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  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    edited March 2013
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    oneof1982 wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    ddraver wrote:
    All of you (goat excepted) owe Mr Cancellara an apology!!

    Boring my swiss/Italian Ar*e!

    To be fair our beef was with the route not the riders. We are now loving this however.



    Mmm - ok I am not worthy Canc..

    But it was some time coming.....and one bit of excitement over 5 hours does not a classic make


    That's how one day races work

    That's disrespectful towards the last month of brilliant one-day races.
  • powerbookboy
    powerbookboy Posts: 241
    That was ridiculous...
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    LeicesterLad wrote:
    Stunning by Fabu - immense power.

    As for the race in general - 3/10

    Honest question, what's a 10 for you?

    I really enjoy tactical racing, so I've enjoyed this. 7.5
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  • thegibdog
    thegibdog Posts: 2,106
    Main group don't seem that committed - there's a spot on the podium up for grabs!
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    Could someone pop round Frenchie's house make sure he's ok....
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Cancellara has a minute and ten seconds! :shock:
    Correlation is not causation.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    thegibdog wrote:
    Main group don't seem that committed - there's a spot on the podium up for grabs!

    No there isn't.
    _
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    Gazzetta67 wrote:
    LeicesterLad wrote:
    Stunning buy Fabu - immense power.

    As for the race in general - 3/10

    Bring back the bosberg.....this race like last year is Dull as Dishwater :evil:

    There has never been a race decided on the bosberg
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  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    I hope all of those who chose RVV over P-R are hanging their heads in shame! A great performance by Canc but not as good an edition as this year's MSR
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  • EKIMIKE
    EKIMIKE Posts: 2,232
    Regardless of the route (which I think I can say after this year I don't like), no-one can deny that the last time up the Kwaremont and Paterberg is immense.

    Definitely not a 3/10 though. Oooof that's harsh.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,661
    Fabs to Sags
    tumblr_lk559tvANm1qibxkto1_400.gif

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  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,243
    ThomThom wrote:
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    oneof1982 wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    ddraver wrote:
    All of you (goat excepted) owe Mr Cancellara an apology!!

    Boring my swiss/Italian Ar*e!

    To be fair our beef was with the route not the riders. We are now loving this however.



    Mmm - ok I am not worthy Canc..

    But it was some time coming.....and one bit of excitement over 5 hours does not a classic make


    That's how one day races work

    That's disrespectful towards the last month of brilliant one-day races.
    100% agree.
  • goonz
    goonz Posts: 3,106
    thegibdog wrote:
    Main group don't seem that committed - there's a spot on the podium up for grabs!

    I thought perhaps the main group were not going to help Sagan and rather catch them up in the final km...
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  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Canc's ability to make time in the 300m post steep climb is uncanny.

    He'll drop you 30m from the top and be 20 seconds ahead 500m later.

    Yeh, same thing against Boonen in 2010. He had to work really really hard to drop Sagn there but when he did, by the next corner, he was well gone.
  • FransJacques
    FransJacques Posts: 2,148
    He's really kinetic on his bike, i.e. not the smoothest. Maybe that's his secret to massive power.

    Notice how he's not got rid of his bottle? Even in Cat 2/3 races you see guys throwing away their bottles.

    Show's you there's nothing in it.
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Well Cancellara's going to be breaking some eggs and eating some chocolate tonight! That's what he said he'd like to do before the start so I hope RSNT have bought him an Easter egg.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,243
    hiss. Boo.
  • graeme_s-2
    graeme_s-2 Posts: 3,382
    Cancellara looks like he could go back to Brugge and do it all over again. Awesome.
  • thegibdog
    thegibdog Posts: 2,106
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    thegibdog wrote:
    Main group don't seem that committed - there's a spot on the podium up for grabs!
    No there isn't.
    Given that there's 20 of them and they had Sagan and Roelandts in their sights they could've had them if they'd put the work in.
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  • LeicesterLad
    LeicesterLad Posts: 3,908
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    LeicesterLad wrote:
    Stunning by Fabu - immense power.

    As for the race in general - 3/10

    Honest question, what's a 10 for you?

    I really enjoy tactical racing, so I've enjoyed this. 7.5

    Don't think i've ever seen a 10/10.

    If Gatto can get back on after a puncture in the final 8km it shows the 'give up' attitude of a lot of the riders I really can't stand. This race was dull-as until 20km to go, and had been dull since Fabu gapped Sagan. I know that can be the nature of one day racing but it doesn't change my opinion.

    I'm waiting for other riders to do something special but it just isnt happening.

    Some rain might have made it better though.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    FransJacques wrote:
    He's really kinetic on his bike, i.e. not the smoothest. Maybe that's his secret to massive power.

    Notice how he's not got rid of his bottle? Even in Cat 2/3 races you see guys throwing away their bottles.

    Show's you there's nothing in it.

    If you look at the power he puts through the pedal stroke he's one of the smoothest around apparently.
    _
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Our feed just died before Fabs crossed the line. What did he do?
    Correlation is not causation.
  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
    Just logging in to post my congratulations. I am so pleased for Fabian, he's had a crap time of it for a while. Nice to see him get a win.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Best rider won, for sure.

    Sagan's not there yet.
    _
  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Our feed just died before Fabs crossed the line. What did he do?

    Arms up. Nothing spectacular.
  • goonz
    goonz Posts: 3,106
    goonz wrote:
    thegibdog wrote:
    Main group don't seem that committed - there's a spot on the podium up for grabs!

    I thought perhaps the main group were not going to help Sagan and rather catch them up in the final km...

    Evidently not...

    Bit pointless for the group to battle for 4th etc...shouldnt they be trying to catch the other 2 first?
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  • graeme_s-2
    graeme_s-2 Posts: 3,382
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Our feed just died before Fabs crossed the line. What did he do?
    He did an endo over the line - it was amazing ;)
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Our feed just died before Fabs crossed the line. What did he do?

    Did a cartwheel then turned round to mock the rest. :wink:
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,661
    Not a lot Atc...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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  • oneof1982
    oneof1982 Posts: 703
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Our feed just died before Fabs crossed the line. What did he do?


    Wheely, pulled large easter egg from pocket, ate it one handed.... nothing spectacular

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