94th Ronde van Vlaanderen - April 4

[auscyclefan94]

puncture ruined his race, got it at the worst possible time.

Not to matter, for Boom - imo anyway - this year is all about learning and progress.

see, auscycle still nice even though timmy is mean to auscycle about cadel and bmc!

 

[Moondance]

Sure it does. Surely you don't think I was taking that personal or serious?

Just making sure... You sorta responded to me like a Lance fanboy (which I am not).

Anyway Lance "heroic" and "epic" Flanders performance will be the subject of much Armstrong nut-hugging come late June.... Expect those people will predict he takes 5 mins on Conti come Stage 3 (?)

 

[markene2]

Iglnisky is realy starting to shine!

 

[El Imbatido]

I brought this up earlier in the thread but it probably got swept aside with all the race talk. Didn't Dekker_Tifosi say he would eat his hat if Armstrong finished today and with proof as well?

Or am i thinking of the wrong race?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!

Langeveld wasn't much worse than Hincapie, or are you going to say Farrar was the better man, while he was always in the group behind?

 

[Moondance]

I brought this up earlier in the thread but it probably got swept aside with all the race talk. Didn't Dekker_Tifosi say he would eat his hat if Armstrong finished today and with proof as well?

Or am i thinking of the wrong race?

Please let this be true!

 

[Publicus]

I brought this up earlier in the thread but it probably got swept aside with all the race talk. Didn't Dekker_Tifosi say he would eat his hat if Armstrong finished today and with proof as well?

Or am i thinking of the wrong race?

Nope. You got the right race. I'm NOT looking forward to the nude pictures of The Hog though.

As a matter of fact, Hog, if you are reading this, how about you admit you were wrong and then we can all call it even?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

I brought this up earlier in the thread but it probably got swept aside with all the race talk. Didn't Dekker_Tifosi say he would eat his hat if Armstrong finished today and with proof as well?

Or am i thinking of the wrong race?

wrong race, I was talking more about Devolder and winning Flanders (which he didnt)

 

[Publicus]

Just making sure... You sorta responded to me like a Lance fanboy (which I am not).

Anyway Lance "heroic" and "epic" Flanders performance will be the subject of much Armstrong nut-hugging come late June.... Expect those people will predict he takes 5 mins on Conti come Stage 3 (?)

Nah. I know you aren't a fan boy, but I suspect they will be crowing a bit after this performance. And I would say it will be 10 minutes on stage 3.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Langeveld wasn't much worse than Hincapie, or are you going to say Farrar was the better man, while he was always in the group behind?

I am still right for today!

 

[Moondance]

I am still right for today!

Not with regards to Vacansoleil you're not

 

[auscyclefan94]

Not with regards to Vacansoleil you're not

let's wait for the dope test results before we make a statement on that!

I am on a real sugar easter egg high. it's weird having one at 1:10am

 

[El Imbatido]

let's wait for the dope test results before we make a statement on that!

I am on a real sugar easter egg high. it's weird having one at 1:10am

Just think, it could be 2.10am if they didn't change from daylight savings yesterday

 

[auscyclefan94]

6th top 10 finish for hincapie in flanders!

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

And 0 wins

 

[auscyclefan94]

And 0 wins

...

 

[auscyclefan94]

@watsthebull: @CadelOfficial great race today why's are world champion not there ????

@cadel official: World Champ is human; only does 4x classics (Ams-FW-LBL-Lom), 2x Grand Tours & Worlds...

just imagine cadel on the bosberg... would of raped cancellara and boonen!

 

[Moondance]

just imagine cadel on the bosberg... would of raped cancellara and boonen!

Yes.... After coming to a crashing halt on the Kapelmuur

 

[ak-zaaf]

just imagine cadel on the bosberg... would of raped cancellara and boonen!

Because you can't rape them if you're riding in front of them.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Because you can't rape them if you're riding in front of them.

Something you can never accuse Cadel "suck 'em hard" Evans of doing!

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Evans on cobbles? Oh boy...

The reason Armstrong does so well is of all the added fat in recent years

 

[sublimit]

That early break was neat and Ignatiev looks a good rider, But the Sky team seemed to burn themselves out.
maybe they can learn for next weeks race.

Gilbert is looking better now though, I reckon he can get up for Paris - R.

 

[skidmark]

Man, Sporza has the awesomest coverage. What I got from the interviews, after the finish (some English and some Flemish):

- Canc confirmed that his eyes are on the prize of a career monument sweep. He didn't take the bait of the question about the RvV-PR double, said he'd go for it but didn't look like he meant it. Maybe he was just being polite because he was sitting next to Tommeke and Gilbert.

- Farrar had some nasty gashes on his hand and up his arm from a crash with a Skil rider. Makes his 5th place all the more impressive (although it already was because he was definitely not proven in cobbled races of this distance).

- Lance is a tool. Total, utter jerk. Maybe it's because he doesn't like Sporza or something, but their last question was 'Fabian Cancellara: respect?' and he said 'why, did he win or something?' Sporza: 'you really don't know?' Armstrong: 'no'. Sporza: 'yes, he dropped Tom Boonen on the Muur'. Armstrong (looking like he totally could care less): 'yeah well, good for him; I guess that's what people were expecting', said as he starts riding away.

- Canc and Breschel had the same problem: loose front brake. The mechanics totally dropped the ball, and to make matters worse they gave Breschel O'Grady's bike at first, so he had to switch again. He was totally p*ssed at the finish. Amazing interview - 'yeah, you know mechanics can make mistakes.... (looong pause).... but when they f*ck you up... well, it's not so good then'. WOW.

 

[sublimit]

Something you can never accuse Cadel "suck 'em hard" Evans of doing!

Maybe coming from behind but more hanging on from behind.

 

[Dr. Maserati]

Man, Sporza has the awesomest coverage. What I got from the interviews, after the finish (some English and some Flemish):

- Canc confirmed that his eyes are on the prize of a career monument sweep. He didn't take the bait of the question about the RvV-PR double, said he'd go for it but didn't look like he meant it. Maybe he was just being polite because he was sitting next to Tommeke and Gilbert.

- Farrar had some nasty gashes on his hand and up his arm from a crash with a Skil rider. Makes his 5th place all the more impressive (although it already was because he was definitely not proven in cobbled races of this distance).

- Lance is a tool. Total, utter jerk. Maybe it's because he doesn't like Sporza or something, but their last question was 'Fabian Cancellara: respect?' and he said 'why, did he win or something?' Sporza: 'you really don't know?' Armstrong: 'no'. Sporza: 'yes, he dropped Tom Boonen on the Muur'. Armstrong (looking like he totally could care less): 'yeah well, good for him; I guess that's what people were expecting', said as he starts riding away.

- Canc and Breschel had the same problem: loose front brake. The mechanics totally dropped the ball, and to make matters worse they gave Breschel O'Grady's bike at first, so he had to switch again. He was totally p*ssed at the finish. Amazing interview - 'yeah, you know mechanics can make mistakes.... (looong pause).... but when they f*ck you up... well, it's not so good then'. WOW.

Ya - Sporza is excellent!

As for LA's comments - to be fair he would have had little idea that Cancellara won - even Breschel didnt know Canc had won.