The Classics

['Dale]

Sabatini rejoins after a technical

[GaryvdM]

Go Impey !!!

Edited April 6, 2014 by GaryvdM

['Dale]

 

Sagan on the left hand side with four of his teammates around him.

 

['Dale]

Peter Sagan was being brought back to the bunch after a comfort break as Cancellara starts to make is way back through the team cars.

['Dale]

The main field are on a long descent section and the pace is still fairly relaxed as Knees sits on the front for Team Sky.

['Dale]

82km remaining from 259.1km

82km to go and the gap is at 2'36.

 

['Dale]

Impey leads the break onto the climb. On this section the fans are behind barries, something that will be debated long after today's race

['Dale]

Chavanel is still in the mix as Boasson Hagen and Luke Rowe drift towards the front of the peloton.

['Dale]

The Frenchman had been ill with stomach problems so that's the end of the race for him.

['Dale]

Elia Favilli who fell earlier is back with the Lampre car to pick up bottles and food for his teammates as Cancellara is asking for a new helmet. He's not fallen though.

['Dale]

A sheepish looking Devolder is near the back of the field with a couple of teammates. He needs to move up.

['Dale]

Trek are the first team to start winding up the pace as they take a tight corner before the next sector of cobbles.

[tombeej]

Who's the ex-pro commentator?

[Christie]

77km to go. Break @2:30

(thanks dstv for screening it on supersport 8)

['Dale]

Ellen van Dijk takes glory in the Women 'Flanders

['Dale]

And Dillier has crashes. The BMC rider is up again though as another one of his teammates attacks.