Etoile de Bess?ges (2.1), 04.02 - 08.02 2015

[del1962]

 

[pastronef]

hey Del, any footage of THAT Liege?

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Voeckler and Houle have attacked the peloton.

Kerkhof still ahead

40km to go.

Game on.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Three riders in front with 20s or so
35km to go.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Only Voeckler and Houle in front, 30s.

edit: 20km, 37s. FDJ leading peloton.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

All together, bunch sprint coming up.

Van Bilsen or Coquard FTW.

 

[del1962]

hey Del, any footage of THAT Liege?

This might be the best you can get

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFTHZbDX_Hs

 

[del1962]

Coquard wins, race leader in last K crash

 

[Dazed and Confused]

I think Coquard and Kris were involved in a crash. Prelim top 10:

1-Roy Jans (Wanty-Groupe Gobert)
2-Alexandre Blain (Team Marseille 13-KTM)
3-Bob Jungels (Trek)
4-Marco Coledan (Trek)
5-Yannick Martinez (Europcar)
6-Olivier Chevalier (Wallonie-Bruxelles)
7-Antoine Demoiti? (Wallonie-Bruxelles)
8-Baptiste Planckaert (Roubaix-Lille M?tropole)
9-Edward Theuns (Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise)
10-Fabio Silverstre (Trek)

Kris retains GC lead.

 

[del1962]

I think Coquard and Kris were involved in a crash. Prelim top 10:

1-Roy Jans (Wanty-Groupe Gobert)
2-Alexandre Blain (Team Marseille 13-KTM)
3-Bob Jungels (Trek)
4-Marco Coledan (Trek)
5-Yannick Martinez (Europcar)
6-Olivier Chevalier (Wallonie-Bruxelles)
7-Antoine Demoiti? (Wallonie-Bruxelles)
8-Baptiste Planckaert (Roubaix-Lille M?tropole)
9-Edward Theuns (Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise)
10-Fabio Silverstre (Trek)

Kris retains GC lead.

Yeah, read Coquard won on twitter, wrong info, nvm

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

93km to go now. There have been a bunch of attacks throughout the stage, but it seems like the peloton is not letting anyone go.....

 

[vladimir]

Has anyone got the profile for the final 6,8 k circuit?

 

[Dazed and Confused]

The profile is top secret. Sorry, not available for public viewing.

Situation:

Pierre Rolland (Team Europcar), Frederik Backaert (Wanty-Groupe Gobert), Yoann Paillot (Team Marseille 13-KTM), Baptiste Planckaert (Roubaix-Lille M?tropole), Flavien Dassonville (Auber 93) et Fabricio Ferrari (Caja Rural) sont en t?te.

Serge Dewortelaer (Veranclassic - Eko?) +1'45''

Peloton +2'20''.

Rolland attacked on one of the hills and the rest followed.

50km to go.

Ticker: http://direct.directvelo.com/live-course/2247/etoile-de-besseges-etape-3-2-1.html

 

[Roude Leiw]

Trek working, suppose for bobby jungels, 2 min, so looking forward to the sprint

 

[Dazed and Confused]

8km, 40s.

Depending on the roads in the final, this will be close.

edit: yea, Jungels would want to win this race overall.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

4km's, 18 secs...

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Ha! That last update ruined it a bit.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Anyway, Victoire de Bryan Coquard !
2. Giacomo Nizzolo
3. Edward Theuns

 

[LosBrolin]

1.Bryan Coquard
2. Giacomo Nizzolo
3. Edward Theuns
4. Ligthart
5. Sarreau
6. Maldonado
7. Avila
8. Jules
9. Duval
10. Groenewegen

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Happy for Coquard, power in a small package.

 

[Roude Leiw]

Happy for Coquard, power in a small package.

Will be interesting to see how he fares at the track worlds in a few days, french team is pretty strong and fights on hometurf

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Will be interesting to see how he fares at the track worlds in a few days, french team is pretty strong and fights on hometurf

I wish him well, not that I'm particularly interested in the track world cups.

GC after stage 3:
1 Edward Theuns (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise 11:41:24
2 Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Lotto Soudal 0:00:03
3 Marco Coledan (Ita) Trek Factory Racing 0:00:09
4 Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar 0:00:11
5 Alexis Gougeard (Fra) Ag2r La Mondiale 0:00:13
6 Julien Duval (Fra) Arm?e de Terre
7 Pim Ligthart (Ned) Lotto Soudal
8 Lo?c Chetout (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
9 Eliot Lietaer (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
10 Brian Van Goethem (Ned) Team Roompot
11 Arnaud Courteille (Fra) FDJ.fr
12 Evaldas Siskevicius (Ltu) Team Marseille 13 KTM
13 Bryan Coquard (Fra) Team Europcar 0:00:17
14 Roy Jans (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert 0:00:20
15 Alexandre Blain (Fra) Team Marseille 13 KTM 0:00:23
16 Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Roubaix Lille Metropole 0:00:24
17 Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek Factory Racing
18 Bob Jungels (Lux) Trek Factory Racing 0:00:26
19 Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto Soudal
20 Marc Sarreau (Fra) FDJ.fr 0:00:30

Stage 4:

Somebody with knowledge of the local roads might know whether this can be raced. Until then we just have to guess.

Coquard to double up.

 

[Wallenquist]

Tommorow the finish is at the Mur de Laudun:

Same finish as last year when Coquard won but there was a crash and whole peleton been given the same time.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

An individual with a working brain. Always a pleasure. Thanks.

Sticking with the little powerhouse.

 

[ILovecycling]

Maybe Ligthart can pull it off