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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Why is Cancellara's helmet always askew...
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  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Boonen testing himself again on a minor climb, having a good intensive training ride here. Cancellara had a good go earlier. Breschel, Terpstra and Leukemans looking strong and going for the win
  • moray_gub
    moray_gub Posts: 3,328
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Jeraint?
    Seems Geoffroy LeQuatre was signed by the Shack to be their top rider in every race. He's up in the front group, on his own again.

    Muraveyev may have an issue with that !
    Gasping - but somehow still alive !
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Looks like Breschel's sealed it... 27 s on Leukemans, Terpstra, Chainel, 1 minute on a group of 4 with Nuyens... 10 km to go
  • NicFrance
    NicFrance Posts: 256
    Yes he coulkd make it. Smart move.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    Moray Gub wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Jeraint?
    Seems Geoffroy LeQuatre was signed by the Shack to be their top rider in every race. He's up in the front group, on his own again.

    Muraveyev may have an issue with that !

    He was hiding. In anycase who went off the front? Not that the Sporza commentators could recognise either of them. :oops:
    Do you have radar from the Shack to pick up every dig? :shock:

    Breschel edging out the gap.....
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  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    21s...
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  • Moomaloid
    Moomaloid Posts: 2,040
    yeah can't seem him getting caught now...
  • jimmythecuckoo
    jimmythecuckoo Posts: 4,716
    Nice work Sporza
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  • moray_gub
    moray_gub Posts: 3,328
    Moomaloid wrote:
    yeah can't seem him getting caught now...

    gap is coming down though..........
    Gasping - but somehow still alive !
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Back to 15 seconds... and indecision in the pelotocn behind
  • Moomaloid
    Moomaloid Posts: 2,040
    if they do snap him up, will Chinny take a flyer? Flecha has looked strong today... he just sat him Boonen's wheel going up that last climb.
  • moray_gub
    moray_gub Posts: 3,328
    Wrong time gap i was looking at there MB has it in the bag
    Gasping - but somehow still alive !
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    looks like the 3 are joining him, 5 km to go..... Still, Breschel should *normally* be by far the fastest sprinter
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Good race this! The gap looked really small on that bridge, but now opening up again
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    The tactical wheel sucking is a thing to behold.
    He's going to make it....
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Why isn't Bresh on the drops...
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  • Neil McC
    Neil McC Posts: 625
    20 seconds with 2k to go, should be ok now
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Soooooo many people spectating! Which reminds me - I read yesterday that in Qatar they had fake 'crowd' noise coming out the speakers on the finsh lines : )
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  • blackpanther
    blackpanther Posts: 221
    he must have an odd shaped body, his stem is reeealy short
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    Better to have wheel sucked and lost, than never to have wheel sucked at all.
    Never ceases to amaze me.
    Deserved win for Saxo.
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  • Moomaloid
    Moomaloid Posts: 2,040
    looks comfy to me :lol:
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Nice bit of cunning by Cancellara though. Sit up, have a chat with the other riders, and ever so silently let a gap open so Breschel can ride away. Sneaky :lol:
  • deejay
    deejay Posts: 3,138
    afx237vi wrote:
    Nice bit of cunning by Cancellara though. Sit up, have a chat with the other riders, and ever so silently let a gap open so Breschel can ride away. Sneaky :lol:
    Very smart, the dummies

    Did you notice that 2 of the 3 chasers got home just in front of the bunch.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Boonen is again in ridiculously good form.

    Shame only Weynants & Chavanel is anywhere close in Quick-Step.

    Could be a problem come de Ronde.
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  • deejay
    deejay Posts: 3,138
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Boonen is again in ridiculously good form.

    Shame only Weynants & Chavanel is anywhere close in Quick-Step.

    Could be a problem come de Ronde.
    And Pozzato looked so strong last week, which is good for Stijn maybe.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    deejay wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Boonen is again in ridiculously good form.

    Shame only Weynants & Chavanel is anywhere close in Quick-Step.

    Could be a problem come de Ronde.
    And Pozzato looked so strong last week, which is good for Stijn maybe.

    Why is that good for Stijn?

    Stjin can forget anything this year as far as I am concerned.

    Lost contact with the top group again today.
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  • deejay
    deejay Posts: 3,138
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Why is that good for Stijn?

    Stjin can forget anything this year as far as I am concerned.

    Lost contact with the top group again today.
    Ref : RVV and Boonen again riding with a leech on his back wheel.
    Stijn could be just getting the racing miles in with little ambition in Spain at the moment.
    So who else is strong enough for QS in the latter stages to get away and please don't tell me the frenchman.
    I personally think Boonen will want RVV this year in preference to Roubaix (another double maybe) and before a Stijn hat trick (that's the rub).
    That Tom is going to have to work his own tactics against the Italian Champion and if need be in a two up sprint. (perhaps that's what he hoped for by going to Adriatico this year)
    To help him RVV needs a rough day also.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    deejay wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Why is that good for Stijn?

    Stjin can forget anything this year as far as I am concerned.

    Lost contact with the top group again today.
    Ref : RVV and Boonen again riding with a leech on his back wheel.
    Stijn could be just getting the racing miles in with little ambition in Spain at the moment.
    So who else is strong enough for QS in the latter stages to get away and please don't tell me the frenchman.
    I personally think Boonen will want RVV this year in preference to Roubaix (another double maybe) and before a Stijn hat trick (that's the rub).
    That Tom is going to have to work his own tactics against the Italian Champion and if need be in a two up sprint. (perhaps that's what he hoped for by going to Adriatico this year)
    To help him RVV needs a rough day also.

    I don't think there is anyone else in Q-S that can win Flanders this season. That's Boonen's problem.

    Saxo bank look to have two quality riders, Breschal and Cancellara, plus Canc is a massive threat and top favourite when he's on form because he's such a huge talent.

    I think this race there is no favourite that's head and shoulders above the rest, so Pozzato won't be such a wheel sucker.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Check what prize they received...

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