2014 Ronde van Belgian? (Baloise Belgium Tour), May 28 - June 1, 2.HC

[greenedge]

Why'd Gilbert attack- surely he should have saved his energy for other stages?

 

[De Snelle Duif]

Why'd Gilbert attack- surely he should have saved his energy for other stages?

I don't think he lost much energy with that attack

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

Why'd Gilbert attack- surely he should have saved his energy for other stages?

Just having some fun.

 

[classicomano]

Pack your bags Cavendish, Boonen will rule the Tour sprints.

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

Strange sprint.

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

Indeed it was. Boonen could have controled and give Steegmans the win, but it seems he didn't want to take that risk...

 

[christopherrowe]

Wonder what's going on with André Greipel in this race.

 

[christopherrowe]

So how much time can Tony Martin put into his rivals (whoever they may be) in 16.7 kilometers? He's lying at 20 seconds back on the GC, but of the eight men at 19 seconds or less, none of the names really jump out as seeking to take advantage of their small cushion. Terpstra maybe? Can he ride a good time trial? I see that he was fifth on a short TT in Qatar back in February for whatever that's worth.

 

[VeloHuman]

1 step closer to an OPQS sweep... Tomorrow should make it 3/5.

 

[Shardi]

Start times anyone?

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Panzerwagen strikes of course:

TT result:

1 MARTIN Tony GER OPQ 0:19:43
2 DUMOULIN Tom NED GIA 0:00:16
3 CHAVANEL Sylvain FRA IAM 0:00:26
4 DILLIER Silvan SUI BMC 0:00:44
5 BRANDLE Matthias AUT IAM 0:00:47
6 GILBERT Philippe BEL BMC 0:00:48
7 LEMOINE Cyril FRA COF 0:00:51
8 OVECHKIN Artem RUS RVL 0:00:51
9 HAGA Chad USA GIA 0:00:53
10 HOLLENSTEIN Reto SUI IAM 0:00:56

But lets see what IAM and BMC can do with a couple of guys up there.

Dillier firmly beaten but up there.

Edit: ah I see Dillier lost time on an earlier stage. Too bad.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Dumoulin lost less than half what he lost last year (16 seconds compared to 40), and that on a longer course.

He's getting closer , good

 

[thequestionmark]

Or Tony Martin is not as strong as last year.
Or just a combination of both. Anyhow, Tony will win it. Question is who wins the last two stages. Anyone of OPQS?

 

[Der Effe]

Stage 4:

1. Greipel
2. Maikin
3. Gilbert
4. V/d Poel
5. Gavazzi

 

[classicomano]

Goddamn it van der Poel why do you want to do cyclo cross so badly.

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

Stage 4:

1. Greipel
2. Maikin
3. Gilbert
4. V/d Poel
5. Gavazzi

Mathieu?

 

[classicomano]

Mathieu?

Yes. He should stick to the road, no glory to be had in cyclo cross.

 

[Der Effe]

Mathieu?

Yes, I think he even would've been faster than Gilbert if he hadn't been hold off. This kid is amazing, he should give up cyclo cross asap.

 

[eric_vv]

Mathieu?

Yeah, could maybe have been 3th but chose the wrong side of Gilbert.

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

Wow. It might be time for the 'Van der Poel is the new Sagan' thread.

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

Goddamn it van der Poel why do you want to do cyclo cross so badly.

Because he's easy one of the best cyclocross riders out there? He can win anything in this sport. On the road he might end up like Lars Boom as an eternal also-ran.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Also, Tom Dumoulin looked pretty strong on the last climb. Even Gilbert was clearly suffering there

 

[Echoes]

Yes. He should stick to the road, no glory to be had in cyclo cross.

I guess you don't know what cyclocross is ...

Keep on crossing, Mathieu. You'll never find a better sphere than in cross. This countryside, these prairies, ain't it beautiful? Looking forward to seeing him next Autumn, around Overijse or Namur !

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Yay!!! Mathieu

 

[vladimir]

Anyone knows what happened to Lagutin. Listed as DNF in CQ but this strange thing at Procyclingstats:

DNQ Lagutin SergeyRusVelo4:16:11 (same time as winner).

I have him as a unique pick in the CQ game and expected him to pick up some points in the GC