Eneco Tour *Spoilers*
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Crash has split the peloton.Only 30-40 in front group.0
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Greipel takes it with a no hand celebration - must be feeling good.0
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Textbook leadout by Lotto for Greipel, outstanding0
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Breschel managed to engineer a one man crash in a peloton.
2nd - 6th Guarnieri, Boonen, Drucker, Van Poppel and Demare0 -
Breschel managed to engineer a one man crash in a peloton.
Ignore me. Two riders went down.0 -
1 André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Soudal
2 Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Team Katusha
3 Tom Boonen (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step
4 Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) BMC Racing Team
5 Danny Van Poppel (Ned) Trek Factory Racing
6 Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ.fr
7 Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Rus) Team Katusha
8 Roy Jans (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert
9 Sébastien Turgot (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
10 Sacha Modolo (Ita) Lampre-Merida0 -
After considerable delay, the BR Eneco fans finally get the GC. Asselman played the game well.
1 Jesper Asselman (Ned) Team Roompot 8:18:55
2 André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Soudal 0:00:05
3 Elia Viviani (Ita) Team Sky
4 Danny Van Poppel (Ned) Trek Factory Racing 0:00:09
5 Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Team Katusha
6 Gijs Van Hoecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
7 Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Astana Pro Team 0:00:10
8 Nico Denz (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale
9 Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) BMC Racing Team 0:00:11
10 Tom Boonen (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step0 -
Thanks for the updates TBB.Contador is the Greatest0
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Demare not in top 10 despite 2 sprint stages and 6 golden mile jollies.
FdJ had two groups on different sides of the road :shock: then Offredo did a sterling job of work to get onto the back of the Lotto train but Demare was nowhere to be seen - he looks like he's lost his mojo . Shoddy
3.40 Offredo does well 4.11 he packs it in
and puts it in reverse to find his sprinter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbNYKkkxN3A0 -
Really enjoy this race every year.
The golden KM is pretty enjoyable in a brutal sort of way.
I liked the way Phil Gil tried to race it yesterday and you never know when those second gathered might prove useful.0 -
Can see why they do it.
Let's face it, Eneco Tour's probably as much of a joke in the pro peloton as it is on here, save for Jumbo and some B list Dutch riders.0 -
I reckon it's mostly post-TdF fatigue/raised expectations - both for the riders and for us. With the new route of the past few years with some proper Ardennes and cobbles stages it's not inherently more boring than most other weak-long races -Poland, Down Under, Andalucia, etc. Actually, the racing has been pretty good in the final stages the past few years.Can see why they do it.
Let's face it, Eneco Tour's probably as much of a joke in the pro peloton as it is on here, save for Jumbo and some B list Dutch riders.
Besides that, it's World Tour, which means there's always riders willing to chase points0 -
Can see why they do it.
Let's face it, Eneco Tour's probably as much of a joke in the pro peloton as it is on here, save for Jumbo and some B list Dutch riders.
The fans seem to like it here. Less controlled racing partly due to the varied parcours making it difficult for teams to control, partly due to some big names absence/tired from the Tour.
Remember the days when it used to get decided by 2s worth of time bonuses on 5 bunch sprints? That was pish."In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"
@gietvangent0 -
Contador is the Greatest0 -
Sky testing out disc brakes at Eneco today, accroding to Eisel
https://twitter.com/EiselBernhard/status/631402394384007168
Expect carnage, mayhem, wounding, blood, decapitation*
*according to the anti-disc brigadeWarning No formatter is installed for the format0 -
tatoos man... that's what discs give you apparently...0
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Sky testing out disc brakes at Eneco today, accroding to Eisel
https://twitter.com/EiselBernhard/status/631402394384007168
Expect carnage, mayhem, wounding, blood, decapitation*
*according to the anti-disc brigade
Roompot had 3 guys on them yesterday. Velonews had a good piece today saying a lot of teams have the delaying factor of leadtime for disc ready frames from sponsors and the neutral service currently need about 20 different wheels to service all the proposed combinations of axle and disc."In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"
@gietvangent0 -
[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19677976#p19677976]disgruntledgoat[/url] wrote:Sky testing out disc brakes at Eneco today, accroding to Eisel
https://twitter.com/EiselBernhard/status/631402394384007168
Expect carnage, mayhem, wounding, blood, decapitation*
Not only that, only the outside spare bikes on the roof of the service cars have wheels on, so the inside bikes need to get one added which takes more time with a disc.
I personally really like discs on my bike, and will get them on my next one too.
*according to the anti-disc brigade
Roompot had 3 guys on them yesterday. Velonews had a good piece today saying a lot of teams have the delaying factor of leadtime for disc ready frames from sponsors and the neutral service currently need about 20 different wheels to service all the proposed combinations of axle and disc.0 -
Roompot already on them...0
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I like Eneco
S'alright0 -
This was one of the best races last year0
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This was one of the best races last year
Plus it's the only race to see the Muur get a proper outing these days (Omloop doesn't count as it comes with 120km to go) and 3 times at that!"In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"
@gietvangent0 -
Anyone know what happened in the golden km? I missed it.
Looks like 17.3km to go and all together.0 -
Greipel out of position. Lots of work to get back.0
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Forum moderator goes wild. A rare rare rare thing - Boonen wins a sprint!0
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Tommy, would you believe it. ?
Nice to see that
`Organiser, National Championship 50 mile Time Trial 19720 -
Tommeke! Lovely lovely0
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Anyone know what happened in the golden km? I missed it.
Looks like 17.3km to go and all together.
Theuns took the 1st sprint then just kept on powering ahead to take the other two solo0 -
Cheers RR
Tomeke only 1s off the lead. He needs to up his golden km game.
Stage
1 Tom Boonen (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step
2 Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ.fr
3 Elia Viviani (Ita) Team Sky
4 Andrea Guardini (Ita) Astana Pro Team
5 Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) Team Roompot
6 André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Soudal
7 Rudiger Selig (Ger) Team Katusha
8 Sacha Modolo (Ita) Lampre-Merida
9 Danny Van Poppel (Ned) Trek Factory Racing
10 Roy Jans (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert
GC
1 Jesper Asselman (Ned) Team Roompot 12:13:20
2 Tom Boonen (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step 0:00:01
3 Elia Viviani (Ita) Team Sky
4 André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Soudal 0:00:05
5 Edward Theuns (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise 0:00:06
6 Danny Van Poppel (Ned) Trek Factory Racing 0:00:09
7 Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ.fr
8 Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Team Katusha
9 Gijs Van Hoecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
10 Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert0 -
Nice Boonen. He should beat most of those in the top ten in the TT tomorrow.Contador is the Greatest0
