Ronde van Vlaanderen *spoilers*

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  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    Did he ride all the way up the Kapelmuur in the saddle? That's nuts!
  • Fastlad
    Fastlad Posts: 908
    How on EARTH did he do that!?!?! :shock:
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    30 seconds advantage in just a few miles.
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    Will Boonen hold on to second place?
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,436
    "Nothing can go wrong now" TM Danny Baker
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  • lfcquin
    lfcquin Posts: 470
    Pokerface wrote:
    What a god. And without even getting out of the saddle.

    It was even better than that. The way he pushed that power through his legs, his body didn't move! Just pure strength. Boonen looked gobsmacked.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Kléber wrote:
    Will Boonen hold on to second place?

    Majorly suffrin' now.
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    Anyone feel like betting against Canc for Roubaix too now?
  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    Amazing, even my girlfriend is loving this!
    "I have a lovely photo of a Camargue horse but will not post it now" (Frenchfighter - July 2013)
  • sonny73
    sonny73 Posts: 2,203
    Cancellara is a monster, fantastic had me screaming at the tv!!
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Fab should have done a royal wave at his fanclub.
  • luckao
    luckao Posts: 632
    He only got out of the saddle right at the top of the Bosberg.

    Beast!
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    After Boonen sucked wheel most of the day, it's nice to see him dropped so easily.
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    Pokerface wrote:
    After Boonen sucked wheel most of the day, it's nice to see him dropped so easily.

    Ehh? Have you been watching a different race from me?
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Did Boonen win E3 in the same year as he did Flanders-Roubaix?
  • Robb0
    Robb0 Posts: 90
    inkyfingers wrote:
    Amazing, even my girlfriend is loving this!

    Wish mine was.. trying to get her into it... watching here in Mozambique.

    GO SPARTACUS!!!
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    greasedscotsman wrote:
    Pokerface wrote:
    After Boonen sucked wheel most of the day, it's nice to see him dropped so easily.

    Ehh? Have you been watching a different race from me?


    Cancellara did more than his share on the front once the two of them broke away. Boonen took some turns, yes. But not an equal split.
  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    Kléber wrote:
    Will Boonen hold on to second place?

    It's about the only interesting aspect left now.
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  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    edited April 2010
    Pokerface wrote:
    Cancellara did more than his share on the front once the two of them broke away. Boonen took some turns, yes. But not an equal split.

    OK, that's fair enough, but that's hardly sucking a wheel. Think Boonen was hanging on at times, not sure he could have done much more.
  • luckao
    luckao Posts: 632
    Think Boonen looks good for second. Gilbert didn't look so fresh himself.
  • sonny73
    sonny73 Posts: 2,203
    What a pleasure to watch and what a legend he is. Bravo Fabian Cancellara!!
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    That was impressive. Hopefully not as impressive as Ricco and Pantani's impressive attacks though !

    He destroyed Boonen.
  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    Great win, chapeu!
    "I have a lovely photo of a Camargue horse but will not post it now" (Frenchfighter - July 2013)
  • cal_stewart
    cal_stewart Posts: 1,840
    hopefully there will be hard days on cobbles at the start of the tdf after armstrongs ride today and it may be a race this year if bertie is pants on them
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  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    And even Armstrong managed to finish up there in the leading peleton.
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    edited April 2010
    Hope everyone enjoyed that as much as I did. To win a classic from an attack 40km out is pretty awesome. Not sure there was anything anyone could have done about that. Really looking forward to next weekend for round 2!

    And good to see Farrar get 5(?), obviously aided by his Transition lenses...
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    Yeah I didnt think Lance was in form yet - interesting days ahead !
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Awesome, even from 44kms to go.
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  • luckao
    luckao Posts: 632
    Slightly disappointed that Gilbert was left behind. I wanted to see him and Boonen fighting it out.

    Anyway, brilliant stuff from Cancellara. His move was predictable, but Boonen was always going to be powerless to counter that type of effort.
  • paulcuthbert
    paulcuthbert Posts: 1,016
    cougie wrote:
    That was impressive. Hopefully not as impressive as Ricco and Pantani's impressive attacks though !

    He destroyed Boonen.

    Oh for God's sake. Can we leave this subject off at least 1 thread on this damn forum?!
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