deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
- Location
- Armonmy Way
They've cut 45km off the route (between Deinze and Gistel which ''takes up an hour and nothing really happens there'') Further pitch inspection at 8:30 GMT tomorrow morning.
The early season day races thread 2013 *SPOILERS*
- Thread starter Flying_Monkey
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smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
Flecha, Ladagnous and Bazayev in an escape group of three with 44 seconds on the peloton. The gap was bigger but is coming down rapidly - Sky have come to the front and noticeably upped the pace when Boonen fell off not so long ago - looks like Boonen is too far off the pace to come back now. Unlucky. 60km to go...
EBH and Sagan conspicuous by their presence near the front of the race. Cav is still in the peloton.
EBH and Sagan conspicuous by their presence near the front of the race. Cav is still in the peloton.
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
Ah, shame. Boonen has abandoned.
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Flying_Monkey
Recyclist
- Location
- Odawa
There's a separate thread on this one BTW...
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
Ah, thanks! Thought it was oddly quiet here. 
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User169
Guest
Scheldeprijs underway. One for the sprinters, perhaps.
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Flying_Monkey
Recyclist
- Location
- Odawa
Definitely. Cav going for a historic 4th win. But theres big competition today.
As a more general comment, I'm really starting to get into these day races. Up until a couple of years ago my interest was limited to the Grand Tours (and realistically then the Giro and the Tour). There's something quite inspirational about a 'big balls' break for home, like Boonen in Paris-Roubaix last year of Cancellara in RVV this year. I find it mildly entertaining, when it makes sense to do so, to get down in the drops and just put the hammer down to emulate these kinds of performances.
deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
- Location
- Armonmy Way
Cancellara's had a crash and looks to have a lost a section of his shorts on the road. Still in the peloton though so not so bad.
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User169
Guest
He's still there, but his arse his hanging out of his shorts.
5km to go. Cav well placed.
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Flying_Monkey
Recyclist
- Location
- Odawa
Kittel beats Cav. Very close, but a curiously anti-climactic finish.
deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
- Location
- Armonmy Way
2nd by less than half a wheel.
WannabeCyclist
Regular
He had to come from a long way back, OPQS need to work on their lead out.
WannabeCyclist
Regular
Fair enough, but Sky did deliver when they could (most of the time anyway).
