Grand Prix de Wallonie
rick_chasey
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Strong group up ahead with amongst others Freire.
Boonen decides he doesn't like it at 42km to go so guns it himself alongside his OPQS guys. Riding really very very hard. Knocks 40 seconds off in about 2km and splits the peloton.
Brutal show of power.0 -
at 23km to go, with a few nasty short sharp Walloonian style climbs it's all together with QS controlling it.
Boonen looks particualrly fired up. Motivating the troops.0 -
Break of I count 8 has gone away, including Freire, Hoogerland, Yarashirio, Van Goolen.
Now have 24 seconds which were all gained on that climb with 24km to go. Peloton is a lot slower. Must be OPQS represented up ahead.0 -
up to 36 seconds with 18km to go.
Touch and go.
Boonen very attentive at the front. Always in 10th position. Chase isn't very organised though.0 -
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Rick Chasey wrote:Strong group up ahead with amongst others Freire.
Boonen decides he doesn't like it at 42km to go so guns it himself alongside his OPQS guys. Riding really very very hard. Knocks 40 seconds off in about 2km and splits the peloton.
Brutal show of power.
He shouldn't be showing his cards this close to the Worlds.
Schoolboy error.0 -
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Who are the Shack riding for, Gallopin?0
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It's not that hard a climb. Freire could do it, as could Boonen.0
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Nice finish. Simon had a very good year.0
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I thought Bouhanni had that in the bag but clearly he'd gone to deep to stay with the lead group.0
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That was Simon's revenge for being omitted from the World's team. Or because he knew what to do to go one better than last year (when 2nd).0
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Seems a crazy decision to not take him to worlds. It is as perfect a course as can be for him.0
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There are a couple of strange choices in the French team - Bouet, Chavanel, Coppel, Delage, Galland, Gallopin, Jérôme, Vichot, Voeckler – in particular Jérôme, whom it’s rumoured is there, a lot because Voeckler wanted him there.
Simon may have been omitted because Chavanel, Coppel and Gallopin aren’t dissimilar as riders (although Chavanel is living on past history a bit).0 -
Why are you lot watching a chipper when the ToB is on?
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I thought Bouhanni was going to take it but he faded and sat up. Chapeau to Simon though. Boonen was never going to chase a lost cause was he?kop van de wedstrijd0
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I was at home today and had the Wallonie on the computer as I did stuff, and in the next room, 20-odd ft away but a direct movement line (the rooms adjoin), I had the ToB on the telly, so went from screen to screen depending on how exciting or critical it sounded from the commentaries.Pross wrote:Why are you lot watching a chipper when the ToB is on?
The commentaries were the only drawback really, both rubbish, but I had to have their volumes turned up in order to know if it might be good to suddenly go to the other screen.
Chipper won of course, in the true land of chips.0 -
Great race, today.
Echelons and proper climbs.
Actually prefer the GP Wallonie to Fleche W, but for the field quality.
Hors chipper in my book.
Boonan's Cauberg try out didn't quite go to plan. :oops:"Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
Blazing Saddles wrote:Great race, today.
Echelons and proper climbs.
Actually prefer the GP Wallonie to Fleche W, but for the field quality.
Hors chipper in my book.
Boonan's Cauberg try out didn't quite go to plan. :oops:
Agreed.
Had the right idea though.
Make it as hard as possible on the flats.0 -
Just watched the last 5KM, having never actually watched the race before.
Great little finish, cracking win from Simon. Van Avermaet the nearly man once again, for someone who can sprint he really doesn't win enough races."I have a lovely photo of a Camargue horse but will not post it now" (Frenchfighter - July 2013)0 -
Rick Chasey wrote:Live from my sofa I can reveal...
Take it that means what it suggests
All the best Rick and keep us up to date (as well as your usual comments on here
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