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Minor Races Thread 2015 - [SPOILERS]
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smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
Sorry, wasn't meant maliciously.
Tomorrow Dwars Door Vlaanderen, somewhat similar to E3, a mini-RvV.
Unfortunately not a very strong field of competitors
It looks like this is another good chance for EQS to take a victory with Terpstra and Kwiatkowski as the only team to have proven multi-winners in this type of work.
(The don't even use Vandenbergh in this race, although an in-form Van Keirsbulck should be a good 3rd option, but is he after his earlier illness)
The biggest names from other teams are Boom/Bozic, Breschel, Devolder/Nizzolo, Turgot, Debusschere, Keukeleire, Devenyns, EBH/Farrar, Bouhanni, Voeckler, Leukemans, Gatto
FYI, Nairo Quintana will be using this race to test his "cobble legs".
Unfortunately not a very strong field of competitors
It looks like this is another good chance for EQS to take a victory with Terpstra and Kwiatkowski as the only team to have proven multi-winners in this type of work.
(The don't even use Vandenbergh in this race, although an in-form Van Keirsbulck should be a good 3rd option, but is he after his earlier illness)
The biggest names from other teams are Boom/Bozic, Breschel, Devolder/Nizzolo, Turgot, Debusschere, Keukeleire, Devenyns, EBH/Farrar, Bouhanni, Voeckler, Leukemans, Gatto
FYI, Nairo Quintana will be using this race to test his "cobble legs".
Flying_Monkey
Recyclist
- Location
- Odawa
In the Cholet-Pays de Loire races the other day, the men's event was taken by Pierrick Fedrigo, now riding for Bretagne-Séché Environnement - which was his first win for quite a while, I think. I was pleased to see Japan's Yukiya Arashiro in 6th.
The women's race was won by Audrey Cordon. In 8th was an unfamiliar name to me - British rider, Molly Weaver.
The women's race was won by Audrey Cordon. In 8th was an unfamiliar name to me - British rider, Molly Weaver.
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He was in virtual yellow on the road, but punctured and ended up back in the peloton. Rotten luck, but his team mate also in the break now has the lead... blow by blow account here https://twitter.com/MadisonGenesis
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User169
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Queen stage of the Tour de Taiwan today...
http://cyclingtips.com.au/2015/03/2015-tour-de-taiwan-stage-4-results/
A clean-sweep of Iranians. What a complete joke.
http://cyclingtips.com.au/2015/03/2015-tour-de-taiwan-stage-4-results/
A clean-sweep of Iranians. What a complete joke.
DdV (Dwars door Vlaanderen) update:
About 5 degrees and a constant (although pretty light) rain
Nizzolo was caught in a crash and has hurt himself pretty bad on his hip and legs (he is being checked in the hospital)
...and Leukemans (who would have been an outsider) didn't start due to illness
About 5 degrees and a constant (although pretty light) rain
Nizzolo was caught in a crash and has hurt himself pretty bad on his hip and legs (he is being checked in the hospital)
...and Leukemans (who would have been an outsider) didn't start due to illness
Hont
Guru
- Location
- Bromsgrove
It's not that bad. And Cav has started apparently but I don't know who he's replaced from that list.
(EDIT) He replaced Lukasz Wisniowski.
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really good link
http://bvls2013.com/stream4.html
http://bvls2013.com/stream4.html
After the Taaienberg (a.k.a. the "Boonen-hill"), Quintana riding together with Devolder in chase of the first peloton... pretty impressive stuff
Cav has managed to stay in the first peloton (20ish men) over this hill. EQS has about 5 riders still left in the front of the race
EDIT:
Currently 2 Topsport-Vlaanderen guys (Theuns, Wallays) together with Van Baarle and Kwiatkowski are ahead of the first peloton
Cav has managed to stay in the first peloton (20ish men) over this hill. EQS has about 5 riders still left in the front of the race
EDIT:
Currently 2 Topsport-Vlaanderen guys (Theuns, Wallays) together with Van Baarle and Kwiatkowski are ahead of the first peloton
Complete disarray after the first group, currently 3 groups (containing Quintana) have joined but front group has +30s
Boom (who clearly is very strong and eager) is in dire need for team mates to help him out (although there are enough teams present to make a coalition)
(Bozic had a mechanical on the Taaienberg and the rest of his team is clearly not very suited for this work)
Boom (who clearly is very strong and eager) is in dire need for team mates to help him out (although there are enough teams present to make a coalition)
(Bozic had a mechanical on the Taaienberg and the rest of his team is clearly not very suited for this work)
Boom (who had already made up half the time) has just slipped (together with the moto following him).
This is being set-up ideally for Kwiatkowski
EDIT: Devolder (in the chasing peloton) slipped in the same corner as where Boom was still trying to recover from his fall
This is being set-up ideally for Kwiatkowski
EDIT: Devolder (in the chasing peloton) slipped in the same corner as where Boom was still trying to recover from his fall
