Scheldeprijs 2018 Wednesday 4th April *SPOILERS*
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Well, this one turned quite dull quite fast...0
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Sunweb chasing.
Jos van Enden attacks. but even he's not given more than 30m.
It's gonna be a weird sprint.0 -
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Sieberg takes over for lotto at 800m.
Debuserrere on his wheel. Sprint....
Jakobson wins for..........Quick Step!0 -
Nice of Kittel to make things a bit more interesting.
Even if QS do nothing in Roubaix, they could wrap up their season now and be happy.0 -
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Kirby manages to keep quiet about the dqfs, only for their ticker to give away the result. :oops:
A fitting result it is too.
By crikey, imagine if Sky were this dominant in stage races.
Twitter would go into thermal meltdown.
Are Quick Step going to let another team win anything, this Spring?"Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
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Rick Chasey wrote:Another Dutchie
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You'd never guess it from his name would you?0 -
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Blazing Saddles wrote:Are Quick Step going to let another team win anything, this Spring?
Demare will wrest Roubaix from them on Sunday ( assuming he isn't banned due to train related idiocy).Team My Man 2018: David gaudu, Pierre Latour, Romain Bardet, Thibaut pinot, Alexandre Geniez, Florian Senechal, Warren Barguil, Benoit Cosnefroy0 -
Looks like Demare was one of the riders who rode off to try to rejoin the race after the riders were DQ'd.....
Guess he might not be at P-R.0 -
I haven't seen the incident but fair play to the commisaires for putting their foot down.
I thought it was strange that a Scheldeprijs spoiler had gone past 1 page.0 -
Dorset Boy wrote:Looks like Demare was one of the riders who rode off to try to rejoin the race after the riders were DQ'd.....
Guess he might not be at P-R.
It didn't look like that to me.
He and Tony Martin rode off all right.
Up a bit of a lane that was heading towards the motorway.
To rejoin the race he would have had to turn around and go backwards.
His team car was on the scene quickly and that looked to be that.
Not sure why folks are speculating about further race bans.
Could face fines and possible suspension, but unless the UCI pull a Luke Rowe, that's a chunk of riders to sideline.
Anyhow, here is the incident and the ride away in the video underneath.
https://twitter.com/BrainOnWheels/statu ... 7477937153"Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
Because bizarrely some people really like to see riders banned.Blazing Saddles wrote:
Not sure why folks are speculating about further race bans.
No-one's getting banned. There is provision for it, but it wasn't intentionalTwitter: @RichN950 -
RichN95 wrote:
Because bizarrely some people really like to see riders banned.Blazing Saddles wrote:
Not sure why folks are speculating about further race bans.
No-one's getting banned. There is provision for it, but it wasn't intentional
What do you mean it wasn't intentional?
Riders know the rules around level crossings, and a large number chose to deliberately ignore those rules to gain advantage over the rest of the peloton.
They certainly need fining, and anyone that rode off trying to ignore the DQ should face a short ban.0 -
Cyclists don't ride along looking at road signs and other things you do when driving. They're focused on the race the riders around them. It's unlikely anyone noticed the warning lights.Dorset Boy wrote:RichN95 wrote:
Because bizarrely some people really like to see riders banned.Blazing Saddles wrote:
Not sure why folks are speculating about further race bans.
No-one's getting banned. There is provision for it, but it wasn't intentional
What do you mean it wasn't intentional?
Riders know the rules around level crossings, and a large number chose to deliberately ignore those rules to gain advantage over the rest of the peloton.
They certainly need fining, and anyone that rode off trying to ignore the DQ should face a short ban.
Intentional would be riding around or ducking under barriers that were on their way down or already down.Twitter: @RichN950 -
Blazing Saddles wrote:Kirby manages to keep quiet about the dqfs, only for their ticker to give away the result. :oops:
A fitting result it is too.
By crikey, imagine if Sky were this dominant in stage races.
Twitter would go into thermal meltdown.
Are Quick Step going to let another team win anything, this Spring?
if they win on Sunday it would be a total embarrasment for every other team. good racing though, its not all the same formula (although it might be
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i think the train thing is a grey area when the group is like that.0
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RichN95 wrote:
Cyclists don't ride along looking at road signs and other things you do when driving. They're focused on the race the riders around them. It's unlikely anyone noticed the warning lights.Dorset Boy wrote:RichN95 wrote:
Because bizarrely some people really like to see riders banned.Blazing Saddles wrote:
Not sure why folks are speculating about further race bans.
No-one's getting banned. There is provision for it, but it wasn't intentional
What do you mean it wasn't intentional?
Riders know the rules around level crossings, and a large number chose to deliberately ignore those rules to gain advantage over the rest of the peloton.
They certainly need fining, and anyone that rode off trying to ignore the DQ should face a short ban.
Intentional would be riding around or ducking under barriers that were on their way down or already down.
Barriers were well on their way down for the back half of the group Rich.
Anyway, the relevant peeps will deal with it.0 -
Dorset Boy wrote:RichN95 wrote:
Cyclists don't ride along looking at road signs and other things you do when driving. They're focused on the race the riders around them. It's unlikely anyone noticed the warning lights.Dorset Boy wrote:RichN95 wrote:
Because bizarrely some people really like to see riders banned.Blazing Saddles wrote:
Not sure why folks are speculating about further race bans.
No-one's getting banned. There is provision for it, but it wasn't intentional
What do you mean it wasn't intentional?
Riders know the rules around level crossings, and a large number chose to deliberately ignore those rules to gain advantage over the rest of the peloton.
They certainly need fining, and anyone that rode off trying to ignore the DQ should face a short ban.
Intentional would be riding around or ducking under barriers that were on their way down or already down.
Barriers were well on their way down for the back half of the group Rich.
Anyway, the relevant peeps will deal with it.
But still fully up for Demare and the front half.
Anyhow, besides the fact that he is one of Frances big cheeses, do you really expect the UCI to sideline this lot, given the pressure already on squads to put out teams?
Tony Martin (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin
Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe
Davide Martinelli (Ita) Quick-Step Floors
Lars Bak (Den) Lotto Soudal
Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo
Timo Roosen (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo
Amund Grøndahl Jansen (Nor) LottoNL-Jumbo
Christian Knees (Ger) Team Sky
Ian Stannard (GBr) Team Sky
Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Sunweb
Lennard Hofstede (Ned) Team Sunweb
Arnaud Demare (Fra) Groupama-FDJ
Riccardo Minali (Ita) Astana Pro Team
Hugo Houle (Can) Astana Pro Team
Kim Magnusson (Swe) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale
Conor Dunne (Irl) Aqua Blue Sport
Michaël Van Staeyen (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
Jimmy Turgis (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
Michael Carbel (Den) Fortuneo-Oscaro
Florian Vachon (Fra) Fortuneo-Oscaro
Sjoerd van Ginneken (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij
Amaury Capiot (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
Jordi Warlop (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
Dries De Bondt (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan
Mathias De Witte (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan
Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Vital Concept Club
Steven Lammertink (Ned) Vital Concept Club
Wesley Kreder (Ned) Wanty-Groupe Gobert
Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert
Jimmy Duquennoy (Bel) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic
Michal Paluta (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
Jonas Koch (Ger) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
Adrian Kurek (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
Patryk Stosz (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
Tanner Putt (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling"Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
Demare not a happy bunny, so he vents in the now customary Groupama-FDJ manner.
http://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racin ... ons-375423
Other riders make the obvious point about slamming the anchors on, at a level crossing, that I mentioned earlier today."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
Did Van shit of the stupid bars get banned?0
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It's impossible to say with certainty if they all knew the barriers were going to come down but I'd be surprised if 95% plus of them didn't if these things are like crossings in the UK.
I don't want to see them banned though, chucking them off the race is probably a big enough statement to let riders know it wont be tolerated.[Castle Donington Ladies FC - going up in '22]0 -
youd think it would be noted in the riders course notes as a caution point to highlight much like a climb or a feed zone is, it is after all if much like UK crossings going to be a fair whack on a skinny bike tyre to take if you hit it completely unaware at 60kph,and there are substantial bits of metal in the way to avoid.
I know they are busy staring at stems and backwheels so not paying as much attention to flashing lights in the scenery, so should a DS be shouting in their ear telling them to be sure its not coming down when they approach,or maybe the marginal gain is check a timetable and work it out when the trains cross
also Im sure I saw there a stage or race on Tuesday, where a rider finishing 31st or 32nd ended up winning because the first 30odd riders got disqualified for doing the same train crossing thing ?0
