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

[l.Harm]

Demare was obv the fastest, but it's not Sagans fault. Pity for Demare.

 

[kingjr]

Dont think Sagan left his line, Demare was unlucky to attack on the right side had he gone to the left he would have won.

 

[Afrank]

Sagan held his line fine, and if he did move off his line a little it wasn't significant at all. Demare could have come through but the slight bend in the final probably made the space too small for him to feel comfortable coming through.

 

[insideout leadout]

Demare is probably beating himself right now.

 

[Roude Leiw]

indeed, like this guy said:

If he shows the cojones and they both hit the ground, what an outcry would it have been here

 

[HiCadence]

Sagan got very lucky he accidentally blocked off Demare and made him stop and start mid sprint.

Is Sagan's efforts in Tirreno catching up with him? He didn't look strong today.

 

[Winterfold]

My list of races Cav could have won if OPQS knew how to ride for him is getting quite long. Hope the 10 seconds are worth it for Chav by the end of the TT.

This 110% - and after that epic spell at the front from Boonen. Obviously the focus on potential conflict between Cav and Tommeke when Cav joined should have been about Chava vs Cav.

Cav has clearly done the graft to get over the hills and bergs and Chava keeps working for Sagan - doh!

 

[Afrank]

Sagan got very lucky he accidentally blocked off Demare and made him stop and start mid sprint.

Is Sagan's efforts in Tirreno catching up with him? He didn't look strong today.

Go watch the video again (they've played it about a hundred times already), Sagan did't block him at all. The space just got small because of a bend in the final.
Of course you could watch the video a thousand times and still say Sagan blocked Demare.

 

[Roude Leiw]

Is Sagan's efforts in Tirreno catching up with him? He didn't look strong today.

More his efforts at GW

Besides, here he was up against a real and fast sprinter, not the second rate ones he faces when he is able to hang on in hilly stages or if he has to sprint in an escape groupe

Very nice sprint nevertheless by both of them

 

[doperhopper]

Demare should have continued for the win, there was not much of a danger, maybe a bit of elbow/shoulder touching, but that's normal in the sprints, it's much worse in the bunch sprints with sometimes 10+ fast guys going full gas on not so wide roads

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

This 110% - and after that epic spell at the front from Boonen. Obviously the focus on potential conflict between Cav and Tommeke when Cav joined should have been about Chava vs Cav.

Cav has clearly done the graft to get over the hills and bergs and Chava keeps working for Sagan - doh!

working for Sagan? He followed his attack, of course. Chava is the better TTer, but he shouldnt give him half a minute bonus.
Maybe Terpstra should've stayed with Cav. But that's all there is to say.

 

[serfla]

Routinely done by Sagan.
But I think he'll need a strong teammate besides him in Flanders to help him marking the attacks and be insurance in the front group(s). Saving energy will be the key against Cancellara and OPQS.

 

[saganftw]

Sagan got very lucky he accidentally blocked off Demare and made him stop and start mid sprint.

Is Sagan's efforts in Tirreno catching up with him? He didn't look strong today.

 

[HiCadence]

Shut the **** up.

 

[kingjr]

Cav has clearly done the graft to get over the hills and bergs and Chava keeps working for Sagan - doh!

Cavendish looked pretty much dead to me on the last short uphill.

 

[Gloin22]

Shut the **** up.

Why using the language ?

He seems pretty strong too me mate

Just too good for everyone else it seems still

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

And there's 2 more stages for Cav. This one was clearly for Chavanel.

 

[wirral]

Curve to the left maybe 80 metres before the end. This accentuates any move Sagan made. Feel sorry for Demare but the move is not enough to change the result.

 

[HiCadence]

Why using the language ?

He seems pretty strong too me mate

Just too good for everyone else it seems still

What language exactly? What do those 4 stars represent to you?

 

[Popchu]

Sagan got very lucky he accidentally blocked off Demare and made him stop and start mid sprint.

Is Sagan's efforts in Tirreno catching up with him? He didn't look strong today.

You're joking, right?

 

[HiCadence]

You're joking, right?

Deadly serious.

I was actually being generous aswell by saying "Accidently".

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

What language exactly? What do those 4 stars represent to you?

The represent the same thing for the whole world. Enough trolling for today.

 

[l.Harm]

Well he was by far the strongest today. So wtf

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

Deadly serious.

I was actually being generous aswell by saying "Accidently".

Back under your bridge.

 

[HiCadence]

Well he was by far the strongest today. So wtf

Come on We both KNOW luck played a part for Sagan today.