http://www.twitter.com/wegelius I don't want to hear about Boonen miss timing his sprint. Sep was stronger. It was him that split the group and got it down to 3.
well said Charlie
well said Charlie
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Boonen still made a tactical error. He went too early. But tactics is part of the sport, Sep did it way better. He deserved the victory in every single way.
Boonen would have won the sprint from Vanmarcke's position. Does it matter? No.pastronef said:
They weren't that great in most of the cobbled races last year, now they have added Gilbert, but he wasn't great either.Lanark said:
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The further you get from the heart of the cycling the worse it gets....Eurosport makes NBC Sports look good. No $$$ in the production.
speaking about tv coverage, you should've seen the faces of the RAI guy
he was not happy with Vanmarcke's win. maybe he just knows the superstars like boonen hushovd breschel
he was not happy with Vanmarcke's win. maybe he just knows the superstars like boonen hushovd breschel
I wonder if Boonen even thought about the finish being uphill. He just went without thinking at all.
Just heard that Boom said that there's only one man to blame he fell and that was Lars Boom himself. It was pretty obvious but it's still good to hear him say that. Most of them would've looked for an excuse.
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Oeps kutzooi! Dat ging dus niet! Gelukkig val ik alleen en neem ik geen collega's mee! De benen voelde goed!!!
Oops, sh*t. That didn't work out. Luckily I'm the only one that fell and I took no other riders with me. Legs felt good!
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If Breschel didn't crash out in the Vuelta he wouldn't have been dropped in my opinion. Wouldn't have won that beastly sprint against Vanmarcke though. Always knew he had enormous potential, but didn't expect him to beat Boonen. I knew he was the best man in the race though when he went on the Lange Munte.
Seems Boonen likes to lose sprints out of small groups
Gilbert, Pozzato twice, nearly Cancellara in E3 Prijs 2007, etc
Seems Boonen likes to lose sprints out of small groups
Gilbert, Pozzato twice, nearly Cancellara in E3 Prijs 2007, etc
One thing is for sure: every year there's a new Belgian breakthrough classics rider. How do they do it? Okay, they're crazy about cycling... but all we have is Langeveld, and that's pretty much it. Frustrating stuff
It's really not that hard to figure out. Cycling is really popular in Belgium, and in the youth-categories riders are mostly selected on how good they ride on cobbles. Add a home-crowd advantage to that, and you have a recipe for succes (but I'm sure you know that ).
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Lanark said:It's really not that hard to figure out. Cycling is really popular in Belgium, and in the youth-categories riders are mostly selected on how good they ride on cobbles. Add a home-crowd advantage to that, and you have a recipe for succes (but I'm sure you know that
There was only one Belgian in the top 10 last year and the year before
That said, the real work still has to begin and it's too early to already peak and perhaps Vanmarcke already reached that peak. But to win the Omloop as your first professional victory is something special.
Anyway, let's move on to Strade Bianche and the start of Phil domination
I know, but it's still frustratingLanark said:It's really not that hard to figure out. Cycling is really popular in Belgium, and in the youth-categories riders are mostly selected on how good they ride on cobbles. Add a home-crowd advantage to that, and you have a recipe for succes (but I'm sure you know that
Okay, I guess it's even worse if you're a cycling fan from, say, the US.
5 Sky riders in Top 30 v 2 from OPQS v 1 from BMC. Shows the team's Classics strength already Sky will be strong, but they don't have kind of favourite as OPQS ( Boonen ), but if they play it out at PR or Ronde they have lots of cards to play for.
Sky will be strong, but they don't have kind of favourite as OPQS ( Boonen ), but if they play it out at PR or Ronde they have lots of cards to play for.
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Most of the guys from OPQS crashed out, hardly a fair comparison. What matters is that they had 2 guys in the final, just like Sky.
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