Koppenberg Cross

afx237vi
afx237vi Posts: 12,630
edited November 2008 in Pro race
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Zs_UxVQGkDo

:shock:

Belgians... you gotta love 'em, but they're an odd bunch :D

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  • Odelay!
    Odelay! Posts: 58
    Really classic, I watched the whole race on Belgian TV

    Nys dislocated his finger, then finished second, i think, in the Superprestige today (to Albert who is looking pretty damn good).

    Only recently started following cross, but it is so entertaining. Looking forward to watching in person for the first time, was planning to go yesterday, but the weather...
  • damage36
    damage36 Posts: 282
    At 4:16 I'm pretty sure he says "vot a spektacle"

    :D
    Legs, lungs and lycra.

    Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
  • vermooten
    vermooten Posts: 2,697
    and some incredibly scary laughter at 4:44
    You just have to ride like you never have to breathe again.

    Manchester Wheelers
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    The Koppenberg cross was the best example why cross is so much more interesting than the sterile world of track...

    :)
    http://www.sport.be/gvatrofee/2008/foto ... guage_id=1
  • fieldy3638
    fieldy3638 Posts: 4
    Brit rider Ian Field finished 29th @ 8mins

    just shows how fast those crazy euros are
  • OffTheBackAdam
    OffTheBackAdam Posts: 1,869
    FJS wrote:
    The Koppenberg cross was the best example why cross is so much more interesting than the sterile world of track...
    The races from Manchester looked pretty exciting, too exciting for 3/4 of the Russian team pursuit squad.
    As a spectator, you're not stood in a cold, wet wood either!
    Remember that you are an Englishman and thus have won first prize in the lottery of life.
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    OffTheBackAdam wrote:
    FJS wrote:
    The Koppenberg cross was the best example why cross is so much more interesting than the sterile world of track...
    The races from Manchester looked pretty exciting, too exciting for 3/4 of the Russian team pursuit squad.
    As a spectator, you're not stood in a cold, wet wood either!
    I'm sure it was exciting. For me cycling is an outdoor sport, but to each their own.
  • Croxted Avenger
    Croxted Avenger Posts: 837
    Watched this race from the comfort of my hotel room in Bruges - it was mental, there was one downhill off camber R hander that everybody seemed to crash on every time they went round. The mud was so slippery that spectators were having difficulty walking.

    It was also 1st sporting item on the news - ahead of F1 and football. 8)
    \'You Come At the King,You Best Not Miss\'
  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    Seen from the bottom of the hill you realise how steep that corner is, so no wonder.

    Was there a ladies race this year (or have they more sense)?
    Un uomo solo al commando
  • vermooten
    vermooten Posts: 2,697
    the video has made me want to do 'cross in 2009. It looks tough and deeply unpleasant.
    You just have to ride like you never have to breathe again.

    Manchester Wheelers
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    afx237vi wrote:
    http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Zs_UxVQGkDo

    :shock:

    Belgians... you gotta love 'em, but they're an odd bunch :D

    This winter season is getting better and better

    http://www.sporza.be/cm/sporza.be/wielr ... /1.421814#

    Check 'wedstrijdverslag' under 'video'.... especially towards the end
  • Odelay!
    Odelay! Posts: 58
    Good bit on the Belgian TV coverage was straight after the end of the race, all the top three warmed their hands collectively in a same bucket of water in the finish tent :)

    Can't believe how many fans were out there in the snow. and it was competing (on terrestrial TV and live) with the (sell out) final session of the Ghent 6. Those crazy Belgians.

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