Gent - Wevelgem *spoiler*

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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Hmm, the rtbf feed doesn't have on screen graphics, the Sporza one on vshare does.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Is EBH any where? Are Boonen and Cancellara out of it?

    boonen and cancellara sat up 30km a go ...active recovery

    that group just stepped out of the race.

    yeah didn't seem as though they were going to finish

    you can do the lingo where is oscar?
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • ebh, boonen and canc are in maybe 3rd group..
    doubt it will be their day.

    second group is 32secs down on lead group

    first group - farrar, breschel, cooke, kuschinski, os, quinci, goss, traksel, hayman, big george

    second group - oscar, gilbert, ... (32secs down)

    front group looks strong though
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Oscar is in Group two (behind the first group)


    Top group has:

    Johnny Hoogerland (Ned)
    Roy Curvers (Ned)
    Tyler Farrar (VS)
    Daniel Oss (Ita)
    Luca Paolini (Ita)
    Matti Breschel (Den)
    Bernhard Eisel (Oos)
    Johan Vansummeren (Bel)
    Angel Madrazo (Spa)
    Lars Bak (Den)
    Bobbie Traksel (Ned)
    Joost van Leijen (Ned)
    George Hincapie (VS)
    Aleksandr Koesjinski (WRu)
    Tiziano Dall'Antonia (Ita)
    Manuel Quinziato (Ita)
    Martijn Maaskant (Ned)
    Baden Cooke (Aus)
    Daniele Bennati (Ita)


    Group behind, amongst others:

    met o.a. Philippe Gilbert (Bel)
    Oscar Freire (Spa)
    Sylvain Chavanel (Fra)
    Frederik Willems (Bel)
    Roy Sentjens (Bel)
    Enrico Gasparotto (Ita)
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    ebh, boonen and canc are in maybe 3rd group..
    doubt it will be their day.

    second group is 32secs down on lead group

    first group - farrar, breschel, cooke, kuschinski, os, quinci, goss, traksel, hayman, big george

    second group - oscar, gilbert, ... (32secs down)

    front group looks strong though

    Much appreciated. I had no idea who was where.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Oscar is in Group two (behind the first group)


    Top group has:

    Johnny Hoogerland (Ned)
    Roy Curvers (Ned)
    Tyler Farrar (VS)
    Daniel Oss (Ita)
    Luca Paolini (Ita)
    Matti Breschel (Den)
    Bernhard Eisel (Oos)
    Johan Vansummeren (Bel)
    Angel Madrazo (Spa)
    Lars Bak (Den)
    Bobbie Traksel (Ned)
    Joost van Leijen (Ned)
    George Hincapie (VS)
    Aleksandr Koesjinski (WRu)
    Tiziano Dall'Antonia (Ita)
    Manuel Quinziato (Ita)
    Martijn Maaskant (Ned)
    Baden Cooke (Aus)
    Daniele Bennati (Ita)


    Group behind, amongst others:

    met o.a. Philippe Gilbert (Bel)
    Oscar Freire (Spa)
    Sylvain Chavanel (Fra)
    Frederik Willems (Bel)
    Roy Sentjens (Bel)
    Enrico Gasparotto (Ita)

    good man
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Farrar is my pick out of that top group.

    He's looking good.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Kristoff?! Is it Karel's day off?
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    afx237vi wrote:
    Kristoff?! Is it Karel's day off?

    Yeah!

    Steel's is taking a break too.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Got it. Lets see if Farrar puts his nose in the wind...I have seen Bennati on the front.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Got it. Lets see if Farrar puts his nose in the wind...I have seen Bennati on the front.

    No need, he has a couple teammates with him.

    The group is turning through nicely.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Farrar is my pick out of that top group.

    He's looking good.

    got the big lad with him and all...

    a regroupment is not out of the question yet... a lot of the front group will be looking at LIQ to pull

    or a bridging move
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Gilbert can't stay with gasparotto.

    Fail.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    afx237vi wrote:
    Kristoff?! Is it Karel's day off?

    Yeah!

    Steel's is taking a break too.

    Hah, I have no idea what Karel is saying, but I reckon he's talking sense.

    Gasparotto and Pip G trying to get across a 30 second gap.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Yes, seven more categorised hills to come.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    go oscar get in there
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • great move from Gaspa, friere and gilbert to rejoin front group!!

    power climbing!!
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    afx237vi wrote:
    afx237vi wrote:
    Kristoff?! Is it Karel's day off?

    Yeah!

    Steel's is taking a break too.

    Hah, I have no idea what Karel is saying, but I reckon he's talking sense.

    Gasparotto and Pip G trying to get across a 30 second gap.

    Haha, he said yesterday with 5km to go that Canc was the only one not blowing hard.

    Kristoff just picked out Farrar as looking good too.

    Pfft, I could do their job :wink:
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Bad news for Farrar. Oscar the Cat makes his move... on the Catsberg!
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    largely neutralised
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    afx237vi wrote:
    Bad news for Farrar. Oscar the Cat makes his move... on the Catsberg!

    Oscar pulled reasonably hard the last 30km though.
  • by the splits its fairly obvious who raced yesterday and who didn't!!
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    BTW, British Eurosport has the Ronde scheduled from 12pm - 4pm next Sunday. Good times!
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    afx237vi wrote:
    BTW, British Eurosport has the Ronde scheduled from 12pm - 4pm next Sunday. Good times!

    I predict cancellara will win
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    afx237vi wrote:
    BTW, British Eurosport has the Ronde scheduled from 12pm - 4pm next Sunday. Good times!

    Now all they need is Karel. :wink:
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    afx237vi wrote:
    BTW, British Eurosport has the Ronde scheduled from 12pm - 4pm next Sunday. Good times!

    Now all they need is Karel. :wink:

    Get David Duffield out there on the back of a motorbike to give us on the spot reports :lol:
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Backsted would be excellent at it if he actually wanted to do it...

    The Italians got Bettini for a bit.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Breschel, easy as you like. Surprised no-one went immediately after him.
  • bring_back_jan
    bring_back_jan Posts: 235
    edited March 2010
    spoke to soon,
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    spoke to soon, oscar catches the leaders...

    5's better than 3.

    Not good for Liquigas.