Binck BankTour 29 september - 3 october

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Starts tomorrow, little talk about it?

Seems to be a nice prep for the classics

Stage 1

Stage 2 (ITT)

Stage 3

Stage 4

Stage 5

Apart from stage 5, don't be fooled, the other stages aren't that hard. Maybe some small selection in stage 1 or 4, but nothing huge.
ITT and Geraardsbergen probably deciding.

Favorites?
Van der Poel, Kung, Kragh Andersen, Naesen, Stybar, Gilbert, Pedersen...

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Ackermann to win eight out of five stages

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

1-3-4 are definite sprints. 4 might be selective sprint
5 is the queen stage
2 is itt

I think..
1 - Vd Poel
2 - Kragh
3 - Merlier
4 - Ackermann
5 - Vd Poel

GC Vd Poel

 

[Breh]

I really dislike not including the Ardennes.

 

[Jagartrott]

This is MVDP's to lose. And he won't.
Weather's going to be OK Tuesday-Friday, but probably quite sh!tty on Saturday with plenty of wind.

 

[SafeBet]

I missed those belgian profiles where every hump in the road looks like Mortirolo.

 

[search]

Ackermann to win eight out of five stages

looks like Bora will bring more sprinters than all other teams together

 

[Jagartrott]

It's nice that there seems to be hot coffee or tea available in those last 2 stages near the end.

 

[Breezy1985]

Are stage 4 and 5 over the Alps or something

 

[BlueRoads]

Are stage 4 and 5 over the Alps or something

I think it's:
hilly
flat
hilly
high mountains
medium mountains

The startlist looks ridiculous for this profile, but I guess DSs and coaches just can't read profiles, hence they brought all the climbers to yesterday's Milano-San Remo.

 

[tobydawq]

Does two second places in Tour bunch sprints and a good chance for the overall win mean that Mads Pedersen gets the chance to do the sprints or will they go with Moschetti? It would make more sense than Stuyven and Theuns but it would still be dumb. Especially as he had to sacrifice the Worlds to be here.

 

[Anderis]

Time for Sep Vanmarcke to stop sucking at this race. It's baffling how he's never finished top10 here.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

looks like Bora will bring more sprinters than all other teams together

three probable WT sprint stages and hardly anybody sends a sprinter. I realise that all of the really top guys other than Ackermann are either about to go to the Giro or taking a break after the Tour, but you’d think every team with a second or third tier sprinter would send them.

 

[shalgo]

three probable WT sprint stages and hardly anybody sends a sprinter. I realise that all of the really top guys other than Ackermann are either about to go to the Giro or taking a break after the Tour, but you’d think every team with a second or third tier sprinter would send them.

Maybe Cavendish will actually finish in the top ten in one of the stages.

 

[Anderis]

Bissegger's first race at WT level, I wonder how he will do.

 

[Lequack]

I heard Roglic wasn't invited.

 

[lemon cheese cake]

It's nice that there seems to be hot coffee or tea available in those last 2 stages near the end.

Don't forget the 3 course meal about 100km in.


Not sure whether I'm amazed or not surprised at all, to see the Ardooie and Aalter finishes in the race after the complaints from riders last year. Personally Aalter was fine as it looked just like a standard Belgian kermesse. But Ardooie is pretty narrow and there seems to be crashes on that chicane most years, as well as Stybars incident with the barriers a few years ago.

 

[Berflamand]

Don't forget the 3 course meal about 100km in.


Not sure whether I'm amazed or not surprised at all, to see the Ardooie and Aalter finishes in the race after the complaints from riders last year. Personally Aalter was fine as it looked just like a standard Belgian kermesse. But Ardooie is pretty narrow and there seems to be crashes on that chicane most years, as well as Stybars incident with the barriers a few years ago.

I'm not entirely sure but I think I read somewhere they changed the Ardooie finish and the chicane should be gone but it's probably still pretty narrow.

 

[Jagartrott]

Could a mod make this sticky please?

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Doomed break of two being given no leeway. Inevitable sprint is inevitable. Rain has started. Crashes likely in the finale.

 

[RedheadDane]

Crowd sounds on a speaker... those are weird times...

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Surprisingly entertaining last dozen km as they caught the break too early, but it will take something pretty special to stay away from the full Bora train

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

giant pileup, outside 3 km.

 

[Billie]

The idiot from Israel was looking down

 

[Savant12]

ISN rider causing a huge crash.