'Dale Posted April 20, 2014 Posted April 20, 2014 The front group is down to just three riders, incidentally - Riblon, Boem and Van Hecke - but all eyes are on the Voeckler group, which contains a number of potential winners. Voeckler et al are 2:27 down on the trio of leaders and 30 seconds or so up on the bunch.
'Dale Posted April 20, 2014 Posted April 20, 2014 None of the pre-race favourites have really been mentioned.
'Dale Posted April 20, 2014 Posted April 20, 2014 Side tail wind from the south east helping the leaders
'Dale Posted April 20, 2014 Posted April 20, 2014 Voeckler getting frustrated with the chasing bunch Really doing a lot of work
'Dale Posted April 20, 2014 Posted April 20, 2014 Voeckler being Voeckler, there is the obligatory grimace for the cameras and a long, pained looked back at his companions in the move, but this is more than a simple exercise in showing off the jersey. He knows this is a very decent move with a favourable blend of teams represented.
'Dale Posted April 20, 2014 Posted April 20, 2014 The leaders hit the Keutenberg at 1700 metres with 5,5 % avgMust feel like a mountain at this stage
'Dale Posted April 20, 2014 Posted April 20, 2014 Stybar in the chasing bunchHe's been relatively quiet after a super start in cyclocross WC this year, beating Nys in a thrilling finalè for the rainbow jersey
'Dale Posted April 20, 2014 Posted April 20, 2014 The lead group is down to just two riders - Riblon and Van Hecke - as they tackle the Keutenberg, with its stiff 22% gradient. Voeckler, Van Avermaet and company are on the climb too, just 1:58 down on the leaders, with the bunch a further 20 seconds or so back.
'Dale Posted April 20, 2014 Posted April 20, 2014 Alexandr Kolobnev (Katusha) attacks from the bunch in a bid to bridge to the Voeckler group. This race is proving ever more difficult to control.
'Dale Posted April 20, 2014 Posted April 20, 2014 As Kolobnev comes across, Voeckler puts in another huge dig on the front of the chase group, and only Van Avermaet can follow initially. Stybar, meanwhile, has been dropped by the Voeckler group.
'Dale Posted April 20, 2014 Posted April 20, 2014 Yoh!Kolobnev has bridgedWould love to see the power readings on that effort!
'Dale Posted April 20, 2014 Posted April 20, 2014 Paul Martens (Belkin) and Bjorn Leukemans also managed to get across to the Voeckler group with Kolobnev on the Keutenberg, and they are now 1:45 down on Riblon and Van Hecke.
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