Gent-Wevelgem 24th March 2013

[Potomac]

I can understand if riders don't want to race on ice.
But when they suggest they are being exploited because the race goes on despite wind and cold they lose any sympathy.

 

[trevim]

“What do they want, a race cancellation? Then sponsors might pull out and next year there might not even be a race. We can’t only race when it’s at least 10°C. The conditions are what they are, unpleasant but it could be worse,” Vanmarcke said.

Who was asking for an harcore belgian classics rider the other day when Boonen quit San Remo?

 

[l.Harm]

Is that live text or live feed?

Text.

http://sporza.be/cm/sporza/matchcenter/mc_wielrennen/comp_voorjaar/1.1574459

Group 2 says Cancellara but I think thats should be a larger group since the text suggests his team is working for him.

 

[Lexman]

Sporza says Cancellara is in contra-attack

- well their ticker seems to be inaccurate too. They say Radioshack, Greenedge and Garmin are working behind. Especially Radioshack brings the gap down.

well it's Radioshack who's riding with the almost complete team...

Escapes has only 18 seconds left...

 

[l.Harm]

Yes they are bringing them back. Question now is who are in the second group. There is still a peloton at something like 1.45.

- Sporza now says 43 seconds So maybe everything back to one peloton.

 

[will10]

Text.

http://sporza.be/cm/sporza/matchcenter/mc_wielrennen/comp_voorjaar/1.1574459

Group 2 says Cancellara but I think thats should be a larger group since the text suggests his team is working for him.

Thanks.

Can easily see the third group sitting up shortly and packing at the feed if not sooner.

 

[Cancellator]

Can't wait for a live feed! This is the first day in ages when I don't have any coursework. (I "enjoyed" Cancellara's E3 victory while debugging C code...).
Sounds like this will prove to be an exciting edition.

 

[Carstenbf]

51km's covered in the first hour

Ouch!

Well, they're doing their best to stay warm.

 

[thirteen]

i think SPORZA should be at 14:00 so not long to go now.

 

[Potomac]

So what it the scoop, no broadcast in English?

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

Yes they are bringing them back. Question now is who are in the second group. There is still a peloton at something like 1.45.

- Sporza now says 43 seconds So maybe everything back to one peloton.

Maes, Steegmans (OPQS), Rasch, Rowe, Stannard, Thomas (Sky), Roelandts (Lotto), Bazayev, Bozic, Grivko (Astana), Van Emden, Tjallingii, Vanmarcke (Blanco), Gilbert, Hushovd, Schär, Van Avermaet (BMC), Marangoni (Cannondale), Beppu, Goss, Howard, Langeveld (Orica), Haller, Kristoff (Katusha), Cancellara, Popovych (RadioShack), Sinkeldam (Argos) et Flecha (Vacansoleil)

 

[l.Harm]

De kopgroep heeft nog een krappe vijftien seconden over op de eerste achtervolgers. Daar zit naast Fabian Cancellara ook Jürgen Roelandts. De derde waaier, waarin Philippe Gilbert verzeild is geraakt, rijdt op veertig seconden.

2nd group at less than 15 seconds. Third group 40 seconds. Gilbert is given here in the third group. So probably that group also splitted

 

[sankaa]

Maes, Steegmans (OPQS), Rasch, Rowe, Stannard, Thomas (Sky), Roelandts (Lotto), Bazayev, Bozic, Grivko (Astana), Van Emden, Tjallingii, Vanmarcke (Blanco), Gilbert, Hushovd, Schär, Van Avermaet (BMC), Marangoni (Cannondale), Beppu, Goss, Howard, Langeveld (Orica), Haller, Kristoff (Katusha), Cancellara, Popovych (RadioShack), Sinkeldam (Argos) et Flecha (Vacansoleil)

Weird if Rasch, Thomas, Rowe and Stannard is there for sky, but no EBH. Cant really say EBH is earning a leading role in flanders and P-R if this is correct.

 

[Potomac]

how far out does Canc launch his attack today?

48K?

 

[jens_attacks]

is sporza live?

 

[l.Harm]

They started broadcasting, but usually they don't immediately start with live feed. Some interviews etc.

 

[thirteen]

Sporza is just showing background, so i'm guessing live feeds of the race aren't being shown anywhere until 14:20.

i need to learn dutch

 

[jens_attacks]

seems like fabian made it back

 

[Cancellator]

Sporza streams on steephill don't seem to be working yet...

 

[thirteen]

Sporza streams on steephill don't seem to be working yet...

you're not missing anything -- just talk.

live streams should be up in about 10 minutes.

 

[rainman]

Cant wait to find out who's pulling in the front. Lotto and OPQ both have good reason to work but everyone must be uneasy if Sagan is sitting on.

 

[Panda Claws]

So no-one important missed the cut.

Apart from Chavanel, Pozzato, ...

 

[Cancellator]

I'm not even bothered that it's in dutch anymore, because the eurosport uk commentary is just horrible anyway.

 

[Lance Armstrong]

Cannondale fail. 6 OPQS, 7 SKY, 2 Cannodale.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

So no-one important missed the cut.

Apart from Chavanel, Pozzato, ...

How about Thomas? Did he make it to the front?