2013, Brabantse Pijl - La Flèche Brabançonne 10/04/13 200km (1.HC)

[will10]

I didn't realise Van Avermaet was riding. That's 5th place nailed.

 

[manafana]

loving that SPilak is givng this a go, hes been in fine form

 

[Pippo_San]

Cannondale: how about Moser for the more selective races i.e. LBL, um, FW?

Actually he doesn't stand a chance in FW. Not even the slightest, not with the competition he faces.

LBL maybe. It's quite the tactical race you'll never know what might happen. Anyway it's also a race where the strongest almost always wins so it will be hard also there.

Sagan or not, I still believe his best chance is really AGR or this Brabantse Pijl. And by the way, Sagan's presence could really benefit him yet again.

 

[winkybiker]

GVA is to one day races what Tyler Farrar is to bunch sprints...

Farrar has promised so much. And has delivered so little.

 

[RHRH19861986]

but is this a race more that suits more to tour of flanders and roubaix guys, or are the uphill sectors to long for them and its more favorable for the ardennes and amstel gold races riders ?

I would say Roubaix is so special, although Cancellara and Boonen did the double, they are very different, as Roubaix is completely flat.

Brabantse Piil is somewhere in between Flanders and Amstel (not only the date is, also the characteristics are). It´s 50k shorter, though. There were riders like Freire (Sagan could be the next one) who did well in Brabant (won it three times) and liked the Flemish as well as the Ardennes races (yes, Freire often did well in LBL and was even better in Fleche Wallonne and Amstel).

 

[18-Valve. (pithy)]

Gilbert just claimed that his preparation in Spain was ideal, he could not have imagined a better one.

Be afraid.

Yeah... no.

 

[manafana]

anyone got a rank outsider in field whos being close to winning? not spotted anyone myself to upset apple cart.

 

[greenedge]

I voted Gilbert. He will blast away from Sagan dragging Chavanel with him and catch on to Moser who attacks 30 or so km out.

 

[vladimir]

anyone got a rank outsider in field whos being close to winning? not spotted anyone myself to upset apple cart.

Pineau perhaps?
He has done well in this race before, and looked quite sharp on the first two stages in Pais Vasco.

 

[xrayvision]

Gilbert no doubt!

 

[Dazed and Confused]

we are about to start.
Light rain.

Ticker:

http://www.nieuwsblad.be/extra/sportwereld/live/wielrennen/2013/WREL2013-BRAPYL-RACE/live/

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

it's about to start

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Sagan gave the podium girl Maja some flowers

 

[wiggos sideburn]

Sagan gave the podium girl Maja some flowers

Then slapped her *** on the way down

 

[tomorrow]

Sagan gave the podium girl Maja some flowers

nice gesture, however I am curious if it was his own idea or he was just encouraged to do it by someone.

Btw, here will be hd stream of brabantse pilj for 0,7 euro, if anybody is intersted. I am not sure if it will be geo restricted though.

http://www.slovaksport.tv/priamy-prenos/113/2/cyklistika-de-brabantse-pijl-belgicko.html

 

[Dazed and Confused]

nice gesture, however I am curious if it was his own idea or he was just encouraged to do it by someone.

Btw, here will be hd stream of brabantse pilj for 0,7 euro, if anybody is intersted. I am not sure if it will be geo restricted though.

http://www.slovaksport.tv/priamy-prenos/113/2/cyklistika-de-brabantse-pijl-belgicko.html

boy got a bright idea when he woke up this morning, headed straight for the flower shop before breakfast....

meanwhile after about 40km, peloton intact.

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Yeah, there appears to be a fast start, like we've seen in other classcis this year as well. Still no group got away. Fast starts like these are usually good for the racing later.

 

[jens_attacks]

The leaders: @Kennydehaes, Philip Deignan, Jan Ghyselinck, Ben Hermans, Nikolas Maes, Youcef Reguigui #bpijl. Wyss at 16", peloton at 28"

seems like we have our breakaway for today

 

[del1962]

After 4 of 25 climbs the leaders have 3'38" advantage. 125km to go.

Maes (OPQ), Dehaes (LTB), Reguigui (MTN), Hermans (RLT), Ghyselinck (COF) and Deignan (UHC)

 

[burning]

Nice to see Deignan back in action, he was really good at Vuelta 09

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Nice to see Deignan back in action, he was really good at Vuelta 09

Looking forward to see "the tongue"?

 

[jens_attacks]

Nice to see Deignan back in action, he was really good at Vuelta 09

i remember him as the guy who crashed in a turn in giro 2009 before hitting blockhaus.


live stream yet?

 

[burning]

Looking forward to see "the tongue"?

 

[TourOfSardinia]

I have a stream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed

http://88.80.5.80/w00t/20130409/vv51647ab68432f335578667-558765.html

 

[jens_attacks]

sporza is on

http://sports-livez.com/channel/ch-6.php

hope the stream will survive

go chouchou and davide!