94th Ronde van Vlaanderen - April 4

[Cerberus]

At what KM do they hit the first cobbles or has that already happened?

at 130 k togo, so that is 8 k from here.

ETA: That's the first climb, the breakaway is at some cobbles now at 134 k to go. Might be the first.

 

[knewcleardaze]

Sunny and dry.

 

[Publicus]

Thanks everyone. And I'm with you TFF--weather doesn't look that bad. And a crash!!!!!

Looks like it took out most of Garmin.

 

[Bala Verde]

z'n piemeltje wat lucht te geven.... New to me...

 

[Moondance]

Ahhh... .Went to church, had a delicious lunch..... But now the real religious service starts

 

[Anonymous]

Crap Farrar down, was Millar in that too?

 

[Publicus]

I see cobbles.

 

[knewcleardaze]

Let the shaking of the bones begin.

 

[bylbyl]

and here are the first cobbles, just a nicely laid carpetlike "warming up" section

 

[Bala Verde]

Ahhh... .Went to church, had a delicious lunch..... But now the real religious service starts

good to see you have set your priorities straight!

 

[ak-zaaf]

Ahhh... .Went to church, had a delicious lunch..... But now the real religious service starts

Hmm, I thought the church bells were sounded because of De Ronde =/

Weather here is changing all the time, I still expect some rain later on.

 

[Moondance]

Hmmmmm.... We were promised bad weather. It looks like a fine spring day to me.

But there are some puddles on the side of the road, so it probably did rain earlier today.... Wonder whether the cobbles are wet, could make choosing position even more important, if that's possible.

 

[53 x 11]

anyone got a good feed? The one posted doesnt agree with my internets.

Thanks.

 

[Anonymous]

Hmm, I thought the church bells were sounded because of De Ronde =/

Weather here is changing all the time, I still expect some rain later on.

Man I hope so, you know any Native American Rain Dances?

 

[Publicus]

anyone got a good feed? The one posted doesnt agree with my internets.

Thanks.

I'm using:

http://bvls2.yolasite.com/ch-5.php

 

[knewcleardaze]

Daggone, those guys are zipping along on the goat paths.

 

[ak-zaaf]

Man I hope so, you know any Native American Rain Dances?

Working on it, doesn't look that promising though =/

 

[Papparrazzi]

I can't find a map for this years race. the official Ronde page seems to have frozen/gone down

 

[ak-zaaf]

I can't find a map for this years race. the official Ronde page seems to have frozen/gone down

There are small ones on the first page of this thread.

 

[Publicus]

It looks the positioning is beginning. All of Saxo Bank and now Quick Step is shoving its way to the front.

Nice S-curve.

 

[I Watch Cycling In July]

small maps - lol

 

[msjett]

This is working

http://www.justin.tv/yavido101#r=X2IZPdE~

 

[Bala Verde]

Man I hope so, you know any Native American Rain Dances?

I am in NC today, doesn't the state have large groups of Cherokees? Weren't they known for rain dances?

 

[Anonymous]

Very high quality british eurosport feed.
Check this page. Playlist for VLC player that includes British Eurosport in HQ
or open this address in vlc - http://84.45.59.54:51004/

 

[Anonymous]

I am in NC today, doesn't the state have large groups of Cherokees? Weren't they known for rain dances?

I think it was more of a Sioux thing, but I could be wrong. Either way, we need whichever of them it is flown to Belgium immediately.