E3 Prijs Vlaanderen - Harelbeke 2012

[Lexman]

1 Cancellara
2 Breschel
3 Chavanel

 

[Kwibus]

Really interested in todays race.

Last years have proven that it is selective with the strongest rider winning the last 2 years.
It's WT this year so we will see all the big guns for RVV riding it. WIll everyone try and win today is the question?

The obvious favourites atm are Boonen, Cancellara and I guess Vanmarcke as well, but there are so many interesting outsiders.

Leukemans, Devolder, Langeveld, Terpstra, Boom, Pozzato, Haussler, Breschel etc etc.

Well unfortunately I'm at work again so I won't be able to see it. Ofcourse I've set my recorder, but I don't think I will be able to see it until tomorrowmorning so I will desperately avoid news and cyclingsites from 14:00 on

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

I don't see how anyone could defeat cancellara. I can't wait for his show again tomorrow

 

[jens_attacks]

showtime!cancellara vs omega's beasts!can't wait.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

I don't see how anyone could defeat cancellara. I can't wait for his show again tomorrow

ya canc is gonna destroy everyone.

 

[boomcie]

I'm hoping to see some epic racing where some riders will actually challenge the machine that is Cancellara. But obviously he's the favourite.

Looking forward to erase some question marks.

 

[Richeypen]

Have a feeling Canc may hold back quite a bit this year. It was his dominant E3 performance last year which screwed RVV and P-R for him.

 

[search]

I don't see how anyone could defeat cancellara. I can't wait for his show again tomorrow

it's today, has been moved from it's saturday place due to the world tour/gent wevelgem clashing etc.

 

[boomcie]

A great race to start this 3 day cycling fiesta!
Tasty parcours and you can smell next weekend in the air.
If he wins, the race will be re-named: The E3 in a row, Cancellara Classic.
(go...........everybody else)

Nope. They should have renamed it "E4 in a row, Boonen Classic" a few years back.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

it's today, has been moved from it's saturday place due to the world tour/gent wevelgem clashing etc.

:O really??

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Have a feeling Canc may hold back quite a bit this year. It was his dominant E3 performance last year which screwed RVV and P-R for him.

no he won't and he's said that numerous times alreayd. he will race every race to win. he said that after he won monte pasche

 

[TomasC]

I totally forgot this was on tomorrow. Great line up. Sagan on the cobbles is going to be interesting

Sagan was quite lost on Strade Bianche. Hopefully he'll be able to concentrate here more.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

sagan had a crash in strade bianche

 

[boomcie]

I can't see Sagan feature today. It would surprise me.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Have a feeling Canc may hold back quite a bit this year. It was his dominant E3 performance last year which screwed RVV and P-R for him.

Not gonna happen. I mean, why would he? Everyone knows how good Cancellara is. Him putting up an amazing performance in E3 isn't gonna affect anyone's plan towards him. Do you think he will be marked more if he wins E3 as opposed to if he doesn't win? No.

He might as well just go for the win and that is what he's gonna do. Anything else doesn't make sense.

 

[Cancellator]

Will there be a free English stream? I only seem to find one with "subscription required".

 

[search]

Will there be a free English stream? I only seem to find one with "subscription required".

it's live on cycling.tv but subscription (and payment) is required, yes

 

[maltiv]

Looks like Hayman isn't starting today. That leaves only 6 men for Sky.

They're really feeling the effects of their youngsters wasting a year on the track.

 

[woodenswan]

psyched, psyched, psyched

 

[dlwssonic]

psyched, psyched, psyched

Yes!!!
So excited, hope for a good performance by BMC today.

 

[spalco]

hope for a good performance by BMC today.

And I hope for the opposite.

CANC SMASH! Other than that any deserving winner would be fine for me, someone who livened up the race and worked for the win instead of just hooking up to another rider's wheel.

 

[Der Effe]

Lars Boom will win this, RvV and Paris-Roubaix by three minutes. Why don't they go and race AGR already?

 

[boomcie]

...hope for a good performance by BMC today.

You don't say...

 

[dlwssonic]

And I hope for the opposite.

CANC SMASH! Other than that any deserving winner would be fine for me, someone who livened up the race and worked for the win instead of just hooking up to another rider's wheel.

Yeah like how I hope for cav to fail at every race he enters.

 

[meat puppet]

any idea when they are expected to finish the race, at 1630-1700 CET maybe?