2015 Kurne Brussels Kurne 1/3/15 1.1 196km

[Carols]

I saw the final 20km, boring sprint race.......

 

[Armchair cyclist]

Viviani probably the strongest sprinter there, came from Lobato-distance back.

 

[icefire]

How many times a year do they race Scheldeprijs?

 

[alspacka]

I know Kristoff can often win holding his by speed after opening early, but I'm not sure that's the best idea against the big boys.

 

[dlwssonic]

Congrats Cavendish! Great weekend for us Brits.

Sadly can't say the same about the cricket

 

[PremierAndrew]

Viviani probably the strongest sprinter there, came from Lobato-distance back.

Tbf, Viviani was on Cav's wheel and Cav was pretty much the same distance back from Kristoff. Viviani's pretty much been equal to Cav whenever they've sprinted against each other. Shame we won't see Viviani getting a proper leadout if he does get a place on the Sky train at the TdF

 

[Banana_Joe]

Viviani probably the strongest sprinter there, came from Lobato-distance back.

Yes... Sky came into the front way too early. In the end Viviani was in a bad position, but made the best out of this situation.

 

[JRanton]

Viviani probably the strongest sprinter there, came from Lobato-distance back.

Yup, Sky killed themselves in the head wind.

 

[MBotero]

**** it Kristoff not good enough today,decent sprint from Viviani.Etixx got their revenge today.

 

[PremierAndrew]

Sadly can't say the same about the cricket

Shhhhhhhhh

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

The headwind killed any chance of a smaller group. Therefore a somewhat boring edition again this year

 

[More Strides than Rides]

Kristoff did everything he could. He just won't match up against Cavendish in this kind of finish.

Viviani was out of position before 300m to go, but found the easy line to get into Cav's wheel with 150 to go. If he was in fact faster, there was enough space to get around him.

 

[wirral]

Did Bouhanni almost go down in that sprint?

 

[TourOfTexas]

What was that comment by Cav about Wilfred Peeters not thinking he could do it?

 

[alspacka]

Interesting Cavendish saying Peeters didn't believe he could make the first group if QS split it up.

 

[Roude Leiw]

Well, the chase yielded nothing for the peloton, 5 out of the top 6 were in the break

 

[Roude Leiw]

Did Bouhanni almost go down in that sprint?

Yes, went almost in the barriers, stopped his sprint afterwards

 

[Akuryo]

What was that comment by Cav about Wilfred Peeters not thinking he could do it?

Interesting Cavendish saying Peeters didn't believe he could make the first group if QS split it up.

Cav and Peeters almost never share the same opinion. They also had some dispute in 2013 and since then Cav mostly rides with Holm or Bramati as DS.

 

[Armchair cyclist]

Kristoff did everything he could. He just won't match up against Cavendish in this kind of finish.

Viviani was out of position before 300m to go, but found the easy line to get into Cav's wheel with 150 to go. If he was in fact faster, there was enough space to get around him.

I said he was strongest (making up that deficit with 300 to go), not that he was the fastest to the line. But yes, if you had timed the last 300m, Viviani was fastest over that distance.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

How many times a year do they race Scheldeprijs?

Far too many, unfortunately.

 

[OffTheBackAdam]

It doesn't matter who was fastest over the first, last or any other 300m stretch, if they don't cross the line first!
A great victory for Cav.
Take that & stuff it into your pipes Cav haters!

 

[OffTheBackAdam]

I saw the final 20km, boring sprint race.......

Sure you were watching the same race as the rest of us?

 

[Flamin]

Well, there wasn't much more we could ask for given the circumstances. From the run-in to the Kwaremont till everything came back together, it was an entertaining race. From that moment until 5 km from the finish, it was obvious nothing would happen so there was also no point watching it.

 

[Armchair cyclist]

It doesn't matter who was fastest over the first, last or any other 300m stretch, if they don't cross the line first!
A great victory for Cav.
Take that & stuff it into your pipes Cav haters!

Some of us like to draw conclusions from the race other than those that can be derived from reading the results. That does not make us fans or haters of anyone, except of the sport.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Just watched the overhead replay and Viviani goes backwards vs Cav once the sprint starts, despite having a big momentum advantage from flying forward in the slip stream from about 350m to 250m to go.