Mar 27 2011: Gent - Wevelgem 210km

[mombus]

Who are the three in the break?

 

[Anonymous]

From the live ticker:
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14:38 CEST

Boonen is roughly 30km off the back of the bunch. Van Impe waits for him.
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14:38 CEST

Boonen has made it back to the bunch. Cancellara came back from things like this yesterday. What can Boonen do?

30km is quite the bridge in one minute...

He was delayed a bit because of where he stopped. He paced off the QS car to get back (nobody will whine b/c he had to wait so long for his car to get to him b/c of their place in line.). All is well, no worries for him.

 

[mombus]

Is that Moncoutie? Is Moncoutie even racing this?

 

[killswitch]

Who are the three in the break?

Thomas Voeckler (Team Europcar), Romain Zingle (Cofidis), Steven Van Vooren (Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator)

 

[El Pistolero]

wait a minute, is he back already? I can't tell what's going on

Back for quite some time already.

 

[Jamsque]

The gap to the break keeps going out, Sky/Garmin/Quickstep need to get their **** together.

 

[mombus]

ah, ok... I should have recognized voeckler

 

[The Hitch]

I dont want to jinx it, but then i dont really believe in any supernatural intervention, so ill risk it:

What would i give for JJ Haedo to win today Would totaly make my season.

Otherwise im really hoping for Boonen.

Or if it doesnt work for him teamate Steegmans. Or Yauheni. Wouldnt mind Cav that much either. I never thought id say this but i just really hope for a bunch sprint. Dont let any of these "interesting" racers take that away.

 

[roundabout]

The way they are going you might get your wish.

 

[Anonymous]

The gap to the break keeps going out, Sky/Garmin/Quickstep need to get their **** together.

I think they waited for Boonen honestly. Now they appear to be a little more serious...nobody wants to see Voeckler win...

 

[luckyboy]

For CQ: Come on Ballan, Bozic, Arvesen, Cavendish!

For prediction game: Come on Ballan, Boonen, Leukemans!

For me: Come on Gilbert!

 

[Anonymous]

I dont want to jinx it, but then i dont really believe in any supernatural intervention, so ill risk it:

What would i give for JJ Haedo to win today Would totaly make my season.

Otherwise im really hoping for Boonen.

Or if it doesnt work for him teamate Steegmans. Or Yauheni. Wouldnt mind Cav that much either. I never thought id say this but i just really hope for a bunch sprint. Dont let any of these "interesting" racers take that away.

I am hoping Farrar, but to see JJ take it would be almost as good.

 

[Anonymous]

For CQ: Come on Ballan, Bozic, Arvesen!

For prediction game: Come on Ballan, Boonen, Leukemans!

For me: Come on Gilbert!

...a house divided

 

[mombus]

I think they waited for Boonen honestly. Now they appear to be a little more serious...nobody wants to see Voeckler win...

Who is they... I hardly doubt the majority of those teams consciously waited up for boonen

Sidenote: Cavendish is DOWN!!!! YEEEHAWWWWW

 

[Anonymous]

Cav mechanical. Bad time that.

 

[superconfex]

cav at the back with a problem

 

[The Hitch]

I am hoping Farrar, but to see JJ take it would be almost as good.

One is far more likely than the other.

 

[mombus]

Voeckler pulling away solo

 

[Jamsque]

Cav had no chance today anyway.

Tommy V thought about going for the Cancellara but I think he's decided to wait now.

Gilbert, Flecha, Boonen pushing it up the hill!

 

[Anonymous]

Who is they... I hardly doubt the majority of those teams consciously waited up for boonen

Sidenote: Cavendish is DOWN!!!! YEEEHAWWWWW

Were you watching the race? I was, and it looked like they turned off the gas right then. I know there are no radios, so no orders to do so, but they definitely quit racing a bit when he had the mechanical.

 

[Jamsque]

Sagan fifth wheel, looking good!

BMC guys leaving a gap...

 

[superconfex]

Gilbert giving it large

 

[Jamsque]

I an not sure why they have a camera on Cavendish this whole time...

 

[roundabout]

Cavendish to now win with a 20k solo.

 

[Christian]

Are these real roads or bicycle/hiking roads? (the ones in the forrest they just went through)