GP Samyn: 3rd March 2010

[Condorman]

Well it certainly ain't dull and we get:
"No balls, no glory". Someone in advertising having a sly dig at LA?

Are we sure this is live? No Balls is advertising Silence Lotto and the commentator
keeps mentioning Crédit Agricole

 

[Anonymous]

Livening up nicely..

Its a lovely quality feed, shows what a difference the weather makes

 

[*G*K*S*]

Cusin(Cof) and Levarlet(SS) riding hard to stay out front with 9km to go.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Clever spoiling work from Saur and Cofidis.

 

[ak-zaaf]

Brutal racing, not a lot left to sprint with.

Le Mevel on the attack, this might stick.

/edit: nope.

 

[samb01]

the commentator keeps mentioning Crédit Agricole

"landbouwkrediet" in french.

 

[ak-zaaf]

Keukeleire surprised them all.

 

[*G*K*S*]

Jens Keukeleire (Cof) ftw.

 

[Mellow Velo]

All on his own. Glad you are around for the spelling.
Keukeleire comes out of left field.....literally.

 

[TRDean]

talk about doing it on your own!! Great result for him.

 

[ak-zaaf]

All on his own. Glad you are around for the spelling.
Keukeleire comes out of left field.....literally.

Really impressive. After about 25 meters in the wind Hutarovich started his sprint on his right and he just kept the same pace until Hutarovich was wasted. Amazing how he he kept that speed for so long.

 

[Condorman]

"landbouwkrediet" in french.

No, I speak French, and commentators don't translate proper nouns.
I think he was referring to 'un ancien équipier de Crédit Agricole'
but I was too busy to listen properly and don't know who it was.

Good racing anyway.

 

[Anonymous]

I guess the podium competition rolls over then

 

[*G*K*S*]

Congratulations Jens!

I'd never heard of him before today. Twenty-one yr old first year pro that's had a good start against some pretty stiff competition. Will have to keep an eye on him.

2010 Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne

3/03/2010 1.1 1 Le Samyn
20/02/2010 2.1s DNS Volta ao Algarve, Stage 4 : Vila Real de Santo Antonio - Tavira
18/02/2010 2.1s 4 Volta ao Algarve, Stage 2 : Sagres - Lagos
17/02/2010 2.1s 10 Volta ao Algarve, Stage 1 : Faro - Albufeira
11/02/2010 1.1 5 Trofeo Magalluf - Palmanova
8/02/2010 1.1 6 Trofeo Cala Millor
7/02/2010 1.1 63 Trofeo Mallorca

http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/rider.asp?riderid=8921

 

[TRDean]

Congratulations Jens!

I'd never heard of him before today. Twenty-one yr old first year pro that's had a good start against some pretty stiff competition. Will have to keep an eye on him.

2010 Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne

3/03/2010 1.1 1 Le Samyn
20/02/2010 2.1s DNS Volta ao Algarve, Stage 4 : Vila Real de Santo Antonio - Tavira
18/02/2010 2.1s 4 Volta ao Algarve, Stage 2 : Sagres - Lagos
17/02/2010 2.1s 10 Volta ao Algarve, Stage 1 : Faro - Albufeira
11/02/2010 1.1 5 Trofeo Magalluf - Palmanova
8/02/2010 1.1 6 Trofeo Cala Millor
7/02/2010 1.1 63 Trofeo Mallorca

http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/rider.asp?riderid=8921

I agree...he will be fun to follow...that was an amazing show of strength today. I am happy for the young fellow!!

 

[samb01]

No, I speak French, and commentators don't translate proper nouns.
I think he was referring to 'un ancien équipier de Crédit Agricole'
but I was too busy to listen properly and don't know who it was.

Wrong. I speak neither French nor Dutch and probably wouldn't have made the connection if words and picture didn't match so frequently.

 

[TRDean]

OK, for those in the know...what is the story with this young rider (Jens Keukeleire)? He looked really impressive...does he have a strong youth background?

 

[tgsgirl]

He was fourth in the U23 Euro champs, ahead of other up-and-comers like Alexander Kristoff and Peter Sagan.

 

[*G*K*S*]

OK, for those in the know...what is the story with this young rider (Jens Keukeleire)? He looked really impressive...does he have a strong youth background?

After today he's sitting 28th in the Pro rankings.

Pretty slim pickin's on any information prior to 2009. He signed a two year contract last August along with his fellow countryman Kevin Ista. Hopefully we'll see these two in the mix some more this spring.

Oh, and according to his twitter page, he purchased a new blackberry last week.

 

[Condorman]

Wrong. I speak neither French nor Dutch and probably wouldn't have made the connection if words and picture didn't match so frequently.

Concentrating on Ibsen over those years while i was getting ratted in UK has obviously
given you superior powers. I will phone my bank tomorrow and tell them their name is being used illegally.

 

[Von Mises]

After today he's sitting 28th in the Pro rankings.

Pretty slim pickin's on any information prior to 2009. He signed a two year contract last August along with his fellow countryman Kevin Ista. Hopefully we'll see these two in the mix some more this spring.

Oh, and according to his twitter page, he purchased a new blackberry last week.

Keukeleire has very good sprinter instincts, he is not afraid, almost like kamikaze, he is lacking a bit power and speed, but at the age of 21 these things develop quickly. I think that he has great potential.

Ista is opposite, more power and more speed, but a bit softer and hesitates in bunchsprints.