2015 Gent - Wevelgem, 29/03, 239km 1.UWT

[Maaaaaaaarten]

DNF by Pozzato, Ventoso and Bagdonas.

 

[Bushman]

How long to go?

 

[MagnusMagnussen]

Re:

How long to go?

158 k.
Etixx leading the peloton.

 

[MagnusMagnussen]

GentWevelgem @GentWevelgem
A few riders went straight into the ditch because of the windy conditions in de Moeren. #GWE

 

[Flamin]

Huge crash in the bunch..

 

[MagnusMagnussen]

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Huge crash in the bunch..

Peloton split up in 3 groups.

 

[Pricey_sky]

Sounds like absolute carnage so far!

 

[DBotero]

Seems like Cav was down,Steegmans to hospital,M.Velits broken collarbone

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Here in Dutch limburg it's already harsch with gusts of wind up till 60/70km/h

But GW is a lot more to the west of here obviously

 

[Jspear]

So Cav is chasing know...good that he is up, but bummer; this will no doubt take plenty of energy. I was kinda hoping he would do well.

 

[Popchu]

Here in Dutch limburg it's already harsch with gusts of wind up till 60/70km/h

But GW is a lot more to the west of here obviously

Incredible wind here - less than 10k of Wevelgem.

 

[Jagartrott]

I've heard that riders have actually been blown into the ditch.

 

[TheGreenMonkey]

Riders being blown off there bikes because of the strength of the winds. That sounds bad.

 

[Vino's Mum]

Here in Dutch limburg it's already harsch with gusts of wind up till 60/70km/h

But GW is a lot more to the west of here obviously

Incredible wind here - less than 10k of Wevelgem.

This isn't wind. In the days of Roger De Vlaeminck, it was windy.

 

[Flamin]

Second peloton containing Stannard and Terpstra came back.

 

[Vino's Mum]

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Riders being blown off there bikes because of the strength of the winds. That sounds bad.

Yup. Steegmans at de Moeren:

Taken to hospital, though thankfully he's ok.

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Cav also back

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

lol Wiggo DNF'd after de Moeren apparently.

I'm almost hoping he crashed, so he at least has a good excuse for abandoning.......

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Wiggins abandons. He is never going to win Roubaix. Well unless it's windstill and sunny

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

They literally get blown to the side

 

[glassmoon]

those blows!

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

break caught before the first hill already.;....

these winds are crazy!

 

[Dazed and Confused]

do we have a link to live video?

 

[infeXio]

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do we have a link to live video?

http://www.sportingvideo.tv/20140726/vv ... 56738.html

 

[mastermind]

this looks pretty crazy