Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde 2015 (2.HC), 31.03 - 02.04

[Dazed and Confused]

Stages:
Stage: 1 - 31 March : De Panne - Zottegem, 202.00 km
Stage: 2 - 1 April : Zottegem - Koksijde, 215.60 km
Stage: 3a - 2 April : De Panne, 110.00 km
Stage: 3b - 2 April : De Panne ITT, 14.20 km

Startlist: http://www.cyclingfever.com/editie.html ... d=MjYyODM=

Official website: http://www.veloclub-depanne.be/home_nl.html

Stage 1:

This is live on Eurosport International.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Stage 2:

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Stage 3a:

Stage 3b:

 

[TMP402]

Quick Step have won it the last three years. Hope someone can disrupt their rhythm

 

[burning]

So Sagan is not starting at all, I wonder who will win 1st stage.

 

[lemon cheese cake]

Re:

So Sagan is not starting at all, I wonder who will win 1st stage.

Oscar Gatto. After missing out by a few metres last year to Sagan when he should of won, he'll want revenge.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

1st stage of De Panne is always good fun.

 

[Scampion88]

Finally the peloton is passing by my hometown

 

[BigMac]

Yves Lampaert for QS.

 

[Ruudz0r]

Lots of wind again tomorrow (mainly tail wind) and the day after (head wind and head/cross wind), will be good racing

 

[MatParker117]

Re:

Quick Step have won it the last three years. Hope someone can disrupt their rhythm

G riding?

 

[TMP402]

Re: Re:

Quick Step have won it the last three years. Hope someone can disrupt their rhythm

G riding?

No - Wiggins, Eisel and Viviani are the highlights of Sky's team.

Other big riders: Greipel, Boom, Demare, Modolo, Pozzato, Kristoff, Paolini, Bos, Colbrelli

 

[shalgo]

Is Durbridge healthy? He almost won the GC last year.

 

[BigMac]

Re:

Is Durbridge healthy? He almost won the GC last year.

Don't know, but he crashed hard at Gent - Wevelgem.

 

[DBotero]

Re:

Is Durbridge healthy? He almost won the GC last year.

Found this on his twitter,maybe he escaped unscathed:

 

[manafana]

Assume Boonen had been lined up to do this one but now out Etixx have more than enough good riders to rock this all the same

 

[Vesica]

Van Keirsbulck ftw.

 

[thequestionmark]

I find it interesting that almost none of the top contenders for the ronde participate. Kristoff and Paolini are basically the only ones. Last year Terpstra and Sagan participated. How was it prior to 2014?

 

[TMP402]

can this replace the criterium international as sticky please?

 

[jens_attacks]

Will the stage take place?
100 kmph wind expected lol

 

[Jagartrott]

It should be OK to race:

 

[Kwibus]

Yeh crazy weather atm here in the Netherlands.

A big containership drifted onto a sandbank on his way to the port of Antwerp to give you an idea.

The wind is stronger then it was on sunday. Curious to see what they will do. Sunday was acceptable imo, but today with this wind.... Sure if they rode behind eachother, but riding in a bunch is scary now.

 

[fowlyetti]

Has Wiggins stepped off yet?

 

[Wallenquist]

It should be tailwind for most of the stage, hopefully no carnage right from the start and more then 40 riders will arrive..

Btw, first 12k will be neutralised because of small roads.

 

[Arnout]

Tailwind should be fun. When I go riding I always try to pick a route with headwind first, sadly it always seems the wind disappears halfway through