300 days of De Panne

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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Van Keirsbulck takes a slightly surprising GC win.
    Bodnar the stage.
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  • thegibdog
    thegibdog Posts: 2,106
    Bodnar takes the ITT and Van Keirsbulck the overall.

    Edit: beaten to it I was checking the spelling of Keirsbulck - it still looks wrong!
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Durbridge spoils an all OPQS podium.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    That Van K guy is massive.
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  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    frenchfighter wrote:
    That Van K guy is massive.

    That OPQS classics squad are all Titans.
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  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Durbridge spoils an all OPQS podium.


    I missed the coverage today. What was the TT course like? I'd have expected Durbridge to have seriously challenged for the win
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Stage result
    1 Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Cannondale Pro Cycling 0:17:51
    2 Jan Barta (Cze) Team NetApp-Endura 0:00:03
    3 David Boucher (Fra) FDJ 0:00:06
    4 Luke Durbridge (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 0:00:07
    5 Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:00:11
    6 Marcel Kittel (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano 0:00:13
    7 Kristijan Koren (Slo) Cannondale Pro Cycling 0:00:14
    8 Johan Le Bon (Fra) FDJ 0:00:16
    9 Sander Cordeel (Bel) Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace Continental Team
    10 Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace Continental Team 0:00:25

    Final GC
    1 Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 11:38:16
    2 Luke Durbridge (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 0:00:07
    3 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:00:08
    4 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:00:15
    5 Marcel Kittel (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano 0:00:21
    6 Vincent Jerome (Fra) Team Europcar 0:00:25
    7 Mauro Finetto (Ita) Neri Sottoli 0:00:27
    8 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha Team 0:00:32
    9 Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace Continental Team 0:00:33
    10 Alexander Porsev (Rus) Katusha Team
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  • Crampeur
    Crampeur Posts: 1,065
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Durbridge spoils an all OPQS podium.


    I missed the coverage today. What was the TT course like? I'd have expected Durbridge to have seriously challenged for the win

    Durbridge was up at the split but the second half was quite technical, especially near the finish, so I think he lost time there.
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    Crampeur wrote:
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Durbridge spoils an all OPQS podium.


    I missed the coverage today. What was the TT course like? I'd have expected Durbridge to have seriously challenged for the win

    Durbridge was up at the split but the second half was quite technical, especially near the finish, so I think he lost time there.


    Ah, OK ta
  • argyllflyer
    argyllflyer Posts: 893
    Dehaes was an inch away from seriously disappointing his wife / girlfriend the way he flew into that bollard. That would have been ball-breakingly nasty.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Also in case you missed it Nikki unclipped off the start ramp....and took AGES to clip back on. Not good.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to-3216AlVU
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  • Coriander
    Coriander Posts: 1,326
    frenchfighter wrote:
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    What's the story here, does anyone know?
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,821
    SpecialGuestStar wrote:
    dsoutar wrote:
    There should have been some padding on that last corner. It was a fairly dangerous finish as it was and the organisers should have done better to protect the riders. I was amazed Dehaes didn't crack some ribs on that bollard but he seemed OK as he (eventually) crossed the line.

    pluis one - that could have been very nasty - can't believe at the MINIMUM the bollard wasn't padded - madness

    Same finish as last year. De Haes was trying too hard to make up ground and went into the corner too fast
  • Crampeur
    Crampeur Posts: 1,065
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Also in case you missed it Nikki unclipped off the start ramp....and took AGES to clip back on. Not good.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to-3216AlVU

    He never actually clipped in. His pedal broke, and he ended up doing the whole TT with one leg and unable to get out of the saddle
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Wow seriously?!?! So one normal pedal and one sort of flat pedal and he still placed well. Great placing if so but I suspect that could have potentially caused an injury and he wouldnt lose much time simply changing his bike.
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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,548
    He didn't know if it was the pedal or the cleat that was causing the issue. If it was the latter, then changing bikes would have had no difference, so he chose to keep riding.
  • Paul 8v
    Paul 8v Posts: 5,458
    If that was the case it was an exceptional time and almost a certainly cost him the race.
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