The Classics

[Frosty]

Excellent new feature

Think Gerald also chirped about it earlier at another race

Inboard cams were used last weekend at Gent Wevelgem

['Dale]

Inboard cams were used last weekend at Gent Wevelgem

Currently lots of snacks going around in the cars

We can expect some screams later

['Dale]

Our escapees covered 42.7 kilometres in the opening hour of racing - the peloton rather less. 11 minutes the gap as Bora-Hansgrohe begin to lend a hand to BMC at the head of the bunch.

[Vetseun]

What happened to TV coverage. It stopped at 12h00

[NotSoBigBen]

What happened to TV coverage. It stopped at 12h00

I think they said it will continue later in an hour or so ....

 

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[Vetseun]

I think they said it will continue later in an hour or so ....

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Thanks

[Loose cog]

WTF DSTV! Now we have to watch cricket whose fans at the field number less than 50.

['Dale]

Thanks

Giving you chance to light the fire and braai those choppies

 

A man has to eat

[Gen]

Coverage resumes at 13:30

 

 

Even the streaming sites are on a studio break..

Edited April 2, 2017 by Gen

['Dale]

In the Women's Tour of Flanders, meanwhile, the race is over the fourth climb, the Leberg, and all of the main contenders are still together.

[lechatnoir]

Eurosport 2 @ 13h30... then again, maybe not...

Edited April 2, 2017 by lechatnoir

['Dale]

160km remaining from 260km

 

In the men's race, the escapees approach Oudenaarde for the first time. We are fifteen kilometres from the first of the day's 18 hellingen,and the first of three ascents of the Oude Kwaremont.

['Dale]

145km remaining from 260km

 

The eight escapees are on the slopes of the Kwaremont with a lead of 9:55 over the chasing peloton.

['Dale]

⚠️⚠️⚠️

 

On the approach to the Kwaremont, the commissaires issue a warning over race radio, having a spotted a number of riders hopping onto the pavement rather than riding along a cobbled stretch of road.

Edited April 2, 2017 by 'Dale

['Dale]

The speed is high in the peloton on the run-in to the Kwaremont. There's a bottleneck at the left-hand turn before the climb and a few riders are forced to unclip, Alexander Kristoff (Katusha-Alpecin) among them. The Norwegian is at the very back of the peloton chasing back on before the Kwaremont even begins. An inauspicious start for Kristoff...

['Dale]

Another bottlebeck on the Kwaremont itself, and a number of riders - Kristoff included - are forced to a stop, before setting off again.