Dwars door Vlaanderen?
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Sep Vanmarcke.
He's ridden a tactically interesting race today.0 -
Chavanel... oh dear.0
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Incredible riding from Terpstra, though there wasn't a huge amount of initiative in the chasing group until it was all too late.'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'0
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1 Terpstra 2 Chavanel 3 De KortContador is the Greatest0
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andyp wrote:@afx - he was celebrating the Quick-Step 1-2, no?
Well at least he has that ax an excuse if he really didn't know!Jibbering Sports Stuff: http://jibbering.com/sports/0 -
He knew, alright. He spent the last 30km sitting on the back of the break once Terpstra had fecked off.jibberjim wrote:'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'0 -
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Sounds like a good win, Terpstra is one of those riders who has been on the fringes of winning a race like this for a while, nice to see him step up, in style."I have a lovely photo of a Camargue horse but will not post it now" (Frenchfighter - July 2013)0
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Good win from Terpstra; Chavanel covered everything that moved in his little group towards the end; he must be knackered.
VanMarcke looks like a kid who's been given a brand new toy and is itching to play with it at every opportunity.
Omega-Pharma-QuickStep are having a great early season, but it'll count for nothing in Belgium if they don't get either Flanders or Roubaix.kop van de wedstrijd0 -
not sureContador is the Greatest0
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Seem Cavendish had a pretty tumultuous DDF.
Crashed quite a lot.
Also noticed that Michel Wuyts (sporza commentator) picked Terpstra as the winner out at 65km to go.
"He always comes good at DDF - this is almost 'his' race"....0 -
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Vanmarcke's tactics were somewhat off though, no? He was clearly very strong but the only chance he had of getting to the front of the race was to drag a group of strong riders clear and work together. Instead he set off on a futile solo mission which wasted energy and indicated to everyone else that he was very strong so when the three groups coalesced no-one was willing to collaborate with him.0
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andyp wrote:Vanmarcke's tactics were somewhat off though, no? He was clearly very strong but the only chance he had of getting to the front of the race was to drag a group of strong riders clear and work together. Instead he set off on a futile solo mission which wasted energy and indicated to everyone else that he was very strong so when the three groups coalesced no-one was willing to collaborate with him.
Think he knew the ghost was up at that point. Might as well do a 'tester' as the Flemish call it.
See what you can actually do on the hellingen.
It was a very very fast race - first hour average speed was 49.9km.
Garmin should have been represented in the break - especially when Terpstra & Chavanel bridged the gap to them.
Sep looks strong though.0 -
What does his salute represent?
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Rider rankings 2012
1. OmegaPharma - Quick Step PRT 19
2. Liquigas - Cannondale PRT 13
3. Sky Professional Cycling Team PRT 12
4. Lotto - Belisol PRT 7
5. GreenEdge Cycling PRT 7Contador is the Greatest0 -
Rick Chasey wrote:Specialized.
Or so he said in the interview.
Oh Jesus.
Does this mean Cav was on a Vitus?
If Ballan ever wins anything again ,we're going to get a full Village People "B.M.C" performance, aren't we?'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'0 -
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Sheesh that is fast for 125miles not riding in the peloton!!Contador is the Greatest0
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http://www.nieuwsblad.be/article/detail ... =G3M3NQA74
Terpstra explaining his S a little more.
He's properly loving the bike a lot.0 -
Rick Chasey wrote:Seem Cavendish had a pretty tumultuous DDF.
Crashed quite a lot..Mark Cavendish @MarkCavendish
200km on Belgiums worst roads. All ok. 15km from finish, peloton's riding easy & a dickhead throws a bottle in my front wheel. Crashed hard.
Said it before: EVERYONE involved in a bike race should take a written & practical test to get licence. Bottle that crashed me was #Katusha.
Not a happy camper“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0 -
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Rick Chasey wrote:He's pretty quiet when he causes a crash.
It's hard to talk when you're gobbing on people.Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.0 -
Mark Cavendish @MarkCavendish
200km on Belgiums worst roads. All ok. 15km from finish, peloton's riding easy & a dickhead throws a bottle in my front wheel. Crashed hard.
Said it before: EVERYONE involved in a bike race should take a written & practical test to get licence. Bottle that crashed me was #Katusha.
<Tyler Farrar sneaks off to Van Eycks in Aalst to buy more Katusha bottles. Best €3 he ever spent....>'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'0 -
Its true. There is a total lack of awareness from some riders who through bottles away not very well and so they actually land on the road, or worse, hit a wall and rebound hard into the other riders. I am surprised crashes don't happen more often.Contador is the Greatest0
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frenchfighter wrote:Its true. There is a total lack of awareness from some riders who through bottles away not very well and so they actually land on the road, or worse, hit a wall and rebound hard into the other riders. I am surprised crashes don't happen more often.
Pinotti tweeted recently about the old pro trick of leaving an energy bar or something else heavy in your musette when you throw it away to ensure it doesn't blow back on the road.
In any case, why would you need to dump bottles from the laughing group at 15 km to go. Its not like they needed to lighten up for the gallop for 16th place.'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'0
