E3 2014 **Spoiler**

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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    3ks, 1min. Not Cancallara's day. He should be good for the main two. Incremental gains each race.
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  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    Liking this!
  • mulletmaster
    mulletmaster Posts: 502
    Sagan looking the strongest here.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Vande goes again. Tiring those two out as much as possible to give Terpstra the advantage in the sprint. Sagan covers and tries to keep the pace high.
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  • MrTapir
    MrTapir Posts: 1,206
    2 k to go
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    1.2ks 1.15

    Money is on Geraint.
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  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    Thomas lurking at the back of the group.
  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    Chase slowed. Suuuuurely they aren't going to play a slow-up game with Sagan. GT has got to let the other guys do what they're gonna do and chance it works out for him?
  • Give me more
    Give me more Posts: 487
    I reckon Thomas will give it a go after the next time Sagan closes one of the OPQS moves if he still has the legs.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Vande goes again. Sagan covers again.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    500m, Vande foes, Geraint covers, Geraint sprint, Sagan comes past, Terpstra makes ground

    SAGAN WINS
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  • mulletmaster
    mulletmaster Posts: 502
    Sagan it is!
  • Give me more
    Give me more Posts: 487
    Sagan!!

    Best racing of the year so far imo.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,661
    have to say that's a Heavyweight win from Sagan...

    Fail for OPQS
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  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    Well done G
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Wheel suckers come home 1.20 back.
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  • MrTapir
    MrTapir Posts: 1,206
    SAgan, then G, then OPQS looking tired.

    What a race that was. Nicely selective
  • mulletmaster
    mulletmaster Posts: 502
    The chasing group should be embarrassed, obvious exceptions excluded. hey even have the cheek to sprint for 5th. Farrarr can't even win that one.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Terpstra got 2nd.

    Sagan en puissance.
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Loved that. Sagan untroubled in the end. Needs dropping earlier.

    Great ride from Thomas.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    No Boonen as predicted.
    _
  • outcastjack
    outcastjack Posts: 237
    Good race, the sprint may have been a little predictable but cracking none the less.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Last 2km:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=p ... uEZK9yyamg
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  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,541
    I think Thomas should not have supported Sagan there. He had little chance in the sprint.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,163
    Well done by Sagan, the others made him work for that. Strange tactics by OPQS, thought they would have tried the old 1-2. Geraint was very good tactically, having done a lot of early work he made Sagan and the OPQS riders mark each other but thought he might have gone for a long one 1 or 2km out. Ultimately Sagan too fast despite having to do much of the work in the last 10km.
  • mattyarse
    mattyarse Posts: 65
    Give me more wrote:
    Sagan!!

    Best racing of the year so far imo.

    Totally agree - really enjoyable that.
  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    Good ride from Thomas, he forced the selection. the group of 4 happy to have him on the back when they skipped off on to the pavement! Vandenbergh what a monster!

    Really enjoyed that race most abusive sticky bottle secenarion for Sagan I've ever seen but he was such class at the end. Sky having a good one day season but poor stage one at the moment. Who'd have predicted that in January?
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Great work by all the top four. Could have gone anyway. They collaborated well then forced the pace to siphon off the B riders before keeping the lead high enough to be comfortable. Good work Cancellara and Devolder - shame they got caught out in the crash but tried as hard as they could to bridge. Riders up front too strong though - even with an organised chase it wouldnt be certain they would catch them. Other riders in that G2 should be embarrassed. Anyone who thinks Sagan isn't all he is cracked up to be must be smoking the crack themselves. 100% Geraint should focus on the Classics over stage racing. Superb racing. triple A stuff.
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  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,643
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    No Boonen as predicted.

    Indeed. And I may have to start revising my view on Sagan.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,163
    Yellow Peril wrote:
    Sky having a good one day season but poor stage one at the moment. Who'd have predicted that in January?

    I was thinking that myself. Looking a strong Classics team at the moment.

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