E3 and Gent Wevelgem Weekend with Spoilers.

[Blazing Saddles]

Combined, this is probably as good a classics weekend as any.

E3 has 17 Hellingen and Flanders only has 16 and the climbs are more frequent than at Flanders. Of course, the main difference is the extra 50kms. 4 hours of live coverage for those with TNT Discovery plus streaming, less than half that on TNT tv channels. Other options look few and far between, Sporza being replaced by VTM. (Belgian account required)

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[mjr]

E3 highlights on Eurosport 1 tonight 2050-2200 & 2345-0030.

 

[TakeTheHighRoad]

I tried browsing the VTM website earlier this morning and it was atrocious

Definitely feels like this race is the black sheep of the cobbled family, not being owned by Flanders Classics

 

[Blazing Saddles]

I tried browsing the VTM website earlier this morning and it was atrocious

Definitely feels like this race is the black sheep of the cobbled family, not being owned by Flanders Classics

It should be here in a while. Hopefully it will work with a Belgian VPN as it’s free to watch over there.

https://focus-wtv.be/tv-zone

 

[No Ta Doctor]

There's been a crash and an early split, Van Aert is in the second part of the peloton, 2' 30" back :-(

First peloton is 50 riders.
4 riders taken to hospital.

This is all from PCS, no other details yet I'm afraid

 

[BrumJim]

There's been a crash and an early split, Van Aert is in the second part of the peloton, 2' 30" back :-(

First peloton is 50 riders.
4 riders taken to hospital.

This is all from PCS, no other details yet I'm afraid

And Van der Poel too, and now up to 3'. That's blown the race wide apart!

 

[No Ta Doctor]

And Van der Poel too, and now up to 3'. That's blown the race wide apart!

And Ganna

 

[Blazing Saddles]

So it’s looking like a battle of the undercard ftw.

VTM registration can be completed with the Belgian zip code of 1000 if anyone is that desperate.

 

[Blazing Saddles]

I have live pictures for the moment….
146kms to go, gap down to 2-39”
Jorgenson in a second group @46”

 

[No Ta Doctor]

We have a 3 man break at 41" and a split peloton

 

[No Ta Doctor]

I have live pictures for the moment….
146kms to go, gap down to 2-39”
Jorgenson in a second group @46”

"2nd group" is the "first peloton"

 

[Blazing Saddles]

So the actual gap, discounting the 3 man break is a minute and a half.

 

[wakemalcolm]

MVdP has his entire team in the 2nd peloton: it'll all come back together.

 

[No Ta Doctor]

Gap down to 50" and break caught
Seems like there are no favourites other than Jorgenson, Kung, Mohoric and Stuyven in the front group, and none really has much team to burn off with them

 

[gsk82]

There's plenty of big engines in that front group. How did Ganna not get in it when half his team did?