Eugene Oppelt Posted September 27, 2015 Posted September 27, 2015 ???????????? The Belgian team is riding with a special thought today. It is the birthday of the late Wouter Weylandt, who died in a crash at the Giro d'Italia. Weylandt would have been 31 years old today.
Eugene Oppelt Posted September 27, 2015 Posted September 27, 2015 Also in the move now are Sergei Tvetcov (Rom), Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr), Ben King (USA) and Carlos Alzate (Col).
Eugene Oppelt Posted September 27, 2015 Posted September 27, 2015 The break of 8 is rapidly gaining time and now leads the peloton by 3:30.
Gen Posted September 27, 2015 Posted September 27, 2015 Ag and I really don't care what Brian Cookson has to say
Eugene Oppelt Posted September 27, 2015 Posted September 27, 2015 The sun is shining on the breakaway - it's quite a different day than the meteorologists predicted! The riders had steeled themselves for six hours in pounding rain, but it's quite pleasant.
Eugene Oppelt Posted September 27, 2015 Posted September 27, 2015 The speed of the peloton is still not furious, as can be witnessed by the ability of a fan on a townie bike able to keep pace with them as they head along Dock Street along the James River.
Eugene Oppelt Posted September 27, 2015 Posted September 27, 2015 At the end of the lap, with 14 more to go, it's Sergei Tvetcov rotating through smoothly in the breakaway. His Romanian kit all black with red, yellow and blue of his national flag. It's a nice looking kit.Jesse Sergent is also clad in all-black, with the white fern of New Zealand emblazoned on his jersey.
Eugene Oppelt Posted September 27, 2015 Posted September 27, 2015 The gap is now 3:40 with 11 laps to go.
Eugene Oppelt Posted September 27, 2015 Posted September 27, 2015 The peloton passes through the finish after two hours of racing. The average speed was 40.64km/h.
Eugene Oppelt Posted September 27, 2015 Posted September 27, 2015 !!! It seems impossible that there is 'cross going on when Worlds isn't even over yet.Next year will be even worse - Worlds in Doha will not be until mid-October. Such a long year.
Eugene Oppelt Posted September 27, 2015 Posted September 27, 2015 The riders have already covered 110km of the race. The tension is slowly riding as the laps click down and the fatigue begin to hurt the riders' legs.
Eugene Oppelt Posted September 27, 2015 Posted September 27, 2015 After a tight right turn, the riders are lined out. The peloton is not letting the break gain a lot of time and several teams are trying to make the race hard.
Gen Posted September 27, 2015 Posted September 27, 2015 I see Impey is sitting comfy right at the front of the peloton
HappyMartin Posted September 27, 2015 Posted September 27, 2015 Lap after lap and that dam hill every time. It would make me quite emotional if had do it.
HappyMartin Posted September 27, 2015 Posted September 27, 2015 I see Impey is sitting comfy right at the front of the pelotonThis course suits him. He is looking very comfy.
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