Binche-Chimay-Binche *spoilers*
http://www1.skysports.com/cycling/news/ ... ate-attack
This was actually quite a good little race, typically Belgian weather, the road surfaces looked quite treacherous in places. A great bit of tactics by Omega Pharma Quickstep with Terpestra/Stybar acting as a great little tag team. I would definitely prefer to see a race end on a kamakaze flyer like this rather than a bunch sprint as there had been some great tactical riding prior to this.
Stybar looks to be in great form at the moment looking at the digs he had in the previous races, just in time for the cross season to start
I believe this is their 60th stage win this season as a team. I doubt anyone else has come close, apart from a GC contender they are a bit of a dream team at the moment. Out of that number only 5 stage wins came from Boonen so it shows that there are plenty of stars in the team. They host an impressive amount of current and former world champions and national champions too!
This was actually quite a good little race, typically Belgian weather, the road surfaces looked quite treacherous in places. A great bit of tactics by Omega Pharma Quickstep with Terpestra/Stybar acting as a great little tag team. I would definitely prefer to see a race end on a kamakaze flyer like this rather than a bunch sprint as there had been some great tactical riding prior to this.
Stybar looks to be in great form at the moment looking at the digs he had in the previous races, just in time for the cross season to start
I believe this is their 60th stage win this season as a team. I doubt anyone else has come close, apart from a GC contender they are a bit of a dream team at the moment. Out of that number only 5 stage wins came from Boonen so it shows that there are plenty of stars in the team. They host an impressive amount of current and former world champions and national champions too!
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Hmmm Chimay hmmm.
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I must admit the first thing I thought of when I saw the name of the race was beer!0
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Turned out to be fabulous race; one for the classics connoisseurs.
Deserving of it's 5 star top 5.
Result:
1 Zdenek Stybar (Omega Pharma-Quick Step)
2 John Degenkolb (Giant-Shimano)
3 Jens Debusschere (Lotto Belisol)
4 Greg van Avermaet (BMC)
5 Sep Vanmarcke (Belkin)
90kms of non stop action, from the moment Eurosport opened up live coverage.
Where were you all?"Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
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Thanks for bringing it to our attention. Will catch up on this. Glad Stybar is back after that nasty crash.Contador is the Greatest0
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sorry this has also been end of season Drink- Chimay - Drink for me
just woken up in my basket behind a skip in Manchester Piccadilly
wake me up when it's the Haut Var
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Looks like Van Avermaet, Dagenkolb and Vanmarcke are mad keen (or just Belgian or German).seanoconn - gruagach craic!0
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Only 50 finishers. Looks like 3/4 of the field was from Belgium.Contador is the Greatest0
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Very strong 1km finish by Stybar.Contador is the Greatest0
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He's going to kick some butt this winter, looking forward to seeing him in Milton Keynes0
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I doubt he'll be there. At the moment his cross program for this winter is two races in the next 10 days, then 3 or 4 races around Christmas and probably the World Championships in the Czech Republic.
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Last 10 km here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fw6lGg4ehVI
Also repeated on Eurosport at 10.30am today and 5.30am tomorrow.0
