106th Ronde van Vlaanderen: April 3rd, 2022

[Zinoviev Letter]

Going to be a pretty brisk pace in the peloton to keep that break on a short leash

 

[Pantani_lives]

Campenaerts on the start podium looked like Freddie Mercury at Live Aid.

 

[RunningRouleur]

Yep, breakaway went 47km in the first hour

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Come on Victor! Today is the day your useless tactics will work in the chaos of RVV. Use your teammates to create a chaos! Attack at the right moment

 

[Netserk]

The four main teams (Alpecin, Jumbo, Quick-Step, UAE) share the work with a man each at the front of the peloton. The peloton is constantly in a long line, I haven't seen it wider than this: Screen dump

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Now it's mostly Affini for Jumbo on the front together with Declercq for Quick-Step.

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

Nice day for a cycling race in the heartland of cycling, though I think Alpecin should be doing g the brunt of the work.

 

[Breezy1985]

Feck sake my train is stuck on the platform because of the race I am on the train to see.

 

[Red Rick]

McEwen is a pretty good addition to the commentary.

 

[Netserk]

While it's cold, the sun is present and most riders have removed some of the clothes they started out in.

 

[sir fly]

Pogačar's riding closest to the front of all favourites, if I'm not mistaking.
The others put their teammates ahead while covering further behind.

Maybe today is the other end of inexperience... Pogi might overdo it.

 

[Skijumper Roglic fan]

Best day of the year for me i love this race

I feel the same…

Today, I‘m glad writing here in CN forum, among you guys who share this passion. It also helps me with my mourn over Wout‘s DNS.

 

[RedheadDane]

Feck sake my train is stuck on the platform because of the race I am on the train to see.

Probably a lot of people on that train who're "in the same boat", so to speak.

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

Probably a lot of people on that train who're "in the same boat", so to speak.

That’s the unfortunate part about this day in Flanders, a whole lot of things get backed up.

 

[sir fly]

ASO are amateurs... canceling a race due to elections.
De Ronde runs despite elections!
...here

 

[Netserk]

The gap is pegged at 4 minutes, the same four riders for the four main teams are at the front. ~7 km to the first cobbled section.

 

[Orbit501]

Has Jacky Durand ever a picked a rider in his predictions who isn't French? Lol

Think he's missed the obvious one too. Senechal for today please.

 

[Skijumper Roglic fan]

Obviously Pogacar crashed with 250kms to go. Does anyone know how serious this crash was?

 

[Breezy1985]

Probably a lot of people on that train who're "in the same boat", so to speak.

The whole train seems to be watching on the phone

 

[KZD]

Has Jacky Durand ever a picked a rider in his predictions who isn't French? Lol

Think he's missed the obvious one too. Senechal for today please.

He picked Van Aert last year for the Champs Elysee stage and got it right

 

[Breezy1985]

Has Jacky Durand ever a picked a rider in his predictions who isn't French? Lol

Think he's missed the obvious one too. Senechal for today please.

He could pick Poe Poe

 

[Orbit501]

Obviously Pogacar crashed with 250kms to go. Does anyone know how serious this crash was?

He's absolutely fine. If there was any hair sticking out of the top of his helmet, it's unharmed.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

That’s the unfortunate part about this day in Flanders, a whole lot of things get backed up.

be happy, the trains in the netherlands arent even riding today because of some huge technical error

 

[Orbit501]

He picked Van Aert last year for the Champs Elysee stage and got it right

Only because Demare had already gone home

 

[Skijumper Roglic fan]

He's absolutely fine. If there was any hair sticking out of the top of his helmet, it's unharmed.

Thanks a lot - very much appreciated

 

[RedheadDane]

ASO are amateurs... canceling a race due to elections.

They didn't cancel it, just reschedule it. And...

Spoiler: Secret

It's a birthday present for me!