Kuurne - Brussels - Kuurne -*Spoilers*

LangerDan
LangerDan Posts: 6,132
edited February 2012 in Pro race
48km left to go - a five man break (including 41 yo Niko Eeckhout and Greg van Avermaet) caught by a chasing group of about 2 dozen riders. the peleton is about 23 seconds behind. The break is very scrappy. Sky, Lotto and 1T41 were leading the chase - at least until Greipel tried to attack them all on a climb to try to get across to the break (didn't work, though)
'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,328
    42 k. Sky pulling it all back together.
    Chavanel in a 7 man break with around 20seconds.
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  • smithy21
    smithy21 Posts: 2,204
    Who do Sky work for here?

    Is there any etiquette regarding Sutton being defending champ being allowed a crack at it or if and when it comes down to a sprint just play the trump card of Cav?
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,328
    smithy21 wrote:
    Who do Sky work for here?

    Is there any etiquette regarding Sutton being defending champ being allowed a crack at it or if and when it comes down to a sprint just play the trump card of Cav?

    Cav. No doubt aout it. If it's going to be a sprint you use your best sprinter.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,328
    37k All 8 Sky riders at the front, not really putting the hammer down yet, leaders 43 seconds.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,328
    So, Chav or Cav then?
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  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    So, Chav or Cav then?

    Not Chav anyway -That break won't stay away - not without riders from any of the big teams
    'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,328
    keep me posted, i'm watching Arseanl again now :-)
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  • thamacdaddy
    thamacdaddy Posts: 590
    Weirdly though Sutton has been sat behind cav in the team sky train for the last 20km. Blocking other teams or just mixing it up so others are not quite sure who they are working for? Used to seeing cav last man in line
  • nweststeyn
    nweststeyn Posts: 1,574
    pre-race interview Cav said they were hoping for a chance at the bunch sprint for him, but they were confident of having different options for the win if necessary. Maybe Sutton is keeping fresh for an 8km out jump?
  • gregster04
    gregster04 Posts: 1,686
    I think everyone knows this break is doomed...question is if there'll be another one before Sky set the sprint up?
  • nweststeyn
    nweststeyn Posts: 1,574
    10km, here we go. My money is on Zabel...
  • Tusher
    Tusher Posts: 2,762
    No, I think this one is Cav's.
  • gregster04
    gregster04 Posts: 1,686
    it's going to the sprint so I'll have to go with Cav despite him not riding the back of the Sky train....
  • nweststeyn
    nweststeyn Posts: 1,574
    1 - Cav
    2 - Renshaw
    3 - Greipel
  • gregster04
    gregster04 Posts: 1,686
    wasn't even close
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Yawn

    As usual for KBK I suppose.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 18,941
    Do these live links always go 'fuzzy' in the last 200m???
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • nweststeyn
    nweststeyn Posts: 1,574
    Cav gets it! Looked easy. Who was the FDJ rider?
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,328
    iainf72 wrote:
    Yawn

    As usual for KBK I suppose.

    :lol:

    iainf72, world's number 1 sprint fan :wink:

    But Jesus the boy can fly, eh?
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    nweststeyn wrote:
    Cav gets it! Looked easy. Who was the FDJ rider?

    Huta
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • Tusher
    Tusher Posts: 2,762
    Yesssssssssssssss!
  • thamacdaddy
    thamacdaddy Posts: 590
    Is it not hutrovich?
  • gregster04
    gregster04 Posts: 1,686
    Yep it is Hutarovich

    I've closed my link now due to the rapidly deteriorating quality too.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Huta matched him for speed, but beaten by positioning. Looks like I didn't miss much by only watching the last 5km.
  • Tusher
    Tusher Posts: 2,762
    What happened to Renshaw?
  • gregster04
    gregster04 Posts: 1,686
    Cant say i noticed Renshaw, Rabobank were at the front a maybe 5/6 KM out but nothing like a challenge ever materialised and don't think they had anybody in the top ten or so.
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Tusher wrote:
    What happened to Renshaw?

    I can't be the only one who doesn't think he's going to be a real challenger in the sprints, can I?
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • smithy21
    smithy21 Posts: 2,204
    iainf72 wrote:
    Tusher wrote:
    What happened to Renshaw?

    I can't be the only one who doesn't think he's going to be a real challenger in the sprints, can I?

    Cant see it at all. Best lead out man in the world= made to look great by the best sprinter in the world.
  • Tusher
    Tusher Posts: 2,762
    I just feel so sorry for him- he must have joined Rabo with such high hopes.
    I thought he would have been better off staying as the best lead-out man in the peloton, but I can understand why he wanted to try his own chances.

    Watch this space.

    He'll be signed by DB next year. And at the press conference, he'll say that he'll be given lots of chances to ride for himself, and then he'll be Cav's lead-out man for every race.
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Tusher wrote:
    He'll be signed by DB next year. And at the press conference, he'll say that he'll be given lots of chances to ride for himself, and then he'll be Cav's lead-out man for every race.

    Why sign him if Cavendish doesn't need him?
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.

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