Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde 2.HC 26th-28th March 2013

[Buffalo Soldier]

Gaudin, winner of PR U23 2008. Good bet for a top 10, or even top 5 in 2 weeks

 

[thirteen]

Keeping your legs warm is a lot easier cos you know they're....pedalling.

and you put a lot more power through your arms than most people realise...

 

[Cancellator]

Keeping your legs warm is a lot easier cos you know they're....pedalling.

I've heard from several different people that cycling in bare knees below about 10 C can give you joint damage, regardless of how warm they "feel".

 

[maltiv]

Gaudin seems to have the same problem a lot of Europcar riders have nowadays...

They are simply too strong for their own good, and end up getting too eager and waste their energy too early

 

[HoinkDoink]

Greipel and Kittel dropped

 

[Sasquatch]

FDJ are working hard

Demare must be in the peloton still.

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

How big is the peloton? is reasonable that Durbridge is still there?

Durbridge always up front the peloton even

 

[the asian]

Chava goes on the move.

 

[HoinkDoink]

Greipel back in the pack

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

If Sagan can't close a gap on Chavanel, how could he ever follow Cancellara...

 

[Red Rick]

This is good racing

 

[Ferminal]

Cav chasing down Sagan.

 

[HoinkDoink]

Cavendish must be working for the team, he's climbing well

 

[TomasC]

If Sagan can't close a gap on Chavanel, how could he ever follow Cancellara...

He's not trying.. Still, he should be resting instead of this

 

[Ferminal]

Weird, Gatto and the bunch almost caught Gaudin but he's kicked away once more.

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

I really think in a 1 vs 1 chase in a race like RVV, he won't be able to follow Canc or Chave.

Also: Boonen won't be good enough. Impossible.

 

[HoinkDoink]

Greipel mini attack

 

[the asian]

LOL Greipel having a go!

 

[brilleaben]

Come on, you can't draw any conclusion from this racing, they are just testing themselves.

 

[TomasC]

They're catching him too early, so they eased a bit

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

That was the last of the longer climbs.

 

[maltiv]

The pace is extremely low up those climbs, guys like Sagan and Boonen still seem to be at their resting pulse.

 

[brilleaben]

Who wouldn't want Boonen as road captain? Completely controls the peloton.

 

[trevim]

Boonen looks OK, not bad. Domestique for Cav and stuff

 

[Parrulo]

this new specialized aero helmet reminds me of jet fighters

still they are about a million times cooler then the giro ones