2017 Tour of Flanders / Ronde Van Vlaanderen - April 2, 260k

[Irondan]

Sep sucked into the concrete crack in the road... bad positioning and completely avoidable.

 

[deValtos]

Dis is now very interesting.

 

[Irondan]

Sagan closing a 30 second gap alone...

 

[Red Rick]

How long before the Koppen?

 

[WheelofGear]

Moscon is still in the GC group. So it must be Rowe who crashed.

 

[DFA123]

What a great race already! Quickstep have played this beautifully; so many options now, however the race pans out.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Fabio!

 

[Rollthedice]

I can't see Gilbert going to the finish.

 

[Irondan]

Gilbert still pulling out time. He's in insane form right now!

 

[Velolover2]

Felline is mr. all-rounder.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

How come the camera missed the Sagan GVA bridge?

 

[Billie]

Re:

Sep sucked into the concrete crack in the road... bad positioning and completely avoidable.

bitumineuze voegvullingsmassa

 

[Red Rick]

Re:

What a great race already! Quickstep have played this beautifully; so many options now, however the race pans out.

Their options are:

Gilbert wins
Gilbert doesn't win; Stybar or Terpstra get a random top 10

 

[deValtos]

Cancellara and Boonen have made epic 50km attacks in the monuments ... Phil Gil tries to go even better at 60km !

 

[meat puppet]

Re:

I can't see Gilbert going to the finish.

Same here. But maybe this is 2011 redux.

 

[sir fly]

Gilbert keeping calm before the Koppenberg.

 

[Irondan]

Re: Re:

Sep sucked into the concrete crack in the road... bad positioning and completely avoidable.

bitumineuze voegvullingsmassa

Here in the USA it's a crack...

 

[Velolover2]

Gilbert close to Koppenberg.

 

[Red Rick]

Re: Re:

Sep sucked into the concrete crack in the road... bad positioning and completely avoidable.

bitumineuze voegvullingsmassa

That sounds almost fun.

 

[VanBsr]

Felline rode an incredible Paterberg and now attack.

 

[portugal11]

Sep is in terrible shape. That crash was probably a reflection of tiredness

 

[BigMac]

Re:

Impressive race from Coquard and Modolo

It's never too much to remind.

Impressive.

 

[markene2]

Pippo still in it!

 

[DFA123]

Re: Re:

What a great race already! Quickstep have played this beautifully; so many options now, however the race pans out.

Their options are:

Gilbert wins
Gilbert doesn't win; Stybar or Terpstra get a random top 10

Don't agree. Stybar and Terpstra have had a complete free ride - either could easily win this. Boonen and Trentin can now sit on and recover for the next 20km or so. Getting such numbers in the finale means a job very well done from them.

 

[Gigs_98]

Re: 2017 Tour of Flanders / Ronde Van Vlaanderen - April 2,

As much as I love Gilberts move, I don't think Quick Steps tactics were clever. Had Gilbert only pulled the break up the Kwaremont, their advantage on the peloton would have increased and Gilbert easily could have dropped everyone later in the race. But now he has to make a 55 kilometer solo and he is probably the only QS rider who is left that could win the race.