2018 E3 Harelbeke - 206.5 km - March 23

[Baldinger]

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Peloton 2 has to spend energy to come back to the other group... which is pretty much the point.

So far, the leaders haven't had to work in either group though.

The race is over for the second peloton.

 

[Jagartrott]

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Peloton 2 has to spend energy to come back to the other group... which is pretty much the point.

So far, the leaders haven't had to work in either group though.

The race is over for the second peloton.

Not sure. Depends on whether more will start helping in the first group and/or whether leaders in group 1 will start racing soon or not.

 

[Baldinger]

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Peloton 2 has to spend energy to come back to the other group... which is pretty much the point.

So far, the leaders haven't had to work in either group though.

The race is over for the second peloton.

Not sure. Depends on whether more will start helping in the first group and/or whether leaders in group 1 will start racing soon or not.

Astana is down to Cort and Valgren. UAE are the only team to help out. Looks impossible.

 

[Laplaz]

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Peloton 2 has to spend energy to come back to the other group... which is pretty much the point.

So far, the leaders haven't had to work in either group though.

The race is over for the second peloton.

Not sure. Depends on whether more will start helping in the first group and/or whether leaders in group 1 will start racing soon or not.

Astana is down to Cort and Valgren. UAE are the only team to help out. Looks impossible.

EFD also helping

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Should be loads of teams in the 2nd group working if Vanmarcke, Naesen, Demare, Matthews and Stuyven are there

 

[tomorrow]

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Peloton 2 has to spend energy to come back to the other group... which is pretty much the point.

So far, the leaders haven't had to work in either group though.

The race is over for the second peloton.

Not sure. Depends on whether more will start helping in the first group and/or whether leaders in group 1 will start racing soon or not.

i think, they will get close but won't do it, eventually the chaser will run out of steam, same as PR 2 years back, when Fabian and Sagan were back.

 

[glassmoon]

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Should be loads of teams in the 2nd group working if Vanmarcke, Naesen, Demare, Matthews and Stuyven are there

agree. they must be thinking it's still enough kms/tim to go. strange though.

 

[Baldinger]

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Should be loads of teams in the 2nd group working if Vanmarcke, Naesen, Demare, Matthews and Stuyven are there

Stuyven and Matthews are in the first peloton.

 

[DFA123]

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Should be loads of teams in the 2nd group working if Vanmarcke, Naesen, Demare, Matthews and Stuyven are there

It's ridiculous that they aren't, but it seems like they aren't. They'll inevitably all start taking turns when its too late, but if they'd have cooperated a bit early, they could have caught the 1st group by now.

Cycling tactics are so infuriatingly lame at times.

 

[burning]

LOL, QS is ridiculous as usual. Will they manage to lose this?

 

[mosh1992]

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LOL, QS is ridiculous as usual. Will they manage to lose this?

Amazingly , I would still bet yes on that one.

 

[Oliver]

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Should be loads of teams in the 2nd group working if Vanmarcke, Naesen, Demare, Matthews and Stuyven are there

Stuyven and Matthews are in the first peloton.

Stuyven, don't think so.

Koen de Kort en Ryan Mullen for Trek in first group.

 

[glassmoon]

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LOL, QS is ridiculous as usual. Will they manage to lose this?

Of course!

 

[Salvarani]

Gilbert...

 

[Samamba]

Race is done.

 

[TheYouyou7]

QS is such a cheat team
The race is theirs to lose

 

[tomorrow]

sagan vs quickstep

 

[deValtos]

I mean I like the action but I'd rather QS are not rewarded for exploiting that crash.

 

[Screecher]

This won't be a very popular Gilbert victory but better than nothing.

 

[Sciatic]

We've got great racing with 60 K to go . . . Those of you so insulted by the proceedings can just turn it off and go away!

 

[Lexman]

GVA not convincing...

 

[rick james]

GVA has lovely teeth

 

[DFA123]

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GVA not convincing...

This looks more like a final training effort before RVV than a genuine attempt to close the gap.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

So when will Terpstra attack his teammate?

 

[PremierAndrew]

GVA looking strong but in no mans land