Dwars door Vlaanderen *spoilers*

Turfle

Lots of big riders waiting for E3, but we've got Terpstra, Stannard, Iglinsky, Millar, Bauer, Turgot, Visconti, Dowsett, Scheirlinckx, Keukeleire, plus assorted other including Russ Downing.

Should be Belgian streams from 1.20.

LeicesterLad

Saw a tweet this morning suggesting Geraint Thomas was riding too

Turfle

Sky official site has him not riding, but he was definitely on the provisional lists. You'd have to make him close to favourite if he is riding.

And Dowsett has crashed out.

DeadCalm

Thomas asked to ride.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/thomas- ... rs-warm-up

Turfle

A break finally forms after 90ish KM.

Steegmans, Bazayev, Mol, Veuchelen, Juul, Hayman, Stamsnijder, Van der Sande, Saramotins, Sijmens, Zingle, Gene, Napolitano & Brammeier

LeicesterLad

DeadCalm wrote:

Thomas asked to ride.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/thomas- ... rs-warm-up

Great attitude, top rider.

Turfle

French stream is LIVE!
http://www.rtbf.be/livecenter/live_a-tr ... e?id=46629


Belgian is LIVE:
http://sports-livez.com/channel/ch-3.php

blazing_saddles

Live Dwars feeds now running:
http://www.procyclinglive.com/livestream/#

Macaloon

DeadCalm wrote:

Thomas asked to ride.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/thomas- ... rs-warm-up

Jane Aubrey wrote:
"It's been three weeks since this classics group within Sky has raced, going down the path of training over racing at a 12-day high-altitude training camp in Tenerife prior to last weekend. In doing so, the team was largely shielded from the intense scrutiny and suspicion which was the result of solid performances at both Tirreno-Adriatico and Paris-Nice where the overall was won by Richie Porte. Despite the fact that Tenerife has a reputation for being a convenient escape from anti-doping officials, Knaven maintains that it's the training camps which are making all the difference for Sky."

FFS. Can we expect the same scrutiny and suspicion to apply to any team who turn in solid performances, or who train on the mystery island of Tenerife? Thought not. Pathetic pile of Daily Mail-level click-mongering. Guess they're just reporting what's being said out there, and posing the questions?

How can anyone complain about a lack of transparency in the face of outright distortion like this?

LeicesterLad

Macaloon wrote:

DeadCalm wrote:

Thomas asked to ride.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/thomas- ... rs-warm-up

Jane Aubrey wrote:
"It's been three weeks since this classics group within Sky has raced, going down the path of training over racing at a 12-day high-altitude training camp in Tenerife prior to last weekend. In doing so, the team was largely shielded from the intense scrutiny and suspicion which was the result of solid performances at both Tirreno-Adriatico and Paris-Nice where the overall was won by Richie Porte. Despite the fact that Tenerife has a reputation for being a convenient escape from anti-doping officials, Knaven maintains that it's the training camps which are making all the difference for Sky."

FFS. Can we expect the same scrutiny and suspicion to apply to any team who turn in solid performances, or who train on the mystery island of Tenerife? Thought not. Pathetic pile of Daily Mail-level click-mongering. Guess they're just reporting what's being said out there, and posing the questions?

How can anyone complain about a lack of transparency in the face of outright distortion like this?

Come on man, lets have a thread without Sky/Doping chat, please, just this once?

iainf72

Macaloon wrote:

How can anyone complain about a lack of transparency in the face of outright distortion like this?

I think you're seeing something that isn't there

Turfle

Think I just understood my first bit of Belgian ever.

Macaloon

LeicesterLad wrote:

Come on man, lets have a thread without Sky/Doping chat, please, just this once?

Sorry You're right. Not in a race thread. I clicked on a piece expecting to read something about GT and got the usual innuendo. I'll shut it. Wheels-up.

Richmond Racer

Macaloon wrote:

LeicesterLad wrote:

Come on man, lets have a thread without Sky/Doping chat, please, just this once?

Sorry You're right. Not in a race thread. I clicked on a piece expecting to read something about GT and got the usual innuendo. I'll shut it. Wheels-up.

Just PM'd you re this

Turfle

I don't think there's any teams left in the peloton that will want to chase.

Richmond Racer

Dowsett's crashed and is out. Poor guy aint lucky on the cobbles...

Turfle

Bauer with what looked a nasty one.

frenchfighter

Richmond Racer wrote:

Dowsett's crashed and is out. Poor guy aint lucky on the cobbles...

Turfle wrote:

And Dowsett has crashed out.

Richmond Racer

Turfle wrote:

Bauer with what looked a nasty one.

Always horrible to see a rider lying there motionless

Turfle

Evidently he has regained consciousness, and is on his way to hospital.

pitchshifter

Stannard jumps from the pack. Cue some awesomeness...

cal_stewart

why does ian stannard love hurting himself

Macaloon

Cal_Stewart wrote:

why does ian stannard love hurting himself

He's sado-masochistic: likes to share.

Turfle

And with Hayman out front, Stannard can just sit there.

cal_stewart

think thats the winning move

On_What

Go on Stannard, updates please?

graeme_s-2

is that a neutral service car behind Hayman?

frenchfighter

On_What wrote:

Go on Stannard, updates please?

Hayman is out front for Sky. Next down the road are Saramontins and Steegmans.

Then behind them you have a group which has Stannard in as well as Gatto, Voeckler, Devolder, Lewkemans and a few other handy riders - they don't seem too fussed about drilling it yet....but now Vandenbergh goes.

Behind them are about 50 riders.

frenchfighter

Vander is now putting out some serious power and has a good gap. The chasing group is splintered and lined out.

On_What

nice one FF, relying on this thread for my cycling fix

frenchfighter

He has blown past the two in between and has reached Hayman who is now on his wheel as he continues to power.