Dwars Door Vlaanderen (188.6 km) goes straight through Flanders

[red_flanders]

How is there not a thread for this race!!?

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Dwars door Vlaanderen

Dwars door Vlaanderen staat traditioneel midden in de heilige Vlaamse wielerweek op het programma. Op woensdag 27 maart staat Waregem opnieuw centraal tijdens de kla...

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Official Guide (PDF):

Flanders Classics SSO

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Startlist:

Startlist for Dwars door Vlaanderen - A travers la Flandre ME 2024

Competing teams and riders for Dwars door Vlaanderen - A travers la Flandre ME 2024. Top competitors are Alexander Kristoff, Edvald Boasson Hagen and Michael Matthews.

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Who ya got?? No MVDP, hard to look past Wout...

 

[red_flanders]

@Netserk not sure how one adds that little thumbnail for the thread like you did for the Ronde...

 

[scribers]

If wva rides to win this it puts him in jeopardy days later. The field is so too heavy for the monuments it doesn’t make sense to go crazy for every race on march

 

[scribers]

I’m not sure why koolj is not there. Maybe too much vert?

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Ah yes, the race that forces me to get up an hour earlier to reach my job, only to be stuck there till 6 O'clock because I can't leave it. And then get interupted whenever I take two hours off to watch the race.

Atleast I don't have to teach between 2 and 5 this year.

 

[rallybanana]

The best race nicknames:
Paris-Nice: The race to the sun
Il Lombardia: The race of the fallen leaves
Dwars Door Vlaanderen: The race that forces me to get up an hour earlier to reach my job, only to be stuck there to 6 O'clock because I can't leave it

 

[red_flanders]

If wva rides to win this it puts him in jeopardy days later. The field is so too heavy for the monuments it doesn’t make sense to go crazy for every race on march

Seems like typically 3 days has been enough recovery at this time of year? Only 188.6 k...

 

[Didinho]

The race were Trek decided to ride at Sunday-ride-pace uphill, half the peloton had to put foot on the ground and team-attacking after.

 

[RedheadDane]

The best race nicknames:
Paris-Nice: The race to the sun
Il Lombardia: The race of the fallen leaves
Dwars Door Vlaanderen: The race that forces me to get up an hour earlier to reach my job, only to be stuck there to 6 O'clock because I can't leave it

Rolls right off the tongue.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Let's see who can hang in oier lazkano wheel on his traditional pre-Ronde training ride

 

[Netserk]

@Netserk not sure how one adds that little thumbnail for the thread like you did for the Ronde...

See the instructions in the Uijtdebroeks thread:

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It should work with this image: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipe...eren.png/800px-Logo-Dwars_door_Vlaanderen.png

 

[red_flanders]

See the instructions in the Uijtdebroeks thread:

Page 57 - Teams & Riders - Cian Uijtdebroeks - From the wetlands to the top of cycling

Page 57 - Get up to date with the latest news, scores & standings from the Cycling News Community.

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It should work with this image: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipe...eren.png/800px-Logo-Dwars_door_Vlaanderen.png

Thanks, that image would be perfect. Like the other poster, I just get a "can't add thumbnails" and nothing else to click on. Don't see how I'd add this. Obviously missing something basic.

I guess you're saying add that image to the original post then it will be available as a thumb? Trying to do that, but getting server errors. Will have a look later.

 

[Netserk]

My bad, I didn't check it out myself. It will work like this: https://images2.imgbox.com/f8/53/AXUl66db_o.png

 

[red_flanders]

My bad, I didn't check it out myself. It will work like this: https://images2.imgbox.com/f8/53/AXUl66db_o.png

So a size limit then I guess...

 

[staubsauger]

I would've said Hagenes if he hadn't crashed on Friday. Now either Van Aert himself has to pull the chestnuts out of the fire. Or this might end up being a quite conservatively ridden Dwars door Vlaanderen.

Turgis of course wants to prove himself here. Küng? I have a hard time seeing a path to victory for him anywhere. I wish it was differently and he could take just one epic win. He seems to be a genuinely sympathy person.

Sadly, it gets windy & rainy only on Thursday.

 

[MJR]

I'd like to see Wout check this off the list, but I can't see him going 100% just days away from one of his two main goals of the year.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

I have to imagine Visma wants this if nothing more than as a confidence booster before Sunday.

 

[tobydawq]

I would've said Hagenes if he hadn't crashed on Friday. Now either Van Aert himself has to pull the chestnuts out of the fire. Or this might end up being a quite conservatively ridden Dwars door Vlaanderen.

Turgis of course wants to prove himself here. Küng? I have a hard time seeing a path to victory for him anywhere. I wish it was differently and he could take just one epic win. He seems to be a genuinely sympathy person.

Sadly, it gets windy & rainy only on Thursday.

'To pull the chestnuts out of the fire' is that really an expression in English? It is in Danish, but I don't think you're a Dane. A surprise to me that that expression can be used in other languages.

 

[Izzyeviel]

we have around flanders & a straight through flanders. what will the crazy belgians think of next? 'twee links en een rechts door Vlaanderen'

 

[Potomac]

'To pull the chestnuts out of the fire' is that really an expression in English? It is in Danish, but I don't think you're a Dane. A surprise to me that that expression can be used in other languages.

All men have chestnuts, no?

 

[Potomac]

Do I really have to pick a winner for this race? I feel like fired my chestnuts for E3 and the Ronde.

Fine. But it seems like a lot of work.

Jorgenson, because I'm too lazy to think about it.

 

[proffate]

'To pull the chestnuts out of the fire' is that really an expression in English? It is in Danish, but I don't think you're a Dane. A surprise to me that that expression can be used in other languages.

I'm guessing he's from a country where the keyboards have an umlaut. That rules out English as a mother tongue.

 

[red_flanders]

'To pull the chestnuts out of the fire' is that really an expression in English? It is in Danish, but I don't think you're a Dane. A surprise to me that that expression can be used in other languages.

Yeah, it sounds like something my father's generation would say, but definitely an english phrase.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

'To pull the chestnuts out of the fire' is that really an expression in English? It is in Danish, but I don't think you're a Dane. A surprise to me that that expression can be used in other languages.

It is also is an expression in Dutch.

 

[search]

In German as well.

Here's Het Nieuwsblad's star rating for today:

* **** van Aert
**** Philipsen, Pedersen
*** Wellens, Benoot, Lazkano
** Meeus, Jorgenson, Stuyven, Alaphilippe
* Campenaerts, Girmay, Magnier, Pithie, Milan

With a weakened Visma team and all eyes on van Aert, the break may also have a chance again, I guess.