Eugene Oppelt Posted April 16, 2014 Posted April 16, 2014 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.
Eugene Oppelt Posted April 16, 2014 Posted April 16, 2014 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.
Eugene Oppelt Posted April 16, 2014 Posted April 16, 2014 Is the break already starting to give in? After a maximum gap of 6:50, it is now down to 6:40!
Eugene Oppelt Posted April 16, 2014 Posted April 16, 2014 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.
Eugene Oppelt Posted April 16, 2014 Posted April 16, 2014 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.
Eugene Oppelt Posted April 16, 2014 Posted April 16, 2014 The gap is definitely falling, now that everyone is on the climbs. With 125 km to go, it is down to 6:18.
Eugene Oppelt Posted April 16, 2014 Posted April 16, 2014 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.
Eugene Oppelt Posted April 16, 2014 Posted April 16, 2014 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.....
Eugene Oppelt Posted April 16, 2014 Posted April 16, 2014 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.
Eugene Oppelt Posted April 16, 2014 Posted April 16, 2014 105 kms to go:And the gap is back up to 6:30.
Eugene Oppelt Posted April 16, 2014 Posted April 16, 2014 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.
Eugene Oppelt Posted April 16, 2014 Posted April 16, 2014 Team Novo Nordisk is here today, and proclaims it to be their first race in Belgium ever!
Jakkals. Posted April 16, 2014 Posted April 16, 2014 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.
Eugene Oppelt Posted April 16, 2014 Posted April 16, 2014 aaaahhhh, how i wish i could go for a ride right now. Tell me about it...My ears are zinging from this head cold :-(
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