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Gent - Wevelgem, WT, Sunday March 27th

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Lexman

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Tomorrow we will have Gent Wevelgem.

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Real Flandrien weather tomorrow with wind and rain. I hope we have an exciting race as last year...

Note the return of the Kemmelberg which will be done twice, second time the hardest side.

10 hellingen :
Catsberg (144 km)
Mont Kokereel (147 km)
Vert Mont (150 km)
Mont Noir Côte de Ravel Put (152 km)
Mont Noir Côte de la Blanchisserie (157 km)
Baneberg (164 km)
Kemmelberg (172 km)
Monteberg (176 km)
Baneberg (203 km)
Kemmelberg (208 km)

The most important cobbled sectors :
Beauvoordestraat 400m (Izenberge 95 km)
Polenlaan 500m (Kemmel 170 km)
Gentstraat 250m (Mesen 182 km)
Grote Markt en Meensestraat 500m (Ieper 219 km)

Curious to see if Etixx will change tactics, how will do Benoot (he prefers bad weather) and will we have a bunch sprint?
 
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Orbit501

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I'm going for no bunch sprint this year.

Different parcours with hopefully that second, hardest ascent of the Kemmelberg making the difference.

I also don't see enough sprinters there and currently in great form to make a bunch sprint more likely.

I'm certainly hoping for it not to be a bunch sprint anyway.
 
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I hope to see Sagan to blow this friggin race apart, even if he doesn't win. Just explode the race and give your best to be alone 2km from the line. Go for it.

That would be the best possible training for RVV and PR. Just explode yourself during the attacks and prove something.
 
Maaaaaaaarten

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Kemmelberg might be myfavourite climb in Flanders, it's maybe more difficult than the ones used in the Ronde. It's not really the case that the other side of the Kemmelberg is significantly more difficult though, but both sides are great and the riders may be thankful that there is a third asphalted side for descending somewhat safely. :p

I hadn't heard that there would be a new parcours. Anyway, possibly wet roads, wind and a new parcours might make for an exciting race. With Cancellara, Benoot, Vanmarcke in the attack, it could be nice. It won't get any better than last year obviously, which was probably the most exciting race I have seen live, but if it's raced aggressively tomorrow, with a little aid of the weather, hopefully Fabian will be able to win his first Gent-Wevelgem. :)

Wait a minute, what happened to to Kasselberg? They're still going past Casel in the route, but they don't list the Kasselberg as a climb, why would they not do it!? I know it never played much of a role, but the Kasselberg can't be climbed enough..... :(
 
Samamba

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Re:

Maaaaaaaarten said:
Kemmelberg might be myfavourite climb in Flanders, it's maybe more difficult than the ones used in the Ronde. It's not really the case that the other side of the Kemmelberg is significantly more difficult though, but both sides are great and the riders may be thankful that there is a third asphalted side for descending somewhat safely. :p

I hadn't heard that there would be a new parcours. Anyway, possibly wet roads, wind and a new parcours might make for an exciting race. With Cancellara, Benoot, Vanmarcke in the attack, it could be nice. It won't get any better than last year obviously, which was probably the most exciting race I have seen live, but if it's raced aggressively tomorrow, with a little aid of the weather, hopefully Fabian will be able to win his first Gent-Wevelgem. :)

Wait a minute, what happened to to Kasselberg? They're still going past Casel in the route, but they don't list the Kasselberg as a climb, why would they not do it!? I know it never played much of a role, but the Kasselberg can't be climbed enough..... :(
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It has something to do with carnival in Cassel.
 
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MatParker117

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pedromiguelmartins said:
I hope to see Sagan to blow this friggin race apart, even if he doesn't win. Just explode the race and give your best to be alone 2km from the line. Go for it.

That would be the best possible training for RVV and PR. Just explode yourself during the attacks and prove something.
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No point too much horsepower at the disposal of the sprinters.
 
Libertine Seguros

Libertine Seguros

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Stan955 said:
yaco said:
Should Bouhanni be allowed to withdraw from Catalunya to ride in GW ?
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He did withdraw already like 3 days ago.
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Yes, but you normally have to get dispensation from the UCI to enter a race which takes place during one you've already entered. It can and does happen that that dispensation is granted - for example one year Mark Cavendish crashed out of the Vuelta on about stage 2 and was allowed to start a race a couple of weeks later - but I'd be more surprised if it happened with short stage races than with GTs where if a rider crashes out, gets ill or something early in the first week, they would then be prevented from returning to action for three weeks. The idea is to stop people going all Cipo and disrespecting races by coming in, winning stages then quitting as soon as there are any challenges and going somewhere else to bogart their prize money too.
 
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With the hardest side of the Kemmelberg and rain I expect good aggressive race to avoid bigger group sprinting for the win. Hopefully Etixx won't give it 100% for Gaviria and will try to split the group on cobbles. If not them, maybe Sagan or GVA.
 
Jspear

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Libertine Seguros said:
Stan955 said:
yaco said:
Should Bouhanni be allowed to withdraw from Catalunya to ride in GW ?
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He did withdraw already like 3 days ago.
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Yes, but you normally have to get dispensation from the UCI to enter a race which takes place during one you've already entered. It can and does happen that that dispensation is granted - for example one year Mark Cavendish crashed out of the Vuelta on about stage 2 and was allowed to start a race a couple of weeks later - but I'd be more surprised if it happened with short stage races than with GTs where if a rider crashes out, gets ill or something early in the first week, they would then be prevented from returning to action for three weeks. The idea is to stop people going all Cipo and disrespecting races by coming in, winning stages then quitting as soon as there are any challenges and going somewhere else to bogart their prize money too.
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My guess is Bouhanni's team already has that permission since they came out saying Bouhanni was racing.
 
Kwibus

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Libertine Seguros said:
Hoping somebody can beat Armitstead, too many races in the same vein means no real tension in the WWT unless she can be stopped on this kind of terrain soon.

If anybody but Jürgen Roelandts wins this race, kill it with fire.
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Hmmm I didn't know Roelandts was a sexist narcist?
 
Libertine Seguros

Libertine Seguros

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Kwibus said:
Libertine Seguros said:
Hoping somebody can beat Armitstead, too many races in the same vein means no real tension in the WWT unless she can be stopped on this kind of terrain soon.

If anybody but Jürgen Roelandts wins this race, kill it with fire.
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Hmmm I didn't know Roelandts was a sexist narcist?
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If anybody but, as in other than, Jürgen Roelandts wins this race, kill it with fire.
 
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