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  • le_patron
    le_patron Posts: 494
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    TakeTheHighRoad wrote:
    3 and a half thousand metres of climbing on Sunday isn't it?

    In perspective, LBL was 4,000 last week, so it's definitely a tough test

    Flanders has about 2,400 for comparison.

    Reference ?
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
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  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    le patron wrote:
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    TakeTheHighRoad wrote:
    3 and a half thousand metres of climbing on Sunday isn't it?

    In perspective, LBL was 4,000 last week, so it's definitely a tough test

    Flanders has about 2,400 for comparison.

    Reference ?

    You forced me into this because I didn't want to appear foolish... Here's the old route with the muur, fed into strava.

    https://www.strava.com/routes/2257540

    2,632m according to that.
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  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    A link to the .gpx file for RVV2015 is here. Maybe you could work it out from this. I don't know!

    http://www.rvv.be/en/elite-men/race/track

    Back on topic - what's the weather like for today's stage?
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    8 leaders - Tennant, De Backer, Steels, Bernaudeau, Brammeier, Edet, Slik and McNally. Wonder if this will be the breakaway group for the day.

    Women's race passes through Micklegate (photo c/o Rob McQuisitor)

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  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Appears that would be the case, as the lead group go through Market Weighton with a lead of over 5 mins.

    Women's race update - Sprint finish in the end, won by Brit Louise Mahe (IKON-Mazda).

    CD_39amWgAAjVXu.jpg

    The top three - Louise Mahe, Eileen Rowe and Katie Curtis (photo c/o Ian Parker).

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  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    TV and livestreams have started. Leaders have 4' on the peloton with around 60km to go.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,706
    The threat of crosswinds having the desired effect in terms of keeping the peloton honest.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • RideOnTime
    RideOnTime Posts: 4,712
    Just waiting for the telly to warm-up.
    We on ITV4?

    There now. Very slow French digi-box...

    M. McNally... was that a sprint...

    no one is watching this are they...

    York is looking Dandy.
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Break is breaking up now as Bert de Backer looks to push on.
  • LeePaton
    LeePaton Posts: 353
    RonB wrote:

    The top three - Louise Mahe, Eileen Rowe and Katie Curtis (photo c/o Ian Parker).

    CD_5mrtWoAAmvNw.jpg:med

    Brilliant!!! Well in Eileen ROE, no w ;)

    First year at Pro Tour and has more second steps than Valverde already!
    It's not so much about winning, I just hate losing.
  • RideOnTime
    RideOnTime Posts: 4,712
    Those gates look fine.

    nice split.

    10 k now

    there's a lot of orange in the mix

    mystery front

    cross wind

    sky dropping

    someone needs to pace this down

    chase is messy

    narrow lanes - eek

    9.5 k

    2 out front

    stringing out under A64

    Millar is reading the race book

    He is boring his voice is so tedious

    7.4 k shifting now

    Voekler gearing up now

    road humps

    still 2 out I can't hear above the hoover

    Burt de Backer out on his own

    JLT moving up

    4.3 k now

    hoover is off I can hear again

    whopping lead

    this peleton needs to get cracking
  • RideOnTime
    RideOnTime Posts: 4,712
    3 k left

    belting now

    over Ouse

    catching him

    2.3 k

    Backer caught

    2 out

    peleton coming

    back together

    BMC attack

    good sprint finish

    Lotto

    don't know who

    HOFLAND

    good finish
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    Another near win for GvA, pipped in the last 50m
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Woohoo. Lotto Jumbo get their first win. Hofland.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Great ride by the Giant and Genesis riders. Great move by GVA - would have been great if he got it. Ends up some Jumbo rider gets it - their first win of the season which goes to show what sort of calibre of riders they were up against today.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • RideOnTime
    RideOnTime Posts: 4,712
    lotto pleased as punch
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    edited May 2015
    Lotto Jumbo finally won. Party time at Ridgerider's house.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • RideOnTime
    RideOnTime Posts: 4,712
    not a bad finish all told...
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    I've backed Hofland so many times when there aren't any top tier sprinters. The day I don't back him he wins.
  • fleshtuxedo
    fleshtuxedo Posts: 1,857
    Graphic showed an average speed of 35kmh???? Surely not
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    FleshTuxedo wrote:
    Graphic showed an average speed of 35kmh???? Surely not

    Is slow - UK averages are always slower mind (heavy roads).

    But yeah, slow.
    _
  • sportvan
    sportvan Posts: 105
    LOL - Hoffman thought he was getting the food hamper as well and had to directed away by bernard hinault.
  • ridgerider
    ridgerider Posts: 2,852
    RichN95 wrote:
    Lotto Jumbo finally won. Party time at Ridgerider's house.

    I hope not...I am in the lake district for a friends significant birthday party tonight. I have to say I feel relief for the team as opposed to outright joy. However, I shall toast him quietly and hope it leads to many more, and a more secure future for the team!
    Half man, Half bike
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,325
    FleshTuxedo wrote:
    Graphic showed an average speed of 35kmh???? Surely not

    Heading back from Selby to York it was a constant headwind - not gusty, but persistent - so I can believe it being a bit slower than expected. Luckily I infiltrated a fairly fast bunch and sucked wheels for most of the way home...
    Twitter: @canocola @thedreadships
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,810
    le patron wrote:
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    TakeTheHighRoad wrote:
    3 and a half thousand metres of climbing on Sunday isn't it?

    In perspective, LBL was 4,000 last week, so it's definitely a tough test

    Flanders has about 2,400 for comparison.

    Reference ?

    Mine's the Cycling Podcast
  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    FleshTuxedo wrote:
    Graphic showed an average speed of 35kmh???? Surely not

    Is slow - UK averages are always slower mind (heavy roads).

    But yeah, slow.

    ^this, generally a lot grainier than European blacktop
    @JaunePeril

    Winner of the Bike Radar Pro Race Wiggins Hour Prediction Competition
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,162
    Ned and Millar seemed to have trouble telling NFTO and Cult Racing apart which is fair enough as their helmets are identical and kit similar but really confused me when they said NFTO were all over the front working for Russ Downing! OKish stage but dull in comparison to yesterday (understandably). I really hope tomorrow provides the stage it should but there's a risk that Sky will control it too well.
  • thegibdog
    thegibdog Posts: 2,106
    35km/h is wrong, they covered 174km in 3:58 so 43.9km/h. UK roads may be slow but local 3/4 races average more than 35km/h.
    https://gibworth.mypixieset.com
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,325
    I thought Boulting and Millar did a better job today though - less talking over each other.

    One thing the cameras missed was the three tailenders toiling away long after the main field had finished. When they rolled past us for the last time (by the big screen in the centre of town) Karel Hnik couldn't resist sitting up to see how bad their deficit was on the screen above them. The hilarious look of disgust and horror (and the exaggerated eyeroll that followed) ensure that I'll be looking out for his results in future.
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