[SPOILER] :Three days de Panne

[Monsieur Remings]

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=three days de panne 2013&source=web&cd=5&cad=rja&ved=0CEkQFjAE&url=http://www.cycling-news.info/road-cycling-news/Driedaagse-van-De-Panne-2013-startlist/14583&ei=i99QUcivCcaI0AXdh4CgBw&usg=AFQjCNFSZe-EDEtyURiX4gfJD3fK4ttNNg

Sagan is there, as is Cavendish, Boonen and Chavanel with OPQ, plus Kittel and Griepel.

An Post are fielding a team which pleases my Irish side and so too are NetApp Endura where Russel Downing takes his place.

Coverage starts on Eurosport at 1.00pm tomorrow.

(Who'd have thought that King Edward would be so impressed with Peter Sagan's finishing that he also, presumably, bought a commission to race this event in Cannondale colours)?

 

[ColinJ]

Could we have usual the pre-emptive *spoilers* warning in the title?

I'm looking forward to the race.

(I don't know if Eurosport are covering more races this year, but it feels to me like they are. Tour of Flanders next after this one, then Tour of the Basque country!)

 

[Monsieur Remings]

Sorry fella, that should be there please, Moderati...? Hasn't started yet see, I get all confused.

 

[ColinJ]

TBH - one would have to be a bit daft not to expect spoilers in a thread with the name of the race.

The ones I hate are the "Cav wins!" or "Wiggo brilliant!" which don't give you much chance of avoiding them.

 

[raindog]

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rc...h4CgBw&usg=AFQjCNFSZe-EDEtyURiX4gfJD3fK4ttNNg

An Post are fielding a team which pleases my Irish side and so too are NetApp Endura where Russel Downing takes his place.

A bit of trivia - I was wandering round the bus park at the start of this year's Besseges and got chatting to one of the An Post mechanics, who was lifting bikes down from a car roof rack. I noticed that the team are using Vitus bikes this season and mentioned to him that Kelly won alot of his stuff on a Vitus. Then he showed me a small sticker that they'd put on every top tube.......

so I took a photo

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=three days de panne 2013&source=web&cd=5&cad=rja&ved=0CEkQFjAE&url=http://www.cycling-news.info/road-cycling-news/Driedaagse-van-De-Panne-2013-startlist/14583&ei=i99QUcivCcaI0AXdh4CgBw&usg=AFQjCNFSZe-EDEtyURiX4gfJD3fK4ttNNg

Sagan is there, as is Cavendish, Boonen and Chavanel with OPQ, plus Kittel and Griepel.

An Post are fielding a team which pleases my Irish side and so too are NetApp Endura where Russel Downing takes his place.

Coverage starts on Eurosport at 1.00pm tomorrow.

(Who'd have thought that King Edward would be so impressed with Peter Sagan's finishing that he also, presumably, bought a commission to race this event in Cannondale colours)?

Eurosport 2 schedule is showing a 2:30pm start to live coverage:

14:30

Cycling
Live Cycling: 3 Days of the Panne - Stage 1: Middelkerke - Zottegem (119.8km) (90min)
Procyclinglive is showing Dutch links starting half an hour earlier but I can't see anything for 1pm.
And who on earth is ''Accent Jobs-Wanty?''

 

[PpPete]

And no Sky corporate bullies....

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Sagan is there, as is Cavendish, Boonen and Chavanel with OPQ, plus Kittel and Griepel.

You are forgetting Ciolek, who is not only on form but probably full of confidence right now.

 

[Buddfox]

And no Sky corporate bullies....

This is the newest and subtlest tactic - bullying the peloton into submission by not even competing...!

 

[The Couch]

...
And who on earth is ''Accent Jobs-Wanty?''

It's a Belgian team; they had Leif Hoste a couple of years riding for them (who actually won this race earlier in his career), but he retired last year due to injury troubles.
Don't expect much from this team (except maybe a participation in a long flight that will end up getting caught).

 

[smutchin]

Go on, Chava!

 

[raindog]

alota big names all together there

 

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

A bit of trivia - I was wandering round the bus park at the start of this year's Besseges and got chatting to one of the An Post mechanics, who was lifting bikes down from a car roof rack. I noticed that the team are using Vitus bikes this season and mentioned to him that Kelly won alot of his stuff on a Vitus. Then he showed me a small sticker that they'd put on every top tube.......

so I took a photo

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Sean pretty much designs bikes for Vitus, is also a brand ambassador.

(More trivia)He also has his name on a building Cycling Ireland's HQ in Dublin is called "Kelly Roche House"

 

[smutchin]

Ooh, that was close!

 

[smutchin]

Some people on twitter saying Sagan blocked Démare. Looked fine to me. Good effort by Démare though.