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[Anonymous]

Peloton looking like they are organizing

 

[Anonymous]

Good to see that a team with a lot of dough can buy a new team and start sweeping up some races right from the start.

6th biggest budget in the peloton, far from the biggest..

 

[hektoren]

Edvald right behind Hushovd and Haussler, feeling snug with Flecha's win!

 

[ak-zaaf]

Good to see that a team with a lot of dough can buy a new team and start sweeping up some races right from the start.

You can't buy a winners mentality. You can inject it though

 

[franciep10]

the peloton is gaining

 

[hektoren]

1.Flecha
2. EBH
3. Hushovd

 

[luckyboy]

So Haussler, et al, are at 46 seconds?

Peloton at 46", Pharma, Guesdon at 36"

 

[Anonymous]

You can't buy a winners mentality. You can inject it though

Oh come on.. Flecha has been a consistent classics performer, he just needed tactics...The sky boys did a lot to keep edvald and Jaf fresh early on in the race while boonen hausler etc where wasting energy.

 

[zapata]

45 seconds with ten km to go. Still possible to catch him, if somebody helps Cervelo.

 

[Pedaaldanser]

10 km to go, and the gaps have remained more or less the same during the last few km... I don't think those two cervelo guys can cut it. They aren't going to catch them unless other teams start helping!

 

[ingsve]

Still only Cervélo chasing? Seems like QS and Rabo would be interested as well if they have anyone there who can work.

 

[Moondance]

Peloton looking like they are organizing

It's a very limited peleton though. It's not as if there's a TdF style Columbia train there to quickly destroy any breakaways.

I'd really like to believe Flecha can do this, but experience teaches me that he'll either die, or flat with 1.5k to go or something horrible.

 

[Francois the Postman]

Man, if this is a taster for the year to come, bring it on. Looks like some of the riders that the team shake-ups have sparked some of the just-nots to up their game. Seems that there is an awful lot of new motivation injected into the field.

Sky is having a great start to the year. Dim, how chuffed are you?

Looks like Rabo hasn't lost form after the winter break either. They've found their bad luck again, without missing a beat. Having Flecha up front is rubbing it in even more.

I would like it if Flecha stays away. I kinda like the guy, couple of recent near misses, and feel he is due one. Now if he can stay on his bike in PR....

 

[Pedaaldanser]

Still only Cervélo chasing? Seems like QS and Rabo would be interested as well if they have anyone there who can work.

I don't think Rabo has anyone left? Not someone who has enough energy for a convincing win anyway. Did Boonen get back to the chasing group?

 

[Race Radio]

Attacks from the chasing group might brake up the chase

 

[mr. tibbs]

Guesdon again!?

 

[Anonymous]

Im gonna stick me neck out and say sky 1-2

unless edvald is resting to win tommorow

 

[luckyboy]

Flecha's won this now. Are there even any QS riders in the chase group to work?

 

[LugHugger]

40 seconds and 6 km to go! this is going to be skin of the teeth stuff....

 

[Mellow Velo]

No Rabo or Q Step in the small peloton, so Cervelo can't close down on their own.
I bet we'll have Roger Hammoaned, this evening, if Sky win.

 

[RDV4ROUBAIX]

Hope Flecha can do something like this in April.

 

[Andrichuk]

Haussler going!

 

[zapata]

Haussler trying to chase him down alone. Seems pretty desperate.

 

[Highlander]

It's over, the only question left is will Haussler be able to hold on for 2nd.

 

[Race Radio]

4km and still 40 sec. Flecha is going to take it