Minor Races Thread 2015 - [SPOILERS]

[Berk on a Bike]

That was an expert finish from Reguigui. Sky looked all set to take the spoils. (Click link to go to 22 mins in)

View: https://youtu.be/zzu3045wn3I?t=22m

It would be massive for MTN-Qhubeka to win the overall.

 

[User169]

So the bloke that brought Loren Rowney down has identified himself to the organizers of the race.

He says that it was unintentional - he was banging the ad boards with his hand and turned to talk to his son just as rowney came past so didn't see her.

The organizers seem very minded to accept this. Hmmm.

 

[Berk on a Bike]

Guardini took the final stage win and Yousef Reguigui retained yellow to win the overall. Great result for them.

 

[The Couch]

Today, it's "Nokere koerse"... it's been very nice weather for a week and a half now in Belgium and yet today ... there is a big fog

FYI,
Kenny De Haes won this race last year in a sprint with Van Asbroeck (Bouhanni third), this was the photo finish:

(And it's the guy on the left that won )

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Today, it's "Nokere koerse"... it's been very nice weather for a week and a half now in Belgium and yet today ... there is a big fog

FYI,
Kenny De Haes won this race last year in a sprint with Van Asbroeck (Bouhanni third), this was the photo finish:

(And it's the guy on the left that won )

The apparent victory of Van Asbroeck is just a minor optical illusion caused by the fact that De Haas's wheel is in the air as he goes for the line...

Nokere Koserse often seems to get hit by bad weather - I think it was cancelled due to snow storms the year previously. Let's hope it goes ahead this year...

 

[The Couch]

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Nokere Koserse often seems to get hit by bad weather - I think it was cancelled due to snow storms the year previously. Let's hope it goes ahead this year...

The thick fog cleared up around noon. It's still grey outside, but no issue for cycling.

 

[The Couch]

And this is what happens behind the scenes in the small races:

Volunteers preparing sandwiches for after Nokere Koerse

 

[Berk on a Bike]

Kris Boeckmans of Lotto Soudal took the spoils, some French geezer came second and Burley-in-Wharfedale's very own Scott Thwaites took third!

 

[The Couch]

Today GP Nobili: Nizzolo won

Tomorrow another low key race in Belgium.. Handzame Classic (last year won by Mezgec)

 

[smutchin]

Tomorrow another low key race in Belgium.. Handzame Classic

How come Herr Flick of the GestapoElbow hasn't checked in to tell us all about another great win for Etixx-QuickStep?

Second win of the season for Meersman. I'd forgotten he existed, tbh.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

How come Herr Flick of the GestapoElbow hasn't checked in to tell us all about another great win for Etixx-QuickStep?

Second win of the season for Meersman. I'd forgotten he existed, tbh.

Clean sweep of the podium was it not? Maybe he's come over all peculiar? In fact they got the top 4.

When was the last time a team filled the podium? <I know the answer, and it's not a good thing...>

 

[smutchin]

Clean sweep of the podium was it not?

Meersman won the Handzame Classic on Friday. You're thinking of today's Ronde van Zeeland Seaports, won by Iljo Keisse, with Terpstra 2nd and Wisniowski 3rd. I admit I had to look it up to work out what you were talking about. Sounds like an odd race - looking at the results, only 20 riders actually finished. Looks like EQS put in a display of power on the last lap and killed it off.

To be fair, they had a fairly strong team up against some pretty ordinary opposition. More a case of flat track bullies than orange juice addicts.

Johnny Hoogerland was among the finishers, now riding for Team Roompot Oranje Peloton.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

How come Herr Flick of the GestapoElbow hasn't checked in

That wording is in very poor taste. There aren't many of us on CC who follow the pro races, lets keep this area friendly shall we ?

 

[rich p]

The fallen meersman with the big boobies?

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

That wording is in very poor taste. There aren't many of us on CC who follow the pro races, lets keep this area friendly shall we ?

Says the person who has me on ignore and then joins in on a thread I started.