'Dale Posted April 16, 2014 Share 12:58:06 CEST The group is: Perrig Quémeneur (Europcar), Mattia Pozzo and Giorgio Cecchinel (Neri Sottoli), Matthias Brändle (IAM), Christopher Williams (Novo Nordisk) and Kiel Reijnen (UnitedHealthcare). They got away almost at the start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted April 16, 2014 Share Phillipe Gilbert is the only previous winner riding here today. He would surely love to take the win here again. He is leading a strong BMC team including Michael Schär and Stephen Cummings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted April 16, 2014 Share Is the break already starting to give in? After a maximum gap of 6:50, it is now down to 6:40! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted April 16, 2014 Share Lotto Belisol's early part of the Classics season didn't go to plan, and the Belgian team really wants to remedy that. Tony Gallopin and Jurgen Van den Broeck are leading the team here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted April 16, 2014 Share 127 kms from 203 kms left Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted April 16, 2014 Share Things are going on as usual at the race. Everyone is doing a lot of upping and downing, and the gap is holding steady at 6:40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted April 16, 2014 Share The gap is definitely falling, now that everyone is on the climbs. With 125 km to go, it is down to 6:18. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted April 16, 2014 Share Which nation has won this race the most often? Belgium, of course, no surprise there. The host country has won here 35 times, followed by the Netherlands with a mere six wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakkals. Posted April 16, 2014 Share great thanks for updating Dale, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted April 16, 2014 Share 114 km to go and no change in the situation. We in the blimp are enjoying the beautiful sunshine and bright blue skies, but it could be a bit warmer..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted April 16, 2014 Share The oldest rider here today is Davide Rebellin (CCC Polsat), who is 42. The youngest -- who from age could really Rebellin's son -- is Edward Diaz of the Colombia team, at a mere 19 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted April 16, 2014 Share 105 kms to go:And the gap is back up to 6:30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted April 16, 2014 Share Interesting, the field is putting the break group on a long line here, a very long line. The gap is now up to 6:48, which we believe is the highest so far today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted April 16, 2014 Share Team Novo Nordisk is here today, and proclaims it to be their first race in Belgium ever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakkals. Posted April 16, 2014 Share 114 km to go and no change in the situation. We in the blimp are enjoying the beautiful sunshine and bright blue skies, but it could be a bit warmer..... aaaahhhh, how i wish i could go for a ride right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted April 16, 2014 Share aaaahhhh, how i wish i could go for a ride right now. Tell me about it...My ears are zinging from this head cold :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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