2015, Ronde van Vlaanderen 264.9 Km

[mrhender]

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So who will survive the longest of the break? Bak?

He's in good shape so if he doesn't put too much effort in the break as he sometimes do then he would be my guess also...

 

[red_flanders]

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Why drop the bike like that? Mechanic 2 feet away. Man, what a douche that guy is.

Lately I've been seeing lots of riders throwing their bikes around like it's a paper plane. Shameful, really.

I guess when you have 50 bikes in a truck and you don't have to pay for them, and you're itching to get back and not lose seconds, I get it. I guess those guys don't have that "cringe" when a bike drops like we all do having to pay for the damn overpriced things.

I guess I was thinking at this point in the race the extra one second wouldn't have mattered and dropping it right in front of the mechanic just seemed like a *** move. But to be honest if it was a rider without such a rep for being a douche I'd probably not have noticed...

 

[ray j willings]

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Why drop the bike like that? Mechanic 2 feet away. Man, what a douche that guy is.

Lately I've been seeing lots of riders throwing their bikes around like it's a paper plane. Shameful, really.

Depends how they throw their bike ...I mean if the chuck it full on then I'm ok with that.
Wiggo starts to throw with anger and then backs off. His giro throw was a prime example where his bike was happy to carry on racing without him .

 

[sir fly]

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Why drop the bike like that? Mechanic 2 feet away. Man, what a douche that guy is.

Lately I've been seeing lots of riders throwing their bikes around like it's a paper plane. Shameful, really.

I guess if it's expandable equipment (and for the pros it is), better throw it away, get the anger out of you, and continue the calmer you can be.
Similar to tennis players.

 

[TheGreenMonkey]

WHERE IS BRADLEY?

 

[TMP402]

Now he puts a bike down gently.

 

[ray j willings]

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WHERE IS BRADLEY?

at the back having a wee wee

 

[TheGreenMonkey]

Getting another bike change

 

[msjett]

Now if you were the mechanic, you could really screw with Wiggo right now...

 

[sulgpallur]

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WHERE IS BRADLEY?

dropped by hard pace

 

[ray j willings]

I think Thomas would be better trying to be invisible instead of trying to control the race. That's a lot of energy wasted and not really for any real reason. Others will sit back and just follow and have a easier ride.

 

[red_flanders]

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I think Thomas would be better trying to be invisible instead of trying to control the race. That's a lot of energy wasted and not really for any real reason. Others will sit back and just follow and have a easier ride.

My guess is that he'll somehow still be in the front in the finale, despite wasting a ton of energy. Just crazy strong, as if tactics don't matter.

 

[ray j willings]

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I think Thomas would be better trying to be invisible instead of trying to control the race. That's a lot of energy wasted and not really for any real reason. Others will sit back and just follow and have a easier ride.

My guess is that he'll somehow still be in the front in the finale, despite wasting a ton of energy. Just crazy strong, as if tactics don't matter.

but will he have any support ,,,that cost him victory last week as he had to do a lot of chasing down

 

[Highlander]

To be honest, I don't know why there has been so much press about Wiggins on the cobbles. I know that he put in a good ride at PR last year, but Wiggins never seems to like riding in the peloton, especially in narrow spaces, and he isn't the best at fighting for position. I could be proved wrong next week, but these races just don't seem to be the best fit for him.

 

[Flamin]

Moderate pace so far, 43km/h after 3 hours. All set for a very fast finale.

edit: no, it's closer to 42km/h actually.

 

[red_flanders]

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I think Thomas would be better trying to be invisible instead of trying to control the race. That's a lot of energy wasted and not really for any real reason. Others will sit back and just follow and have a easier ride.

My guess is that he'll somehow still be in the front in the finale, despite wasting a ton of energy. Just crazy strong, as if tactics don't matter.

but will he have any support ,,,that cost him victory last week as he had to do a lot of chasing down

No idea. Just doesn't make any sense to be on the front right now either way.

 

[sir fly]

Sky must be very confident in Thomas riding like this.

 

[ray j willings]

wiggo at the back not looking at all stable ....

 

[TheGreenMonkey]

Sky seem to blocking on the front not racing. They seem to be there to keep the pace down not to push up the pace.

 

[ray j willings]

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Sky seem to blocking on the front not racing. They seem to be there to keep the pace down not to push up the pace.

want wiggo to catch up

 

[mrhender]

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Sky must be very confident in Thomas riding like this.

Could be in combinaton with a tactic to minmize potential for accidents...

As long at the pace isn't higher it doesn't cost all that much..

We will se later i guess...

 

[ray j willings]

that pace will suit Sagan ,,,he's invisible at the moment

 

[sir fly]

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Sky must be very confident in Thomas riding like this.

Could be in combinaton with a tactic to minmize potential for accidents...

As long at the pace isn't higher it doesn't cost all that much..

We will se later i guess...

Yes, you're right.
Better to be at the front.

 

[sir fly]

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that pace will suit Sagan ,,,he's invisible at the moment

Not the only one invisible man.

 

[glassmoon]

Luca almost missed by teamcar...