Gent-Wevelgem 2012

[Lance Armstrong]

any chance todays race will be as selective as the one in 2010.

Depends on 2 factors. Crosswinds and Cancellara.

 

[El Pistolero]

The wheather is very good here in Belgium

Looking at my garden, there's also very little wind here(and I live in a very open place, so when the wind blows IT BLOWS). I do live in East-Flanders though, and not in West-Flanders.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Aye.
And that also goes for "Friere", "Griepel" and "Voight", by the way.

However misspelling BOONRATANATHANAKORN Thurakit could be excused

 

[Arnout]

I hate it when people write Euskatel instead of Euskaltel. Even a shop advertising their jerseys did it, resulting in me importing my shirt and shorts from Germany where they are more punctual.

Happens on CN by default too, in the live reports. I've sent e-mails about it but it seems the live reporters couldn't care less.

 

[unsheath]

So which berg will Cavendish be dropped on?

The Casselberg is about 90kms from the finish, so I'll guess that one.

 

[woodie]

So is there any live coverage in english?

 

[unsheath]

sbs stream at 11.20 oz time

 

[dlwssonic]

So which berg will Cavendish be dropped on?

The Casselberg is about 90kms from the finish, so I'll guess that one.

The first one

 

[The Sheep]

Sporza has started

 

[spalco]

Sporza stream live now: http://sports-livez.com/channel/ch-3.php

 

[woodie]

sbs stream at 11.20 oz time

Cheers bro

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Greenedge TTT on the Casselberg...

 

[Highlander]

Sky has obviously decided that the pace was too high as they have mounted on the front. It looks like they are out for a Sunday morning ride at the pace that Sky is setting.

 

[woodie]

Sky blocking the road with Greenedge

 

[Highlander]

GreenEdge is back up there. I think that the other teams are making a big mistake by letting them dictate such a slow pace on the climbs. If they want to make sure that Cav isn't around for the finish, then they need to make the race as hard as possible, especially on the climbs.

 

[woodie]

Cross Winds!

 

[Publicus]

ooh, echelons!

 

[Highlander]

The peloton has splintered, but it doesn't look like it will last. The last overhead shot looked like the first 2 chase groups were both gaining on the leaders.

 

[spalco]

That's a pretty big split. Anyone important caught in the seond group?

 

[Lanark]

That's a pretty big split. Anyone important caught in the seond group?

Gilbert

 

[dlwssonic]

Gilbert in second group. Ballan!, Canc! in first group.

 

[Froome19]

Gilbert

+Freire and possibly Sagan

 

[Lanark]

+Freire and possibly Sagan

No, I'm pretty sure Freire is in the first group.

 

[Vitapen]

No, I'm pretty sure Freire is in the first group.

I see no Katusha riders there.

 

[woodie]

I'll be surprised if that second group comes back