.323Z
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2025-03-10T14:58:17.269Z
The space’s getting larger moderately than smaller, and is now as much as 1-30. For sure Abrahamsen can not pull off a marvel?
2025-03-10T14:57:34.686Z
Motorbike trade for Lorenzo Milesi within the peloton.
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30KM TO GO
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The peloton continues to be reorganising itself post-crash. Merlier is out the again within the vehicles having taken a convenience ruin, whilst they’ve now fallen 1-25 at the back of Abrahamsen.
2025-03-10T14:47:54.684Z
Arnaud Démare is the newest rider to get again into the peloton from that crash. He is in competition, however might be carried out a lead-out guy following the withdrawal of Sénéchal.
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40KM TO GO
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Most of the riders held up by way of the crash are actually again within the peloton.
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Sénéchal is leaving the race.
2025-03-10T14:41:26.862Z
A lot of giant names had been held up by way of that crash, and are having to make their technique to the peloton. Amongst them are Arnaud Démare, Santiago Buitrago and Lenny Martinez.
2025-03-10T14:40:21.999Z
Florian Sénéchal continues to be seated at the flooring alternatively, and looks as if he could be about to desert.
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Samuel Leroux was once the primary guy to head down, close to the entrance of the peloton. He was once additionally one of the vital toughest down, however is again up on his motorbike.
2025-03-10T14:38:23.961Z
A lot of riders were held up, together with the yellow jersey. However only some have hit the deck onerous.
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CRASH
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Martin is again within the peloton, aided by way of any other lower within the tempo.
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50KM TO GO
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Fernández is again within the peloton, leaving simply Abrahamsen out in entrance.
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Now Abrahamsen rides clear of Fernández. He obviously desires to combativity award too.
2025-03-10T14:29:46.730Z
Delettre has sat up and is again within the peloton, however Abrahamsen is preventing him.
2025-03-10T14:28:59.949Z
Fernández has attacked the others, however he is handiest delaying the inevitable.
2025-03-10T14:27:24.454Z
The peloton can see the ruin now, who might be stuck quickly.
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Martin is again up with a brand new motorbike, and making his as far back as the peloton.
2025-03-10T14:26:20.421Z
Attributable to this rigidity, a Guillame Martin has long past down going round that nook.
2025-03-10T14:25:48.302Z
The tempo is truly up within the peloton now, as they struggle for place forward of a good nook.
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2025-03-10T14:21:06.146Z
Lidl, Visma, Ineos and Soudal are the 4 groups maximum distinguished.
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60KM TO GO
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Vingegaard has additionally mentioned Visma-Rent a Motorbike’s technique at Paris-Great, downplaying attainable rigidity between himself and protecting champion Matteo Jorgenson, who the day prior to this picked up some bonus seconds. He described their courting as ‘excellent’, and described himself as ‘not a selfish guy who only thinks of himself’.
2025-03-10T14:16:57.320Z
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It was once a gradual motorbike trade for Vinokourov, leaving him 1-40 at the back of the peloton. However that may not be an issue as long as the tempo stays this gradual.
2025-03-10T14:10:38.636Z
A mechanical for Nicolas Vinokurov, Alexander’s 22-year-old son who is competing for his Astana.
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70KM TO GO
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It’s gradual sufficient within the peloton for a number of riders to take convenience breaks.
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80KM TO GO
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Of the ones Visma riders, Victor Campanaerts is having a talk with some others. That he is in a position to to in spite of being so on the subject of the entrance of the peloton confirms how calm issues are.
2025-03-10T13:51:23.722Z
The peloton is being led by way of one Lidl-Trek rider, and one Soudal-QuickStep rider, with a swarm of yellow Visma-Rent a Motorbike riders at the back of.
2025-03-10T13:50:05.767Z
The trio’s lead has dipped beneath one minute for the primary time shortly.
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90KM TO GO
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One rider hoping for higher fortunes lately is Mads Pedersen. The Dane completed down in twelfth the day prior to this having been one of the vital favorites for the level win, and afterwards, in his normally frank model, criticised his teammates for making errors within the lead-out.
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100KM TO GO
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Danny van Poppel has deserted the race. That’s unlucky for the Purple Bull-Bora Hansgrohe rider, who seemed in nice form main out Sam Welsford on the Excursion Down Beneath bunch sprints, and had the risk to dash for himself right here.
2025-03-10T13:16:35.416Z
Because the race continues in it is comfy, uneventful state, the distance is now being reported at closer to 2 mins once more, at 1-50.
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110KM TO GO
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120KM TO GO
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Listed below are the up to date KOM standings, which, with out a extra climbs to return, will stay the similar come the top of the level (equipped no person DNFs). Delettre is all set to be in polka-dots once more the following day.
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130KM TO GO
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As soon as once more Delettre takes the issues, from Abrahamsen and Fernández.
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CÔTE DE LA VILLENEUVE
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Paris-Great isn’t the one International Excursion level race taking place lately. Over in Italy, it’s the outlet day of Tirreno-Adriatico, the place the likes of Adam Yates, Juan Ayuso and Filippo Ganna are duking it out in a time trial. You’ll be able to observe all of the motion right here.
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140KM TO GO
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Right here’s the up to date KOM classification:
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CÔTE DES MESNULS
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150KM TO GO
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The street is set to tilt uphill as they close to Côte des Mesnuls. The professional climb handiest lasts 1.2km (at a manageable 5.6%), nevertheless it does drag for a couple of kilometres prior to then.
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The space’s come down some extra now, to 2-15.
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160KM TO GO
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The primary of the ones climbs, Côte des Mesnuls, is arising in about 10km.
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While the day prior to this’s parcours was once rolling, this one is far flatter. Even though there are a few categorized climbs, neither are for much longer than a kilometre, and there’s slightly a lump within the street somewhere else.
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170KM TO GO
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A flat tyre for Josh Tarling within the peloton, however he will dissipate no power rejoining with the tempo within the peloton low.
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Van Lerberghe’s efforts are short-lived. He is again within the peloton.
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One rider who is not glad regardless that is Bert Van Lerberghe. He is additionally attacked out the peloton and is attempting to bridge up.
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The peloton turns out glad to let this one cross, and feature allowed them a lead of over a minute already.
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This time they’re accompanied no longer by way of Taco Van der Hoorn, however any other famend breakaway specialist of equivalent calibre – Jonas Abrahamsen, who was once the big name of the breakaways ultimately yr’s Excursion de France.
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3 riders have attacked, together with two of them who had been up the street the day prior to this: Alexandre Delettre (Workforce TotalEnergies) and Samuel Fernández (Caja Rural – Seguros RGA).
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184KM TO GO
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We’re down one rider in the beginning lately. Kasper Asgreen fell in poor health in a single day and has determined to tug out. It’s been a quiet begin to existence at EF Schooling-EasyPost for the Dane, who moved from Soudal-QuickStep this yr.
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Will that be the case lately? Whilst stipulations indubitably aren’t splendid, with rain within the air and chilly temperatures, there aren’t any indicators of any robust winds but.
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Issues are hardly ever that easy at Paris-Great, alternatively. The uncovered roads that this level takes position on are steadily suffering from robust winds, and has in previous editions produced echelon racing and crosswind chaos.
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You sign up for us for what is predicted to be any other day for the sprinters at Paris-Great, with a flat parcours that includes handiest a few small categorized climbs.
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Hi and welcome to level two of Paris-Great.
