47th Amstel Gold Race (The maze) - Sunday April 15, 2012

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

'Critisism and realistic evalutaion'?

It was nothing but mouthing.

Poor guy, can't handle people saying a single negative thing.

Like I said I like the races and watch them by choice, but I accept thier not gonna be the action fest that some hope for. Hope you have fun watching the race in your bubble

 

[Bala Verde]

Concerning Rabobank, everyone is speaking once more of Gesink.
Hope Martens will get his chance, he could do the posium rather than Gesink, I´d say.

Really? I am watching the Belgian stream and they have mentioned Gesink once in passing. He's not on form (enough) and they are rating Mollema higher at this point.

 

[Christian]

lol @ the grandpa bodyguarding vandebroek

 

[Moviefan1203]

Massive drafting by Lotto.

 

[Bala Verde]

VDB's crash, when he got up, his body language wasn't too positive, or am I over-analyzing

 

[Woody22]

Apparently there was punches thrown over when they should stop for a leak.

Maybe Evans took one to the chin?

 

[RHRH19861986]

Really? I am watching the Belgian stream and they have mentioned Gesink once in passing. He's not on form (enough) and they are rating Mollema higher at this point.

Oh, that´s surprising... Maybe even them have given up on Gesink
Surprising enough that Rabo let the break go without having one of them there. It´s Amstel, their most prestigios race in calendar...

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Really? I am watching the Belgian stream and they have mentioned Gesink once in passing. He's not on form (enough) and they are rating Mollema higher at this point.

ya gesink is a long way of contending a race at this level imo. Mollema is a more logical option, but I'm not really confident regarding bauke

Martens is pretty underrated in these races, he is about the level of GVA imo, with much less hype. I doubt he could be a serious contender for the win tho.

 

[burning]

Breschel abandons?

 

[DominicDecoco]

Matti DNF :S

 

[Christian]

Apparently there was punches thrown over when they should stop for a leak.

Maybe Evans took one to the chin?

whose head is he going to cut off this evening

 

[Trofinios]

Matti gone?

 

[Publicus]

VDB's crash, when he got up, his body language wasn't too positive, or am I over-analyzing

Not over-analyzing from where I'm sitting. I wouldn't be surprised if he abandoned.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

LOL @ Lotto. Last time we saw a draft this obvious was in the Vietnam war.

 

[superconfex]

calm down, criticism and a realistic evaluation does not equate to me dissin' the sport. Stop being so sensitive and grow up maybe.

When did forums become so anti-opinion

Please TLR..Not Criticising you. Just thought I would help you spend your time watching something more to your liking

 

[Bala Verde]

LOL @ Lotto. Last time we saw a draft this obvious was in the Vietnam war.

hilarious!!!

Hmm Brechel out. People are dropping like flies. I think the weather is really putting the hurt on these guys.

 

[Publicus]

LOL @ Lotto. Last time we saw a draft this obvious was in the Vietnam war.

Early entry for comment of the day.

 

[DominicDecoco]

Sort it out, Matti. Evans has been quite a '?' but Matti should be in form.

Gutted.

 

[Trofinios]

Could we see one of the sky boys attacking today? Nordhaug maybe?

 

[Trofinios]

JVB still not back. Goodnight.

 

[Christian]

Wow on RTBF they just told the story of Franck Bouyer who was in the group with VDB, I had never heard about it. Apparently he is narcoleptic but couldn't take the the medicine "Modafinil" he needed because it was banned as a doping product ... but at the same time if he didn't take it he wasn't allowed to race for insurance reasons. Now he got a special permission and can race again!

 

[Bala Verde]

Wow on RTBF they just told the story of Franck Bouyer who was in the group with VDB, I had never heard about it. Apparently he is narcoleptic but couldn't take the the medicine "Modafinil" he needed because it was banned as a doping product ... but at the same time if he didn't take it he wasn't allowed to race for insurance reasons. Now he got a special permission and can race again!

that's insane. So he could fall asleep at any moment while racing?

 

[RHRH19861986]

Wow on RTBF they just told the story of Franck Bouyer who was in the group with VDB, I had never heard about it. Apparently he is narcoleptic but couldn't take the the medicine "Modafinil" he needed because it was banned as a doping product ... but at the same time if he didn't take it he wasn't allowed to race for insurance reasons. Now he got a special permission and can race again!

Yes, Bernaudeau was faithful to him all the time. He breeded dogs while being out of the sports, as far as I know.

 

[Bala Verde]

172 Wout Poels doesn't seem to be ready today. Always hanging in the back... Just got passed by VDB who connected with the peloton.

 

[The Sheep]

that's insane. So he could fall asleep at any moment while racing?

I imagine that's what the medicine is for.