2014 Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde, 1-3 April, 2.HC

[Guybrush]

damm i miss the last km, until then it was a fun stage

 

[manafana]

that run in was diffcult to lead out anyway so was very hard for sagan worrying about the other man on his wheel.

 

[burning]

He needs to take lessons from Contador

 

[jens_attacks]

lol what a finale. let's see if sagan stays for the whole race. with all the bonus seconds maybe he will stand a chance against niki

 

[SKSemtex]

It is always good for GC contender to be in break with Sagan. It is gonna be hard to loose this one for Terprstra

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

It is always good for GC contender to be in break with Sagan. It is gonna be hard to loose this one for Terprstra

Why? Durbridge is only 11 seconds away.

 

[barmaher]

I assume Sagan is not going to finish tomorrow? Surely he's going to rest up now for RVV?

 

[SKSemtex]

Why? Durbridge is only 11 seconds away.

Only? I thought it was more. Anyway Terpstra looks pretty good too

 

[SKSemtex]

I assume Sagan is not going to finish tomorrow? Surely he's going to rest up now for RVV?

I would bet my week salary on it .

 

[wayahead]

I assume Sagan is not going to finish tomorrow? Surely he's going to rest up now for RVV?

I think he is going to finish tomorrow. He did it twice in a row - dropped off the back of the peloton in the final km's to be sure he lost a jersey.

 

[alessandrocheti]

The group arrived at only 19'' from the first, and only 8'' by Durbridge. The final victory of the De Panne is also open to all those who were in the group, as Hepburn and Ludvigsson.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Willems with broken collarbone.

Lotto is seriously hurt ahead of RVV.

Roelandts will have to solo for 100km.

 

[roundabout]

Always had a lot of time for the first day here, looks even harder this time.

5 out of the last 6 GCs won by the ITT winner

 

[Dazed and Confused]

GC top something:

1 SAGAN Peter [www.procyclingstats.com] Cannondale 10 4:29:29
2 GATTO Oscar Cannondale 0:04
3 VANBILSEN Kenneth Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise 0:06
4 STEEGMANS Gert Omega Pharma - Quick-Step 0:07
5 DE VREESE Laurens [www.procyclingstats.com] Wanty - Groupe Gobert 0:10
6 FINETTO Mauro Neri Sottoli ,,
7 JEROME Vincent Team Europcar ,,
8 TERPSTRA Niki Omega Pharma - Quick-Step ,,
9 BAUGNIES Jerome Wanty - Groupe Gobert ,,
10 CORDEEL Sander [www.procyclingstats.com] Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace ,,
11 VAN KEIRSBULCK Guillaume Omega Pharma - Quick-Step 0:13
12 DéMARE Arnaud FDJ.fr 0:21
13 DURBRIDGE Luke Orica GreenEDGE ,,
14 STEELS Stijn Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise 0:23
15 LAMPAERT Yves [www.procyclingstats.com] Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise 0:27
16 BODNAR Maciej Cannondale 0:28
17 KITTEL Marcel Team Giant-Shimano 0:29

Lots of riders @29s

 

[doperhopper]

The finish photo with Sagan's fingers on the breaks is brilliant.

looks like the first pro sprint victory while braking on the finish line in the history of the Universe... next time please add wheelie

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

The finish photo with Sagan's fingers on the breaks is brilliant.

Another example of how crappy Sram brakes are.

 

[Ferminal]

5 out of the last 6 GCs won by the ITT winner

Never said it wasn't attritional!

 

[jaslin]

Along with everyone else, I admire Sagan's athletic ability. But surely his actions yesterday warrant a sanction. Only Vanbilsen's rapid reactions prevented a possible accident.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

A sprinter stage today:

unless a handful of strong riders goes berserk on

Kristoff or Kittel will klinch the deal in Koksijde most likely.

Stage starts 11:40 and ends around 16:30 (CEST).

Live on Eurosport 14:45.

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

You mean go Berserk on the Kemmel descent?

 

[T-Nielsen]

Willems with broken collarbone.

Lotto is seriously hurt ahead of RVV.

Roelandts will have to solo for 100km.

Kind of relieved that it was not worse. It looked quite unpleasent the way he was laying there with his face in the grass.

 

[UselessToo]

This stage is created for Arnaud Demare

 

[Lexman]

Zack Dempster (NetApp) & Kevin Hulsmans (Vgsct) won't start, first one suffers from his crash at GW and yesterday, second has the flu...

 

[ILovecycling]

This stage is created for Arnaud Demare

I dont think he stand a chance against Kittel

 

[manafana]

this years gaps are little bigger than usual so tt winner might not be the winner this time depending on main men like terpstra do.