Eneco Tour - 8th to 14th August

[dlwssonic]

I only read a bit of what cycling fanatic wrote, but could tell that guy is pretty psychotic and ***.

 

[boomcie]

Damn it, missed that.
Need to get more involved again.
Busy times. I'll be back, with a vengeance.

 

[Michielveedeebee]

Damn it, missed that.
Need to get more involved again.
Busy times. I'll be back, with a vengeance.

You're going to start trolling as well ?

 

[greenedge]

I would love for De Gendt to win this but i ddo love EBH as well. It would be nice to see these 2 talented young riders who have had a successful season put up a challenge to Gilbert. He's won enough this year ( and i don't want him winning the UCI points ). Docker could gain time in a break and maybe hang in but it's mainly between those 3. Phinney might not be able to respond on the hills and GVA maybe lost too much time to Gilbert in the prologue. Gilbert can count on Greipel maybe stopping EBH at the sprints but EBH will have a good lead out in Barry, Hendo, Geraint and Swift. Phinney crushed everyone and it was quite a top notch field of TTT's. ( Millar, Rasmussen, Castrajevo, EBH and all the others )

Seems like it will be exciting.

 

[RedheadDane]

Have they started the stage yet? How's it going?

 

[auscyclefan94]

Many of us saw what was written.
Maybe, given the nature of yesterday's extremely offensive attack on ACF, this might be better dealt with via pms?

I only read a bit of what cycling fanatic wrote, but could tell that guy is pretty psychotic and ***.

Maybe it is a good think I didn't read it. Some people these days....

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

This topic will get more pages than Poland despite this being a boring race

I wonder why?

(Not that Poland is much better)

it's not a bad race. The lower quality of the WT stage races I guess.

but potentially eneco could be a great race. It hasn't really delivered.
benelux has some great terrain. A shame really.

 

[maltiv]

it's not a bad race. The lower quality of the WT stage races I guess.

but potentially eneco could be a great race. It hasn't really delivered.
benelux has some great terrain. A shame really.

At least they managed to have one decent stage last year, stage 3. Was good to see some cobbles again. Don't get why they don't make the route harder with more cobbles and hills close to the finish, surely some more excitement would be to the benefit of the race...

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

yeah that was good stuff.

Koos

 

[cineteq]

I only read a bit of what cycling fanatic wrote, but could tell that guy is pretty psychotic and ***.

Actually, someone suggested: "dude, you must be under heavy medication"
So is WonderLance another Aussie?

 

[auscyclefan94]

no but he was acting as one through another account most likely...anyway, do you mind if he we drop this topic, please?

 

[hatcher]

Any info on who else is in the de Gendt / Debusschere group that is 9 minutes ahead of the peloton?

 

[cineteq]

Any info on who else is in the de Gendt / Debusschere group that is 9 minutes ahead of the peloton?

It's now 10 min.
Found no profile info on this stage, I guess is pancake flat...

 

[maltiv]

Any info on who else is in the de Gendt / Debusschere group that is 9 minutes ahead of the peloton?

What? They let De Gendt get 10 minutes?! That's just dumb.

 

[l.Harm]

Today and tomorrow are flat stages.

edit:
De Gendt, Debusschere, Neirynck, Trentin, Fouchard and Han are in the break.
http://sport.be.msn.com/live/nl/wielrennen/enecotour/?Stage_ID=941&Competition_ID=1347

 

[boomcie]

You're going to start trolling as well ?

Potentially.

 

[Michielveedeebee]

What? They let De Gendt get 10 minutes?! That's just dumb.

HTC weren't paying attention in PN this year

Potentially.

If you ever need a wingtroll

 

[just some guy]

Comes down 6.35 with 105 km to go.

 

[Gloin22]

Sky doing almost all of the work in the peleton now.

 

[boomcie]

If you ever need a wingtroll

I know where you live (psycho time).

Peloton split into three groups apparently. Leaders have 6.35
Transmission has started (no live images yet though).

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

go Debusschere finally repay my cq points

 

[maltiv]

Really smart by BMC and Sky to let a group including one of the overall favourites (who incidentally is an expert at staying away from the peloton) and a OPL rider (so they don't have to work) get 10 minutes.

 

[hatcher]

Really smart by BMC and Sky to let a group including one of the overall favourites (who incidentally is an expert at staying away from the peloton) and a OPL rider (so they don't have to work) get 10 minutes.

Or really smart by BMC and Sky to let one favourite take himself out of overall contention on the first stage.

 

[just some guy]

under 5min with 61 km to go

 

[Fetisoff]

Really smart by BMC and Sky to let a group including one of the overall favourites (who incidentally is an expert at staying away from the peloton) and a OPL rider (so they don't have to work) get 10 minutes.

55 to go, 4:51 advantage, so they're not gonna make it.

This stream works good for me, in case anyone's wondering
http://www.mips.tv/channel.php?u=66431