Race Thread

[Hugh Januss]

Sweeck's CX season is over after today's crash. He dislocated his shoulder.

Wussy, Van der Haar dislocates his shoulder about every other race.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Wussy, Van der Haar dislocates his shoulder about every other race.

Puts it back in, and keeps going.

 

[Barkintheeye]

Wussy, Van der Haar dislocates his shoulder about every other race.

Lars deserves a better nickname than the Terrier. Bulldog at least if not Rottweiler. Clearly one of the toughest riders in the peloton. He’ll be missed after retiring this season.

 

[RedheadDane]

That's a nicely confusing front duo...

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Pieterse gets her first win this season and Schreiber the first podium.

 

[RedheadDane]

Pieterse gets her first win this season and Schreiber the first podium.

And Vas gets 4th (and Clauzel 11th), and I get some much needed points for the CX game.

BTW, what was that going at the sand-pit waving his jacket around doing?
Apart from being drunk?

 

[Hugh Januss]

I love Flo, we're being treated to 10 minutes of listening to the announcers' chat amongst themselves while watching various people being interviewed with no audio. Amazing production values!
Edit: I'm gonna go make myself a second breakfast.

 

[jono]

Are lap times available anywhere for non-World Cup races? I'm a bit curious about what went on with a few racers in the 10-20 range of the women's race.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Crash vantherenhout!!! Bad mistake and he crashed about 20 riders!

 

[Hugh Januss]

Six American riders in the top 30. Ranging in age from 18-22. Uhoh Vanthourenhout just took himself out.

 

[Hugh Januss]

Attempted Van der Poel incoming from Del Grosso.
Or is it an attempted Puck.

 

[RedheadDane]

Attempted Van der Poel incoming from Del Grosso.
Or is it an attempted Puck.

He's dressed like Puck...

 

[Hugh Januss]

3 laps in and Del Grosso has stretched his back about 79 times so far.

 

[jono]

Nys will have to drop del Grosso by the end of the climb on the last lap, because Tibor is much stronger on the second half of the course.

 

[RedheadDane]

Vanthourenhout pretty impressive.

 

[jono]

Will Wyseure do some teammate duty for Del Grosso?

 

[RedheadDane]

Will Wyseure do some teammate duty for Del Grosso?

Why?

 

[jono]

Why?

Because Del Grosso is stronger and they are "teammates" in a way.

 

[RedheadDane]

Because Del Grosso is stronger and they are "teammates" in a way.

How?

Anyway, there was the answer to that question.

 

[jono]

How?

Anyway, there was the answer to that question.

They are both Alpecin/Roodhooft riders.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Nice bit of drama....

 

[RedheadDane]

They are both Alpecin/Roodhooft riders.

Those Roodhoofts really need to have all their teams on the same team...

 

[theyoungest]

Tibor made Thibau look like a struggling fish out of water today. That sand section where he looked out of it and both Belgians crashed... glorious.

BTW I love the Flemish word "ribbedebie"... it reminds me of the Suske & Wiskes I used to read as a child.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

This is what it's all about man, a muddy field and an 3g football pitch, floodlights, Belgian beer, atmosphere , proper racing, no watts monitors, corners

 

[KZD]

Diegem is always a special race under the lights.

Great win for Del Grosso to finish an fantastic month for him, he was super smooth in that sand section and that ended up deciding the race.

Wyseure with a very good second place.

Nys has to improve on sand, currently its clearly his weakness on cross.

Superb recovery from Vanthourenhout, after the crash on the startline.