E3 Prijs Vlaanderen - Harelbeke 2012

[Caruut]

Lol, Eisel sprinting for himself instead of helping Edvald. Sky logic.

Where exactly was EBH? Eisel finished 3rd, that seems to me to be a pretty good vindication of the tactics.

 

[insideout leadout]

how on earth did boonen win after wasting that energy earlier

Cancellara's misfortune decided the race.

 

[goggalor]

So how many wins is that for OPQS?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Yeah Boonen has no chance.........................get a clue.

You get a clue. He had a chance because they made the race hard today

 

[labratty]

Another metre or two and he would have been caught, a tyre width in that one

 

[Parrulo]

Stupid attack by Boonen at the Taaienberg ey Insideoutleadout?

how on earth did boonen win after wasting that energy earlier

oh you guys are such a big meanies

 

[maltiv]

Are you all blind? EBH was in the group, but started his sprint in 50. position or so. He still ended up around 10th-15th.

Eisel and EBH were clearly not interested in helping each other.

 

[nvpacchi]

Boonen has an age appropriate GF now or was that his mother

edt: def not his mother

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

O'rly?.....

In a BIGGER group. For crying out loud. Can you read?

 

[Machu Picchu]

Boonen over Freire, I would have been happy either way between that pair, great race by OPQS and can't wait for Fabs reply!

 

[BillytheKid]

Big Group, but much fatigue. Very true that this is not July.
Sagan. There and then gone....

 

[boomcie]

That's a record. He was tied with another for winning 4 times.

Van Looy actually. Not just another rider.

 

[insideout leadout]

You get a clue. He had a chance because they made the race hard today

Lol...the race wasn't hard, are you kidding me. Look at the previous editions, that's hard racing. Today was soft.

 

[DominicDecoco]

Cancellara's misfortune decided the race.

Lol...the race wasn't hard, are you kidding me. Look at the previous editions, that's hard racing. Today was soft.

 

[hatcher]

Are you all blind? EBH was in the group, but started his sprint in 50. position or so. He still ended up around 10th-15th.

Eisel and EBH were clearly not interested in helping each other.

And how on earth do you know which of the two was feeling better at that point in the race? How do you know EBH wasn't supposed to be helping the stronger man at that point?

IMO EBH had a problem with his groin during the race. Looked uncomfortable grabbing it earlier on.

 

[Netserk]

1. Boonen
2. Freire
3. Eisel
4. Duque
5. Vanmarcke
6. Degenkolb
7. Pichot
8. Ballan
9. Turgot
10. Breschel

 

[stetre76]

Are you all blind? EBH was in the group, but started his sprint in 50. position or so. He still ended up around 10th-15th.

Eisel and EBH were clearly not interested in helping each other.

Eisel not doing anything???

who's been in the front the last 8-9km?
Eisel' been always in the front, clearly setting it up for EBH - or at least trying to

and where was EBH???

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Lol...the race wasn't hard, are you kidding me. Look at the previous editions, that's hard racing. Today was soft.

If it wasn't race hard we would have had a 80 man group sprint like when de jongh won
just stop posting, you lost it completley

 

[max_powers]

Tom wins a close one.

Specialized will claim the brilliant aero Mclaren tech wonder saved the watts needed

 

[insideout leadout]

No, but you cleary should. If you don't agree that Cancellara would split this race into pieces maybe you should do something else.

 

[Caruut]

Are you all blind? EBH was in the group, but started his sprint in 50. position or so. He still ended up around 10th-15th.

Eisel and EBH were clearly not interested in helping each other.

I think I see him now - barely sprinting on the far right of the picture. But the guy who got himself into position to come third should definitely have been working for him, no question. Laughable.

 

[The Sheep]

What happened to Sagan

 

[Froome19]

Just a random observation but Boonen was the one that in fact instigated and attacked when that group was formed 60km....
Once again just an observation

 

[Caruut]

Eisel not doing anything???

who's been in the front the last 8-9km?
Eisel' been always in the front, clearly setting it up for EBH - or at least trying to

and where was EBH???

Pretty sure that was Stannard.

 

[maltiv]

And how on earth do you know which of the two was feeling better at that point in the race? How do you know EBH wasn't supposed to be helping the stronger man at that point?

IMO EBH had a problem with his groin during the race. Looked uncomfortable grabbing it earlier on.

I don't, but since both were sprinting on opposite sides of the road that's what I assume. But yeah, Edvald definitely didn't look too good.