Ronde van Vlaanderen 2019 ***spoilers***

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  • m.r.m.
    m.r.m. Posts: 3,473
    What do you know? Looks like My Man MvdP is genuinely back in it :shock:
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Dead Astana rider on the Kwaremont. :P
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  • ShutupJens
    ShutupJens Posts: 1,373
    Really, really don't like the CCC helmets. Especially in gold
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Paterberg.
    MvdP is in the 3rd group at 35".
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  • ShutupJens
    ShutupJens Posts: 1,373
    Gilbert way down the field now, QS looking light on numbers. Who wants to bring these 3 back?
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    Sorry, got temporarily overwhelmed by a Cecilie Uttrup interview. She's is absolutely perfect. Love her to bits :-)

    What's happening?
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  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,557
    Nice Canyon advert on ES featuring MvDP & his grandfather, a certain R Poulidor, plus cameos from Valverde.
  • m.r.m.
    m.r.m. Posts: 3,473
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    Sorry, got temporarily overwhelmed by a Cecilie Uttrup interview. She's is absolutely perfect. Love her to bits :-)

    What's happening?
    MvdP crashed hard and is fighting back atm Cancellara style
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    The Koppenberg.
    MvdP is going to get stuck with the walkers.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    MvdP has bridged!
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  • slim_boy_fat
    slim_boy_fat Posts: 1,810
    Incredible!
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    Why is Kasper riding on the front three? Don't get that.
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  • ShutupJens
    ShutupJens Posts: 1,373
    No walkers! Plenty of grip, plenty of room for wobbling about too. Big splits over the top though
  • m.r.m.
    m.r.m. Posts: 3,473
    Kom op Mathieu!
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    They need to crank up the excitement as I have almost finished my beer. :D
    Van Baarle cruised up the Koppenberg.........

    MvdP now sitting just behind Sagan.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • ShutupJens
    ShutupJens Posts: 1,373
    This looks really, really hard. Grimaces all round as Van Baarle makes it across! van der Poel with some incredible legs
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Big group for 230km under the belt.

    No wind, good weather.
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  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    Van Baarle splitting the front group a bit
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Launch time and MvdP is right at the front.
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  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    Vandenburgh is getting dropped
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    Boonenberg coming up
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Wot?
    The Taaienberg cancelled?
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  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    Trek Segafredo DS "van der poel back at the front oh my god" - awesome
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Wot?
    The Taaienberg cancelled?

    Boonen probably not happy.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    How can I put this? There are an awful lot of water boys still around to run interference.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Wot?
    The Taaienberg cancelled?

    Boonen probably not happy.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Everybody waiting for hellingen 16 and 17...
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    OK, I may hae done too mch tramadol (Belgian beer).
    I'm confused
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  • ShutupJens
    ShutupJens Posts: 1,373
    Sep no longer taking turns, bunch dawdling and not losing any ground. Big John Dangleknob takes it up
  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,599
    Luke Rowe isn't looking in great shape at the minute.

    This has been a strange one so far
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