Fleche Wallonne - Race chat/Spoilers
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In a change to his schedule following the Amstel race, Sagan opts to ride Fleche Wallonne
“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
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Don't think Sagan can win Fleche. But I'll go for Vos for the women's race.
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Greased really going out on a limb there....0
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You heard it here first!0
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Weird. There's no way he can win Fleche Wallone. Why not ride in Liege Bastogne Liege? Not only is he much more likely to win it it's also a monument.0
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Rick Chasey wrote:↑↑ ha.
I'll plump for Phil Gil.
Beat me to it - think he will be a strong contenderPain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.0 -
Any word on Rodriguez's injury or lack thereof?0
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greasedscotsman wrote:Don't think Sagan can win Fleche. But I'll go for Vos for the women's race.
She'd probably win the men's race given the chance!0 -
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“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0
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iainf72 wrote:
I'd forgotten just how blatant that was, amazing.
Interesting that 8 out of the top 10 that day were italians, that sure is some good pasta."I have a lovely photo of a Camargue horse but will not post it now" (Frenchfighter - July 2013)0 -
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Yes, I can remember that Fleche as the moment suspicions started to rise something significant had changed. Gewiss that year was just bizarre, but that Fleche team trial was just too obvious.iainf72 wrote:0 -
Might be wrong, but wasn't that Armstrong who was the last rider to be dropped when they went clear?0
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A great clip that. A bit like Cancellara triplets disappearing off like that.
I love the Fleche Wallone, always a good charge up the hill. A bit lumpy for him but perhaps a day for Sandy Casar in a doomed breakaway?0 -
iainf72 wrote:
'Jesus' indeed - shocking clothing style back in the days!0 -
First time I've ever seen that clip... they don't even attack, they just ride off the front in slow motion like robots!0
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Ha ha, how blatant is that? It's like some pros on a training ride just happened to stumble on a cat 3 road race.0
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http://www.cyclingnews.com/blogs/richie-porte/racing-the-ardennes-with-nothing-to-fear
"It's not new but in the twitter age, every Tom, dickhead and Harry's got a voice." - Richie Porte, CN columnist.
Good read, possibly as much from the horse's mouth as the PR Department's rear....a rare 100% loyal Pro Race poster. A poster boy for the community.0 -
J Rod to start apparently“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0
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TailWindHome wrote:J Rod to start apparently
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J Rod
“I hope to recover my top shape for Liège-Bastogne-Liège,” he said.
“In my opinion, the favorite riders for tomorrow will be Alejandro Valverde, Michael Albasini, Simon Gerrans, Philippe Gilbert, Igor Anton and Alberto Contador. Peter Sagan is very strong, but the last km is really hard: he should attack before.”
Read more: http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14387 ... z2QdoTKsS2“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0 -
A break of three have got 7:25 over the peloton, according to cyclingnews. However they also said J-Rod rides for Movistar and the final climb is the Mur de Hoy.
In the break:
Jurgen van Goolen (Accent Jobs-Wanty)
Gilles Devilliers (Crelan-Euphony)
Pirmin Lang (IAM)0 -
Gilbert for this. Don't think Sagan will win it, unless he breaks away. think Purito may have come back too soon.0
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From the ASO ticker.
Can Sagan do it? - "One of the big question marks around this Fleche Wallonne concerns Peter Sagan’s possibility of triumphing at the top of the Mur de Huy. The Slovakian Cannondale rider who seems maybe more suited to a race like the Tour of Flanders or Milan-San Remo (second of the last two editions) could surprise quite a few.
He did indeed win a similar race last July on the Tour de France when he managed to beat Cancellera, Boasson-Hagen and Gilbert in Seraing (stage 1) winning his first stage on the Tour after a final 2.4km climb at 4.7%. While shorter, the Mur de Huy however remains far steeper: 1.3km at 9%."0 -
Have to say that I fancy Gilbert to win today based on the weekends racePain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.0
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Live feeds?
Is it a case of watch the Giro del Trentino then Eurosport will start coverage of Fleche Wallone?0 -
Thats the way ES is playing it, but sure that others have a few intent links?Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.0
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I would plan for the finish to be around 1700hrs CET with the GdT stage finishing around 2hrs before that.0
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