The Classics

[Eugene Oppelt]

Finalè here

 

https://youtu.be/_ut1bgorMgo

[Gen]

????????????

 

 

The echelon fans across the road and Tony Martin (Katusha-Alpecin) clips a car parked on the roadside and crashes. Baptiste Planckaert (Katusha-Alpecin) and Guillaume Boivin also come down with him.

replay shows that it looks like he clipped the guy's wheel..

 

Check out @Trudgin's Tweet: https://twitter.com/Trudgin/status/835856947568005120?s=09

[Eugene Oppelt]

replay shows that it looks like he clipped the guy's wheel..

 

Check out @Trudgin's Tweet: https://twitter.com/Trudgin/status/835856947568005120?s=09

Eish

He's one of my favourite riders

Hope he's oraait

[Eugene Oppelt]

And...

Some of the break sits up

And a stubborn 4 riders still persists in trying to stay away

 

36 kms to go

 

With the next chasers at 50 secs

Edited February 26, 2017 by 'Dale

[Eugene Oppelt]

4 hrs of racing

 

And the peloton chasing with intent

31 secs

 

This could still end in a bunch gallop ????

[Eugene Oppelt]

And the head of the race begins to string out

28 kms to go

 

Sagan is sitting in the wheels

And not too keen in burning matches

 

Gap to peloton 31 secs

[Eugene Oppelt]

Trentin, Stuyvens, Benoot and Sagan has attacked the lead group

Initiated by Stuyvens

 

The race is on ????????????

[Eugene Oppelt]

Luke Rowe (Sky) also scrambles across to the Sagan group. This quintet has 10 seconds over the BMC-led chasers, while the bunch is now at 1:08.

 

Impressive ????????????????????

[Eugene Oppelt]

19km remaining from 200.7km

 

Sagan, Trentin, Stuyven, Rowe and Benoot are smoothly exchanging turns at the front, and they've nudged their lead out to 20 seconds over the chasers.

[Eugene Oppelt]

Great to see Lotto's Benoot at the sharp end

What a talent ????????

[Eugene Oppelt]

Gen, be sure to catch the last 30 kms when you're home ⭐️

[Eugene Oppelt]

Considering the numbers they had in the front group, BMC will be wondering quite how they allowed a five-man move featuring Peter Sagan to drift away from them. The men in red and black are fighting a losing battle, and trail the five leaders by 37 seconds.

[Eugene Oppelt]

The five leaders are all committed to the pace-making for the time being, and they stretch their lead out to 35 seconds, but they will surely grow cagier as the finish draws nearer.

 

12 to go

[Eugene Oppelt]

Cofidis and Katusha lead the main peloton past the same point 1:20 down on the break.

[Cav']

Ok just got home, final 10 here we go!

[Cav']

Nice group again