100th Ronde Van Vlaanderen - April 3rd, 2016 - 255.9k

[Libertine Seguros]

Re:

Could we please keep women's racing discussion to the women's racing discussion thread?

Thanks.

Apologies, I was treating this as the Ronde van Vlaanderen thread in general, but I've noticed above the thread details include the stuff that only applies to the men's (100th, 256km). I had been writing about it on the women's racing discussion thread, only to find that it was being talked about more in here

 

[carolina]

who's the cannondale rider?

 

[trevim]

Re:

who's the cannondale rider?

Langeveld I think

 

[sir fly]

Sagan looks sleepy.

 

[pedromiguelmartins]

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It's my understanding that Stijn would lose a sprint against Pozzovivo. Why send him in a break, then?

Why send any non-sprinter in a break?

Between being a sprinter and a potato in a sprint there's 99% of the peloton. Stijin is useless unless alone.

 

[Kwibus]

Re: Re:

who's the cannondale rider?

Langeveld I think

Van Baarle.

 

[Ricco']

Pippo is looking sharp.

A shame is going to be alone for the next hour.

 

[Lexman]

Re: Re:

who's the cannondale rider?

Langeveld I think

Van Baarle

 

[TMP402]

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Pippo is looking sharp.

A shame is going to be alone for the next hour.

And not at Roubaix at all.

 

[Kwibus]

Re: Re:

It's my understanding that Stijn would lose a sprint against Pozzovivo. Why send him in a break, then?

Why send any non-sprinter in a break?

Between being a sprinter and a potato in a sprint there's 99% of the peloton. Stijin is useless unless alone.

It's not unrealistic he finishes alone if they don't chase him or give him too much space. Not going to happen, but they know they can't give him too much space.

He did finish 4th 2 years ago.

 

[pedromiguelmartins]

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Pippo is looking sharp.

A shame is going to be alone for the next hour.

And not at Roubaix at all.

The team wasn't invited?

 

[Billie]

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Pippo is looking sharp.

A shame is going to be alone for the next hour.

And not at Roubaix at all.

The team wasn't invited?

yes. Real shame that

 

[doperhopper]

gorilla!!!

 

[Vino's Mum]

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Pippo is looking sharp...

Thanks.

 

[carolina]

greipel tries to go solo

 

[Kwibus]

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Pippo is looking sharp.

A shame is going to be alone for the next hour.

And not at Roubaix at all.

The team wasn't invited?

yes. Real shame that

Let's face it. Pozzato didn't show anything last 2 years.

 

[Akuryo]

Greipel affraid of the mighty VDB?

 

[Orbit501]

Nice to see Greipel recovered from that rib injury. Good race for him at the front and away from another potential crash.

 

[pedromiguelmartins]

Re: Re:

Pippo is looking sharp.

A shame is going to be alone for the next hour.

And not at Roubaix at all.

The team wasn't invited?

yes. Real shame that

Let's face it. Pozzato didn't show anything last 2 years.

Besides style?

 

[TMP402]

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Let's face it. Pozzato didn't show anything last 2 years.

 

[Gigs_98]

Re: Re:

It's my understanding that Stijn would lose a sprint against Pozzovivo. Why send him in a break, then?

Why send any non-sprinter in a break?

Between being a sprinter and a potato in a sprint there's 99% of the peloton. Stijin is useless unless alone.

It's not unrealistic he finishes alone if they don't chase him or give him too much space. Not going to happen, but they know they can't give him too much space.

He did finish 4th 2 years ago.

But that4th place was rather an indicator of bad Etixx tactics because exactly the situation described above happened. They sent him into a break and let the other riders chase, but when Stijn was caught and the other QuickStep riders were behind they suddenly had to chase again because they only had a more or less useless rider in the leading group.

 

[Kwibus]

Weening justifying his first rvv.

 

[Flamin]

Etixx super fail not having anyone in the chasing group behind Stijn.

 

[Gigs_98]

Hahaha, Cancellara bossing everyone
Edit: and Sagan up there too

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

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Weening justifying his first rvv.

Perfect cadence.