E3 Harelbeke 2016 **SPOILERS**

milton50
milton50 Posts: 3,856
edited March 2016 in Pro race
Arguably the third most important race of the cobbled classics season. Usually an excellent indicator of form ahead of Flanders.Anyone know what the weather is expected to be like?

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  • AK_jnr
    AK_jnr Posts: 717
    Wet in the morning by the looks of it
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    Sideways rain in Gent right now. An evil morning.
    "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
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    :D.
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  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    I'm off work sick this week and I was planning a crafty trip out to the paterberg this afternoon but the weather is so foul I'm going to sit in with some medicine (beer) and watch on Sporza.
    "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
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Sounds like it could be a proper hard man's day then.

    If we get a repeat of last year's Gent Wevelgem then I might get too excited.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    PTP quandary - do I mention which well fancied rider is a non-starter who do I keep quiet and let people lose points?

    I'll just mention that a big name is a DNS and let you find out yourself.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    Live on eurosport from 2.

    Should keep me company during my essay writing this afternoon :)
  • slim_boy_fat
    slim_boy_fat Posts: 1,810
    GVA out due to stomach problems.

    Edit: oops Rich!
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,821
    Written like a true gossip columnist Rich
  • smithy21
    smithy21 Posts: 2,204
    Just need to get an Easter egg hunt done this afternoon and then get back to watch this.
  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    Slim Boy Fat wrote:
    GVA out due to stomach problems.

    Edit: oops Rich!

    Nothing a dose of Calpol can't sort.
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,434
    Rich is the Secret Pro? :?
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    Sun is out!
    "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
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    Sun is out!

    We're blaming you. If you'd gone out it would have chucked it down all day.
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  • imatfaal
    imatfaal Posts: 2,716
    Coverage already started on Eurosport? Just ads so far

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  • imatfaal
    imatfaal Posts: 2,716
    edited March 2016
    deleted

    That's last year
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    imatfaal wrote:
    Some nasty crashes - Fab Cancellara already out (in hospital now)

    You're a year late with this info
    "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
  • imatfaal
    imatfaal Posts: 2,716
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    imatfaal wrote:
    Some nasty crashes - Fab Cancellara already out (in hospital now)

    You're a year late with this info

    Damn - I thought I had deleted before anyone saw that. :oops:
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    imatfaal wrote:
    deleted

    That's last year

    I have a premonition how it might end ......

    1THOMASGeraintTeam Sky802255:15:00
    2STYBARZdenek Etixx - Quick Step601500:25
    3TRENTINMatteoEtixx - Quick Step501100:38
    4KRISTOFFAlexanderTeam Katusha 4090,,
    5VANMARCKESepTeam LottoNL - Jumbo3080,,
    6BRESCHELMattiTinkoff - Saxo2270,,
    7ROELANDTSJurgenLotto Soudal1460,,
    8BAUERJackTeam Cannondale - Garmin 1050,,
    9KEUKELEIREJensOrica GreenEDGE
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    SpecialGuestStar wrote:
    imatfaal wrote:
    deleted

    That's last year

    I have a premonition how it might end ......

    1THOMASGeraintTeam Sky802255:15:00
    2STYBARZdenek Etixx - Quick Step601500:25
    3TRENTINMatteoEtixx - Quick Step501100:38
    4KRISTOFFAlexanderTeam Katusha 4090,,
    5VANMARCKESepTeam LottoNL - Jumbo3080,,
    6BRESCHELMattiTinkoff - Saxo2270,,
    7ROELANDTSJurgenLotto Soudal1460,,
    8BAUERJackTeam Cannondale - Garmin 1050,,
    9KEUKELEIREJensOrica GreenEDGE

    Good job you posted that in a thread with SPOILER in the title.
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  • imatfaal
    imatfaal Posts: 2,716
    SpecialGuestStar wrote:
    imatfaal wrote:
    deleted

    That's last year

    I have a premonition how it might end ......

    In my defence I am at work and couldn't get the es-player feed sorted ... there is no defence is there?
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    imatfaal wrote:
    SpecialGuestStar wrote:
    imatfaal wrote:
    deleted

    That's last year

    I have a premonition how it might end ......

    In my defence I am at work and couldn't get the es-player feed sorted ... there is no defence is there?

    As your legal counsel, I can advise on a number of defence strategies.
    1) Your account was hacked, and the post in no way reflects your own personal opinions or thoughts.
    2) You had a late stage vanishing twin, which occasionally takes control of your body and makes you do stupid things. You can also plead here that the twin hasn't popped up recently, so is necessarily a little out of date and didn't know the result of E3 2015
    3) A big boy did it and ran away
    4) Chewbacca defence
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  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    5) It was for research, honest.
    Team My Man 2018: David gaudu, Pierre Latour, Romain Bardet, Thibaut pinot, Alexandre Geniez, Florian Senechal, Warren Barguil, Benoit Cosnefroy
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    Sagan warming up the crowd

    https://twitter.com/Peter_SagFan/status/713324168335515648
    "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
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    Demare is wearing the Belgian flag on his jersey today

    In other news, Lidl have a bike rigged up to a turbo rigged up to a juicer in some of their stores. Want.
    "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
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Anyone found a decent sporza feed for the UK?

    Need the commentary.
    _
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Anyone found a decent sporza feed for the UK?

    Need the commentary.

    SPorza's only starting now, check your usual suspects again.
    "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
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Sporza still talking although Rick has missed his love child Boonan.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Sporza finally goes live with 97kms to go
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.

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