300 days of De Panne

thomthom
thomthom Posts: 3,574
edited April 2014 in Pro race
Today's stage:
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Startlist:
http://www.veloclub-depanne.be/inschrijving_en.html

On Eurosport at around 2
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  • rozzer32
    rozzer32 Posts: 3,923
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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,547
    No Cavendish, who's still ill.

    Why on earth is Sagan riding?
  • Paulie W
    Paulie W Posts: 1,492
    Didnt a lot of Flanders and PR favourites used to ride De Panne?
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    andyp wrote:
    No Cavendish, who's still ill.

    Why on earth is Sagan riding?

    Yeah I would think this small risk is too big a risk for him. Who knows whether some amateur will clip his wheel, make him crash, and not be able to race Flanders. Kristoff also racing. Maybe they prefer to keep their legs spinning hard like this.
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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,547
    Some do, some don't. It has a reputation, and I'm not sure if it is deserved or not, of being a crash prone race so these days the likes of Boonen and Cancellara usually give it a miss.

    Riders chasing form and dark horse outsiders usually do ride it.
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    I'm hoping for more good things from Scott Thwaites.
  • me-109
    me-109 Posts: 1,915
    300 days? That's a hell of a stage race! :shock: :)
  • Crankbrother
    Crankbrother Posts: 1,695
    Crash prone indeed ... Now the pace us up they're just falling off the side of the road ...
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    20km to go. 6 riders out front. Fast race recently.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Last 'climb' at 5ks to race.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    MTN rider in the break.

    15secs only now.

    Kittel is also racing, Veelers and Timmer there. Sagan doing all the work.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Kittel in a big 3rd group a short way back.

    Demare and Guardini are racing. Guardini definitely in the front group.
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  • Coriander
    Coriander Posts: 1,326
    Kittel in a big 3rd group a short way back.

    Demare and Guardini are racing. Guardini definitely in the front group.

    Please, stop the avatar changing orgy - I can't keep up!
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Haha, I was just about to change it again actually!

    On the climb, several attacks.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    A couple of riders to bridged to the guys out front and G3 have caught G2.

    10ks, 20secs.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    On the Eikenmolen then the Klem-something then Ten Bosse to finish.

    SAGAN ATTACKS.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Excellent, a teammate right on his wheel. 10m gap to Terpstra who is going balls out. Another OPQS with him.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Peloton now in pieces.

    8ks.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    They caught the break and OPQS driving - they had one in the break. One rider ahead.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Sagan takes it up a little on the next climb.

    Demare trying to bridge with an Orica. OPQS rider trying to cover but Demare going hard. Kristoff tried but failed.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    5ks on the Ten Bosse.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Orica rider is Durbridge. Those two making good ground, less than 50m off now.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Lovely weather here. Demare and Durbridge plateauing now.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    2ks, no chance the peloton and sit on sprinters are going to be in this.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Flamme Rouge. 11 riders in the front group.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Sagan looked like he was going to win.....and then his teammate Gatto comes through on the line!

    Kittel leads the pack home at 20secs.

    Excellent last 25km. Great last km.

    10sec bonus for the win.
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  • Coriander
    Coriander Posts: 1,326
    Sagan looked like he was going to win.....and then his teammate Gatto comes through on the line!

    Kittel leads the pack home at 20secs.

    Excellent last 25km. Great last km.

    10sec bonus for the win.

    So Sagan didn't win??? Yay!!
  • thegibdog
    thegibdog Posts: 2,106
    Looks like Sagan tried to gift it but still won.
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,547
    Definitely Sagan, he sat up too late.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Actually slow-mo on the line shows Sagan wins. Sagan was looking around for his teammate and had stopped sprinting but the momentum took him over first.

    Lol, he even braked a touch.

    Gatto celebrated.
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