4 Jours de Dunkerque - Spoiler

hommelbier
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edited May 2014 in Pro race
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  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,555
    10k left with peloton all together. FDJ setting it up for Demare?
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,555
    Chavanel makes a break off the front - 5k to go
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,555
    Chavanel and Petit (COF) now have 7 secs lead
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,555
    2k to go but break now caught
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,555
    Demare it is - good finish
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Thanks hommelbier. Chavanel really needs a win.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,555
    1st Arnaude Demare (FDJ)
    2nd Ramen Sinkeldam (GIA)
    3rd Yannick Martinez (EUC)
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,710
    So much for French superiority.
    Their coverage was awful.
    A windy old day.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • wombly_knees
    wombly_knees Posts: 657
    Hopefully not going to be as much of a procession in the sprints this year as it was last and that there won't be as many sprints too.
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,810
    Love this race, lived in Lens for 6 months.
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,555
    Despite a late doomed attempt to get away by Edwig Cammaerts (COF) in the last 2k, Arnaud Demare rocketed out of the chasing peleton in the last 200m to take an easy win.

    1 Arnaud Demare (FDJ)
    2 Jonas Ahlstrand (GIA)
    3 Tom van Asbroeck (TSV)

    Demare remains overall leader.
    GC
    1 Arnaud Demare (FDJ)
    2 Tom van Asbroeck (TSV) @ 16s
    3 Pieter Jacobs (TSV) @ 17s
    4 Yannick Martinez (EUC) @ 21s


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  • dave milne
    dave milne Posts: 703
    Demare's pretty handy, he absolutely nailed that
  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
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  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,555
    12k to go on the final climb on Cap Blanc Nez and Chavanel makes his move taking M Andersen with him
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,555
    7k with Chavanel and Andersen clear by 25s over Demare in a chase group
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,555
    5k - 15s back to Demare
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,555
    3k gap now 13s - Demare has Federigo with him.
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,555
    Chavanel and Andersen both over the line together - photo finish

    Chavanel wins
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Did Chavanel get that? If he did it was close!

    Cheers, Demare holds on to the overall.
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,555
    edited May 2014
    1 Sylvain Chavanel (IAM)
    2 Michael Valgren Andersen (TCS)
    3 Samuel Dumolin @ 12s
    ...
    7 Arnaud Demare @ 12s


    Demare still leading in the GC but only 2s ahead of Chavanel. Nice to see Chavanel back to winning again.
  • dabber
    dabber Posts: 1,973
    I thoroughly enjoyed that today. Chavanel and Andersen worked really well together.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,710
    Yes. Good stage today. Very entertaining with all that wind and a few lumps.
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Superb coverage of this great racing. Chavanel all class with Andersen at the end.
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  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    edited May 2014
    Valgren is a beast.
  • mooro
    mooro Posts: 483
    I loved watching that. Plenty of entertainment and looked like proper racing and both chavanel and Anderson were really classy in the break.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Chavanel wins a race!!!
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  • mooro
    mooro Posts: 483
    I never understood why he went to IAM, one of my favourite riders, he reeks of panache and loves to attack.

    When were checking out the team buses and at a time trial a few years ago (bordaux or La Rochelle?) some clutz knocked my daughter over which chava saw, she got upset (age about 5) and he came across from talking to the press to give her a water bottle and autograph card. Proper nice guy, skinny with a full rack of teeth!
  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    edited May 2014
    Just saw the final 20. How impressive was that from the double u23-L-B-L winner. Remember the name Michael Valgren.

    And what a guy Chava is. First thing after the sprint was to acknowledge the young man on his performance.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Mooro wrote:
    I never understood why he went to IAM, one of my favourite riders, he reeks of panache and loves to attack.

    When were checking out the team buses and at a time trial a few years ago (bordaux or La Rochelle?) some clutz knocked my daughter over which chava saw, she got upset (age about 5) and he came across from talking to the press to give her a water bottle and autograph card. Proper nice guy, skinny with a full rack of teeth!

    Nice anecdote.
    Those teeth are quite something.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Wow that descent was ridiculously fast - spinning out in their 53x11s.

    Cracking stage. Lots of effort. Peloton smashed to pieces. Super sprint. Camera work excellent.

    Last 10km:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6RRXN_jxJc
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