Eneco Tour *Spoilers*

FJS
FJS Posts: 4,820
edited August 2013 in Pro race
Started today. Have to say that the route is getting better. The last two days with finishes on the Redoute and Muur should be good, the TT is hilly and technical, and Wednesday should be prime echelon-day with a finish on a sea defence flood barrier. The rest? hmmm.

Laurens De Vreese, Pieter Jacobs (both Topsport Vlaanderen!) and Benjamin Verraes (Accent Jobs-Wanty) ahead -8 minutes or so .
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  • cesco
    cesco Posts: 252
    Looking forward to the last two stages and Wednesday mostly.
  • doug5_10
    doug5_10 Posts: 465
    New fugly Bell aero helmets for Belkin? First time I've seen them . . .
    Edinburgh Revolution Curve
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  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Last 15 km. Fast. Wiggins and Devolder dropped
    Orica working hard - Keukeleire? Kruopis?
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Lars Boom bags some useful bonification seconds
    8 km to go
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    The group with Wiggins and Devolder more than 2 minutes behind now
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Renshaw doing a Phinney/Nijdam/Cancellara?
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Renshaw! Nice.

    Greipel gets bunch sprint
  • cesco
    cesco Posts: 252
    Wow, didn't see that coming in the last kilometre! Nice!
  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    Prince Harry with a great win. Waw, we really have had a couple of these wins lately.
  • blim
    blim Posts: 333
    Superb win by Renshaw there.

    The Devolder/Wiggins group is in no hurry, is it?
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  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    He he, good on Renshaw
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    Anybody who recorded this for later is going to be disappointed.
    EPG timed out with 800 metres to go! :oops:
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  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    Dowsett crashed and abandoned - injuries to his wrists
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Today's finale could be lively. Two climbs from the Fleche Brabanconne in the last 20 km, and an uphill finish, a km at 4 or 5 % with the steepest bit at the end. Could still be a bunch sprint, and Greipel is not too bad on power finishes, but Gilbert has indicated this as one of his targeted stages. Keukeleire showed some form in Burgos at this sort of uphill finishing, and Boom and Phinney will be up there trying to gain some seconds on rivals.

    in the mean time, a group of 4 with again 2 Topsport Vlaanderens and Matt Hayman 5 minutes ahead, 85 km to go
  • Bo Duke
    Bo Duke Posts: 1,058
    I've been watching the informal group ride for an hour now, what time does the race start? Some awl'fella on a tricycle's just gone past them on his way to the supermarket.
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  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Nice dig from Steegmans on the Alsemberg. Terpstra takes over and attacking with Breschel at the summit
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    2nd hill, Gilbert riding tempo at the front, Kittel dropped. Offredo active, Breschel dropped by Terpstra, but not much else. 13 km to go.
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    Hayman's picked up a very handy 9 secs from the 3 intermediate sprints - takes him to 3 secs off Renshaw
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Renshaw punctures right at the 3 km sign!
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    edited August 2013
    Demare. Gilbert got close!
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    Quality finish by Demare
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    That was a serious uphill sprint. Only Petacchi, Demare and Farrar up there of the proper sprinters?
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,490
    Being a right ponce and watching this in Rapha with a double espresso! Another excellent finish by Denmare who certainly looks the real deal. Good effort by the break, Hayman looked strong enough to stay away if the others could have ridden with him. Wiggins looks like he's enjoying his touring holiday in the low countries!
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Wow, Pozzato got a top 10 :shock: Not sure whether that's enough for Bettini
    Phinney and Boom also top 10
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    FJS wrote:
    Demare. Gilbert got close!

    If you call 10 metres, close.
    Demare becoming the French Sagan?

    Wiggins keeps dropping off in search of a Belgian beer or 10.
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  • rickyrider
    rickyrider Posts: 294
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Wiggins keeps dropping off in search of a Belgian beer or 10.

    Let's see how he does in the TT. He clearly can't be arsed with the rest of the race.
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    rickyrider wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Wiggins keeps dropping off in search of a Belgian beer or 10.

    Let's see how he does in the TT. He clearly can't be arsed with the rest of the race.


    Only riding for the miles and the TT - team confirmed that. So why get arsey about it?
  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    Have to wonder why he needs 4 Sky riders around him then...
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    ThomThom wrote:
    Have to wonder why he needs 4 Sky riders around him then...


    Well, yesterday Swifty was with him cos he had a bad shoulder and was suffering. Why Eisel was back, you'd have to ask the team.

    As for today, I have no idea what the finishing order was - does anyone else?
  • rickyrider
    rickyrider Posts: 294
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    rickyrider wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Wiggins keeps dropping off in search of a Belgian beer or 10.

    Let's see how he does in the TT. He clearly can't be arsed with the rest of the race.


    Only riding for the miles and the TT - team confirmed that. So why get arsey about it?

    I'm not getting particularly arsey about it.

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