Ronde van Vlaanderen *spoilers*

RichN95.

I'm surprised no-one's kicked off a thread yet, so here it is.

RichN95.

With Eurosport about to start, the situation is that there is a group of eight, 13 minutes in the lead

:Nicolas Rousseau (AG2R), Vicente Garcia Acosta (Caisse d'Epargne), Michele Merlo (Footon-Servetto), Oliver Bonnaire (Francaise des Jeux), Michael Ignatiev (Katusha), David Boucher (Landbouwkrediet) Floris Goesinen (Skil-Shimano), and Joost van Leijen (Vacansoleil)

frenchfighter

8mins at 130km. Saxo lined up on the front of the peloton.

frenchfighter

RTBF live and others like:
http://www.steephill.tv/players/vshare/

curium

frenchfighter wrote:

RTBF live and others like:
http://www.steephill.tv/players/vshare/

It's on Eurosport 1

greasedscotsman

I hope everyone is enjoying the race with their Transitions on, just like Tyler 8)

RichN95.

greasedscotsman wrote:

I hope everyone is enjoying the race with their Transitions on, just like Tyler 8)

Don't complain or we'll get the naked Pozzato ad again.

blazing_saddles

Crash. One Shack guy not looking. :oops:

greasedscotsman

RichN95 wrote:

greasedscotsman wrote:

I hope everyone is enjoying the race with their Transitions on, just like Tyler 8)

Don't complain or we'll get the naked Pozzato ad again.

Hopefully my Transitions will darken when Pozzato's naked body flashes across the screen and I won't be traumatized like I was a a couple of weeks ago...

pat1cp

Probably my favourite one day race of the year. Spring is here,,, at last 8)

Very nervous peleton. Things will sort themselves out soon enough.

cal_stewart

rather a naked pozzato than india again!

jerry3571

Nasty road furniture. :shock:

-Jerry

PS- cheers for Steephill link

all show no go

Hayman's riding well on behalf of Flecha......

deejay

pat1cp wrote:

Very nervous peloton. Things will sort themselves out soon enough.

It's too slow which is the reason for the crashes.
This isn't like any RVV i've seen before

pat1cp

that's quite an elite group at the front now

thor
Chinney
Breschel
Gorgeous George
Flecha

et al

greasedscotsman

Only one Quick Step in that group

andyp

This course change looks like it'll be decisive. Koppenberg next so it'll be hard for the chasers to get back on.

pat1cp

pat1cp wrote:

that's quite an elite group at the front now

thor
Chinney
Breschel
Gorgeous George
Flecha

et al

Hoste
Big Tam too

greasedscotsman

too many stars in that group, nobody to do any work

greasedscotsman

here we go, turn your granny to the wall

andyp

Breschel looks very strong.

DaveyL

Carnage on the Koppenberg as usual

greasedscotsman

andyp wrote:

Breschel looks very strong.

as does Boonen. So do Saxo ride for Breschel rather than Cancellara?

disgruntledgoat

That's some good "stopping, falling and walking" montage.

greasedscotsman

I think this is going to come down to a shoot out on the Kapelmuur

disgruntledgoat

Is that Lief Hoste on the front for Lotto?

deejay

andyp wrote:

This course change looks like it'll be decisive. Koppenberg next so it'll be hard for the chasers to get back on.

This is the normal course of a few years ago with the Molenberg in later and I wonder why the Valkenberg has been missed out this year and also that newish Eikenmolen.

I'm happy now the race is in full flow.
Eddy Van Hoydonck would never have let the early stages get that slow.

pat1cp

I like Ignatiev, don't know why really. Suicidal tendancies maybe.

cal_stewart

if armstrong stays with it and gets a top 5 i'll prob shat myself

disgruntledgoat

Bad stuff from saxo there... that mechanic will be fired by dinner.

greasedscotsman

Cal_Stewart wrote:

if armstrong stays with it and gets a top 5 i'll prob shat myself

Don't see that happening, but kinda hope it does now

Oh no, disaster of a change for Brechel...