Kuurne Brussels Kuurne 1.1 26/02

[hatcher]

Congrats to the World Champion.

Sky still has to do some serious work on the lead-out though if they want to replicate HTC's dominance.

What on earth was wrong with that leadout??

 

[insideout leadout]

Gotta love unbiased persons.

I'm neutral. Just stating facts....

 

[pmcg76]

I don't mind the sprints. It's the stages to that point, as you rightly point out there's nothing else to talk about for 160km.

Might as well make it a 16km circuit race called Kuurne-Kortrijk-Kuurne and save us a few hours.

Well I watched an hour over the climbs and cobbles and it did briefly look like it might get interesting when the Boonen group got away but once they were caught, I stopped watching at 40km to go and retuned back in for the final 5km. Didnt miss much, did I?

 

[Gloin22]

Gotta love unbiased persons.

He attacked once, lol that's a massive effort. He failed with that attack and came back and was at Cav's wheel the whole time. What's biased ?

 

[El Pistolero]

I'm neutral. Just stating facts....

Stating facts at how he got boxed in? Ok.

 

[Froome19]

Brilliant by Sutton will be interesting to see whether Sky will stick with him now, as cav's lead out man

 

[Dutchsmurf]

Well I watched an hour over the climbs and cobbles and it did briefly look like it might get interesting when the Boonen group got away but once they were caught, I stopped watching at 40km to go and retuned back in for the final 5km. Didnt miss much, did I?

This race always plays out like this tho, which makes it even worse than a TdF stage. This race gives you false hope it might get interesting, but deep inside you know it will be a sprint anyway.

 

[spalco]

What on earth was wrong with that leadout??

They only had 2 guys in front of Cav at 2km to go.

It was a very good job though.

 

[El Pistolero]

He attacked once, lol that's a massive effort. He failed with that attack and came back and was at Cav's wheel the whole time. What's biased ?

He wasn't. Gotta love how unbiased you are

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Well I watched an hour over the climbs and cobbles and it did briefly look like it might get interesting when the Boonen group got away but once they were caught, I stopped watching at 40km to go and retuned back in for the final 5km. Didnt miss much, did I?

I did the same, only I didn't bother tuning back in.

 

[insideout leadout]

Stating facts at how he got boxed in? Ok.

Positioning is part of the sport.

 

[Panda Claws]

I'm neutral. Just stating facts....

Once again... Greipel got boxed in.

His positioning was very good, he was in Cavendish's wheel.

 

[El Pistolero]

Positioning is part of the sport.

Attacking at 50km to go was not the best thing to do for Greipel. The entire peloton except Sky should have attacked at 50km to go then.

 

[Gloin22]

Where was FARRAR, lol ?

 

[insideout leadout]

Once again... Greipel got boxed in.

His positioning was very good, he was in Cavendish's wheel.

Maybe Cav should be at his wheel instead....

 

[durhamwasp]

Greipel totally lost it.

He was on Cav's well, but once Cav kicked it was game over for Andre.

 

[Andy99]

Once again... Greipel got boxed in.

His positioning was very good, he was in Cavendish's wheel.

Sprinting is not all about speed.

Any news on greenedge?

 

[Dutchsmurf]

Positioning is part of the sport.

His positioning was great. It was just some kamikaze Van Hummel that crashed into his path.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Nice 4th place by Demare

and 5th, some Russian who's name I've never ever heard

 

[TRDean]

Did van Hummel get 3rd?

 

[El Pistolero]

I did the same, only I didn't bother tuning back in.

I learned my lesson, not going to watch Scheldeprijs this season. It's a shame these races never get into financial problems. Omloop was great though, can't complain

 

[hatcher]

Who had that top 5 then?

 

[theyoungest]

Renshaw doesn't bring much to the Rabo table so far, in terms of outfoxing the faster guys... the faster guys outfox him.

 

[insideout leadout]

His positioning was great. It was just some kamikaze Van Hummel that crashed into his path.

Apparently not as he got boxed in. Cav didn't and he won, thanks to better positioning....

 

[Afrank]

Anyone know the top 10?