Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2013, 23 Feb, (198 km) 1.HC

[staubsauger]

Hopefully either Sporza or RTBF will forget to activate the geo distraction on saturday and sunday.



BOOM ftw!

 

[hfer07]

thinking outside the box- I'm going with Pozzato, S Chavanel & Leukemans. So glad to finally see the season officially going with OHP.

 

[staubsauger]

If Radioshack isn't participating at Omloop and Kuurne the organizer should have given a wildcard to Bontrager-Livestrong to give Stuyven a first plateau to shine !

 

[GP Blanco]

If Radioshack isn't participating at Omloop and Kuurne the organizer should have given a wildcard to Bontrager-Livestrong to give Stuyven a first plateau to shine !

Foreign continental teams are not allowed to participate in .HC races and there are enough higher ranked teams to participate in KBK.

 

[Christophe]

For the podium, choose two of:
Boom, Chavanel, Terpstra, EBH, Hushovd, Roelandts, Nuyens

plus Pozzato.

Pippo to heavily mark the wrong man, finishing second.

 

[velosiped]

Are there any credible wind forecasts?

 

[Der Effe]

Are there any credible wind forecasts?

Yep http://www.weeronline.nl/Europa/Belgie/Gent/4054720

Cold wind from the north east with a 'feels like' temperature of -5 celsius.

 

[Cult Classics]

Hopefully either Sporza or RTBF will forget to activate the geo distraction on saturday and sunday.



BOOM ftw!

A Belgian proxy server will solve the problem if not. Google will assist.

 

[UncleTupelo]

Yep http://www.weeronline.nl/Europa/Belgie/Gent/4054720

Cold wind from the north east with a 'feels like' temperature of -5 celsius.

Is that a head wind for the final kms?

 

[Izzy eviel]

Is this going to be on British Eurosport?

 

[Flamin]

Is that a head wind for the final kms?

unfortunately yes

 

[Cult Classics]

Is this going to be on British Eurosport?

Nope. Not on any Eurosport. Your options are:

1. Sporza stream (they might block it outside Belgium but there are ways around that)

2. Cycling.tv

3. Dodgy stream

 

[staubsauger]

Nope. Not on any Eurosport. Your options are:

1. Sporza stream (they might block it outside Belgium but there are ways around that)

2. Cycling.tv

3. Dodgy stream

4. RTBF (Sometimes their stream isn't blocked. I watched it a few years back there, but I don't speak any french)

 

[Zam_Olyas]

MTN-Qhubeka - Gerald Ciolek, Ferekalsi Debesay, Ignatas Konovalovas, Andreas Stauff, Martin Reimer, Youcef Reguigui, Kristian Sbaragli e Johann Van Zyl

 

[GP Blanco]

Nope. Not on any Eurosport. Your options are:

1. Sporza stream (they might block it outside Belgium but there are ways around that)

Last year Sporza wasn't blocked.

 

[Der Effe]

Last year Sporza wasn't blocked.

Aren't only races from outside Belgium blocked?

 

[Sciatic]

Not sure this link was posted yet: race timetable, so that those of us on the west coast U.S. can determine just how darn early we should try to wake up on Saturday morning

http://ohn.pro.p.assets.flanderscla...omloop2013-elite-men-timetable.pdf?1360056456

 

[LugHugger]

Nope. Not on any Eurosport. Your options are:

1. Sporza stream (they might block it outside Belgium but there are ways around that)

2. Cycling.tv

3. Dodgy stream

4. Not so dodgy stream

 

[Cult Classics]

Last year Sporza wasn't blocked.

Seem to remember last year Sporza worked unblocked up to and including Gent-Wevelgem, but after that no dice.

 

[Afrank]

Does anyone know what time the race will start? And what time we will start getting live video?

 

[Sciatic]

Does anyone know what time the race will start? And what time we will start getting live video?

I just posted the link to the timetable 4 posts above yours. Don't know what time coverage will begin though. For these March races there is usually a stream going by between 5:00-5:30 pacific time/1400-1430 CET. I'm usually not willing to wake before that on a weekend so I don't know if there will be coverage even earlier.

 

[Afrank]

Oh, didn't see that, thanks!

 

[Sciatic]

Oh, didn't see that, thanks!

Okay, the RTBF (French-language) coverage is scheduled to start at 1400 CET/5:00am PST; although the RTBF stream is more often than not geo-restricted, while Sporza is easier to access (here in the U.S.).

http://www.rtbf.be/sport/cyclisme

Also, if you click on the Omloop news on the page I've linked, the article includes short video highlights of all the races back to 2007 and few going as far back as the 1980s.

 

[velosiped]

unfortunately yes

So, the premises are in place, then.
Possible scenario?
Cold - many domestiques will fade away earlier than usual.
Boonen a bit off - will not crush the field up Taaien.
Headwind - difficult for any escapist to keep distance all the way.
Relatively large group will sprint for the victory.
Boonen against Hushovd against Degenkolb against Haussler against Pozzato against Boom against Sky.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Boom is in good form, but still not entirely convinced on the cobbles. we'll see.
what time does coverage start on Saturday?