Ride London Classics - womens' & mens' (Spoilers)

[Crackle]

Thomas had no chance at 20k to go, so why on earth did they think he did. He was pedaling squares. Terrible commentary and disastrous coverage and apparently a competitive sprint until someone managed to pick up Boonen as he crossed the line.

 

[smutchin]

Thomas had no chance at 20k to go, so why on earth did they think he did.

I was clinging to the hope that he might make it, but that was just wishful thinking. It was always unlikely. Stannard should perhaps have tried to bridge across earlier but maybe he didn't have the legs either.

The peloton did leave it late to get themselves organised though.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Still, it was nice seeing all the happy smiling faces of the crowd at the finish rather than the racing...

 

[Buddfox]

Mr Millar on the back of motorbike was a bit bizarre, or was it just me who thought that didn't work? Thought at one point he was going to stick the mike under a riders nose for a quote.

I thought it was great, would love to see it at other races. Particularly getting a sense of the gaps - plus the calmness of the driver as they flew through Headley :-)

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

And I'm glad we got the pics back in time to see David Millar at the end in his natty hat.

 

[Buddfox]

The peloton with about 2km to go. There was one rider 50m ahead who we missed in the photo :-)

The coverage the BBC missed...

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Two SKY riders at the front and the BBC's pictures are lost

 

[newfhouse]

I was simply empathizing with the poor sods that will be blamed for the problem. I found it equally frustrating.

 

[Cuchilo]

My input from Kingston .

 

[pawl]

I was clinging to the hope that he might make it, but that was just wishful thinking. It was always unlikely. Stannard should perhaps have tried to bridge across earlier but maybe he didn't have the legs either.

The peloton did leave it late to get themselves organised though.

Will Froome ride in support of Thomas in the Olympic RR.Froome is a good multi stage race rider the best in fact.One day races very doubtful.

 

[RedRider]

One from yesterday's Classique. Imagine a 100 gear change soundtrack

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

One from yesterday's Classique. Imagine a 100 gear change soundtrack
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They're really noisy when the chain's under high tension, aren't they?

 

[RedRider]

They're really noisy when the chain's under high tension, aren't they?

It was like every person who ever sat behind me in a cinema were gathered at a Twiglet convention.
I think I saw a couple of riders miss their change and then struggle, grimace and drop a few places out of the turn. It was an interesting place to watch the first few laps.

 

[Proto]

One of the Drops Cycling Team riders said the Classique was super fast from the word go, brutal, in the red within 200 metres of the start! Just hung on. (She finished in the bunch somewhere, same time as winner)

 

[rich p]

One of the Drops Cycling Team riders said the Classique was super fast from the word go, brutal, in the red within 200 metres of the start! Just hung on. (She finished in the bunch somewhere, same time as winner)

Was your daughter not riding?