Kuurne- Brussels-Kuurne

[Anonymous]

We are live

FEEDS HERE

Sporza1 working, not tested the rest.

 

[thehog]

Just finished the Kentish Killer sportive which is about 125-150 miles as he crow flies from KBK and covers similar terrain. No cobbles though Persistent rain - about 20mm or nearly an inch - in 3 hours and winds gusting at up to 50mph. It's pretty grim out there at the moment!

Brave man. I stayed in bed and missed this one. Hasn't stopped raining since 5am this morning. Well done.

 

[Moondance]

Flecha out, Pozzato out, Steegmans out.

A lot of fairweather cyclists out there today

 

[Bala Verde]

Live on Sporza

flecha and pozzato have abandoned race, like Boonen and Nuyens. Gusts of 100km an hour reported

 

[franciep10]

Boonen drops out, well there goes the podium contest

 

[Moondance]

If the favorites keep abandoning like this Leif Hoste might actually have a shot.

 

[thehog]

It started at 12:15. TV pictures start at 2:30 CET or so.

I live in Germany not too terribly far away, and the storm is arriving here. Spitty rain and increasing wind so far. We were outside and it was not pleasant. They are prediciting hurricane-force winds with gusts up to over 100 km/h.

Susan

Susan how to the TV rights to cycling work for TV? ie why doesn't the UCI package this stuff up and sell it around the channels. Its so hit and miss to what is covered and what is not. I guess this was the idea to the ProTour and the support of newer races by the UCI.

I wish the grand tours got their consortium running and set up there own UCI and race circuit - reference Kerry Packer - they almost did it.

 

[TRDean]

Hey guys...any Skil riders in with the lead group??

 

[Moondance]

Very little information, the race looks very fractured at the moment, but I haven't seen any Skil yet.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Boonen drops out, well there goes the podium contest

wewt i just made my contest ignorant to the fact boonen/nuyens dropped out. ahwell

 

[Sasquatch]

Basically there is a group at the front - about 8 riders. Behind them, maybe 30 seconds is another group of 12. The peloton featuring Freire is a further 30 seconds behind that group.

Haussler, EBH are the two favourites that are present and accounted for in the front groups.

 

[Cosette]

Hmm... Apparently Hushovd, Hoste, Stannard, Langeveld and Sylvian Chavanel are among the riders in the chase group... Couldn't get all the names that were summed up...

Is it just Traksel at the front now, or does he still have some company?

They do have lovely weather today, I must say..

 

[ingsve]

It will be a fight between Hushovd and EBH today given the weather...And Probably Haussler as well, he also likes the rain.

 

[Bala Verde]

Situation update:

1:44 G3: Amongst others Haussler and Hagen Dasz , Mortesen (puncture), Martias, Zingle, and a LIQ hot pursuit to the group ahead.

1:00 G2: Roelandts, Hoste, Langeveld, Tjalingi, Flens, Rosseler, Rast, Ian Stannard, Hunt, Lancaster, Hushovd, Rollins.

G1 Bobby Traksel and Groen somewhat behind.

 

[ingsve]

At this early point it looks like advantage Cervélo.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

I really would love nothing more then a langeveld victory, but I don't see it happening. Rabo are well represented in that 2nd group though.

 

[franciep10]

Ian stannard out in front, I'm waiting for dim to say see I told you so

 

[Anonymous]

Ian stannard out in front, I'm waiting for dim to say see I told you so

I dunno what he thinks hes playing at to be honest.. Must be in the plan..

 

[Cosette]

Bennati out as well.

And a tree has gone down on one of the climbs ahead...

 

[Francois the Postman]

Instead of a podium finish contest, we should take dips on the amount of riders to finish full stop.

 

[Francois the Postman]

That tree has taken out the climb, rerouted

 

[ak-zaaf]

Trieux cancelled because a tree fell down.
Every race should have this weather

 

[Bala Verde]

Cote de trieux (sp?) will not be done, because a tree fell on the road.

 

[Anonymous]

Maybe stannard is hoping the weather will get worse and everyone else will just say **** it and go home..

 

[Cosette]

Trieu will be avoided.

Hope they will all be send in the right direction once they get there....