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

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Peloton returns

 

[GuyIncognito]

Anybody let me know what happened to Thomas? Fell over?

Got dropped a long time ago

 

[More Strides than Rides]

4k to the Kwaremont

 

[the pope]

I don't quite understand OPQS tactics. Can Vandenbergh follow GVA on the bergs? I don't think so, I think they should have sent Stybar or Terpstra instead.

The idea is that one of their top guys will be able to follow Cancellara on the Pater. Terpstra/Stybar would have been more ideal, but don't think they would have gotten this kind of gap.

 

[Vino's Mum]

OPQS gotta soften up Canc and Sagan now, or they're just handing it to them.

 

[The Hitch]

Sagan gets help 4k before Oude of Joy

 

[Afrank]

Anybody let me know what happened to Thomas? Fell over?

Dropped on a earlier climb, and yes, also crashed in the beginnings of the race.

 

[burning]

It's coming back together and Paolini attacks

 

[Arredondo]

Kristoff is also back!

 

[SafeBet]

Paolini my hero!

 

[spalco]

Man, that's a huge fail for OPQS. How could they let that group get back?

 

[Miburo]

OPQS made the mistake that it was vandenbergh. If it was terpstra or stybar it's a completely different story.

 

[thrawn]

Paolini returns and attacks, excellent!

 

[Afrank]

Ha! Paolini is awesome!

 

[More Strides than Rides]

Paolini over the top.

 

[Bushman]

Big chase group closing the gap. Doubt it will have impact, isn't Kwaremont just around the corner?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Van Avermaet is winning this RVV. Props to him for attacking so far out

 

[TommyPlus]

Just awful from OPQS

 

[dicanio_michael]

OPQS stupid move again

 

[winkybiker]

The beard coming back to 2nd group.

He should be banned from riding until he shaves.

 

[Miburo]

I can only see Canc coming back.

 

[GuyIncognito]

The tone around here is going to be so different immediately after the Kwaremont

 

[The Hitch]

The gap is 24 seconds to Leukemans and 1 minute to Canc Sagan Boonen?

 

[More Strides than Rides]

Love the intensity from the Cannondale car

 

[Bushman]

Kwaremont coming up!