Kuurne- Brussels-Kuurne

[sublimit]

Hushovd must be favourite.. gap creeping out though. i reckon a Brit will go top 5!

 

[Bala Verde]

Van Comeyne seems to close the gap to Rollin.

Average speeds in the first half, up to 48km/h. Second half, down to 25km/h.

Gap between the first 3 and second 3 is growing slightly from 22 to 31s

 

[Hawkwood]

The lead is stretching out again

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Hushovd must favourite..i reckon a Brit will go top 5!

haha win!

the peleton even going anymore?

 

[Anonymous]

Hushovd must favourite..i reckon a Brit will go top 5!

Well i did say stannard would surprise everyone and get top 10 maybe higher

 

[Bala Verde]

35s... I wonder if Cervelo has sacrificed one guy too quickly in the 2nd group.

Hunt isn't strong enough... SO perhaps the winner will come from the 3 in front!

 

[Moondance]

The Thor group is definitely losing it's mojo, they need fresh blood in the worst way. Traksel, Flens and Stannard are working well together. Who's got the best sprint out of the front 3? Stannard is from the track, must mean he has at least a decent sprint. Traksel's is pretty decent.

 

[Cosette]

No word about any peloton at all in ages, but it is still listed as being 4 minutes behind the leaders... So maybe something slightly resembling one? I have no idea how many there would be left that far back in these circumstances.

 

[Sasquatch]

If they stay away, stannard wins.

If hushovd group catches up, roulston takes it.

 

[Anonymous]

The Thor group is definitely losing it's mojo, they need fresh blood in the worst way. Traksel, Flens and Stannard are working well together. Who's got the best sprint out of the front 3? Stannard is from the track, must mean he has at least a decent sprint. Traksel's is pretty decent.

Stannar would probably prefer a slight uphill to it rather than flat, but im not sure what the finish is like.

 

[zapata]

Think they've given up to catch the six first. Is there even a peloton anymore, or just a series of groups?

 

[Cosette]

Apparently the tree that fell on the Trieu took an electricity cable down along with it...

Maybe whatever is left of the peloton will give up once they hit the local circuit?

 

[Anonymous]

Roulston needs to attack the Cervelos. They are going backwards now.

 

[Bala Verde]

Traksel is decently fast, but he has been in the lead since what km1?

Flens however showed how strong he was on some of the cobbled climbs and pave, where he easily rode away from the group that is now 3m behind.

 

[ak-zaaf]

If they stay away, stannard wins.

If hushovd group catches up, roulston takes it.

If they stay away, there's 2 Dutch guys and only one of them can sprint. They'll work something out

 

[ingsve]

Perhaps they removed the tree and the peloton took the 20k extra route.

 

[LugHugger]

Well i did say stannard would surprise everyone and get top 10 maybe higher

think it's too early to get on the smug train yet, dim?

 

[pedaldancer]

Cheeky bunny-hop from Stannard! Maybe the potholes in the Surrey Hills aren't so bad - merely something to improve your bike handling!

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

ya but flens being strong on cobbles is nothing new imo.
Though I am impressed.

Go Flens!!! they seem like they are working well together, the win could go to any of the 3 imo.

 

[Anonymous]

Roulston and Thor chasing now.

 

[Bala Verde]

Roulston needs to attack the Cervelos. They are going backwards now.

You see what happened to Comeyne and Rollin when they left the group... They get some seconds, and then they are up against the wind all by themselves. That hurts, so I guess Roulston isn't a masochist.

 

[Mellow Velo]

One Brit cooked and out.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Hunt is finished...

 

[Publicus]

Did Hunt just drop out???

 

[Cosette]

Even if they are going to sprint for the victory (either with 3 or 6), it probably wont be all that fast after a day like today...

And Hunt is out. ?