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

[ray j willings]

"Critical phase" ,commentators fav word. That has been said more time than Kelly say's making the calculation.

 

[luckyboy]

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Where has anyone said it would be great if riders always follow team tactics? I think it's brilliant the race has been blown apart. It's still idiotic from Etixx though.

Just bothered by all the bitching about Vandenbergh who is by far the best cobblestone domestique in the peloton.

Stijn hasn't been a domestique since 2013. He rides for himself these days..

All these QuickStep guys are domestiques. Just their leader isn't here

 

[Carols]

I have to start rooting for Roelandts right about now. Riding like a hero!

 

[lemon cheese cake]

Roelandts in Kemmel. He's about to start thr Kemmelberg

 

[ray j willings]

I just saw a squirral

 

[DirtyWorks]

Re: Re:

Gap isn't really coming down though, it keeps hanging around the two minutes.

after kemmel, they will start chasing methinks

A tailwind is discussed in the last 20km into the finish. That's when group1 closes that gap.

 

[TheGreenMonkey]

The seven riders do not have to do anything desperate yet. They can still wait awhile to see if Roelandts slows down. Although it might be an advantage if they catch Roelandts earlier as Debusschere would then probably have to work instead of getting a free ride.

 

[PremierAndrew]

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Can Roelandts actually win this? 2 minutes now.

Nope. He's just riding hard to put pressure on the group behind and Debuskiere gets a free ride. He'll blow up when he gets to 10 - 20k to go.

 

[Bushman]

Re: Re:

Where has anyone said it would be great if riders always follow team tactics? I think it's brilliant the race has been blown apart. It's still idiotic from Etixx though.

Just bothered by all the bitching about Vandenbergh who is by far the best cobblestone domestique in the peloton.

He is such a good domestique that he already ruiner one race for his team this year (Omloop) and ruined today's race for his team leader, Stybar.

 

[lemon cheese cake]

Roelandts in Kemmel. He's about to start thr Kemmelberg

Now on it.

Really suffering.

 

[More Strides than Rides]

Just stay upright!

 

[DirtyWorks]

Re:

The seven riders do not have to do anything desperate yet. They can still wait awhile to see if Roelandts slows down. Although it might be an advantage if they catch Roelandts earlier as Debusschere would then probably have to work instead of getting a free ride.

With a six minute gap to the main group it doesn't seem to me Debusschere has to work.

 

[Bushman]

Roelandts cooked now. Great ride from him so far

 

[infeXio]

Thomas is gonna attack soooooooooon

 

[TMP402]

Kudos to someone playing their "Military Marches Volume 53" CD on the Kemmelberg

 

[More Strides than Rides]

Re:

Thomas is gonna attack soooooooooon

Probably in 2 minutes and 7 seconds...

 

[SeriousSam]

He looks close to dying.

 

[luckyboy]

This chase group is terrible. How are they still losing time to Roelandts

 

[Bushman]

Paolini suffering now

 

[goggalor]

Can easily see Thomas or Vanmarcke picking 30s on Roelandts up Kemmelberg... which would be handy if they had kept the gap at a minute or so instead of letting it balloon out to 2'10"

 

[TMP402]

...and the gap is going up

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

Roelandts is awesome. Great, great ride.

 

[More Strides than Rides]

Paolini can't get up the hill. His beard is probably water logged.

 

[Bushman]

Vanmarcke not so good afterall

 

[qwer]

sep is out...