4 Jours de Dunkerque 2013 (May 1 - May 5)

[gooner]

Surprised a thread wasn't started for this.

Startlist

Stage 1: Dunkerque - Courrières, 155.10 km

Stage 2: Lewarde - Douchy-les-Mines, 178.20 km

 

[gooner]

Stage 3: Oignies - Liévin, 179.10 km

Stage 4: Lens - Parc Départemental d'Olhain, 176.50 km

Stage 5: 5 May : Estaires - Dunkerque, 163.80 km

 

[gooner]

10 char......

 

[Parrulo]

Always a lovely race
I suppose we will have live coverage right?

 

[gooner]

Always a lovely race
I suppose we will have live coverage right?

British Eurosport are live for the first day and highlights every other day for the rest of the race.

Looking at Eurosport's schedule it's too congested to show it live for all the stages.

 

[Lupetto]

Surprised a thread wasn't started for this.

http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showthread.php?t=20527

 

[gooner]

http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showthread.php?t=20527

Sorry, I wouldn't have started one if I had known. I would have just added the profiles.

I was away from the forum at the time as I was one of the many posters who had log in problems then.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

British Eurosport are live for the first day and highlights every other day for the rest of the race.

Looking at Eurosport's schedule it's too congested to show it live for all the stages.

I think all stages are being live TV produced, so perhaps there will be a stream somewhere on the net. Anybody with info on French channels in the Bretagne area?

 

[manafana]

Do eurosport stream stuff online that they have live but can't show due to other commitments?
Their keeping the snooker afloat by actually showing it, so cant begrudge them showing that.

Could sworn this race had betting last year, not good sign when live races not been covered was same for turkey. This field usually alright too.

WIll give me something to watch before Saturday.

 

[The Principal Sheep]

Coverage to begin here Weo.fr with eurosport coverage starting in about 15mins.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

French online channel with pre race stuff.

http://www.weo.fr/Le-Direct

Race should go live in 15 minutes.

Hoping this channel shows all stages live.

edit:made redundant by the head sheep

 

[Gloin22]

Demare wins, however Sinkledam got 2nd but hear he was the fastest at the end.

 

[Bushman]

Demare wins, however Sinkledam got 2nd but hear he was the fastest at the end.

I don't think he was the fastest. The only reason why it looked like that was that Demare rode a relatively long sprint and Sinkeldam could kick out of his slipstream late on. I don't think Sinkeldam would have overtaken Demare had he opened the sprint earlier on.

 

[theyoungest]

It seems Argos can turn everyone into a sprinter.

 

[The Principal Sheep]

I don't think he was the fastest. The only reason why it looked like that was that Demare rode a relatively long sprint and Sinkeldam could kick out of his slipstream late on. I don't think Sinkeldam would have overtaken Demare had he opened the sprint earlier on.

Agreed, a tiring van hummel also added to the sense of speed however Sinkeldam did finish strong.

 

[Gloin22]

It seems Argos can turn everyone into a sprinter.

Sinkeldam was always strong sprinter, however first of all he is a cobbled classics rider.

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Wow Sinkeldam 2nd in a bunch sprint?

Didn't know he could sprint.

 

[Pentacycle]

Wow Sinkeldam 2nd in a bunch sprint?

Didn't know he could sprint.

He showed great sprinting in China last year, but now he seems to have hit good form before October.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

I don't think he was the fastest. The only reason why it looked like that was that Demare rode a relatively long sprint and Sinkeldam could kick out of his slipstream late on. I don't think Sinkeldam would have overtaken Demare had he opened the sprint earlier on.

Agree, plus I think Demare managed to accelerate a second time when he saw Sinkeldam edging closer.

Pretty dominant display by FDJ from what I saw of the finale.

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

Guardini poorly positioned as usual. Astana should try and hijack OPQS's move for Petacchi.

 

[movingtarget]

Agree, plus I think Demare managed to accelerate a second time when he saw Sinkeldam edging closer.

Pretty dominant display by FDJ from what I saw of the finale.

Yeah Demare was always going to win. The second rider appeared late when the race was over. Nice set up by FDJ.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Live stream now.

http://www.weo.fr/Le-Direct

 

[TeoSheva]

how is going the race?

 

[shalgo]

All together, 8.5 km to go.

 

[trevim]

On the way to a bunch sprint. 8km to go.