Eneco Tour *Spoilers*

TheBigBean

36.4km to go. Break has 3 m 26s. Golden km approaches.

rick_chasey

Who's in the break? Just turned on.

Been putting pictures up

rick_chasey

Dylan van Baarle and Johan le Bon in the break.

Guessing they're Belgian....

*and mutes the TV*

rick_chasey

BMC driving the peloton, presumably for Phil Gil?

FJS

Le Bon and Van Baarle ahead, over 3 minutes with just 27 to go. Torrential rain at the moment. BMC chasing, but only one rider, even though it's still a large bunch. This could be a very good opportunity for Van Baarle to take the overall

rick_chasey

Gap's fallen by about 20 seconds since I turned it on, so I'm sceptical the break will stick.

FJS

Van Baarle is Dutch, Le Bon French. BMC chasing fro both Gilbert and GVA. GVA and Gilbert both taking bonus seconds in the golden km, so BMC seems to let them both fight it out for GC between themselves

rick_chasey

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19679854#p19679854]FJS[/url] wrote:

Van Baarle is Dutch, Le Bon French.

So they are.

Surprised with names like that!

FJS

It's all up and down, narrow little roads onto wide ones, lots of corners. PLus the rain, not easy chasing

FJS

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19679859#p19679859]Rick Chasey[/url] wrote:

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19679854#p19679854]FJS[/url] wrote:

Van Baarle is Dutch, Le Bon French.

So they are.

Surprised with names like that!

Vanbaarle as one word would be more Flemish

TheBigBean

Peloton looking pretty slim.

FJS

Sporza commentators using the word 'apocalyptic' three times in one minute

FJS

Greipel working at the front of the bunch, like he did in the Spring. Nice

FJS

That's some seriously heavy rain :shock:

rick_chasey

Lars Boom with dark looking shades in a storm, through the trees.

Nice.

rick_chasey

Peloton sits up, Gilbert remonstrates. Bahaha.

TheBigBean

Greipel sort of attacks.

FJS

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19679888#p19679888]TheBigBean[/url] wrote:

Greipel sort of attacks.

Pulls Wellens ahead - brilliant domestique work

rick_chasey

Le Bon does look more sprightly than Van Baarle

FJS

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19679889#p19679889]FJS[/url] wrote:

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19679888#p19679888]TheBigBean[/url] wrote:

Greipel sort of attacks.

Pulls Wellens ahead - brilliant domestique work

Kelderman, and a Sky rider also with them. A group with Boom chasing, Gilbert behind in the bunch. BMC fail?

rick_chasey

Yup, BMC fail.

For a change.

rick_chasey

Van Baarle gets dropped AGAIN going around corners. Le Bon gets a cheeky tow from the moto.

rick_chasey

Chasers in sight with 1k to go.

Close!

rick_chasey

Van Baarle creeping back on Le Bon.

Break will stay away just...

jam1e

This is going to be ridiculously close...


Good effort by the breakaway there but the peloton and BMC only have themselves to blame.

FJS

Van Baarle gets him, but the Greipel-Wellens-Kelderman group also close

rick_chasey

Not quite enough from van Baarle, who is 2nd to Le Bon.

FJS

All in bits and pieces, but very small gaps. Kelderman takes lead, Van Baarle second. Good GC shake-up today, but bigger gaps expected tomorrow and Sunday

rick_chasey

Cycling's so glam.

Winner's sitting there wrecked on the pavement while sleeveless fans pat him on the pack.

specialgueststar

that was cracking . I can see Le Bon on my man squad next year . Quickstep nearly signed him - prodigious as a junior with a lot of wins - Breton in the Hinault mould

celebrates like he means it