2011 Tour de Wallonie

[craig1985]

Starts tonight, although the timing is wrong with all the focus being on the all important TT at the TDF and the final sprint in Paris, but never less and without further ado here are the stages:

Stage: 1 - 23 July : Amay - Banneux, 152.10 km:

Stage: 2 - 24 July : Wanze - Houffalize, 194.40 km:

Stage: 3 - 25 July : Sambreville - Perwez, 203.90 km:

Stage: 4 - 26 July : Enghien - Mouscron, 145.40 km:

 

[craig1985]

Stage: 5 - 27 July : Charleroi - Thuin, 141.80 km:

Official website - in French

Provisional startlist

And a link to a stream, although I don't know if it is geo-restricted.

And I win the interwebz

 

[roundabout]

Starters from the official page

http://www.trworg.be/pages/trw/equipes/liste-des-partants

live ticker

http://direct.directvelo.com/live-course/1137/tour-de-wallonie--et-1-amay-banneux.html

 

[El Pistolero]

If GVA doesn't win this I'll start laughing. Unless Devolder comes back.

 

[Ruudz0r]

GvA is in the early breakaway today :/

 

[jens_attacks]

il killer will get a deserved win here

 

[Apollonius]

GvA wont win here, I mean he could.....but he wont.

 

[pmcg76]

Stage 4 finishes in Mouscron, the most beautiful city in the world, methinks

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Stage 4 finishes in Mouscron, the most beautiful city in the world, methinks

Then stage 5 starts in Charleroi, recently voted the ugliest.

 

[dlwssonic]

what on earth is GVA doing in the early break, he ought to know he is a better rider than that.

 

[El Pistolero]

Then stage 5 starts in Charleroi, recently voted the ugliest.

It really is.

 

[El Pistolero]

what on earth is GVA doing in the early break, he ought to know he is a better rider than that.

Phil was in the early break last year in the Tour of Belgium and he'd have won that Tour if it wasn't for his mechanical in the last stage and the fact he had to do the time trial when it was raining(Devolder when it was dry)

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

It really is.

I don't agree, but that's personal taste and very off-topic

on-topic: finish tomorrow looks hard:

 

[El Pistolero]

I guess there's no chance of Phil coming out of the bushes to help his good friend GVA?

 

[Lexman]

results of the first stage :
http://sporza.be/cm/sporza/wielrennen/110723_ronde_wallonie_rit_1

01. Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra)
02. Stefan van Dijk (Ned) z.t.
03. Nikolaj Troesov (Rus)
04. Greg Van Avermaet
05. Michal Golas (Pol)
06. Kristof Goddaert
07. Daniele Bennati (Ita)
08. Sergel Lagoetin (Oez)
09. Nikolas Maes
10. Michael Barry (Can)

 

[thirteen]

Stage 4 finishes in Mouscron, the most beautiful city in the world, methinks

It really is.

really? must do road trip when life gets back to normal. (any great places to stay?)

sorry for the OT

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

It think Pistolero was talking about Charleroi being the ugliest (I don't agree btw), never been to Mouscron though...

 

[thirteen]

It think Pistolero was talking about Charleroi being the ugliest (I don't agree btw), never been to Mouscron though...

oops! my bad

is this being televised, btw?

 

[Anonymous]

There is live coverage of monday, tuesday and wednesday stages via rtbf. there will be streams

 

[El Pistolero]

It think Pistolero was talking about Charleroi being the ugliest (I don't agree btw), never been to Mouscron though...

Well, there are obviously uglier places in poor countries, but this is a really ugly city for a well developed country.

 

[Anonymous]

There is live coverage of monday, tuesday and wednesday stages via rtbf. there will be streams

nice.
ten characters.

 

[dlwssonic]

has anyone seen TGAK's new norwegain champion jersey.

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

Well, there are obviously uglier places in poor countries, but this is a really ugly city for a well developed country.

For people wondering what we're talking about: I just came across a picture thread which shows both the beauty and the ugliness of the city: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1295227

They won't start in the city center though, but at the airport (Brussels South)

 

[Anonymous]

stage 2 ticker
http://direct.directvelo.com/live-course/1138/tour-de-wallonie-et-2-wanze-houffalize.html

 

[jens_attacks]

stage 2
1. Joost Vanleijen (Ned - Vacansoleil)
2. Greg Van Avermaet (Bel - BMC)
3. Ben Hermans (Bel - Radioshack)