Originally Posted by Dave Mayer

I'm watching Paris-Nice last night, and I see a single road bike with disks - ridden by Kittel. He's in a large lead breakaway pack, and he's strongest sprinter. He's been sucking wheel for a long long time, so he should be fresh.

The course ramps up slightly over the last 3km, and guess who's the very first rider in the group to get shelled off of the back? Yep. He then proceeds to drop almost 1 1/2 minutes over the winner - in last 2km. How is that even possible? Check your disks for rubbing....