Nokere Koerse - Danilith Classic, March 16th, 2016 (1.HC)

[gooner]

Live on Eurosport.

The course
The 71st edition of Nokere Koerse will be held on a classic 199.5km course starting in Deinze and finishing in Nokere. First the riders will cover 55km from the starting city to the finish on the top of the Nokereberg after having gone up the Tiegemberg at the 36.1km mark. Then they will tackle one lap of a 26.1km circuit that includes the Kloosterstraat and Huisepontweg cobbles.

Having returned to the finish after 81.1km of racing, the riders end the race by doing 8 laps of 14.8km circuit. It starts with the descent from the Nokereberg and then a long gradual uphill section, followed by a short descent and another short climb. Then it’s flat for a few kilometres until the riders hit the final descent at the flamme rouge. It leads straight to the bottom of the 400m climb to the finish which is on a cobbled road with a maximum gradient of 6%.

The weather
As it is the case for every Belgian race, the weather plays a huge role in Nokere Koerse. Wednesday will be sunny with a maximum temperature of 8 degrees. It will be windy with a relatively strong wind blowing from an easterly direction. This means that there will be lots of crosswind in the early part of the race but on the circuit, it will mainly be a head- or a tailwind. It will first be a headwind, then a tailwind and then there will be a short crosswind section. It will be a cross-tailwind in the finale.

http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/2016_nokere_koerse_preview/#rPrAkERjJMhvuUGW.97

Startlist: http://www.krist.be/nk/DeelnemersUCI.pdf

 

[staubsauger]

Yes! Another bike race covered live on Eurosport. Great!

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Great! Should be fun with a lot of lesser riders fighting for a prestigious win. Just noticed that the race is 1.HC this year.

 

[hrotha]

That there sure is an optimistic profile.

 

[CheckMyPecs]

Re:

That there sure is an optimistic profile.

The final climb is just 5%.

 

[Baldinger]

Mads Pedersen will do well today.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Re:

Yes! Another bike race covered live on Eurosport. Great!

when do they go live?

 

[del1962]

Re: Re:

Yes! Another bike race covered live on Eurosport. Great!

when do they go live?

2pm on British Eurosport

 

[Lequack]

Slight uphill finish:

 

[DNP-Old]

Damn, Matthew Goss fell off.

 

[Lance Armstrong]

Re: Nokere Koerse - Danilith Classic, March 16th, 2016 (1.HC

Juraj Sagan!

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Sean De Bie looks really strong in this field.

 

[shalgo]

Re: Nokere Koerse - Danilith Classic, March 16th, 2016 (1.HC

Juraj Sagan!

This is an "other brother" race, with not only Sagan, but also Sebastien Chavanel and Rayane Bouhanni.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Re: Nokere Koerse - Danilith Classic, March 16th, 2016 (1.HC

Juraj Sagan!

This is an "other brother" race, with not only Sagan, but also Sebastien Chavanel and Rayane Bouhanni.

A few from the Kreder clan are probably also riding here.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Quick Step !

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Good attack from Wisniowski, but he should probably have waited a bit. He's been riding very well this year.

 

[shalgo]

Re: Nokere Koerse - Danilith Classic, March 16th, 2016 (1.HC

A few from the Kreder clan are probably also riding here.

Yes, Michel and Raymond are on the start list. I just couldn't decide who the "main" brother would be.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Bert Van Lerberghe will win today!

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Re: Nokere Koerse - Danilith Classic, March 16th, 2016 (1.HC

A few from the Kreder clan are probably also riding here.

Yes, Michel and Raymond are on the start list. I just couldn't decide who the "main" brother would be.

I would have the same difficulty Though Raymond has been doing pretty well so far this year.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Sky died

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Timothy Dupont won.

Halvorsen second and Groenewegen third.

 

[shalgo]

Re: Nokere Koerse - Danilith Classic, March 16th, 2016 (1.HC

A few from the Kreder clan are probably also riding here.

Yes, Michel and Raymond are on the start list. I just couldn't decide who the "main" brother would be.

I would have the same difficulty Though Raymond has been doing pretty well so far this year.

Michel was 5th today.

 

[maltiv]

Crazy performance by 19 year old Kristoffer Halvorsen, wow!

After starting his first year as a junior with some great victories, he was out for almost 2 seasons with illness. This is his first race at this level.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

 

[staubsauger]

Has Gazprom performed in any race so far!?