2014 - 98th Ronde van Vlaanderen, 259km, Sunday 6th April (1.UWT)

[The Barb]

It's just stupid how excited I am about this race and Paris Roubaix next week.

Makes me question my priorities in life.

 

[Roderick]

It's just stupid how excited I am about this race and Paris Roubaix next week.

Makes me question my priorities in life.

Please don't do that. This is the best, most important day of the year. Anyone who says other is just ignorant

 

[Marco Pantani]

Devolder always has a "free role"

Yes we saw that over an over when he was working for Cancellara.

 

[Roderick]

Yes we saw that over an over when he was working for Cancellara.

That's not what I meant. If Devolder feels he can win he doesn't follow team orders. Last year he knwe he had no chance of winning it so he rode for Cance. When they go in the last 50k today and he feels he got a chance he doesn't give a flying **** about his team leader, orders or whatever that can hold him back

 

[ILovecycling]

Please don't do that. This is the best, most important day of the year. Anyone who says other is just ignorant

THIS!!!

10ch

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

That's completely true, Roderick

 

[manafana]

question from a man who was engaged with tennis most of yesterday and has my next match at 4.15pm (dublin time) 5.15pm Belgium time. Will the race be finished by 5pm Belgium time?

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

I would say yes, but who knows?

 

[Flamin]

First victim of a crash: Durbridge. Out of the race.

 

[spalco]

question from a man who was engaged with tennis most of yesterday and has my next match at 4.15pm (dublin time) 5.15pm Belgium time. Will the race be finished by 5pm Belgium time?

According to steephill the approximate finish time is 16:41 CET, so it will probably be close.

I'm hoping for a Boonen-Cancellara turbo boost duel with Sagan helplessly watching them disappear on the horizon.

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

question from a man who was engaged with tennis most of yesterday and has my next match at 4.15pm (dublin time) 5.15pm Belgium time. Will the race be finished by 5pm Belgium time?

http://rvv.pro.p.assets.flanderscla...al/rvv2014-elite-men-timetable.pdf?1387204118

They need an average of under 40km/h not to finish before 5pm

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

question from a man who was engaged with tennis most of yesterday and has my next match at 4.15pm (dublin time) 5.15pm Belgium time. Will the race be finished by 5pm Belgium time?

Cancellara will be: not sure about whoever comes second.

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

Break: Wallays, Broeckx, Zingle, Vanlandschoot, Phinney, Impey, Wesley Kreder, Raymond Kreder, Koetsjinski, Appollonio & Palini

 

[Roude Leiw]

I do not think that the main favourites will let Paolini & Phinney go

 

[the pope]

I do not think that the main favourites will let Paolini & Phinney go

Palini (lampre), not Paolini

 

[Volderke]

Head wind (SE) so being in the break is no gift. Better as a favorite to sit this out until the hills, even if you are Phinney or Paolini they will not survive.

 

[Arredondo]

Good break, some strong names in it.

But in the end, it doesn't matter.

 

[manafana]

Cancellara will be: not sure about whoever comes second.

that made me giggle

thanks for all your answers guys think I should be ok.

 

[Roude Leiw]

Palini (lampre), not Paolini

yes was a typo in the ticker i was following....

think they might go now, break is nice but not that strong with paolini replaced by palini

 

[Flamin]

Thought it's a S/SW wind today?

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Good break, some strong names in it.

But in the end, it doesn't matter.

Good break? How do you figure? How many of the escapees have actually ridden De Ronde before let alone finished it? In fact, the best result of any of the riders is Vanlandschoot's 72nd place in 2011

 

[vladimir]

Good break? How do you figure? How many of the escapees have actually ridden De Ronde before let alone finished it? In fact, the best result of any of the riders is Vanlandschoot's 72nd place in 2011

I think you will find that Kuschynski has a couple of top 50 places
Young Phinney is considered among the outsiders for today, and with 11 guys up the road I would say this is a decent break even though their palmares is without success in this particular race (so far)...

 

[the pope]

Oh boy
Van Summeren crashed into a spectator in the middle of the road and Renaat fears she might be dead :s

 

[Bushman]

Oh boy
Van Summeren crashed into a spectator in the middle of the road and Renaat fears she might be dead :s

A spectator in the middel of the road?

 

[the pope]

A spectator in the middel of the road?

some kind of traffic island and/or she was trying to cross (reports vary).
Elderly woman

Vansummeren abandoned, btw