Gent-Wevelgem 2012

[spalco]

Belgian commentators were like "OMG van Avermaet crashed too but fortunately he fell softly" and I was like "yeah because he fell on that Saxo rider".

lol, what a dumbass comment, especially if they didn't mean it as a joke.

 

[Panda Claws]

Tom, you are making me proud

 

[Richeypen]

Unless the phrase rhetorical question means something different in your part of the world, I'm pretty ok with my position here.

If you really want it explained.


Referring to a rider famed for solo riding across breaks within a 'rhetorical question' based on a completely different rider is not clear and therefore defeats the whole point of a rhetorical question.

 

[Snilla]

Grats to Boonen and nice to see Matti on the podium. He's starting to look strong

 

[LaFlorecita]

No. Looked like it from front on, but they were nowhere near each other.

EBH shook fist at whoever on left, then Goss shook first at EBH.

That's why I ended with a question mark. I wasn't sure who the rider was he did that to so I just guessed it was Rojas because Rojas was doing all these crazy swings and stuff. In the end it doesn't matter who the second guy was, it's all about the sky rider (that apparently is EBH)

 

[on3m@n@rmy]

Tom, you are making me proud

Yeah I'm looking forward to seeing what he does in the bigger classics coming up

 

[pmcg76]

That was a wild sprint behind the first few but well done Boonen, should be a very interesting few weeks now. Really looking forward to it, alway reminded how much I love the classics.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Grats to Boonen and nice to see Matti on the podium. He's starting to look strong

He's going to win the Tour of Flanders.

 

[Richeypen]

What happened to Goss?

 

[spalco]

Is that The Stig on a bicycle on the t-shirt the Sporza studio guy is wearing? ****ing brilliant - where can I get that?

 

[unsheath]

Who was the rider EBH shoved? That caused EBH to shift into Goss who promptly shoved him back and sat up after being squeezed.

Messy Affair behind the place getters.

 

[LaFlorecita]

lol, what a dumbass comment, especially if they didn't mean it as a joke.

They sounded pretty serious lol.

 

[Snilla]

He's going to win the Tour of Flanders.

Boonen or Matti? Oh well it really doesn't matter much to me <3

 

[goggalor]

Breschel looks pleased.

 

[Trofinios]

Sky tactics again fail. Such a strong team like Sky should have had 2-3 riders leading out EBH today. But instead all is invested in Cav.

Btw, happy for Breschel, good to see him back in good old form.

 

[Publicus]

If you really want it explained.


Referring to a rider famed for solo riding across breaks within a 'rhetorical question' based on a completely different rider is not clear and therefore defeats the whole point of a rhetorical question.

Yeah, you are having an extra large helping of FAIL today. If you want, I can get you a glass of water or something to help wash it down.

 

[Kwibus]

It looks like a top10 of a normal bunch sprint top10, but obviously without the real fast man that don't have the endurance and power for a bit of a tough race.

Proper racing. Thank god the wind wasn't too bad today.

Nice win by Boonen, allthough I would've loved to see someone else win. Freire mostly, but he went too early. Breschel, but I didn't really think he would have a chance against all these 'real' sprinters.

Marcato made some people angry that's for sure.

 

[Richeypen]

Sky tactics again fail. Such a strong team like Sky should have had 2-3 riders leading out EBH today. But instead all is invested in Cav.

Hardly, they just wernt strog enough. Cav had domestiques because they caught back up to him once his groups pace dropped, up till then he was on his own. Tactics wise they played it right (not sure about the Knees attack), they were just outgunned by stronger riders.

 

[unsheath]

Had Knees in front group. Hayman, Stannard et al didnt make the selection. Not sure what you're complaining about.

 

[Richeypen]

Yeah, you are having an extra large helping of FAIL today. If you want, I can get you a glass of water or something to help wash it down.

Oh Im sorry, didnt realise I was talking to a child. On the ignore list you go.

 

[kjetilraknerud]

Sky did ok, except for Knees wasting his legs instead of keeping EBH at the front.

 

[wirral]

I need to see that run in again. Is it on youtube?

 

[Publicus]

Oh Im sorry, didnt realise I was talking to a child. On the ignore list you go.

Oh noes! Not the ignore list. Whatever shall I do??? [There's another rhetorical question for you--they are EVERYWHERE]

 

[goggalor]

Sky tactics again fail. Such a strong team like Sky should have had 2-3 riders leading out EBH today. But instead all is invested in Cav.

Btw, happy for Breschel, good to see him back in good old form.

To be fair, they weren't strong enough to get in the group with EBH. Cav was probably the third strongest Sky rider.

Don't know what the hell Knees was doing at the end though, with that useless attack. Why wasn't he leading out his sprinter like all the other domestiques?

 

[LaFlorecita]

Boonen or Matti? Oh well it really doesn't matter much to me <3

Matti of course!!