Minor Races Thread 2015 - [SPOILERS]

[Hont]

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

And Devolder and a Movistar rider also went over in the same place. Devolder looking hurt. The two Topsport riders don't seem to be doing that much work compared to Kwiatkowski.

 

[The Couch]

Maes and Van Keirsbulck (the only EQS riders in the first peloton) will have to try better to try and prevent the cooperation there
(the leaders have lost about 30s in the last 10K... only 40s ahead now)

(Van Baarle and Theuns don't have any teammates in that group)

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Unless Kwiat attacks on the last climb and tries to go solo, I can't see this sticking now. Unfortunately I've got to teach and I'm going to miss the end.

 

[Hont]

It stuck and Wallays wins easily. Topsport make the numbers count with neither Kwiatowski or van Baarle prepared to chase down the attack.

 

[The Couch]

Wallays found some force out of nowhere (since he was in the attack since the first attack group), Van Baarle plays it too tricky and lets Kwiatek do all the work (which he doesn't do) and Wallays wins
Theuns wins the sprint for 2nd, Van Baarle 3rd

 

[Berk on a Bike]

Coppi e Bartali starts tomorrow in Italy. Sky pretty much wiped the floor with everyone last year. Strikes me as a funny one for them to poll up at.

 

[User169]

Wiggins out of E3 - not selected (!), but a maybe for Gent Wevelgem.

 

[Apollonius]

Wall to wall live cycling on Eurosport tomorrow afternoon. Quite happy to be off the bike. (Well, up to a point!)

 

[Berk on a Bike]

E3 Harelbeke - Spartacus has crashed and abandoned before it's even hit the telly.

 

[Hont]

E3 Harelbeke - Spartacus has crashed and abandoned before it's even hit the telly.

Wrist by all accounts...

https://twitter.com/ksavje/status/581438827182575616/photo/1

Confirmed that he will miss Ghent Wevelgem. EDIT. Confirmed fracture of the back and will miss the rest of the spring classics.

 

[Hont]

Dutch stream is live now...

http://bvls2013.com/stream4.html

 

[raindog]

at least it's dry today
wish I could understand Dutch

 

[User169]

Cancellara likely out of RVV and PR.

EDIT: sorry, Hont's already said it.

 

[Crackle]

I don't fancy Thomas's chances if this front group stays away.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

But it's a cracking group that isn't likely to be caught... with a lesser group, Thomas might not have been able to stay away at all.