2017 Flat Classics thread - will probs have spoilers

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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Next up in the Napoleon Cup series we have this, on Sunday:
    Dwars door West-Vlaanderen Johan Museeuw Classic
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    VTM are producing live coverage of all races in the series, so there should be live feeds available, Sunday afternoon.
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  • jimmythecuckoo
    jimmythecuckoo Posts: 4,718
    Was a brilliant race yesterday.
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  • On_What
    On_What Posts: 516
    how good was La Samyn?!
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Odds on van Keirsbulk being in the big break in Flanders?
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  • blim
    blim Posts: 333
    Thoroughly enjoyed le Samyn; a decent little event over the last few years giving second string riders (the likes of van Keirsbulck, Keisse, Debusschere) a chance to prove themselves worthy of a chance in the bigger races.

    Also looking forward to the next Napoleon Games event, though its a pity the 3 days of West Flanders has been cut back to one day.

    I was also pleased to see the Sluitingprijs has been rescued from oblivion, though too late to make it into the Napoleon Games this year.
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  • timoid.
    timoid. Posts: 3,133
    On_What wrote:
    how good was La Samyn?!

    That grinding uphill finish. Crikey.
    It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired. You quit when the gorilla is tired.
  • shockedsoshocked
    shockedsoshocked Posts: 4,021
    Is Le Samyn the one that goes down narrow farm tracks and stuff?
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  • yorkshireraw
    yorkshireraw Posts: 1,632
    ShockedSoShocked wrote:
    Is Le Samyn the one that goes down narrow farm tracks and stuff?

    No it was more 'standard' cobbles and knarly road climbs.

    Think you may be thinking of Tro Bro Leon in France?

    There's also Omloop van Het Hageland, which Terpstra won last August. Caught it by chance one afternoon - at times it looked like they were nipping through peoples back gardens and down alleyways. Brilliant.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    Just watched Le Samyn on eurosport player - proper Belgian classic weather, great race :)
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    Just watched Le Samyn on eurosport player - proper Belgian classic weather, great race :)

    In France ;)
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    Just watched Le Samyn on eurosport player - proper Belgian classic weather, great race :)

    In France ;)

    Errrr, I think its in Wallonia, Rick.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    *shuffles back very slowly*


    I'll err, let myself out.
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  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    Was gonna say, pretty sure the commentators were going on about it being in Belgium... Although given it's Eurosport that probably doesn't mean much...
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,549
    It's definitely in Belgium, just across the border from Valenciennes, to the west of Mons.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Tomorrow's course for the GP Industria, live in the UK on the Bike Channel.

    2017-ALTIMETRIA.jpg

    But not errr flat. :oops:
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Tomorrow's course for the GP Industria, live in the UK on the Bike Channel.

    2017-ALTIMETRIA.jpg

    But not errr flat. :oops:
    Some decent names on the startline: Quintana, Nibali, A.Yates, Uran and Milan-San Remo favourite Simon Clarke*. Interesting to see how Bernal goes.



    *According to Carlton Kirby
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  • shockedsoshocked
    shockedsoshocked Posts: 4,021
    YorkshireRaw wrote:
    ShockedSoShocked wrote:
    Is Le Samyn the one that goes down narrow farm tracks and stuff?

    No it was more 'standard' cobbles and knarly road climbs.

    Think you may be thinking of Tro Bro Leon in France?

    Ah yes that rings a bell!

    I'm cycling between Valencienes and Mons next year, hopefully will avoid the cobbles!
    "A cyclist has nothing to lose but his chain"

    PTP Runner Up 2015
  • imatfaal
    imatfaal Posts: 2,716
    IS DDWV on any feed this afternoon - apparently, the weather is vile which might well make for a spectacular race
  • yorkshireraw
    yorkshireraw Posts: 1,632
    ShockedSoShocked wrote:
    YorkshireRaw wrote:
    ShockedSoShocked wrote:
    Is Le Samyn the one that goes down narrow farm tracks and stuff?

    No it was more 'standard' cobbles and knarly road climbs.

    Think you may be thinking of Tro Bro Leon in France?

    Ah yes that rings a bell!

    I'm cycling between Valencienes and Mons next year, hopefully will avoid the cobbles!

    Wrong answer....
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    ShockedSoShocked wrote:
    YorkshireRaw wrote:
    ShockedSoShocked wrote:
    Is Le Samyn the one that goes down narrow farm tracks and stuff?

    No it was more 'standard' cobbles and knarly road climbs.

    Think you may be thinking of Tro Bro Leon in France?

    Ah yes that rings a bell!

    I'm cycling between Valencienes and Mons next year, hopefully will avoid the cobbles!

    Your display pic has got me thinking.

    I wonder what Ulle would have been like tackling the cobbles.

    Beyond being fat, obviously.
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  • blim
    blim Posts: 333
    imatfaal wrote:
    IS DDWV on any feed this afternoon - apparently, the weather is vile which might well make for a spectacular race

    A bit late I know, but it was on http://nieuws.vtm.be/sport with no geo-restriction! Maybe all the Napoleon Games cup races will be?
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  • blim
    blim Posts: 333
    *Le Samyn was streamed there too
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  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    Not been mentioned but Sep crashed at Strade Bianche and then pulled up at GP Larciano. Hope he's ok. Due to ride Tirreno...
  • shockedsoshocked
    shockedsoshocked Posts: 4,021
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    ShockedSoShocked wrote:
    YorkshireRaw wrote:
    ShockedSoShocked wrote:
    Is Le Samyn the one that goes down narrow farm tracks and stuff?

    No it was more 'standard' cobbles and knarly road climbs.

    Think you may be thinking of Tro Bro Leon in France?

    Ah yes that rings a bell!

    I'm cycling between Valencienes and Mons next year, hopefully will avoid the cobbles!

    Your display pic has got me thinking.

    I wonder what Ulle would have been like tackling the cobbles.

    Beyond being fat, obviously.

    He was a pretty handy one day rider. Probably could have done well in both the cobbled and Ardennes classics if he actually bothered to ride a bike through winter.
    "A cyclist has nothing to lose but his chain"

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  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    ShockedSoShocked wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    ShockedSoShocked wrote:
    YorkshireRaw wrote:
    ShockedSoShocked wrote:
    Is Le Samyn the one that goes down narrow farm tracks and stuff?

    No it was more 'standard' cobbles and knarly road climbs.

    Think you may be thinking of Tro Bro Leon in France?

    Ah yes that rings a bell!

    I'm cycling between Valencienes and Mons next year, hopefully will avoid the cobbles!

    Your display pic has got me thinking.

    I wonder what Ulle would have been like tackling the cobbles.

    Beyond being fat, obviously.

    He was a pretty handy one day rider. Probably could have done well in both the cobbled and Ardennes classics if he actually bothered to ride a bike through winter.


    Ach, with a chunk of Sacher torte in one pocket & a jar of Nutella in another, he'd have been fine
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,549
    I thought the secret with Ullrich was to have a team car drive ahead of him with a jar of Nutella on the rear parcel shelf?

    Wasn't that the cause of the pre-Tour crash in, if memory serves, 2001? Ullrich's form was so good that the ds driving didn't go fast enough and Jan seized his opportunity.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
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  • shockedsoshocked
    shockedsoshocked Posts: 4,021
    andyp wrote:
    I thought the secret with Ullrich was to have a team car drive ahead of him with a jar of Nutella on the rear parcel shelf?

    Wasn't that the cause of the pre-Tour crash in, if memory serves, 2001? Ullrich's form was so good that the ds driving didn't go fast enough and Jan seized his opportunity.

    https://www.youtube.com/shared?ci=3KkPBecny-o

    Still, you've got to be some one day rider if you can turn around to Klodi and Vino and tell them if they don't work with you they're getting dropped.
    "A cyclist has nothing to lose but his chain"

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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Boonen will get all the attention but I have a real hunch Gilbert is going to be really interesting.
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  • imatfaal
    imatfaal Posts: 2,716
    blim wrote:
    imatfaal wrote:
    IS DDWV on any feed this afternoon - apparently, the weather is vile which might well make for a spectacular race

    A bit late I know, but it was on http://nieuws.vtm.be/sport with no geo-restriction! Maybe all the Napoleon Games cup races will be?


    Thanks - will log it into favourites for future.

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