Ronde van Vlaanderen 2017 *spoilers*

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  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    best race of the year so far :)

    And cannondale nearly got on a podium :lol::lol::lol::lol:
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    thegibdog wrote:
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    Superb sacrifice from Gilbert, who was meant to be the hare for the dogs to chase.
    Was that really the case? Gilbert was their best chance of winning coming into the race. And Boonen looked very much like he was working for Gilbert.
    Yeah my read was that Gilbert just found himself with a gap coming over that climb and decided to press on. I assume he had been expecting to get caught though.

    Think you're probably right. QS tactics were "make it hard", but Gilbert made it very hard very early. Once he had a gap he must have thought he'd got it too early, but pushed on. In that sense he wasn't riding for himself but for Boonen.
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  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    Scott Thwaites good effort again in 16th. I'm sure he's got a big win in him.
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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,312
    I doubt he'll figure much in P-R due to that effort and missed chances for other protagonists but he may come good for Amstel Gold. What a palmares:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_Gilbert
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  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    Just finished watching it on catch up (damned life getting in the way).

    WHAT a race. Absolutely stunning ride by Gilbert.
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    https://twitter.com/quickstepteam/statu ... 9948528642

    3 different monuments and a world champs.

    Oof.
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  • slim_boy_fat
    slim_boy_fat Posts: 1,810
    edited April 2017
    Rick Chasey wrote:


    3 different monuments and a world champs.

    Oof.
    And only the fourth rider to win De Ronde, Liege-Bastogne-Liege, Lombardia and the Worlds in their career.
  • rozzer32
    rozzer32 Posts: 3,923
    That is the most "unbelievable" ride I've seen in years. Gilbert disappears for a couple of years and then a move to QS and a new special training plan has got him back to his old winning ways. I need to employ his coach.

    Still wonder what exactly caused Sagans crash but what will it take for the uci to only allow barriers that don't have the feet exposed? Surely it can't be that difficult and would make it all safer anyway.
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  • graeme_s-2
    graeme_s-2 Posts: 3,382
    I used to think of BMC as where talent went to die. Evans and GVA bucked the trend, but what on earth were they doing with Phil Gil all this time?
  • slim_boy_fat
    slim_boy_fat Posts: 1,810
    rozzer32 wrote:
    That is the most "unbelievable" ride I've seen in years. Gilbert disappears for a couple of years and then a move to QS and a new special training plan has got him back to his old winning ways. I need to employ his coach.

    Still wonder what exactly caused Sagans crash but what will it take for the uci to only allow barriers that don't have the feet exposed? Surely it can't be that difficult and would make it all safer anyway.
    You have a point about the barriers but if they had been riding in the middle of the road it would have never happened. You takes your chance.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Graeme_S wrote:
    I used to think of BMC as where talent went to die. Evans and GVA bucked the trend, but what on earth were they doing with Phil Gil all this time?
    Paying him too much.
    He's now on a low basic salary with performance related bonuses.
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  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    Graeme_S wrote:
    I used to think of BMC as where talent went to die. Evans and GVA bucked the trend, but what on earth were they doing with Phil Gil all this time?


    Andy Rihs constantly writing open cheques
  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    Slim Boy Fat wrote:
    rozzer32 wrote:
    That is the most "unbelievable" ride I've seen in years. Gilbert disappears for a couple of years and then a move to QS and a new special training plan has got him back to his old winning ways. I need to employ his coach.

    Still wonder what exactly caused Sagans crash but what will it take for the uci to only allow barriers that don't have the feet exposed? Surely it can't be that difficult and would make it all safer anyway.
    You have a point about the barriers but if they had been riding in the middle of the road it would have never happened. You takes your chance.

    +1

    And, with all due respect, re Gilbert I can't agree on his ride being 'unbelievable'. He's always been total class. A few lean years recently but in great form this year; and everything went his way today. Clearly the strongest rider today but not in an eyebrow raising way.
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,317
    Terpstra: the Nigel Farage of cycling... not the best at anything, likes to be seen with winners and not particularly popular. Stupid grin.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Gilbert has form for this.

    http://www.velonews.com/2008/03/news/ro ... volk_72940

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zdbyv94L6fA
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    OCDuPalais wrote:
    Terpstra: the Nigel Farage of cycling... not the best at anything, likes to be seen with winners and not particularly popular. Stupid grin.

    You take that back.

    You take that back right now. :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:
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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,549
    OCDuPalais wrote:
    Terpstra: the Nigel Farage of cycling... not the best at anything, likes to be seen with winners and not particularly popular. Stupid grin.

    Unlike Farage, Terpstra actually wins occasionally.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Sep has a broken finger.

    (and no skin on his hands).
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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,549
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Sep has a broken finger.

    (and no skin on his hands).

    He can't buy a break, can he? That's him out of Roubaix presumably.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Nee joh.
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  • thegibdog
    thegibdog Posts: 2,106
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Sep has a broken finger.

    (and no skin on his hands).
    Sounds like Roubaix could be painful.

    Just re-watching the race. Gilbert rode the gully on the opposite side from where Sagan crashed, where there was plenty of room away from the crowd & barriers.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    thegibdog wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Sep has a broken finger.

    (and no skin on his hands).
    Sounds like Roubaix could be painful.

    Just re-watching the race. Gilbert rode the gully on the opposite side from where Sagan crashed, where there was plenty of room away from the crowd & barriers.

    I'd imagine he was doing what Armstrong likes to do - right really close to the crowd/barriers to put his competitors off following his wheel.
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    andyp wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Sep has a broken finger.

    (and no skin on his hands).

    He can't buy a break, can he? That's him out of Roubaix presumably.

    Ouch. Poor guy. He looked in good form too, and didn't seem to be doing anything "stupid" in the race.

    And Cannondale seemed to have decent numbers. Just need a QS-esque DS and they'd be in business.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    iainf72 wrote:
    andyp wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Sep has a broken finger.

    (and no skin on his hands).

    He can't buy a break, can he? That's him out of Roubaix presumably.

    Ouch. Poor guy. He looked in good form too, and didn't seem to be doing anything "stupid" in the race.

    .

    Well, apart from not wearing gloves while racing.
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  • thegibdog
    thegibdog Posts: 2,106
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    iainf72 wrote:
    andyp wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Sep has a broken finger.

    (and no skin on his hands).
    He can't buy a break, can he? That's him out of Roubaix presumably.
    Ouch. Poor guy. He looked in good form too, and didn't seem to be doing anything "stupid" in the race.
    Well, apart from not wearing gloves while racing.
    Indeed.

    Always wear gloves kids.
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Rick Chasey wrote:

    Well, apart from not wearing gloves while racing.

    Please return your membership to the Boonen-fanclub with immediate effect. If you have any Boonen pate in your fridge, please bin it without eating it, as you're not good enough for it.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Haha.

    Hey, when you're Sep, you gotta expect you're gonna crash, no?
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    https://www.instagram.com/p/BSZQoqPA0CX/
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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,549
    edited April 2017
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Haha.

    Hey, when you're Sep, you gotta expect you're gonna crash, no?

    Good point, well made.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    I've never understood what the pros think they're proving riding without mitts.

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