2013 Ronde van België/Tour de Belgique (2.HC) 22nd - 26th May

[l.Harm]

Very very stupid yes.

 

[Flamin]

Very nice coup from OPQS.

around 30 riders left.

 

[l.Harm]

Second group is not far away.

 

[El Pistolero]

Meh Greipel still there, might as well not ride.

 

[Ferminal]

Phantom dropped yet?

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

Apparently no 'Oude Steenweg'?

Nothing at all. This course is a joke.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Vanmarcke goes Boonen reacts

 

[Roderick]

Phil Gil looks good

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Gilbert going full gas. But Terpstra looks easy in the wheel

 

[Panda Claws]

Terpstra/Gavazzi not doing any work

Gilbert in the best shape of the entire season yet -_-

 

[El Pistolero]

Lol at Terpstra and Gavazzi wheelsucking.

 

[staubsauger]

Pathetic from Terpstra. It's not that he's a simple domestique, he's aswell a co-captain with a free role.

 

[Panda Claws]

Boonen ftw if they get caught.

 

[El Pistolero]

Pathetic from Terpstra. It's not that he's a simple domestique, he's aswell a co-captain with a free role.

Now I know why Gilbert openly hates him lol.

He's the best time trial specialist of the group, he should be riding for every second, he could win the race overall...

 

[El Pistolero]

Boonen ftw if they get caught.

Most likely Greipel.

 

[Panda Claws]

Gilbert looking at Terpstra like 'are you serious?"

 

[Roderick]

Nice last 10k by OPQS :|

But not really

 

[maltiv]

That tactic by OPQS made no sense, instead of a guaranteed top 3 and time gained for a GC candidate they instead opted for the small chance that Boonen could beat Greipel in a sprint

 

[Netserk]

Did Boonen end up 2nd or 3rd?

 

[staubsauger]

Did Boonen end up 2nd or 3rd?

He was 3rd

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Terpstra clearly had orders not to ride. Only a blind Gilbert fanboy could not see that

 

[classicomano]

Great sprint from van Poppel, only 19 years old.

 

[El Pistolero]

Terpstra clearly had orders not to ride. Only a blind Gilbert fanboy could not see that

Gilbert openly hates Terpstra on twitter on more than one occasion.

He obviously had no such orders as they wouldn't even make sense from a tactical point of view. And why would he listen to such orders anyway. Much easier to ignore it and say your radio didn't work.

 

[Roderick]

Terpstra clearly had orders not to ride. Only a blind Gilbert fanboy could not see that

Ofcourse it were team orders because Terpstra is normally a guy who allways rides. But it doesn't make a difference about how stupid it was

 

[Panda Claws]

Terpstra clearly had orders not to ride. Only a blind Gilbert fanboy could not see that

Really?