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

[LosBrolin]

Kristoff's just brutal Very impressive.

 

[luckyboy]

Only third this afternoon. Not good enough Kristoff!

 

[BigMac]

Yves Lampaert decent too. I'm happy overall.

Wiggo third on final GC.

 

[Wallenquist]

Re: Re:

Not many TTers survived the stage, Kristoff is pretty much done as a winner. For podium we can look at guys like Durbridge, Quinziato, Lampaert, Boom, Vermote and Bak who has a solid advantage over the other guys. Also Kung is a good TTer. Wiggins is an enigma, can't see him being dropped on the next two stages unless something unsusual happens but you never know.... Also watch out for Colbrelli, he can do a decent TT if needed.

Eh what? Devolder will take a lot of time on Kristoff in the ITT.

 

[Rollthedice]

Now this was something.

 

[LosBrolin]

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Nice with a podium spot for Wiggins!

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Its not pretty from the Norwegian, but hey it was more than enough.

And now for RVV.

edit: nice ride overall from Keung.

 

[lemon cheese cake]

Keung up their after only a top ten today and on stage 1 (32secs down on stage 1).

 

[pastronef]

Wiggo wins his last TT!

 

[LaFlorecita]

Re:

Keung up their after only a top ten today and on stage 1 (32secs down on stage 1).

That top 10 had zero influence on his GC result though

 

[Pantani_lives]

Probably Wiggins' final victory for Team Sky.

Only Van Petegem and Ballan won De Panne and Flanders in the same year: 1999 and 2007.

 

[lemon cheese cake]

Wiggo wins his last TT!

With Sky. He could win a few with Team Wiggins.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

ITT result:
1 Bradley WIGGINS (TEAM SKY) 00:17:49
2 Stefan KUENG (BMC RACING TEAM) 00:00:10
3 Alexander KRISTOFF (TEAM KATUSHA) 00:00:18
4 Guillaume VAN KEIRSBULCK (ETIXX - QUICK STEP) 00:00:18
5 Stijn DEVOLDER (TREK FACTORY RACING) 00:00:19
6 Jesse SERGENT (TREK FACTORY RACING) 00:00:28
7 Luke DURBRIDGE (ORICA GreenEDGE) 00:00:31
8 Julien VERMOTE (ETIXX - QUICK STEP) 00:00:34
9 Yves LAMPAERT (ETIXX - QUICK STEP) 00:00:35
10 Jens MOURIS (ORICA GreenEDGE) 00:00:41

Final GC:
1 Alexander KRISTOFF (TEAM KATUSHA) 12:19:10
2 Stijn DEVOLDER (TREK FACTORY RACING) 00:00:23
3 Bradley WIGGINS (TEAM SKY) 00:00:42
4 Stefan KUENG (BMC RACING TEAM) 00:00:50
5 Sean DE BIE (LOTTO SOUDAL) 00:00:58
6 Lars Ytting BAK (LOTTO SOUDAL) 00:00:59
7 Luke DURBRIDGE (ORICA GreenEDGE) 00:01:13
8 Julien VERMOTE (ETIXX - QUICK STEP) 00:01:16
9 Yves LAMPAERT (ETIXX - QUICK STEP) 00:01:17
10 André GREIPEL (LOTTO SOUDAL) 00:01:20

 

[Rollthedice]

Driedaagse De Panne - Kristoff

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

I honoustly don't get the surprise reaction from people on Kristoff. He was already good in the ITT previously. And he can handle short ITT's more than ok.

 

[pastronef]

Wiggo wins his last TT!

With Sky. He could win a few with Team Wiggins.

yes sorry. but no TT in Yorkshire or Tour of Britain. I dont know which UK national races he will start

 

[luckyboy]

Hour record = TT?

 

[Vesica]

Seriously, I don't understand why so many people are surprised by Kristoff taking the GC win. It's a relative short power TT. Kristen is a sprinter-plus, what means that he can do more than just sprint for the final 200 meters.

 

[Gloin22]

Re:

Hour record = TT?

You can't win Hour Record. Technically

 

[jens_attacks]

luved this race, really good.
i hope for the best for kristov in flanders

 

[Bushman]

Young guns riding really well this year so far.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Re: Re:

Not many TTers survived the stage, Kristoff is pretty much done as a winner. For podium we can look at guys like Durbridge, Quinziato, Lampaert, Boom, Vermote and Bak who has a solid advantage over the other guys. Also Kung is a good TTer. Wiggins is an enigma, can't see him being dropped on the next two stages unless something unsusual happens but you never know.... Also watch out for Colbrelli, he can do a decent TT if needed.

Eh what? Devolder will take a lot of time on Kristoff in the ITT.

 

[lemon cheese cake]

Wiggo wins his last TT!

With Sky. He could win a few with Team Wiggins.

yes sorry. but no TT in Yorkshire or Tour of Britain. I dont know which UK national races he will start

He'll do most of the Tour Series rounds which include a Hill climb up Constitution hill in Abergavenny and if he can get his team together in a neat formation, maybe the team time trial in Ryde on the Isle of Wight.

 

[staubsauger]

Wow: Kristoff powered this one home, surely!