The Spring Classics - 2016

[Pure Savage]

Oh man.. it was so cool it happened in triplicate [emoji85]

So cool, liked it three times.

 

That is actually cool for us plebs that ride before work  

 

But would you want to be seen as "THAT SPEZ HEAD" on group rides.

['Dale]

Weather forecast?

Can we expect shiny pavè ????

[tombeej]

Weather forecast?

Can we expect shiny pavè ????

 

Wow, it's improved significantly.

['Dale]

For the Sagz fans

I know it's ALL of you 

Cool feature piece @ Inner Ring://

 

 

It wasn’t long ago, days even, that Peter Sagan was being hailed as serial loser, at least from the peanut gallery. All those second places earned him number one in the World Rankings but he, as Antoine Blondin wrote about Merckx, belongs to the cast of champions “who loses when he doesn’t win”. For example Tiesj Benoot makes the podium in the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and that’s great for him but Peter Sagan “only” finishes second, he lost to Greg Van Avermaet. A similar story in the E3 Harelbeke, the two-up sprint with Michał Kwiatkowski was as much about Sagan’s defeat as it was the Pole’s triumph.

 

 

READ MORE HERE

http://inrng.com/2016/04/the-unbearable-lightness-of-being-sagan/

[Cav']

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[Zatopek]

Shake, rattle and roll over the cobbles

 

https://twitter.com/TrekSegafredo/status/718074195402473472

 

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I know someone that, during a visit in the area, tested himself on the Arenberg Strava segment - he was so focussed and riding head down to keep control of the bike, that he destroyed (removed) the wooden boom at the exit. (It is not always so 'open' as what it might look like on TV)

[jcza]

I'm going for Kristoff with Sagan a close second. 

Dark horse - Greipel

Etixxx will make a complete pudding of this again (as usual) 

 

Sorry Spartacus fans. 

[GrumpyOldGuy]

I'm going for Kristoff with Sagan a close second. 

Dark horse - Greipel

Etixxx will make a complete pudding of this again (as usual) 

 

Sorry Spartacus fans. 

I am not a Cancellera fan so I wouldnt be rooting for him anyway, I think Etixx have a very strong field with Boonen, Martins and Stybar so my head says Tom or Zdenek, I would like to see Sagan win but there are so many quality riders, Lars Boom, Ian Stannard, Kristoff, Stjin Devolder, Sylvain Chavanel, even possibly Tyler Farrar, very hard to pick a winner. 

[jcza]

I am not a Cancellera fan so I wouldnt be rooting for him anyway, I think Etixx have a very strong field with Boonen, Martins and Stybar so my head says Tom or Zdenek, I would like to see Sagan win but there are so many quality riders, Lars Boom, Ian Stannard, Kristoff, Stjin Devolder, Sylvain Chavanel, even possibly Tyler Farrar, very hard to pick a winner. 

 

Going to be very interesting. Without a clear leader I don't see a positive outcome for Etixxx. My thinking is that nobody will be able to get away on his own and there will be a small selection with the sprinter that manages to hang on winning the sprint. Sagan and Cancellara will be marked men. 

[kosmonooit]

At least Spartacus wont be the only marked man ...

['Dale]

Wow, it's improved significantly.

Well, that's a disappointment ????

['Dale]

Sags's team strength - gonna be quite a factor on he flatlands

 

Trek, Katusha and Ettix definitely in the advantage here

['Dale]

Was hoping for wet weather as it will benefit the superior bike handlers...

 

Like Sagz ????

[Frosty]

Was hoping for wet weather as it will benefit the superior bike handlers...

 

Like Sagz [emoji48]

amazing one wishes for less favourable conditions to favour the favourites/top dawgs

['Dale]

amazing one wishes for less favourable conditions to favour the favourites/top dawgs

It's the only race in the year where most fans pray for rain

Hehehe

 

????

['Dale]

What a ride last year!

 

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