Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2017 *Spoilers*

blazing_saddles
blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
edited March 2017 in Pro race
To avoid folks asking where is the race thread, half way through the race and to keep the Flat Classics thread spoiler free.
Saturday, Februrary 25th: The Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.

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previous winners
2016, VAN AVERMAET Greg
2015, STANNARD Ian
2014, STANNARD Ian
2013, PAOLINI Luca
2012, VANMARCKE Sep
2011, LANGEVELD Sebastian
2010, FLECHA GIANNONI Juan Antonio
2009, HUSHOVD Thor
2008, GILBERT Philippe
2007, POZZATO Filippo
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,729
    Great stuff blazing.

    See you all on here at 1:30 ish hopefully!
    _
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Cold with strong winds so far this morning. Just for info, listings have the race on Eurosport after the AbuDabi stage.
  • gaffer_slow
    gaffer_slow Posts: 417
    is there English Language commentary streaming anywhere?
  • imatfaal
    imatfaal Posts: 2,716
    Kuznetsov / Katusha first one out
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    English language streaming should become available around 1-45pm.
    Belgian and French streaming from 12-30pm (early chat though) and 1-15pm respectively.
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  • imatfaal
    imatfaal Posts: 2,716
    Peleton done 46.5km in first hour and remain compact. First cobbles in about 5 mins
  • imatfaal
    imatfaal Posts: 2,716
    Boonen off bike but OK in small coming together due to compression at beginning of Haaghoek. Almost immedately back on bike and with group
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    Een now showing interviews with the riders before the start.
    Sagan's beard :shock: .....

    2 hours of this little number available to watch, right after Omloop:-

    https://rouleur.cc/editorial/boucles-dr ... own-races/
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  • imatfaal
    imatfaal Posts: 2,716
    bagdonas and jules have a minutes gap over peleton. women's race seems action packed - couldn't they show a bit of that?
  • imatfaal
    imatfaal Posts: 2,716
    Nearly five minutes for a group of six riders off the front - bagdonas / jules / van hecke / howard / teunissen / van goethem
  • mechanism
    mechanism Posts: 891
    I have to say I'm not a fan of Sagan's beard.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    Sporza is now live and we are on the pave with 87kms to go. :)
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    we already have chute holding up over half the bunch
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  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Sporza is now live and we are on the pave with 87kms to go. :)

    Anyone know if it's on Eurosport? Eurosportplayer is showing biathlon.... :roll:
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  • mechanism
    mechanism Posts: 891
    Its been on ES player since 13:15
  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    Mechanism wrote:
    Its been on ES player since 13:15

    Shit - I can't get it. Just had Abu Dhabi and I can get Langkawi but Omloop not loading! :twisted:
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    A dozen links to work through, here.

    https://www.procyclinglive.com/livestream/
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  • mechanism
    mechanism Posts: 891
    pottssteve wrote:
    Mechanism wrote:
    Its been on ES player since 13:15

    shoot - I can't get it. Just had Abu Dhabi and I can get Langkawi but Omloop not loading! :twisted:

    Its the 6th channel down at the moment.
  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    Yes, it's showing as sixth link down but not loading. Will try procyclinglive links, thanks.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    Zach Dempster down and out.
    The ES player is currently behind live and has a shiite picture.
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  • imatfaal
    imatfaal Posts: 2,716
    Zack Dempster down unusually - very heavy. Good miss by other rider Direct Energie on pavement
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    edited February 2017
    Another minor chute.
    Chasey where are you?
    Late again. :lol:
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  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Zach Dempster down and out.
    The ES player is currently behind live and has a shiite picture.

    Hurrah! Back to the brown fields and red brick of Belgium with Omloop in Eurosport 1. Mind you, no commentary , just lots of wind and helicopter noise! Still, better that the bloody desert. :)
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,729
    Come on Eurosport. Hurry up.
    _
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,729
    Don't really need to see up burgharts nose going up the champs Elyse.
    _
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,729
    Any news so far? Tough race easy race?
    _
  • imatfaal
    imatfaal Posts: 2,716
    6 riders still have 5 mins over peleton with 3 trying to bridge gap (have about a min over peleton)
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,729
    Elite singles adverts. Christ, what does that say about classics cycling fans?
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,729
    edited February 2017
    imatfaal wrote:
    6 riders still have 5 mins over peloton with 3 trying to bridge gap (have about a min over peloton)

    Aka chasse patat ;)

    Cheers
    _
  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    Seems the riders have forgotten the UCI directive that they must ride on the road....
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