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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    edited February 2016
    we re away in Hoogstraten

    Sophie takes the hole shot but it rapidly closes up with the usual suspects behind
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    Twisty muddy but mostly flat course with the odd bridge and a small sand pit thrown in

    Lead changing rapidly between Sophie and Nicki

    Jolien has done her J-Pow impression from first row to 10th place and ends the first lap 19 secs behind. Usual suspects in a line but close behind Harris...

    Wyman and Van Passen don't take a bike and move into the lead - Discs rule supreme

    Harris on the front from Nicki, Sanne vP, Sophie and SanneC - Cant looking tired, she is ill apparently and really only trying to hold her positions in the relative GCs

    Heln drops back a bit, Nicki and Sanne C into 1 & 2 - Sand pit approaching

    Jolien is closing on Helen who looks like she's having a shocker. Front 4 not looking like they re powering off but Helen is dropping back

    Group
    Helen 15
    Jolien 19
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    Sanne C is off pursued by Nicki and Sophie. Sophie stuggling to follow, SvP has gone. Jolien overhauls Helen who looks in agony. Really not her day

    First time I ve seen Sanne on discs, Sophie and Nicki too...

    Sanne away with Nicki close behind but gap slowly growing. Despite my earlier talk this could turn into a classic Cant performance

    Sanne into the sand pit an dmust already be 10 secs ahead, Sanne can ride, nicki has to run, De Boer is catching Nicki or Nicki is dropping back

    2 to go
    Cant
    Harris 15
    De Boer 17
    Van Passen 42
    Verschuren 45
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    edited February 2016
    Sanne away and looking super comfortable

    Sophie moves ahead of Nicki. Slight sign of weakness from Sanne but the gap is so big it's fairly unimportant

    Cant lapping backmarkers like they re standing still. This course looks like a killer

    Sanne into sand pit


    Laatse Ronde
    Sanne
    Sophie 16
    Nicki 18
    Jolien 40
    Sanne vP 50
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    (helen 1 30 behind now)

    Nicki moves back into second but the difference is only psychological

    Sanne skips over the hurdles, the race is basically won, Nicki and Sophie exchange places. Jolein is out on her own in 4th. She too has a GC position to defend

    Sophie has dropped Nicki off camera somewhere. The Sophie Sufferface is working overtime

    Sanne into the sand for the last time and onto the finish straight. A typically strong performance

    Sophie will take second at 13s, Nicki behind at 26 looking a bit frustrated. Jolien in 4th at 55

    Will await the final standings...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    Cant 89
    Jolien 85
    Wyman 77
    Harris 76

    with one more round in Middelkerke to come, Looks like a Sanne Cant Shutout (apart from the ever elusive big one) could be on the cards this year. Especally as looking at the klassement it's the best 6 results that count (a la sailing) - which currently would be 6 victories and a second place evenif she doesnt turn up next weeks (if that's how it works)
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    The 2 main van der Triplets are away followed by a barrier bunny hopping, shape throwing Tom Meussen

    MvdP ahead followed by Wout at about 3 secs on the laatse ronde

    Into the sand for MvdP and onto the road straight for victory

    MvdP
    WvA 16 - looking p1sssed!!
    Meussen 53
    Sven 1 20
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    ddraver wrote:
    PFP tweets that she's done her knee in and that she'll be out for 6 weeks. Cyclocross season likely over!

    I am heartbroken, may as well just give the WC Jersey to Sanne Cant now and save the money...

    That's why I don't make predictions...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    Crickey! That was a good race. Thought Nys might have it there. Great ride from Wout van Aert!
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    Just catching up, could see someone doing exactly what Paul's did into the sand section from miles away...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    Of course, happens every year...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8821P3mWzU&t=49m45s
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    The two part Sven Nys movie starts on TV tonight!
    "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'"

    @gietvangent
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    Sven is giving Bradley a run for his money in the farewell stakes...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    Femke has apparently retired - http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/2884/Wielrenne ... ce=dlvr.it

    Wont defend her case.

    Which is kinda disappointing to everyone really...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • Paul 8v
    Paul 8v Posts: 5,458
    Will they release details of the case against her? i.e. was the bike used in the race etc?
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  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    Paul 8v wrote:
    Will they release details of the case against her? i.e. was the bike used in the race etc?

    You nosey git :wink:
    "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'"

    @gietvangent
  • Paul 8v
    Paul 8v Posts: 5,458
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    Paul 8v wrote:
    Will they release details of the case against her? i.e. was the bike used in the race etc?

    You nosey git :wink:
    Haha, I thought that's what everyone wanted to know!
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  • Shadowrider
    Shadowrider Posts: 483
    Paul 8v wrote:
    Will they release details of the case against her? i.e. was the bike used in the race etc?

    I imagine some form of published memoirs will follow.

    TBH I thought cross ended at the WC, that's when I lose interest anyway.
  • LeePaton
    LeePaton Posts: 353
    Nah the bunny hop competition is the year highlight.
    It's not so much about winning, I just hate losing.

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