E3 Prijs Vlanderen-Harelbelke

[jsoeee]

Straight shoot out.

It's over. Savage.

 

[Moondance]

The Canc... As expected

 

[Highlander]

It looks like Spartacus just made a very well timed move that broke the other 2

I also learned that there is no translation for risky business in Flemish

 

[ak-zaaf]

Great win. Perfect attack.

 

[Ibanez]

Hahaha, how cheeky was that. Top move by Spartacus there.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Rabo get a top 5....just.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

He was too strong for Boonen - seemed like he did most of the work on front as well

 

[titan_90]

Showing he is in great form.

 

[trompe le monde]

Quite the acceleration by Cancellara to crush Flecha and Boonen. Nice to see that Spartacus is on form this season for the cobbles, unlike last year.

 

[Moondance]

Rabo get a top 5....just.

Well, i guess Martens, Boom & Langeveld might appreciate the training kms next week.... Or at least that's what the Rabo direction probably thinks.

 

[Bala Verde]

Flecha was already the weakest link, but tactically he did great. He had to force Boonen to haul Canc back, otherwise he would have done Boonen's dirty work. In then end Canc was so strong, even Boonen couldn't catch his wheel.

Great race!

Perhaps Boonen wasted to much energy charging up those hills 2-3 times.

 

[sublimit]

decent ride by Cancellara, he's looking good for Paris Roubaix.

Flecha and Boonen - good rides by them, likely to see a lot more of them in April hopefully.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

The real winner today...

I better spartacus takes this one.
Then Boonen beats flecha in the sprint for second.

me I just jest, it was a pretty freakin obvious prediction

not bad by rabo. Boom gets 5th. Nice.

great race. love e3

 

[sublimit]

Boonen could never be ruled out in that one, when C jumped with a K to go it was all over though.

 

[Ibanez]

Yep good race. Shame Flecha didn't have a go, but it seems he couldn't.

At first I thought Canc going just before that roundabout and having to ease off again straight away was a strange move, but it worked perfect because Boonen was obviously as surprised as I was.

 

[ak-zaaf]

not bad by rabo. great race

Boom gets 5th. Nice.

Yeah, with a little video editing they totally dominated

Nuyens touching the ground 3 times was a bit much, but I doubt he could have followed the great 3 of today. Tjallinigii's move was a good one, but in the end useless. Langeveld seems to be a little stuck in his growth. He's still young, but he showed more promise 2 years ago, I hope he proves this wrong next week.
In the end these races are won by just a few guys, maybe 5 right now. Rabo doesn't have anyone capable of that at this moment. Boom or Langeveld could surprise, but I highly doubt Nuyens will win anything important.

 

[il_fiammingo]

Dwoors Vlanderen, lol, why is it that English-speaking have such great difficulty with Dutch racenames?

Dwars door Vlaanderen, it's really not that hard

Or just call it Waregem.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Nuyens touching the ground 3 times was a bit much, but I doubt he could have followed the great 3 of today. Tjallinigii's move was a good one, but in the end useless. Langeveld seems to be a little stuck in his growth. He's still young, but he showed more promise 2 years ago, I hope he proves this wrong next week.
In the end these races are won by just a few guys, maybe 5 right now. Rabo doesn't have anyone capable of that at this moment. Boom or Langeveld could surprise, but I highly doubt Nuyens will win anything important.

I agree with you, they seem to have a pretty strong team for the classics but clearly lack someone who can finish.. a standout leader. Maybe boom in a couple years. Nuyens has his days... but I agree doesn't having the same solidness that someone like boonen has. I rate him as high as Gilbert on the cobbles though. That being said I don't see gilbert winning either P-R or RVV.

 

[maikel]

rabobank seemed the strongest team today, but they miss a guy like Boonen or Canc, a superspecialist for this kind of work. But hey, the guys doing it today for them were 24 and 26, a lot younger then the guys upfront. And Boom is superb for someone doing his first flander classics

I think that it is quite worrying for Boonen that his team is not as good as it was in the past and supposed to be. Because he will need them more than today in de ronde nex week

 

[maikel]

I agree with you, they seem to have a pretty strong team for the classics but clearly lack someone who can finish.. a standout leader. Maybe boom in a couple years. Nuyens has his days... but I agree doesn't having the same solidness that someone like boonen has. I rate him as high as Gilbert on the cobbles though. That being said I don't see gilbert winning either P-R or RVV.

That has always been rabo's problem, okey they have freire, but he is nonly good enough to win MS, in the Amstel, waalse pijl en liege they also have one of the strongest squads, but lack a guy who is fast in the sprints. Maybe Martens can do it, if he develops further, he is really fast

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

That has always been rabo's problem, okey they have freire, but he is nonly good enough to win MS, in the Amstel, waalse pijl en liege they also have one of the strongest squads, but lack a guy who is fast in the sprints. Maybe Martens can do it, if he develops further, he is really fast

ya Martens impresses me a lot. Has a lot of versatility about him too.
having a solid season.

I think gesink is a real chance at F-W

 

[il_fiammingo]

Cancellara, Boonen, Flecha, Pozzato stand above the rest. I can't wait for the Ronde & Roubaix. I really hope they end up in real man to man battles.

 

[maikel]

ya Martens impresses me a lot. Has a lot of versatility about him too.
having a solid season.

I think gesink is a real chance at F-W

Yes Martens is in fine form, in MS he was also superb for freire.

And I see Gesink do fine in F-W, especially if A Schleck in the shape he is now

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

whoops sorry. La Flèche Wallonne

edit: nvm

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Fleche Wallone (Waalse Pijl)

Boonen, Cancellara, Flecha and Pozzato the main men for Flanders. If Pozzato was better positioned at the foot of the Patersberg he would be in the first group for sure.
Cancellara really strong, hopefully not a week too early?

Boom and Langeveld..best of the rest, i'm pretty sure no Dutchman will win Flanders or Roubaix for at least another year, the four I named are still in a league of their own.