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 a 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.