Re: S*** small race thread 2019

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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,816
    Just a reminder that following on from the opening Belgian weekend, that today we have the little race that often delivers what we hope for from it's big brothers.

    51st Le Samyn.

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    The profile sees a small change compared to recent years. The cobbled Rue du Vert Pignon has been taken out, but instead there's the Côte de la Nonnette added to the circuit, closer to the finish.

    Last year's winner, Niki Terpstra is back to defend his title, but for his new team.

    Live coverage begins on Eurosport 2 at 2pm.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,816
    Terpstra currently putting it to the Quick Step boys....
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,816
    Quick Step are planning to win everything for the next 6 weeks, it seems.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,738
    Maiden win for Senechal.
    _
  • Crampeur
    Crampeur Posts: 1,065
    Terpstra was struggling at the end there.
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Maiden win for Senechal.

    Thats quite a jump from being 'OK' in Cofidis
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,738
    SpecialGuestStar wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Maiden win for Senechal.

    Thats quite a jump from being 'OK' in Cofidis
    he had top 5 in tro bro before, no? And top 3 in this race before IIRC

    Same level...
    _
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    SpecialGuestStar wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Maiden win for Senechal.

    Thats quite a jump from being 'OK' in Cofidis
    he had top 5 in tro bro before, no? And top 3 in this race before IIRC

    Same level...

    Yes - thats true and 4th the following year. Missed that
  • Alejandrosdog
    Alejandrosdog Posts: 1,975
    dam missed it. is it special enough to watch on catch up?
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,738
    No.
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  • lyn1
    lyn1 Posts: 261
    SpecialGuestStar wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    SpecialGuestStar wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Maiden win for Senechal.

    Thats quite a jump from being 'OK' in Cofidis
    he had top 5 in tro bro before, no? And top 3 in this race before IIRC

    Same level...

    Yes - thats true and 4th the following year. Missed that

    Senechal reversed the 2016 result where he was 3rd to Terpstra.

    Thwaites was 2nd that year. Last weekend he rode the Leeds Mercury Reliability Ride rather than the Omloop where he was 16th both last year and in 2016 and KBK where he was 10th in 2016. Next weekend he rides the Eddie Soens Handicap rather than Strade where he was 10th in 2017. Strange World.
  • Alejandrosdog
    Alejandrosdog Posts: 1,975
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    No.
    Ta
  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,006
    Alejandrosdog wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    No.
    Ta

    I have just watched last 20km,and found it better than KBK, and more interesting parcours too.
    I slept through most of KBK.
  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,234
    lyn1 wrote:
    SpecialGuestStar wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    SpecialGuestStar wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Maiden win for Senechal.

    Thats quite a jump from being 'OK' in Cofidis
    he had top 5 in tro bro before, no? And top 3 in this race before IIRC

    Same level...

    Yes - thats true and 4th the following year. Missed that

    Senechal reversed the 2016 result where he was 3rd to Terpstra.

    Thwaites was 2nd that year. Last weekend he rode the Leeds Mercury Reliability Ride rather than the Omloop where he was 16th both last year and in 2016 and KBK where he was 10th in 2016. Next weekend he rides the Eddie Soens Handicap rather than Strade where he was 10th in 2017. Strange World.

    Hopefully, he’s doing a “Blythe” and before long, and will be representing in a WT team sometime soon...
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    Bredene Koksijde Classic today - Wanty need a win. Another young Colombian Hodeg defending for D-QS. Ackerman going well
  • ShutupJens
    ShutupJens Posts: 1,373
    Just switching Brendene Classic on now. Is this likely to be a sprint fest? Team presentations look like a nicely organised affair. Good to see Kris Boeckmens riding, as well as Remco Evenepoel being shown off to the crowd
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,816
    It's basically become the 2nd day of De Panne...
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  • ShutupJens
    ShutupJens Posts: 1,373
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    It's basically become the 2nd day of De Panne...

    Yeah I heard earlier that it replaced the Three Days of West Flanders which makes sense. A few big collective get downs but nothing too serious, Ackermann took it in a sprint
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    SpecialGuestStar wrote:
    Bredene Koksijde Classic today - Wanty need a win. Another young Colombian Hodeg defending for D-QS. Ackerman going well

    Ackerman going very well :wink:
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,816
    No idea where the best place for this is, but the least surprising doping scandal of the season has broken early, this year.

    http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/vuelta- ... d-for-epo/
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Alejandrosdog
    Alejandrosdog Posts: 1,975
    no surprise at all sadly.

    they need to get their masking techniques sorted
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,816
    Back after a long absence and starting today, we have the 4 stage Giro di Sicilia. Eurosport have coverage of the race, but only tomorrow's stage live. Highlights of stage 1 is at 5pm this evening.

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    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    Saturday 6th April is the Dutch spring favourite the Volta Limburg Classic:
    https://www.voltalimburgclassic.nl

    Live on L1 TV -https://l1.nl/live-l1-tv/

    A tough race around the many small hills and steep little climbs of southern Limburg, finishing on a slight uphill cobbled street in Eijsden. Not a classic line up for the men's race this year, but some strong riders nonetheless. Typically only 50 or 60 will finish...
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  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    Volta Limburg Update - a lovely day in Limburg with some exciting racing.

    Demi Vollering (Parkhotel Valkenberg) wins the women's race in a 2-up sprint from Franziska Koch (Mexx-Watersley).

    Men's race ends in a photo-finish between Patrick Muller (Vittel Concept) and Justin Jules (Wallonie Bruxelles), with the win going to Muller.
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  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    G Martin wins the stage at Sicily but fair play to Brandon McNulty he hung on on a bad weather day for the GC
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,816
    Some nice racing this afternoon. I stuck with Limburg and watched the highlights of the other two races on Eurosport, both won by the French. In Holland, Justin Jules failed to make it a triple whammy by the width of a gnat's gonad.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • carbonclem
    carbonclem Posts: 1,605
    Sam Bennett takes Tour of Turkey Stage 1.
    2020/2021/2022 Metric Century Challenge Winner
  • carbonclem
    carbonclem Posts: 1,605
    CarbonClem wrote:
    Sam Bennett takes Tour of Turkey Stage 1.

    And Stage 2.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,816
    Super Sam and Sagan aside, Bora's fantastic form continues.
    Lukas Postleberger already looked to have won them the stage, only for a flying late charge from Bennett to put clear air between himself and the rest. Felix Grosschartner made it a Bora 1-2, with small gaps between small groups behind.
    Nice to see Cav putting in a shift on the front, too.

    An early heads up for a bit of a post Amstel, Easter Monday treat.
    Not only does Eurosport have Froome and the gang touring the Alps live at 1pm, but they follow it up with with the wonderful and wacky Tro Bro Leon, live, in it's new, improved calendar slot.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Wayne Plunger
    Wayne Plunger Posts: 444
    CarbonClem wrote:
    CarbonClem wrote:
    Sam Bennett takes Tour of Turkey Stage 1.

    And Stage 2.

    But what a bore fest, loads of blokes on a motorway, the "climbs" being an off ramp

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