T-Bob Posted March 31, 2015 Author Posted March 31, 2015 Yup and it's not been going well. They had to neutralise the first bit of De Panne because of more wind and end-of-the-world type conditions. Kristoff won (looking good), interestingly Debusschere was up in the break and has been having some good form leading into Ronde. All the usual suspects rolled home 34s later inc Twiggy in 40th odd spot. Edit: continuing his form from the weekend Gert Steegmans was getting blown off his bike quite well in this race as well. This time not into the nearest river.
GrumpyOldGuy Posted March 31, 2015 Posted March 31, 2015 News just in: Boonen has announced he's targeting Paris-Roubaix for his return from injury.Hmm, I saw that, might be a long ask for him to win so soon after such an injury though. Personally I will be rooting for Wiggins, I think he is a class act and capable of winning almost any race he puts his mind to. As for Sagan, Hmm, dont know, I have always liked his panache but I dont think he stands a chance at PR, Wiggins, Terpstra and clan will eat him for breakfast. Wiggins has one of the best palmares in the pro peleton, there is not much he hasnt achieved, if (as we are led to believe) PR is one of his goals, be sure he will be up there contesting,..... and I'll be down here rooting.!
GrumpyOldGuy Posted March 31, 2015 Posted March 31, 2015 Even if Berto rode for FDJ, he'd still be my favourite GC rider. Pity 'bout all the Saxo *** going on.Yeah, me too although I dont think the the problems at Saxo will bother 'Berto much, at that level he will be fairly insulated and I think he is made of much sterner stuff, (remember the LA / Bruyneel issues he had to contend with at the TDF)... not much gets him down, which is also one of the reasons he is so liked by the fans. No moping around the team bus complaining of how hard things are for 'Berto, he gets up, shakes himself off, puts on a smile and races as hard as he can. Who can ask for more.?
Cav' Posted March 31, 2015 Posted March 31, 2015 Yeah, me too although I dont think the the problems at Saxo will bother 'Berto much, at that level he will be fairly insulated and I think he is made of much sterner stuff, (remember the LA / Bruyneel issues he had to contend with at the TDF)... not much gets him down, which is also one of the reasons he is so liked by the fans. No moping around the team bus complaining of how hard things are for 'Berto, he gets up, shakes himself off, puts on a smile and races as hard as he can. Who can ask for more.?Welcome back to the good thread GOG. We missed your input this season so far. Lets hope its the end of the hiatus..
tombeej Posted March 31, 2015 Posted March 31, 2015 Hmm, I saw that, might be a long ask for him to win so soon after such an injury though. Personally I will be rooting for Wiggins, I think he is a class act and capable of winning almost any race he puts his mind to. As for Sagan, Hmm, dont know, I have always liked his panache but I dont think he stands a chance at PR, Wiggins, Terpstra and clan will eat him for breakfast. Wiggins has one of the best palmares in the pro peleton, there is not much he hasnt achieved, if (as we are led to believe) PR is one of his goals, be sure he will be up there contesting,..... and I'll be down here rooting.!Same here, I'll be rooting for the grumpy old guy too
T-Bob Posted March 31, 2015 Author Posted March 31, 2015 Wonder if Twiggy will bust out this from his classics collection for the day. Nicola Minali's 1996 Paris-Roubaix frame.
'Dale Posted March 31, 2015 Posted March 31, 2015 Boonen will surely not contest and be lead rider for Ettix He is better off serving Stybar, Terpstra, ain't he? Any event, let's first enjoy the awesomeness that is Ronde'
Yo-Yo Posted March 31, 2015 Posted March 31, 2015 Gerant Thomas is not very flattering of Bradley Wiggins chances “[Ghent-Wevelgem yesterday was] not his sort of race, that’s for sure — the wind, the tensions and the stress,” Thomas told Cycling Weekly. “I think he can manage to still get by.”
Cav' Posted April 1, 2015 Posted April 1, 2015 http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/03/26_20150329_%C2%A9BrakeThrough-Media_A22Y7282-659x440.jpg
Escapee.. Posted April 1, 2015 Posted April 1, 2015 http://pelotonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/boonen-610x350.jpg“Tom Boonen is training hard, there is one percent chance that he will compete in the Paris-Roubaix race,” Coucke said on Twitter.“Tom explained that he would certainly check out the Paris-Roubaix course. After that he will make a decision on whether he will compete in the race. “Hope springs eternal,” said Coucke.
tombeej Posted April 1, 2015 Posted April 1, 2015 Spartacus has just posted this on Instagram. Planning for retirement or April Fools? https://instagram.com/p/06-_amtthI/
Gen Posted April 1, 2015 Posted April 1, 2015 To change the subject slights.. Well, the ladies do race the spring classics.. but where is Vos, she hasn't been racing much.. and so far none of the classics???
Gen Posted April 1, 2015 Posted April 1, 2015 Spartacus has just posted this on Instagram. Planning for retirement or April Fools? https://instagram.com/p/06-_amtthI/ I saw that earlier, and actually posted it under the April Fools thread. lol smell like victory.. in other words smell of sweat, dust and wet cobbles lol.
tombeej Posted April 1, 2015 Posted April 1, 2015 Tom Boonen out on his bike this morning. He left at 09h30 for a planned 150 km ride with 8 of his teammates on the Flanders course. "I'll see how long I can ride," he told the SportWereld paper as he headed off. Watch his Twitter feed for feedback after the ride...
tombeej Posted April 1, 2015 Posted April 1, 2015 To change the subject slights.. Well, the ladies do race the spring classics.. but where is Vos, she hasn't been racing much.. and so far none of the classics??? Chloe Hosking has a blog that I enjoy reading. Read it here.
Gen Posted April 1, 2015 Posted April 1, 2015 Chloe Hosking has a blog that I enjoy reading. Read it here. Thanks will read that. Does she know where Vos is
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