Binche - Chimay - Binche 2014 (1.1), 07/10

[Dazed and Confused]

Point to point on this route

and then 4 laps here:

Startlist: http://www.cyclingfever.com/editie.html?detp=view&_ap=startlijst&editie_idd=MjU1MzU=

Official site: http://www.binche-tournai-binche.eu/

This is live on some Eurosport channels at 14:45 (CET).

Past winners:
1986 : Ronny Van Holen
1987 : Willem Van Eynde
1988 : Nico Emonds
1989 : Dominique Gaigne
1990 : Jelle Nijdam
1991 : Michel Dernies
1992 : Jean-Marie Wampers
1993 : Patrick Vanroosbroeck
1994 : Wilfried Nelissen
1995 : Jelle Nijdam
1996 : Franck Vandenbroucke
2010 : Elia Viviani
2011 : Selig Rudiger
2012 : Adam Blythe
2013 : Janse Van Rensburg

So van Asbroeck is currently on 86 race days, the beast, but that will not stop him here. Podium has been marked down once again.

 

[pablohidalgo7]

Van asbroek deserves a win here, and vanmarcke in paris tours

 

[jens_attacks]

Rip dirty VDB!

 

[De Snelle Duif]

One of these nice races where all the winners only won once

 

[cineteq]

Chimay blue for me please

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Damn, that was an entertaining race with a great finale.

Result:
1 Zdenek Stybar (Omega Pharma-Quick Step)
2 John Degenkolb (Giant-Shimano)
3 Jens Debusschere (Lotto Belisol)
4 Greg van Avermaet (BMC)
5 Sep Vanmarcke (Belkin)
6 Oliver Naesen (Lotto Belisol)
7 Jonas van Genechten (Lotto Belisol)
8 Tiesj Benoot (Lotto Belisol)
9 Michael van Staeyen (Topsport Vlaanderen)
10 Jean-Pierre Drucker (Wanty)

Thats right, check the top 5 again.

 

[Gloin22]

And a 21 year old who attacked with de gendt terpstra late and caught with 5km to go still finishes 8th...pure talent.

 

[Bernie's eyesore]

Damn, that was an entertaining race with a great finale.

Result:
1 Zdenek Stybar (Omega Pharma-Quick Step)
2 John Degenkolb (Giant-Shimano)
3 Jens Debusschere (Lotto Belisol)
4 Greg van Avermaet (BMC)
5 Sep Vanmarcke (Belkin)
6 Oliver Naesen (Lotto Belisol)
7 Jonas van Genechten (Lotto Belisol)
8 Tiesj Benoot (Lotto Belisol)
9 Michael van Staeyen (Topsport Vlaanderen)
10 Jean-Pierre Drucker (Wanty)

Thats right, check the top 5 again.

Could have been the top five of a monument. Seems like we were the only two watching, great race though, far better than Lombardy.

 

[Gloin22]

Could have been the top five of a monument. Seems like we were the only two watching, great race though, far better than Lombardy.

If you want company, you should follow these races on twitter

 

[trevim]

This sort of race should be held in December; we would be all over it like it was a freakin' monument

 

[jens_attacks]

damn very good race

untouchable war machines probably at the last exhibition of the year

happy for styby

 

[Mellow Velo]

A fabulous race; one for the classics connoisseurs.
Deserving of it's 5 star top 5.
90kms of non stop action, obviously only watched by we whole year die hards.
The rest are already in winter hibernation, dreaming of their GT Prima Donnas and Italy in May.

 

[afpm90]

Great race by Thomas de Gendt.

 

[greenedge]

A fabulous race; one for the classics connoisseurs.
Deserving of it's 5 star top 5.
90kms of non stop action, obviously only watched by we whole year die hards.
The rest are already in winter hibernation, dreaming of their GT Prima Donnas and Italy in May.

Forgetting TDU

 

[Pricey_sky]

Forgetting TDU

As someone who has to do a lot of night shifts the TDU is one of my favourite races, being paid to watch cycling during a peaceful night!

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Just watched the replay of last 10km.

Riders at full pelt in gutter with 700m to go, avoiding cobbles: kids standing next to it trying to high-five them. That could have been horrific.

But nice race.