1 Lump or 2? Flanders Fortnight and the Road to Roubaix *Spoilers*

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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Much better coverage for those with Eurosport tomorrow, probably from around where the lumpy bits start on the profile.

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    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • gweeds
    gweeds Posts: 2,613
    1.30pm broadcast start yes?
    Napoleon, don't be jealous that I've been chatting online with babes all day. Besides, we both know that I'm training to be a cage fighter.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Gweeds wrote:
    1.30pm broadcast start yes?

    Sporza start at 12-30pmBST (yay!) but they are also covering the women's race, plus there will be chat, chat chat....

    So, yeah, 1-30pm for the last 100kms or so.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • gweeds
    gweeds Posts: 2,613
    Excellent. I shall be partaking.
    Napoleon, don't be jealous that I've been chatting online with babes all day. Besides, we both know that I'm training to be a cage fighter.
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,549
    Cataluna starts early tomorrow too, so possible to see both live I believe.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Groenewegen has dropped out of Gent Wevelgem.

    Has a fever.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Just an early heads up on Flanders coverage on Eurosport, next Sunday.
    Whole race: 9-15am to 4-30pm.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • arnuf
    arnuf Posts: 98
    First echelon having a 1 minute lead in G-W

    Sagan, Ackermann, Selig (Bora-Hansgrohe), Declercq (Deceuninck-Quick Step), Trentin (Mitchelton-Scott), Van Aert, Wynants, Teunissen, Van der Hoorn, Van Poppel (Jumbo-Visma), Rowe (Sky), Bol (Sunweb), Degenkolb, Pedersen, Stuyven, Theuns (Trek), Gaviria (UAE), Van der Poel (Corendon-Circus), Terpstra (Direct Energie), Van Schip (Roompot)

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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    The women's race was in pieces after 35kms.
    More Welsh cycling success: Magnus Backstedt's daughter Zoë won the U-17's race. :P
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Sporza is live..........
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Gap under a minute now as the pointy bit of the race approaches. 86kms to go.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • slim_boy_fat
    slim_boy_fat Posts: 1,810
    Peleton blown to pieces.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Slim Boy Fat wrote:
    peloton blown to pieces.

    They aren't able to close the gap without blowing up again.
    It's a question of whether Deceuninck - Quick Step can bridge to DeClerc.
    The Kemmelberg
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Front group cut into half with pretty much all the big names in front.
    DeDlerc had a brown shorts moment coming down the Kemmelberg.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    The leaders may well have blown it tactically, imo.
    Meanwhile, All in for Viviani behind. Must be his turn to win, today
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • slim_boy_fat
    slim_boy_fat Posts: 1,810
    Yep, seems like DQS have played a blinder again.
  • slim_boy_fat
    slim_boy_fat Posts: 1,810
    DP.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Rowe goes off the front and now DQS decide to chase him.
    He is closing down the front group, though.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • slim_boy_fat
    slim_boy_fat Posts: 1,810
    Good effort by Rowe to Bridge across. Race in neutral at the moment. Waiting to see who is going to commit from the group behind.
  • slim_boy_fat
    slim_boy_fat Posts: 1,810
    Another DP. Forum playing up a bit today with timeouts.
  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,596
    Is anyone else a bit annoyed that everyone in the second group isn't just sitting on DQS?
    "Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    40s is quite a big gap for guys like Rowe and Sagan & Trentin
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Teunisen won’t ride now with wout in group two
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Love the shots you get on this road
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Teunisen won’t ride now with wout in group two

    Nor will Van Aert, with Teunissen up front.
    Nice to see Stybar having pull for once.


    And they are caught. Quelle surprise.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    So sprint or not?
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Sprint, either way.
    Look who is in the front group: 4 sprinters and.............Luke Rowe. :lol:

    Terpstra troops are done. They did all the chasing earlier.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • slim_boy_fat
    slim_boy_fat Posts: 1,810
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    So sprint or not?
    Touch & go.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    I change a nappy and when I come back it’s down 20s.

    Peloton got organised?
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    DQS are now as I wish Carlton Kirby was: committed. :lol:
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.

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