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 Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 9:16 pm Post subject: Ronde Van Vlaanderen - 255km - Sunday 1st April 2012 |
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Tis time to get this one going. Pleased that Boonen is looking strong so we hopefully don't just get an afternoon of Cancellara being marked out of it. I've stripped the warm up from the profile below. Sorry if it's a bit big, just trying to make it legible
I think since it's even more a race of attrition this year and the flattish run in favours a TTer, Cancellara seems the obvious choice, but it also seems quite open on the other hand since plenty of others showing form. Gilbert might surprise. |
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I think Fabian has been keeping his powder dry.....
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| Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 12:57 am Post subject: |
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I think Cancellara will find a way to outfox them.
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| Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 1:18 am Post subject: |
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Its the race of the year and I can't wait TBH. Last years edition was as good a bike race as I can remember in recent years and would be in my top half dozen bike races ever. A dark horse could well win and keep up the recent monument trend but it should really be all about Spartacus v Boonen. Lets get ready to rumble!
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| Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 4:51 am Post subject: |
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The Radio Cancellara twitter plan 
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| Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 8:30 am Post subject: |
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Nice thread!
The Mighty Fabian versus the Mighty Quickstep collective.
Maybe they will fixate and allow a resurgent Devolder to take his third win.
Not sure about this new course malarkey.
I like the Oude and that, but we do see a lot of it during Spring.
Just a sad note about UK Eurosport's coverage.
Further schedule changes see another chunk of coverage cut.
11-45 to 12-30 now. Returning at after 2-15pm.(BST)
This is due to another car race being added.
I'll be Raiing from 11-20am
Nice little aperitif here, today:
http://www.l1.nl/epg_nowon/popup/tv
The Giro of Limberg. Live at the start and from 3pmCET for 2 and a half hours.
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| Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 9:39 am Post subject: |
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| CapeRoadie wrote: | | I think Cancellara will find a way to outfox them. |
I wonder if the toughness of the course means tactics are maybe less important and it's going to come down to who's got the legs.
| Gerry wrote: | | Last years edition was as good a bike race as I can remember in recent years and would be in my top half dozen bike races ever |
For me, a negative from last year was that there was a bit too much "anti racing" and had Quick Step taken a bit more of a positive approach I think they may have won it with Chavanel. Nuyens as a winner felt a bit of an anti climax too, but I'm not suggesting he didn't deserve it.
Boonen's sounding confident.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/b...o-drop-anyone-in-tour-of-flanders
I'm told the weather system around the Azores that's been bringing us all this good weather has destabilised and we're in for a week of changeable weather. Might liven things up  |
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| Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 8:02 am Post subject: |
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| An overnight SMS from people that are there says there was strong headwind on the final run in yesterday and could be a factor. |
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The racing has begun!
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Nick Nuyens in the studio with those hipster glasses is just so wrong!
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| Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 12:25 pm Post subject: |
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Cancellara doing the usual go round a bend too fast, fall off on a bend, check the brakes etc a bit earlier than usual.
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| Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 12:51 pm Post subject: |
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| 100 km to go |
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Lastras is winning the competition for how many punctures/bike/wheel changes he can make in 1 Ronde?
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| Just back from a spin - where's Kelly? |
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| Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 1:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Boonen responded to question about winning with head or legs by saying it's a tougher finish and impossible to say. Said it's not important to be favourite, it's important to win |
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| Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 1:51 pm Post subject: |
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Big Swiss down!! And out by the looks of it
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| Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 1:56 pm Post subject: |
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| My spies on the Kberg tell me Devolders bike broke there. Ambulance for Cancellara doesn't look good for him. |
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