2014 Scheldeprijs, 201km, 1.HC 09 April

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It's time for The Official Best Race In The World®

It's even 3 km shorter, so prepare for more action!

Link with startlist

 

[Wallenquist]

Kittel for the third time in a row.

 

[Der Effe]

Second time up the 'Bevoorrading' is gonna tear the peloton apart.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Will Cav start this race?

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

With Farrar, Kamikaze Kenny and Astana in a 200km nervous flat sprint race, I don't have a clue why anybody would want to participate in this race.

 

[De Snelle Duif]

Tony Martin to win while he's pulling the train and everyone falls behind him

 

[Afrank]

This is going to be an epic race! Just think of all the potential for action we could have here...First riders from conti teams like topsport or UHC going into the break, then teams like Giant and OPQS will set to work chasing them down, (then a couple hours of just chasing), but then! they catch them and...some more riding at the front for a leadout. Then maybe a crash! And...giant or OPQS continues to ride the front for Kittel or Cav. Then they sprint...

Hmm...well this race is gonna suck.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Haha, I like this poll!

 

[Roude Leiw]

You could have spared bandwith by posting the profile like this

_________________crash________________crash_

 

[Libertine Seguros]

In the name of God, Allah, and all that is holy in all religions including all nine million deities of Shinto, couldn't you have censored the title? Normally this forum isn't NSFW, and I nearly had a coronary when I saw this!

You could have a better race by lining up 200 riders, karate chopping through the collarbones of 20 selected at random, and then having a 1km race between the other 180.

This race basically only exists to injure people.

 

[Red Rick]

In the name of God, Allah, and all that is holy in all religions including all nine million deities of Shinto, couldn't you have censored the title? Normally this forum isn't NSFW, and I nearly had a coronary when I saw this!

You could have a better race by lining up 200 riders, karate chopping through the collarbones of 20 selected at random, and then having a 1km race between the other 180.

This race basically only exists to injure people.

1 of the best things about the forum, LS ranting about de Scheldeprijs, keep going. I still agree though

 

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it's because LS preferes the old, more fitting name, De Grote Scheldeprijs

 

[ILovecycling]

In the name of God, Allah, and all that is holy in all religions including all nine million deities of Shinto, couldn't you have censored the title? Normally this forum isn't NSFW, and I nearly had a coronary when I saw this!

You could have a better race by lining up 200 riders, karate chopping through the collarbones of 20 selected at random, and then having a 1km race between the other 180.

This race basically only exists to injure people.

Best post EVERrofl

 

[Bernie's eyesore]

Sad to see no Cav in the lineup, we have all been looking forward to Kittel taking on the Manxman in this race for a number of weeks now. Even so, I shall be finding it hard to sleep tonight, my favourite race of the year.

 

[Lexman]

I think Lotto-Belisol will want to have revenge and this time they will take out half of the peloton in the last 10 km's before falling themselves in the last km or so and hereby hindering one lone ride to arrive...

a good help could of course come from Astana with that Kamikaze spurter Tleubayev and Garmins Farrar.

On a more serious note, curious to see how far Drucker from Wanty will get in a bunch sprint

Oh were are the times of VDB
http://www.sporza.be/cm/sporza/wielrennen/140408_Retro_Scheldeprijs

 

[Jspear]

Sad to see no Cav in the lineup, we have all been looking forward to Kittel taking on the Manxman in this race for a number of weeks now. Even so, I shall be finding it hard to sleep tonight, my favourite race of the year.

I was also bummed to hear about Cav and Griepel. I was looking forward to a showdown between these three. Looks like Kittel will be a lot more likely to win, as long as he stays safe. Who could honestly give him a run for his money if it comes to a group sprint?

 

[Libertine Seguros]

I was also bummed to hear about Cav and Griepel. I was looking forward to a showdown between these three. Looks like Kittel will be a lot more likely to win, as long as he stays safe. Who could honestly give him a run for his money if it comes to a group sprint?

Hahahahaha

 

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Hahahahaha

I am quite confident it won't be the case this time...

 

[De Snelle Duif]

Boeckmans to start his sprint only to A. get boxed in or B. have his bike fail.

A pity this is the only pro race that passes near my home, still gonna watch it though just to see how beastly Gaudin looks in reality.

 

[De Snelle Duif]

Seems like Androni is bringing Van Hummel to spice up the finale

 

[manafana]

Boeckmans to start his sprint only to A. get boxed in or B. have his bike fail.

A pity this is the only pro race that passes near my home, still gonna watch it though just to see how beastly Gaudin looks in reality.

will you be grabbing some pics love to see them if so.

this race is what it is, purely a filler its not worth getting worked up about

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

will you be grabbing some pics love to see them if so.

this race is what it is, purely a filler its not worth getting worked up about

The annual bout of posters spraying their screens with spittle and smashing their keys flat with sheer rage is the best thing about the race. It's almost as good as when Leipheimer won a race.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

The lukewarmSteppers to do a 50-80km TTT somewhere mid race and then Boonen exits.

Should be enough firepower in team

11.BOONEN Tom
12.FENN Andrew
13.PETACCHI Alessandro
14.RENSHAW Mark
15.STEEGMANS Gert
16.TRENTIN Matteo
17.VANDENBERGH Stijn
18.VELITS Martin

to setup Ale-Jet FTW.

 

[SKSemtex]

Viviani FTW. Sagan lead out.

 

[wayahead]

Viviani FTW. Sagan lead out.

...if he succeeds to break soon enough

Demare FTW.