Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2013 - *includes spoilers*

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  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    welshmessenger wrote:
    Didn't Paolini show well at RVV last year?

    Yep. He's a decent rider.
  • skylla
    skylla Posts: 758
    with 5 km to go, stein & luca @ 44, chasers > 5 min

    Just over schelde river. gent in sight.

    Luca won brabantse pijl in 2004.
  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    welshmessenger wrote:
    Didn't Paolini show well at RVV last year?

    Yes (7th). He's one of those guys who is often in the shakedown but rarely there at the finish.

    Last cobblestone section imminent.
    "I have a lovely photo of a Camargue horse but will not post it now" (Frenchfighter - July 2013)
  • skylla
    skylla Posts: 758
    with 4 km to go, stein & luca @ 45

    it's in the bag for .... ?
  • deejay
    deejay Posts: 3,138
    They are coming to a bar I have used for the last 3 Km since the finish returned from Lockeren.
    Not this year though.
    Organiser, National Championship 50 mile Time Trial 1972
  • skylla
    skylla Posts: 758
    chase at 52 s with 3 km to go.

    My money is on Stein
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    2km to go, lead at 53s for these two. Will we see an early attack or will they leave it to a sprint finish?
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    RonB wrote:
    2km to go, lead at 53s for these two. Will we see an early attack or will they leave it to a sprint finish?

    I think my stream is a bit ahead of yours. VdB put in a bit of a tester just after 2km. Paolini nfollowed quite comfortably.
  • skylla
    skylla Posts: 758
    1 km with stein and luca ..
  • skylla
    skylla Posts: 758
    paolini in a good position...
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    Well fair play Paulini!

    Boring as buggerey mind...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • skylla
    skylla Posts: 758
    nice!
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Paolini wins the 'sprint'. VdB had nothing.
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,436
    Thank god KBK is on ES tomorrow

    Cant be arsed with this streaming bollix.

    Though Alice seems nice and I could do with losing some belly fat.
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    Nice attempt by Gee, but......too little too late really
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • graeme_s-2
    graeme_s-2 Posts: 3,382
    ddraver wrote:
    Well fair play Paulini!

    Boring as buggerey mind...
    I very rarely say this, but I found that absolutely mind numbing!

    Didn't help that I had a poor quality stuttery-stream and no English commentary, but it was a shitty race anyway
  • skylla
    skylla Posts: 758
    shame the chase grouo wasn't interested or organised.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    edited February 2013
    who's going to PM Rick and tell him it was the best race of the last 5 years then?
    Warning No formatter is installed for the format
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Not the best race ever. Somebody better tell Rick before he wastes his time.
  • graeme_s-2
    graeme_s-2 Posts: 3,382
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    who's going to PM Rick and tell him it was the best race of the last 5 years then?
    :lol:
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,436
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    I would like to make one request. If it's rubbish, can someone PM me to tell me??



    THAT WAS AWESOME!

    RACE OF THE YEAR 2013!

    BRILLIANT!
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • skylla
    skylla Posts: 758
    Tell him to read page 9 of this thread!
  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    Even a bad Het Nieuwsblad is better than a good Tour of Qatar.

    Shame the chase group couldn't make a race of it though.
    "I have a lovely photo of a Camargue horse but will not post it now" (Frenchfighter - July 2013)
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    Well. What was all that about, then? Hmmm?
  • skylla
    skylla Posts: 758
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    Well. What was all that about, then? Hmmm?

    Classics, bring them on! Chimay cheered me up big time.
  • philbar72
    philbar72 Posts: 2,229
    ooof, not a great finish. bit tedious really.
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    My stream was so bad I should have had a massive skinful, I might have seen the action a bit better
  • nevman
    nevman Posts: 1,611
    Looked like G had a word about 20K to go and met with shrugs?Weird as it was down to about 30 secs then.
    Whats the solution? Just pedal faster you baby.

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  • Rundfahrt
    Rundfahrt Posts: 551
    I found it to be a pretty good race and was surprised that VDB and Paolini stayed away. It's great to see the real Euro season under way!
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    Paolini was Bettini's apprentice at QS a few years ago, good to see hin come into his own.
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent

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