2018 Ronde van Vlaanderen 1UWT. Antwerpen › Oudenaarde (266.5k) *Spoilers*

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  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,236
    RichN95 wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    OCDuPalais wrote:
    Tiesj Benoot has really impressed.
    He’s been making GVA, in particular, pull some excellent faces so far this season. It’s a shame he obviously had the same ballet teacher as Froome...
    It’s a shame, too, that his team is diminished: I can see him doing a lot of damage on Kwaremont- and particularly Paterberg. But then I can’t really see how he’d stay away solo to the finish unless he’d crushed the entire QS Team...

    21st Century Eddy Bosberg ;).
    Who's Eddy Bosberg? The only 20th century Eddy I know is Merckx. He's not Merckx.
    Edwig Van Hooydonck.
  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,236
    Used to do his winning attack the Bosberg in the big ring...
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,159
    OCDuPalais wrote:
    Used to do his winning attack the Bosberg in the big ring...
    Of course. I knew that. I just didn't make the connection from Edwig to Eddy. A man who saw the introduction of EPO and just quit.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,797
    His attacks were so slow they used to say he’d phone them in first.
    _
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,786
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    inseine wrote:
    Apart from the fact that Nibali isnt riding the star rating shows how open the race is this year.

    He's not?

    https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/ro ... /startlist

    http://www.cyclingfever.com/editie.html ... d=MjgzNjM=

    http://www.rondevanvlaanderen.be/sites/ ... 18_1_0.pdf

    :wink:

    Wins the GP big Mig, so no Flanders this year.
    http://cyclinganddesign.blogspot.fr/
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 16,914
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Het Nieuwsblad
    5 stars:- Sagan
    4 stars:- van Avermaet, Gilbert
    3 stars:- Benoot, Vanmarcke, Kwiatkowski
    2 stars:- Terpstra, Stybar, Trentin, Stuyven
    1 star:- Nibali, Naesen, van Aert, Moscon, Lampaert

    *Spoiler alert:* Het Nieuwsblad was won by Valgren.

    I'll get my coat.
    Gweeds wrote:
    mididoctors wrote:
    that map is totally pointless.

    Much like your post.

    Thanks Blazing - it's always appreciated.

    I think mididoctors was commenting on the graphic itself, rather than Blazing's topic starter.

    stop your white knighting gweeds was right I'm a complete phhhinning 4ssh0le

    I can't stand blazing ...
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,832
    inseine wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    inseine wrote:
    Apart from the fact that Nibali isnt riding the star rating shows how open the race is this year.

    He's not?

    https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/ro ... /startlist

    http://www.cyclingfever.com/editie.html ... d=MjgzNjM=

    http://www.rondevanvlaanderen.be/sites/ ... 18_1_0.pdf

    :wink:

    Wins the GP big Mig, so no Flanders this year.

    He did?

    https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/gp ... 018/result
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,786
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    inseine wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    inseine wrote:
    Apart from the fact that Nibali isnt riding the star rating shows how open the race is this year.

    He's not?

    https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/ro ... /startlist

    http://www.cyclingfever.com/editie.html ... d=MjgzNjM=

    http://www.rondevanvlaanderen.be/sites/ ... 18_1_0.pdf

    :wink:

    Wins the GP big Mig, so no Flanders this year.

    He did?

    https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/gp ... 018/result

    Jeese, what a fool. Back to bed I think
    http://cyclinganddesign.blogspot.fr/
  • slim_boy_fat
    slim_boy_fat Posts: 1,810
    Frickin Kirby seems to be on comms. What a way to ruin the day.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,832
    Sporza have been on for an hour. Dry and overcast in Antwerp. They have just finished the sign on.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 16,914
    seans back...
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 16,914
    guess you lot are all on sporza?
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • emadden
    emadden Posts: 2,431
    Awesome... what a way to spend an Easter Sunday... De ronde from start to finish on TV. Only downside is Kirby and the fact the first 2.5 hours will be quiet... But gives me time to line my stomach with chocolate before the beers in the back end :-)


    .... oh, and its raining.... woohooo
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,832
    mididoctors wrote:
    guess you lot are all on sporza?

    Well, I am and will be until forced into Kirby land.
    No ad breaks and no him: What's not to like?
    Just about at the start.....
    emadden wrote:
    But gives me time to line my stomach with chocolate before the beers in the back end :-)


    .... oh, and its raining.... woohooo

    This. :D

    They are off!
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • emadden
    emadden Posts: 2,431
    FFS.... Van Schip with his kids handlebars.... what a muppet. Hope he isnt in an early break so we have to look at his ridiculous bike
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,339
    Right, the My Man Sweepstake picks are in, here you go.

    Rick Chasey 24-2 156 STANNARD Ian Team Sky
    ShutupJens 11-5 163 DE KORT Koen Trek - Segafredo
    greasedscotsman 1-1 185 DECLERCQ Benjamin Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise
    bobmcstuff 17-4 231 COQUARD Bryan Vital Concept Cycling Club
    andyp 11-7 162 DEGENKOLB John Trek - Segafredo
    Mad_Malx 13-3 14 BODNAR Maciej BORA - hansgrohe
    ducknumber1 6-2 76 CORT NIELSEN Magnus Astana Pro Team
    niknak1 17-3 234 LECROQ Jérémy Vital Concept Cycling Club
    TwoToeBenny 5-3 34 KÜNG Stefan BMC Racing Team
    No tA Doctor 12-6 87 PIBERNIK Luka Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling Team
    Ridgerider 22-4 22 91 DÉMARE Arnaud Groupama - FDJ
    Blazing Saddles 21-7 132 KUZNETSOV Viacheslav Team Katusha - Alpecin
    Dorset Boy 19-1 215 PEYSKENS Dimitri WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic
    DeadCalm 13-2 16 PFINGSTEN Christoph BORA - hansgrohe
    Sherer 13-6 17 SCHILLINGER Andreas BORA - hansgrohe
    Key 5-5 33 DRUCKER Jean-Pierre BMC Racing Team
    OCDuPalais 23-6 207 MCNALLY Mark Wanty - Groupe Gobert
    johnboy183 18-3 114 ERVITI Imanol Movistar Team
    RichN95 18-7 112 BARBERO Carlos Movistar Team
    indyP 17-7 232 DE BACKER Bert Vital Concept Cycling Club
    Pross 10-6 177 TROIA Oliviero UAE-Team Emirates
    inseine 23-4 201 BACKAERT Frederik Wanty - Groupe Gobert
    M.R.M. 14-6 7 TERPSTRA Niki Quick-Step Floors
    Super Prestige 216 SPENGLER Lukas WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic


    Seeing as (most of) you lot are going to have to suffer Carlton while I get Rolf Sørensen I'll allow late picks (also as it's dead easy to re-randomise now, thanks to ducknumber1). Just post a number from 1-25 and another from 1-7 in this format nn-n and make sure it's not on the list above, and I'll find you a rider to love and cherish.

    PS - which hellingen is regarded as appropriate to crack the first beer on?
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  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    OCDuPalais wrote:
    My new tactic is to bet a few quid on the riders I nearly chose for PTP.

    Had £5 e/w on Benoot after he won Strade Bianche
  • emadden
    emadden Posts: 2,431
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    PS - which hellingen is regarded as appropriate to crack the first beer on?

    The Oude Kwaremont of course.... first time up :-) Ideally, one bottle of beer for each climb from then on :lol::lol::lol:
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,339
    And My Man Luka (lives on the second floor) hits the tarmac with 245km to go, clearly Sep Vanmarcke's fault for being unlucky in close proximity to him.
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  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Kirby talking about how Gilbert might have been considered lucky last year because of the Sagan/GvA crash.

    Rick must be fuming if he heard that.
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,786
    Vanwarcke an early faller. Stops again to fiddle with bike.
    http://cyclinganddesign.blogspot.fr/
  • ducknumber1
    ducknumber1 Posts: 1,158
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    PS - which hellingen is regarded as appropriate to crack the first beer on?

    I already opened one, is that bad? (although it is culinary, in the stoofvlees)

    Come on Magnus!
  • emadden
    emadden Posts: 2,431
    Coffee for breakfast? With a Chocolate Flavour for Easter

    NewBelgiumLoFImperialChocolateCoffeeStout.jpg
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  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196
    Slim Boy Fat wrote:
    Frickin Kirby seems to be on comms. What a way to ruin the day.
    For anyone with eurosport player, the raw feed is also available... no adverts and no Kirby!
  • ShutupJens
    ShutupJens Posts: 1,373
    Cheering on my man Koen de Kort, hope to hear nothing for a while as he will be shadow riding in order to assist "big" John dangleknob in the finale

    My PTP man doing what he did last time I chose him and inspecting the tarmac. Nice one Sep
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    that guy in orange with the stupid bars....... i thought id got through the other day but there he is again.
  • emadden
    emadden Posts: 2,431
    "gnarly" ...ffs... if I could send a few nasty tweets to the f@cker I would. But he banned me 3 years ago
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  • emadden
    emadden Posts: 2,431
    Vino'sGhost wrote:
    that guy in orange with the stupid bars....... i thought id got through the other day but there he is again.

    Van Schip.

    He is as annoying as Kirby.
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  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    emadden wrote:
    Vino'sGhost wrote:
    that guy in orange with the stupid bars....... i thought id got through the other day but there he is again.

    Van Schip.

    He is as annoying as Kirby.

    van tit i think
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,339
    If anyone needs to work when to get the beers out of the fridge, here's the official timetable:

    http://www.rondevanvlaanderen.be/sites/ ... etable.pdf
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