Ronde van Vlaanderen 2021 ***Spoilers***

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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,245
    edited April 2021

    Most of the race is off the back

    Yes it’s been quite fast since about 110km

    Presumably because it was so slow earlier
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,245
    edited April 2021
    Starts getting into the danger zone in about 10-20km

    Kanarieberg then into the first Kwaremont Patersberg combo
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,741
    Pross said:

    Kirby back in 7kms until the end.
    Anybody know what other language Eurosport commentators are any good?

    Why are they doing it? This is as good a commentary pairing as you'll get in English language.
    Why indeed.
    Beggars belief given its the time in the race you need the commentary to be on the ball, not waffling about completely unrelated fluff.

    He’s back a straight into his buzzwords

    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,218
    Oh FFS, left the room briefly and came back to over-excited screaming and "gnarly".
  • 50x11
    50x11 Posts: 408
    Managed 8 seconds of Kirby, muted.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,741
    I am trying the Dutch commentary.
    Not Sporza that’s for sure
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • neonriver
    neonriver Posts: 228

    Pross said:

    Kirby back in 7kms until the end.
    Anybody know what other language Eurosport commentators are any good?

    Why are they doing it? This is as good a commentary pairing as you'll get in English language.
    Why indeed.
    Beggars belief given its the time in the race you need the commentary to be on the ball, not waffling about completely unrelated fluff.

    He’s back a straight into his buzzwords

    One thing I noticed straight away is tone of voice. Dan Lloyd sounds relaxed and engaged and Kirby just screeching
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,218
    Conor Swift is up for it today
  • Night and day change in the commentary.

    And not for the better
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,245
    Fairly big crash - lots of QS including Tim DeClerq and Asgreen
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,245
    JA too
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,741
    Alaphilippe too
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,348
    edited April 2021
    Oooh big crash. Distracted by the red tractor!
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,218
    DQS taking out DQS
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,218
    Actually Alpecin taking out Alpecin and DQS
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,741
    Simply unimaginable that Quick Step would not exploit such a crash.
    Yet, everybody now sits up and waits.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 16,646
    Pross said:

    Actually Alpecin taking out Alpecin and DQS

    Good tactics
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 16,646

    Simply unimaginable that Quick Step would not exploit such a crash.
    Yet, everybody now sits up and waits.

    They would just keep riding
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,741

    Night and day change in the commentary.

    And not for the better

    If you have the ES player, try the Dutch.
    It's minimalist and they didn't raise an octave when the crash happened.
    I hope Kirby didn't give anyone a heart attack.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,348
    Oooh that LaPierre looks nifty...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,218
    "For these guys it will be absolute torture". One sympathises Carlton!
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,741
    edited April 2021
    Another crash.
    Everybody back up and running.............well almost.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 16,646
    Ouch!
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,741
    Bissinger has gone all Cancellara.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 16,646
    Kung down
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,348
    Christ the speed!! 🤯🤯
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,218
    Race has started
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 16,646
    Trying to make a selection
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,218
    MvdP just somehow rode off the front with Asgreen while the cameras were planning the bunch. WVA pulling it back.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 16,646
    Same drag every isn't it...
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm