Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne 2014, March 2, 197km (1.1)

[EnacheV]

enachev the whiners win something eh?

expecting sky/lotto now to whine about motorcycles, weather, opponents, etc... but oh wait, they are not ridiculous.

 

[ILovecycling]

good sprint by Boonen.deserved win for Omega,great race again
looking forward to next weekend,italia is in order

 

[trevim]

Lotto is the biggest loser (is this word allowed? I don't know anymore ) of the weekend. Not even a top10 to show.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Lotto is the biggest loser (is this word allowed? I don't know anymore ) of the weekend. Not even a top10 to show.

I would use the word failure, but your word works well too.

 

[Moviefan1203]

How bad are Phinney's injuries?

 

[Dazed and Confused]

top:

1 BOONEN Tom [www.procyclingstats.com] Omega Pharma - Quick-Step 80 75
2 HOFLAND Moreno Belkin-Pro Cycling Team 56 55
3 VANMARCKE Sep Belkin-Pro Cycling Team 32 40
4 LAMPAERT Yves Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise 24 32
5 VANDENBERGH Stijn [www.procyclingstats.com] Omega Pharma - Quick-Step 20 28
6 WYNANTS Maarten Belkin-Pro Cycling Team 16 24
7 VAN KEIRSBULCK Guillaume Omega Pharma - Quick-Step 12 20
8 MAES Nikolas Omega Pharma - Quick-Step 8 18
9 TRENTIN Matteo Omega Pharma - Quick-Step 7 16
10 VANSUMMEREN Johan [www.procyclingstats.com] Garmin Sharp 6 14

Good result for Yves in any case.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

I like Belkins way of riding lately. So much not-Rabobank. Hope they can keep it up

 

[Orbit501]

Great bit of team trialling, and I don't begrudge Boonen a very well deserved win.

Mind you, a few teams have to take a good look at themselves today I think. If just one or two more teams had pitched in they may have brought it all back together.

 

[dicanio_michael]

Why is Lampaert working in the break?

He's from OPQS youth camp

 

[Orbit501]

I like Belkins way of riding lately. So much not-Rabobank. Hope they can keep it up

Well they're staying upright for a start, which always helps

Agreed. Very aggressive and a pleasure to see.

 

[Peccio89]

Boonen with the third win in Kuurne is the most succesfull all time in another semi-classic.

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

How bad are Phinney's injuries?

 

[trevim]

Boonen with the third win in Kuurne is the most succesfull all time in another semi-classic.

It's just that Omloop thing that keeps escaping him. Not for long I hope.

He's from OPQS youth camp

Ah I guess that helps too, although he did well to finish 4th in such an high profile break.

I like Belkins way of riding lately. So much not-Rabobank. Hope they can keep it up

Yeah they've been more agressive this season. It's a pretty solid classics team specially if we consider they can hope for results/solid support from guys like Tjallingii or Wagner.

 

[Jancouver]

What a hairy monkey. BMC should look for additional sponsor to provide razors and shaving cream.

 

[Netserk]

Boonen with the third win in Kuurne is the most succesfull all time in another semi-classic.

Now he just needs another Dwaars and Scheldeprijs, and he will have the (tie) record for all cobble (semi) classics except Omloop.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

What a hairy monkey. BMC should look for additional sponsor to provide razors and shaving cream.

This works well in cold weather:

 

[Ney the Viking]

What a hairy monkey. BMC should look for additional sponsor to provide razors and shaving cream.

Clearly someone hasn't been informed that this is the age of marginal gains!

 

[Kwibus]

I like Belkins way of riding lately. So much not-Rabobank. Hope they can keep it up

Agreed. Their classic squad showed some good stuff this weekend. Let's hope they can keep that going until the end of P-R.

 

[theyoungest]

I like Belkins way of riding lately. So much not-Rabobank. Hope they can keep it up

In echelon races they always rode like this. They just rarely won... so nothing new under the sun

 

[manafana]

same so impressed by the start of belkins campaign and tactics clearly laid out no doubt they would be working for Hofland and when break was coming into line they tried some tricks to keep OPQS honest.

good to see phinney is ok, BMC didn't chase today but hope they get involved in rest of classic season with the strong squad they have.

 

[MatParker117]

What the hell were FDJ and Giant doing?

 

[Dazed and Confused]

What the hell were FDJ and Giant doing?

FDJ were done from yesterday. Very aggressive, got nothing. Today wheelsucking, got nothing.

Giant without Degenkolb or Kittel have no plan in these types of races imo.

 

[Jspear]

What the hell were FDJ and Giant doing?

I don't care what they were doing....OPQS won!!!!

 

[del1962]

What the hell were FDJ and Giant doing?

I think Giant only had 2 men in the second group on the road, what was stannard doing pulling the second group, when another Sky rider was trying to get back on the second group though.