Minor race thread 2017 **spoilers**

[Pro Tour Punditry]

I think that he's main rival, the Norwegian youngster Halvorsen (Team Joker) crashed out

He's deffo not as good as Cofidis thought he was, and miles off how good he thinks he is; 2nd division sprinter at best, who can pull the odd win out of the bag every now and then but much better suited against the lower level sprinters

 

[BrumJim]

Adam Blythe second.

 

[rich p]

Tour of Cameroun at the moment but you'd think there'd be more Scots doing it...

 

[Strathlubnaig]

Quite a lot going on in this race in the last 15km...!

I really enjoyed that, lads were putting in some effort. Proper racing.

 

[Buddfox]

I really enjoyed that, lads were putting in some effort. Proper racing.

Yeah, but the bit where the rider turned Commissaire and just rode one of the other riders to the back of the peloton was weird! Got DQ'd for his efforts as well!

 

[BalkanExpress]

No love for Dwars?

Lampaert, of Quickstep won after a one, two move out of the breakaway following an attack by Gilbert: yes Quickstep in "get tactics right shock" A lovely sunny day with no arm warmers of 3/4 length shorts in sight. Mind you the country had its mind on other things today.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Dwars, what a great race. Shame they didn't get the same sleet and hail that I rode home in this evening but you can't have everything. Textbook tactics from Quickstep, four of them looking in great form. Next stop Harelbeke.

 

[brommers]

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

A few abandons already in E3, Gallopin out with an injured wrist after a crash. Zakarin, Castroviejo, Haas and Stetina also out

 

[smutchin]

A few abandons already in E3, Gallopin out with an injured wrist after a crash. Zakarin, Castroviejo, Haas and Stetina also out

Is it on the telly? Eurosport seem to be showing highlights of last year's race instead.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Is it on the telly? Eurosport seem to be showing highlights of last year's race instead.

I think 2pm on ES Player

 

[smutchin]

Ta. There's highlights on the telly at 4.30pm as well.

 

[smutchin]

It's the Kwiatkowski and Sagan show!

Again!

Yay!

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

And one of the flair picks is in a break group; another, who almost made the flair picks, Gougeard, also there...

 

[smutchin]

Gap coming down noticeably now.