The Classics

[kosmonooit]

d/l E3 Harelbeke in HD from cycletorrents and watched the last 50 k's a few times, some really fantastic racing

[Jakkals.]

Devolder, the big guy is back.

 

seems like he did a lot of training with Fabs.

 

other favourites:

 

Vandenburgh

 

OPQS has always had the numbers, tactics however not always that great. But big T is back and I reckon pretty fresh.

[mon-goose]

what classic is this week?

[jcza]

what classic is this week?

 

3 days of Panne - tues, wed, thurs

Ronde van Vlaanderen on Sunday

[Wez-O]

Ronde van Vlaanderen on Sunday

Come on Spartacus!!!

[jcza]

Sagan wins Stage 1 of Panne & is race leader.

['Dale]

Sagan wins Stage 1 of Panne & is race leader.

 

Sagaaaaaaan!!!!!!!

['Dale]

Rain is forecasted for Tour of Flanders.

 

:-O

[jcza]

Rain is forecasted for Tour of Flanders.

 

:-O

 

Just the way it should be ;-)

['Dale]

Just the way it should be ;-)

 

[T-Bob]

Sagan wins Stage 1 of Panne & is race leader.

 

Apparently Sagan hit the brakes so Gatto could take the stage. Didn't work out.

 

http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2014/04/SPTDW101-6-660x440.jpg

['Dale]

 

 

Apparently Sagan hit the brakes so Gatto could take the stage. Didn't work out.

 

http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2014/04/SPTDW101-6-660x440.jpg

 

Yeah, tricky to do

High-risk too

['Dale]

After a fine showing at Gent', former winner Devolder is definitely a favorite contender for Tour of Flanders.

Here's a list of the podiums of the last 10 years:

 

2013. Fabian Cancellara (Swi), Peter Sagan (Svk), Jurgen Roelandts (Bel)

2012 Tom Boonen (Bel), Filippo Pozzato (Ita), Alessandro Ballan (Ita)

2011 Nick Nuyens (Bel), Sylvain Chavanel (Fra), Fabian Cancellara (Swi)

2010 Fabian Cancellara (Swi), Tom Boonen (Bel), Philippe Gilbert (Bel)

2009 Stijn Devolder (Bel), Heinrich Haussler (Ger), Philippe Gilbert (Bel)

2008 Stijn Devolder (Bel), Nick Nuyens (Bel), Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa)

2007 Alessandro Ballan (Ita), Leif Hoste (Bel), Luca Paolini (Ita)

2006 Tom Boonen (Bel), Leif Hoste (Bel), George Hincapie (USA)

2005 Tom Boonen (Bel), Andreas Klier (Ger), Peter Van Petegem (Bel)

['Dale]

98th Ronde van Vlaanderen

259 kms of hard racing

 

[T-Bob]

So many people in contention this weekend.

 

Obviously the royalty:

- Boonan

- Sparticus

 

Then the next tier and some of my tips are:

- Vanmarcke did well and pulled a pretty good sprint to pull 4th at G-W

- Terpstra if plans A fails

- Devolder looked great after a while off the boil

- Tom Van Asbroeck from Top Sport has been looking like a outside bet as well

- Sagan will either win or look confused as to how it got away from him again

- Ciolek as a dark horse if it's cold and horrible.

 

Sky look like walking wounded with Stannard out, Thomas battered and bruised and others going down on the weekend.

 

I wanted Greg Van Avermaet to take a big one this year but apart from second early in the campaign he's looked low on self belief despite a bucket of talent. Glibert? Never say never, like Thor, but doubtful

 

Stybar is great but is he in same kind form as last year esp in a team which is brimming with potential winners and the crowd fav.

[T-Bob]

Yeah, tricky to do

High-risk too

 

like this photog' @ G-W on the weekend. "you just got to get the shot!"

 

http://inrng.com/medias/img/wevelgemphotographer.jpg