Scheldeprijs ***SPOILER***

ddraver
ddraver Posts: 26,697
edited April 2015 in Pro race
Afternoon

Work have sent me home for being poorly sick so I ll start this one.

Likely to be a fairly uninteresting day, most of the Gold standard sprinters are out.

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Sporza coverage at 1445

Although my head (PTP) went for Kristoff, I was going to give Debuscherre my heart today but even he's not interested
We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
- @ddraver
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  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,556
    ddraver wrote:
    Afternoon

    Work have sent me home for being poorly sick so I ll start this one.

    Likely to be a fairly uninteresting day, most of the Gold standard sprinters are out.

    Being retired my choice is either staying to watch tv or going out on a really sunny day.

    Race off to a slow start this morning.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCdQs3OIdrE&feature=youtu.be
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,556
    Group of seven riders (De Vreese, Backaert, Vanbilsen, Buasto, Jerome, Duijn & Put) have 2.30 lead
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Went live with pan flat 102 kms to go.
    Now 94 kms left.
    Interminable.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,697
    Worse that that BS I drove through this area on Monday on the way back from RvV so it's not even new scenery...

    Tinky Saxy and Katusha "chasing"
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,556
    60km left. Gap just over 2min.

    I'm watching Basque Country on Eurosport instead!
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,556
    25km & 25sec gap
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,697
    Yep, got ES on the laptop and Sporza on the telly. Just cleaned all the Flanders mud off of the bike and relubed everything that had siezed (most of it)

    22 to go, break at 30secs

    Katusha chasing - this is likely to be an HTCesque win unless Sagan can pull something outstanding off
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,436
    Twitter says 19k to go
    Too early to start watching?
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,697
    starting the finish circuit
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    TailWindHome wrote:
    Twitter says 19k to go
    Too early to start watching?
    Twitter might be a bit behind. It's 14.5km to go at 3.46pm
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,697
    Once again an inflatable arch has collapsed - which is the most exciting thing to happen thus far. Sporza are actually getting quite excited about it...they re asking Renaat and everything!!
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,697
    Now the BMC car has got stuck underneath!

    Ho Lee Sug Ar!!!
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • emadden
    emadden Posts: 2,431
    The "Belgian Banner" strikes again :lol::lol::lol::lol:
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,697
    9 to go, 17 secs
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,436
    Hand Sling action at the rear
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,697
    Sky swarm to front, still Katusha and Saxo chasing
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,697
    Sagan on the front. Clearly working for someone else. Wiggo pulls off
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,697
    EQS & Astana appear
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,697
    Together at 4km
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,436
    Sorry. Haven't been paying attention - who are EQS working for?
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,697
    Fenn leads, EQS close behind, katusha notably absent...whoop there they go

    last km

    Gigantic crash!!!!
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,697
    Kristoff barely rises out of the saddle to win

    Viviani missing, Eisel "sprinting" for some reason...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Who's in the crash?
    _
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Sprint with a huge crash in the last km on wide open roads.

    What a joke.

    I hope the big guns stayed well back and did not bother contest this minor race ahead of the real race on Sunday.

    Kristoff wins again :roll:
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    edited April 2015
    Lots of Jumbo on the floor.

    On Tinky rider goes down very hard.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,697
    FdJ give Kristoff the perfect lead out and he goes super long again
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • emadden
    emadden Posts: 2,431
    Great sprint by Ed Theuns there... That was some crash though. Hope all the riders are ok.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Theuns in 2nd.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,436
    Lot of riders still down
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Who's in the crash?
    About 50 people
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