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

[sir fly]

Take a demi, Phil... Or two...
You're half a day in front of them!

 

[SKSemtex]

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

Well deserved. The strongest one won.
Bravo GIlbert

 

[DFA123]

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Gilbert would have won no matter what. But if the spectators caused this, they deserve to be spit on.

No fault at all to supporters. Poor bike handling and line choice from Sagan is all that's to blame here.

 

[BigMac]

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What a great win this will be for Gilbert. No way Sagan and GVA would have caught him anyway, even if Sagan wouldn't have carelessly brought down the three chaser.

Oh, come on man!

Could have happened to anyone. Riding on the side of these roads on such hectic conditions is almost a gamble.

 

[LaFlorecita]

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Im not sure Gilbert wouldve won without the crash. GVA lost at least 10 seconds to the crash, and more seconds lost to the absence of Sagan and Naessen from the group

Van Baarle was at 48s at some point and he was behind the Sagan group. So yeah, think it would have been close.

Omg Pippo in the chase group!!

 

[Jancouver]

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What is this black blanket?

Spectator's jacket ...

 

[Valv.Piti]

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What a great win this will be for Gilbert. No way Sagan and GVA would have caught him anyway, even if Sagan wouldn't have carelessly brought down the three chaser.

Agree.

 

[Arredondo]

Pippo shows he's still got it!

 

[Ikbengodniet]

Without the crash he would not have made it.

 

[Red Rick]

Gap is closing a bit now.

 

[Rollthedice]

Its 45 sec gap, Phil is tired, if Sags does not fall it could have been close.

 

[Billie]

Degenkolb the fraud getting exposed once again.

 

[Gigs_98]

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Im not sure Gilbert wouldve won without the crash. GVA lost at least 10 seconds to the crash, and more seconds lost to the absence of Sagan and Naessen from the group

I'm pretty sure he would have won, but as you say it, we can't be 100% sure. I think it's actually sad that there now is a small asterisk besides Gilberts win.

 

[Irondan]

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Gilbert would have won no matter what. But if the spectators caused this, they deserve to be spit on.

No fault at all to supporters. Poor bike handling and line choice from Sagan is all that's to blame here.

You don't know any better than the rest of us what happened. Please stop suggesting you do.

 

[bigcog]

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Gilbert would have won no matter what. But if the spectators caused this, they deserve to be spit on.

Look like Sagan hit the barrier and the black jacket/blanket was on that, so looks like his own fault.

 

[Valv.Piti]

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Im not sure Gilbert wouldve won without the crash. GVA lost at least 10 seconds to the crash, and more seconds lost to the absence of Sagan and Naessen from the group

Van Baarle was at 48s at some point and he was behind the Sagan group. So yeah, think it would have been close.

Omg Pippo in the chase group!!

I feared this would happen. Diminishing the most legendary performance I've seen, oh well.

 

[Gloin22]

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What is this black blanket?

Spectator's jacket ...

well they shouldnt ride on the pavements should they.. there is cobbles for that

 

[portugal11]

Gilbert will cry, i'm pretty sure of that. If sagan had some power in the tank he could bridge the gap to gilbert after paterberg

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Terpstra ftw

 

[trucido]

PhilGil would have been caught without the crash.

 

[Tim B]

Gap is coming diwn fast - Sagan hit the barrier first I reckon, then the jackets got tangled

 

[LaFlorecita]

Gilbert asking Quickstep car to stay next to him for a little while longer because of the wind ...

 

[Forever The Best]

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Im not sure Gilbert wouldve won without the crash. GVA lost at least 10 seconds to the crash, and more seconds lost to the absence of Sagan and Naessen from the group

Van Baarle was at 48s at some point and he was behind the Sagan group. So yeah, think it would have been close.

Omg Pippo in the chase group!!

I feared this would happen. Diminishing the most legendary performance I've seen, oh well.

Indeed, that is extremely sad

 

[pink_jersey]

Gilbert is done. Hope he hangs on but I'm really nervous right now.

 

[Velolover2]

Omg, they are catching him.

Terpstra winning this would be anticlimax. He is already more hated than Gerrans.