Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne 2019 *Spoilers*

blazing_saddles

Not sure whether KBK merits it's own thread, should be tagged onto Het Nieuwsblad, on just stuck in the SSR thread.
So probably best to err on the side of safety from any moaning about not spoilering the result.

Helling km +/km - Length Average
1 Volkegemberg 33.3/167.8 1000 m 5.00%
2 Eikenmolen 47.9/153.2 350 m 5.90%
3 Onkerzele berg 68.3/132.8 2100 m 4.00%
4 La Houppe 83.8/117.3 1880 m 4.80%
5 Kanarieberg 89.3/111.8 1000 m 7.70%
6 Kruisberg 96.7/104.4 1800 m 4.80%
7 Hotond 98.5/102.6 2700 m 3.10%
8 Cote du Trieu 106.7/ 94.4 1260 m 7.00%
9 Oude Kwaremont 116.5/ 84.6 2200 m 4.00%
10 Kluisberg 123.3/ 77.8 1100 m 6.00%
11 Tiegemberg-Vossenhol 139.5/ 61.6 750 m 5.00%
12 Holstraat 143.8/ 57.3 1000 m 5.20%
13 Nokereberg 151.4/ 49.7 350 m 5.70%

The current weather is rather wet, which we like, no?

blazing_saddles

It took over an hour for a breakaway to get up the road.
7 riders: Cort (Astana), Naesen (Lotto-Soudal), Ligthart (Direct Energie), Turgis (Vital Concept), De Winter (Wanty-Gobert), Kirsch (Trek) & Jarrier (Arkéa)

Dorset_Boy

Echelon splits everywhere on the Eurosport coverage.

slim_boy_fat

Race split to pieces with echelons forming.

gweeds

Looks like a Sportive. Riders all over the place.

blazing_saddles

Cobrelli a big casualty, too.
Nice of DQS to wait for live coverage before blowing the race into bits.

gweeds

There are some bloody ugly helmets being used this season.

blazing_saddles

Ian Stannard doing major damage over the Kwaremont.
Taking 2 Q Step and Stijn Vandenberg with him.
Deja vu?

Alejandrosdog

Now this is a race!

Alejandrosdog

Stannard is great to watch. He looks like he’s on the limit and nothings going to break him away from the front of the race.

Lanterne_Rogue

Alejandrosdog wrote:

Stannard is great to watch. He looks like he’s on the limit and nothings going to break him away from the front of the race.

I don't know what the cobbles did to him as a child, but he certainly looks like he's trying to get some revenge. It's not an elegant cycling style but it's weirdly compelling.

ridgerider

Gweeds wrote:

There are some bloody ugly helmets being used this season.

Add glasses to that list as well...

gweeds

You’re watching that Bora rider as well?

jgsi

Gweeds wrote:

There are some bloody ugly helmets being used this season.

Which ones? Anything from POC and Giro on my list.

Alejandrosdog

underlayunderlay wrote:

Alejandrosdog wrote:

Stannard is great to watch. He looks like he’s on the limit and nothings going to break him away from the front of the race.

I don't know what the cobbles did to him as a child, but he certainly looks like he's trying to get some revenge. It's not an elegant cycling style but it's weirdly compelling.

Haha totally

ridgerider

Gweeds wrote:

You’re watching that Bora rider as well?

Yep...100% i presume.

Alejandrosdog

underlayunderlay wrote:

Alejandrosdog wrote:

Stannard is great to watch. He looks like he’s on the limit and nothings going to break him away from the front of the race.

I don't know what the cobbles did to him as a child, but he certainly looks like he's trying to get some revenge. It's not an elegant cycling style but it's weirdly compelling.

Haha totally

He’s just been popped
Off the back of jungels

ShutupJens

Grim day. Lovely watch! Little escape off the front of G1, two Jungels taking two Astana with him looks like

gweeds

JGSI wrote:

Gweeds wrote:

There are some bloody ugly helmets being used this season.

Which ones? Anything from POC and Giro on my list.

The Lotto ones. POC obviously. Giro Aether is lovely but can’t see them much today.

Basically the aero ones (The Evade is nice though).

Jungels hammer time. Long day in the office for Lotto to get Dylan back on.

Lanterne_Rogue

Jungels is looking utterly unbothered on this climb.

ShutupJens

The bunch is looking pretty thin now, not sure if this will end in a common or garden sprint

jgsi

Gweeds wrote:

JGSI wrote:

Gweeds wrote:

There are some bloody ugly helmets being used this season.

Which ones? Anything from POC and Giro on my list.

The Lotto ones. POC obviously. Giro Aether is lovely but can’t see them much today.

Basically the aero ones (The Evade is nice though).

Jungels hammer time. Long day in the office for Lotto to get Dylan back on.

What’s Jungs with his Martini colours?

blazing_saddles

I'm beginning to think that DQS have shot themselves in the foot.

Crampeur

Trek completely absent from the front of the race. That's going to be a fun drive home on the bus.

blazing_saddles

Crampeur wrote:

Trek completely absent from the front of the race. That's going to be a fun drive home on the bus.

Apart from Alex Kirsch, you mean?

gweeds

JGSI wrote:

Gweeds wrote:

JGSI wrote:

Gweeds wrote:

There are some bloody ugly helmets being used this season.

Which ones? Anything from POC and Giro on my list.

The Lotto ones. POC obviously. Giro Aether is lovely but can’t see them much today.

Basically the aero ones (The Evade is nice though).

Jungels hammer time. Long day in the office for Lotto to get Dylan back on.

What’s Jungs with his Martini colours?

S-Works Evade II

Crampeur

Blazing Saddles wrote:

Crampeur wrote:

Trek completely absent from the front of the race. That's going to be a fun drive home on the bus.

Apart from Alex Kirsch, you mean?

Shit, just noticed that :oops:

blazing_saddles

Chase group is going to end up back in the bunch, which may well doom the breakaway and we get the usual buncho sprinto..

Alejandrosdog

Yep the break could go either way

Alejandrosdog

Interesting to see spray lube being applied surely that would have gotmover the rotor too

blazing_saddles

I think Sporza said that Politt had been DQF'd....