2014 Tour de France, Stage 5: Ypres – Arenberg Porte du Hainaut: 156km

[Steady]

Who would you say will do the best out of this bunch?

Dries Devenyns
John Gadret
Arnold Jeannesson
Simon Clarke

 

[sir fly]

yep, a memorably and spectacular stage. One of the best in recent years.

Behind which stays the eternal sadness 'cause it hasn't been raced.

 

[SKSemtex]

I hate to say it but I preffer Fabian to win to neutralization of the stage

Ave our dear funs, morituri te salutant !!!

 

[veji11]

Behind which stays the eternal sadness 'cause it hasn't been raced.

I think you aren't talking about the same one... one is this year the other in 2011

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Behind which stays the eternal sadness 'cause it hasn't been raced.

I'm referring to the SB one where Evans won.

edit:right veji11, so says the name.

 

[Flamin]

My gut feeling says a big coup from OPQS is coming up. Saint-Amand-Montrond all over again but with a lot more carnage of course.

 

[Descender]

I want blood.

 

[coimbrawu]

Cancellara won't neutralize

"I've already been asked if I'll ask for the stage to be neutralised if it rains but this is different. I know that it’s not a nice stage for Froome, Contador, Nibali and even our GC riders. But my reply is: so why not take out the climbs to make it easier for us? That never happens, so it's only right we race on the cobbles. It’s a risk for everyone, including me, but we've got to live with it and calculate the risks involved."

source

 

[ILovecycling]

Who would you say will do the best out of this bunch?

Dries Devenyns
John Gadret
Arnold Jeannesson
Simon Clarke

probably Dries,but he will work for Degenkolb

 

[18-Valve. (pithy)]

Behind which stays the eternal sadness 'cause it hasn't been raced.

It definitely won't be neutralized. No snow, ice, or cold weather. Plenty of guys want to race this like Cance, Vanmarcke, Degenkolb, Kristoff, Van Avermaet, etc.

 

[The Hitch]

in any case froome is f'd. his helpers today are thomas and stannard who both can't position for ****

Damn, Ryo just guaranteed froome won't lose any time.

 

[coimbrawu]

some sad news:
the Inner Ring ‏@inrng 41 sec
Cobbled sectors 5 and 7 will not be used today reports @LaurentBruwier

 

[Lance Armstrong]

some sad news:
the Inner Ring ‏@inrng 41 sec
Cobbled sectors 5 and 7 will not be used today reports @LaurentBruwier

Here we go.

 

[veji11]

Cancellara won't neutralize

"I've already been asked if I'll ask for the stage to be neutralised if it rains but this is different. I know that it’s not a nice stage for Froome, Contador, Nibali and even our GC riders. But my reply is: so why not take out the climbs to make it easier for us? That never happens, so it's only right we race on the cobbles. It’s a risk for everyone, including me, but we've got to live with it and calculate the risks involved."

source

that was yesterday. When you look at today's pictures, if the cobble sectors are flooded, not wet or muddy, but plain flooded, I don't see how they can avoid some route change...

 

[Dazed and Confused]

some sad news:
the Inner Ring ‏@inrng 41 sec
Cobbled sectors 5 and 7 will not be used today reports @LaurentBruwier

probably submerged in water, too bad.

 

[sir fly]

I think you aren't talking about the same one... one is this year the other in 2011

I'm referring to the SB one where Evans won.

edit:right veji11, so says the name.

I guess we understand the "Giro specalty" diferently.

some sad news:
the Inner Ring ‏@inrng 41 sec
Cobbled sectors 5 and 7 will not be used today reports @LaurentBruwier

Here it is.

 

[glassmoon]

some sad news:
the Inner Ring ‏@inrng 41 sec
Cobbled sectors 5 and 7 will not be used today reports @LaurentBruwier

called it
but

 

[glassmoon]

Cancellara won't neutralize

"I've already been asked if I'll ask for the stage to be neutralised if it rains but this is different. I know that it’s not a nice stage for Froome, Contador, Nibali and even our GC riders. But my reply is: so why not take out the climbs to make it easier for us? That never happens, so it's only right we race on the cobbles. It’s a risk for everyone, including me, but we've got to live with it and calculate the risks involved."

source

it's really not up to him...

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Oh boy...

 

[Ryongsyong]

"Let's make it interesting, let's make it interesting, oh no it's too interesting, it's too interesting! Make it boring again!"

Make up your mind Prudhomme.

 

[veji11]

the flooded sectors will be called off, it is perfectly normal. Wet yes, muddy yes, windy yes, flooded no. Simple as that. Shame that the weather had to be that bad... A bit of wind and a bit of rain would have been perfect, but if a cobble sector looks like a swimming pool, not much we can do about it.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

the flooded sectors will be called off, it is perfectly normal. Wet yes, muddy yes, windy yes, flooded no. Simple as that. Shame that the weather had to be that bad... A bit of wind and a bit of rain would have been perfect, but if a cobble sector looks like a swimming pool, not much we can do about it.

this.

flooded cobbles wont make the race interesting, we would just have to sit and watch riders carrying their bikes for a couplle of kms.

 

[Ryongsyong]

the flooded sectors will be called off, it is perfectly normal. Wet yes, muddy yes, windy yes, flooded no. Simple as that. Shame that the weather had to be that bad... A bit of wind and a bit of rain would have been perfect, but if a cobble sector looks like a swimming pool, not much we can do about it.

Bikes can't go through puddles? I'll have to remember that next time I'm about to do that myself, which in the UK is most days.

 

[Der Effe]

Too bad about the cancelled sectors, but I guess those 7 sectors with rain are better than the 9 initial ones without rain.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

Bikes can't go through puddles? I'll have to remember that next time I'm about to do that myself, which in the UK is most days.

puddles =/ flooded last time I checked