Ronde de Vlaanderen 2015 *spoilers*

[Apollonius]

Really excited about this race. I liked Wiggins' saying that if G won it they would need a B team for Paris Roubaix as they would have had far too much of Belgium's finest.

 

[rich p]

Wiggins is on fire with his quotes lately. He must be getting demob happy

 

[Andrew Br]

......... Team Sky will be using half time substitutes next...

I've often thought that the Yates twins are missing a trick here; one to ride the 1st part of a stage then a sneaky change and the other finishes.

 

[smutchin]

Doesn't the bike need UCI approval to be raced ?
If so, it must have been given the green light.

Dunno. Probably. Spinaci bars were approved initially but later banned - albeit with good reason in that case. Can't think of a good reason for banning suspension but that doesn't mean the UCI won't take against it!

 

[rich p]

Dunno. Probably. Spinaci bars were approved initially but later banned - albeit with good reason in that case. Can't think of a good reason for banning suspension but that doesn't mean the UCI won't take against it!

Now that the knobhead, Stephen Roche, no longer has any input into the UCI's ear, it may make more sensible rulings.

 

[raindog]

what's the weather forecast for tomorrow?

 

[Apollonius]

Looking good for the next week (so this includes Paris Roubaix - I'm going so already checked). Dry for the next week, so should be OK.

 

[oldroadman]

Doesn't the bike need UCI approval to be raced ?
If so, it must have been given the green light.

I certainly hope they don't ban it; I'm waiting for this type of technology to trickle down.

Would be unlike Sky to miss a trick on approval - and it comes from Mr Pinarello, a well established maker, so can't see approval being an issue. It has no substantial changes, just material and the way it's used. So no real changes, and it won't make riding the thing fast over the Paterberg any less painful!

 

[thom]

They're well on their way.
Matthias Brammeier has his priorities right, already winning his weight in Beer, part of a 7 man break with 3.5 mins after 50 km.
Whatever happens now, he'll have a good evening.

 

[thom]

Early pictures show dry roads & light clouds.

 

[thom]

SKY with 3 riders on the front regulating the break who have about 6 mins.
Knees up in the wind.

 

[tug benson]

Wiggins on the ground, bike change for him

 

[thom]

SKY all at the front, a tight turn to a narrow road & Wiggins comes off the worst with maybe a spectator.
After the bike change, SKY block the road up front.

 

[Rasmus]

Maybe they forgot to test how that suspension handles in corners...?

 

[tug benson]

Wiggins gently laying the bike down...