95th Ronde van Vlaanderen - April 3 2011

[Nikoloz]

Dmitriy Muravyev


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[Cobblestoned]

Belgium, Saturday morning 02.04.2011

szene starts with a photo of Boonen pinned on wall
door opens, Cancellara coming out....

some Katusha teamcars and mechanics, ordered by Pozzato, waiting outside...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZA6mvMXxBQ&feature=related

 

[thirteen]

up way past my bedtime, but the rain has started -- bring it on!

(i'm in Gent)

 

[Anonymous]

up way past my bedtime, but the rain has started -- bring it on!

(i'm in Gent)

It sounds like it is supposed to be "light" but sometimes that can be even worse because it doesn't wash away oil.

 

[Ferminal]

Ok... I'm relying on Flanders to turnaround a terrible weekend in sport.

But I'm not sure who I want to win.

Cancellara because it will make me money... but that will probably be boring.
Haussler because I'm a fanboy... but that probably will not happen.
Boonen/Gilbert would be nice... they would probably do it with style.
Anyone else... Well the surprise should be worth it.

 

[The Hitch]

Tour of Flanders baby.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m6Vwy6NtB0&feature=player_embedded

Im going to go to sleep for a few hours now so that when i wake, ES will be about to go on air.

Hopefully they have some time in the studio before the race To ponder over Cancellaras greatness, try to make it look like the challengers are close to his form and big up some British rider.

See you in 8 hours.

 

[mr. tibbs]

Enjoy the race, guys! I'm way jealous of everyone who's there in person.

I'm signing off until after the Versus broadcast--see you all tomorrow night!

GO TOMMEKE

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

In this man I believe.

I very much want to see him win.

 

[M Sport]

Ok, I have thought about my three predictions for the race.

1. Alessandro Ballan will win and he will deserve it. In fact he's going to benefit from a rather strong looking BMC team and I didn't think I would ever say that.
2. Pozzato will podium and he really doesn't deserve it, but that's what I think.
3. Fabian will get marked out of the race, it will be a bit negative but hey that's racing.

Bring on the racing.

 

[who dat]

Yey, can't wait will probably sleep this afternoon for a bit otherwise by the time the race finishes I will only get 4-5 hours sleep but should be worth it. How hard is it expected to rain over there anyway( light shower etc.).

 

[Cobber]

Yey, can't wait will probably sleep this afternoon for a bit otherwise by the time the race finishes I will only get 4-5 hours sleep but should be worth it. How hard is it expected to rain over there anyway( light shower etc.).

I'm in Brisbane, so tomorrow's going to be a rough day at work.....

GO TOMMEKE as well!!

 

[who dat]

I'm in Brisbane, so tomorrow's going to be a rough day at work.....

GO TOMMEKE as well!!

Really rough day I think I may just stroll around like a zombie and hope the boss doesn't notice.

I am going to go out on a limb (sort of) and tip Ballan FTW though. But that's more in hope that cancallera doesn't just ride away from everyone

 

[mewmewmew13]

Cancellara is never boring when he powers on...zoom!
...but I have to admit that it really would be fun to see Gilbert win with his classy style!!
Yippee...the Ronde!!

 

[FabulousCandelabra]

For everyone that wants Gilbert to win, you should read his interviews.. he's way more into Liege. If he's peaking for Liege, he doesn't have the fitness to win Flanders unless he's accidentally peaked too early or gets incredibly lucky.

And watching Fabian solo for 40km isn't boring imo.. just watching him TT is fun, you can tell you're watching something unique that no one else can pull off. The excessive watts he puts out flow out of the screen and get me high

 

[Granville57]

Tour of Flanders baby.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m6Vwy6NtB0&feature=player_embedded

Great clip. Thanks for that link.

Forgive me but i dont get the catch. what is it?

Don't read too much into it. I'm pretty sure it's just a clever play on words.

 

[JackRabbitSlims]

What time (local) does the race start please?

 

[Granville57]

What time (local) does the race start please?

Unofficial start: ‘Markt’ Brugge at 9.45 am

Official start: ‘Markt’ Oostkamp at 10.00 am

http://www.rondevanvlaanderen.be/en/elite-men/race/information

 

[JackRabbitSlims]

Thanks

I should be able to follow the first couple of hours.

Enjoy the race.

 

[hughmoore]

Whats the weather expected to be like?


Hugh

 

[Granville57]

Whats the weather expected to be like?

This is what I'm seeing so far. Waiting for confirmation from those on the ground.

Morning:
Rain, gentle breeze. 11C/52F
http://www.yr.no/place/Belgium/Flanders/Ghent/

 

[markene2]

Can Maxim Iglinsky defend his 8th place? I hope so!

 

[boomcie]

Let Mortal Kombat Begin!

 

[luckyboy]

I think the world wants me to stay in and watch it all seeing as I've just got a few hundred metres out the door on the way to my club run and my chain just broke

 

[The Sheep]

and they're off

 

[joy118118]

link:
http://sports-livez.com/channel/ch-5.php