Ronde Van Vlaanderen 2012

[Panda Claws]

Come'on guys, Gilbert won't be ready in time for the Ronde lol. You'll all have to wait till the Amstel Gold Race

Unless something's wrong with him though, something nasty like Pfeiffer is always a possibility. ;(

If he really has Pfeiffer, it's game over.

 

[The Hitch]

So, P-R will definitely be wet if not muddy

Weather predictions from 2 weeks out don't always come true.

 

[Ripper]

I like the way OPQS is riding and I think they might take de Ronde this year. FC is scary, but so far we have wins by Boonen and Terpstra have won. Chava looks pretty dangerous.

And most importantly - they seem totally comfortable working for one another.

PR will also be pretty interesting.

 

[Ripper]

Gilbert will destroy the field.

Is this meant to be funny, or are you smoking something

 

[JRanton]

I don't expect much from Sky here. None of them go well enough on the hills. Shame Thomas is riding on the track.

OPQS are incredibly strong and I expect them to take the win with either Boonen or Chavanel.

 

[Swede1]

I like the way OPQS is riding and I think they might take de Ronde this year. FC is scary, but so far we have wins by Boonen and Terpstra have won. Chava looks pretty dangerous.

And most importantly - they seem totally comfortable working for one another.

PR will also be pretty interesting.

Yeah holy **** they are strong! Boonen is obviously super strong and may even be able to stay with canc as long as he is in the slipstream. Chavanel and Terpstra appear to be about as strong as any of the other favorites, and can mark everyone else out of the race or chase them back for Boonen.

 

[Anonymous]

Weather predictions from 2 weeks out don't always come true.

No, but I did a rain dance.

 

[Anonymous]

I like the way OPQS is riding and I think they might take de Ronde this year. FC is scary, but so far we have wins by Boonen and Terpstra have won. Chava looks pretty dangerous.

And most importantly - they seem totally comfortable working for one another.

PR will also be pretty interesting.

Terpstra was really impressive again today. He will have to be accounted for.

 

[mr. tibbs]

My new dark horse is Pippo.

I know he's been classified as a wheel-sucker do-nothing, but he's riding strong. Recall his 2009 Paris-Roubaix form: if he hadn't been held up by two crashes that Boonen missed... who knows. GIven the right moment in Flanders, he could take the thing. OPQS vs. Cancellara might = Pozzato's first monument.

 

[rghysens]

My new dark horse is Pippo.

I know he's been classified as a wheel-sucker do-nothing, but he's riding strong. Recall his 2009 Paris-Roubaix form: if he hadn't been held up by two crashes that Boonen missed... who knows. GIven the right moment in Flanders, he could take the thing. OPQS vs. Cancellara might = Pozzato's first monument.

Who won Milan-San Remo in 2006?

 

[Michele]

Is this meant to be funny, or are you smoking something

The first one.

 

[greenedge]

My new dark horse is Pippo.

Same. I hope he does well ( not just for CQ points ).

 

[greenedge]

Terpstra was really impressive again today. He will have to be accounted for.

Most of OPQS will- they are all looking in top form.

 

[El Pistolero]

Who won Milan-San Remo in 2006?

Since we're rewriting history, I'm going to claim Boonen won there.

 

[rghysens]

Since we're rewriting history, I'm going to claim Boonen won there.

You're right...
How can I forget about it.
Now I clearly remember him celebrating at the finish line.

 

[Anonymous]

My new dark horse is Pippo.

I know he's been classified as a wheel-sucker do-nothing, but he's riding strong. Recall his 2009 Paris-Roubaix form: if he hadn't been held up by two crashes that Boonen missed... who knows. GIven the right moment in Flanders, he could take the thing. OPQS vs. Cancellara might = Pozzato's first monument.

This will be interesting. He has some strong teammates as well.

 

[Race Radio]

Given his form and the new finale I think Cancellera has a very good chance for a win at Flanders

 

[El Pistolero]

Given his form and the new finale I think Cancellera has a very good chance for a win at Flanders

He always had a good chance, so this is a pretty useless post

His biggest weakness is his team though, but the new finale definitely suits Cancellara a bit better than Boonen. I'm afraid this new finale will prove a bit too hard for Boonen if raced hard. But that's cycling, and I'm looking forward to the new finale anyway. I have a lot of confidence in Boonen finally equaling RDV in Paris-Roubaix though

 

[mr. tibbs]

You're right...
How can I forget about it.
Now I clearly remember him celebrating at the finish line.

Alright, alright. I've got a head full of cobbles right now, that's all.

That's always been one of my favorite pics, too:

 

[Fus087]

Alright, alright. I've got a head full of cobbles right now, that's all.

That's always been one of my favorite pics, too:

**pic**

What's Petacchi doing there? Did he start to celebrate and only then saw Pozzato still ahead?

 

[Gloin22]

What's Petacchi doing there? Did he start to celebrate and only then saw Pozzato still ahead?

I think he's complaining about something, celebrating would be really stupid

 

[El Pistolero]

What's Petacchi doing there? Did he start to celebrate and only then saw Pozzato still ahead?

He bowed down to Quick-Step's superiority.

 

[Panda Claws]

I just hope we can have this race without any of the favorites crashing or having flat tires and stuff like that. Especially none of the big two.

 

[Lance Armstrong]

My money's on Sagan. He looked quite comfortable following Canc wheel today. And don't forget his T-A win.

 

[Zoncolan]

Boonen, Cancellara, or Sagan ftw. They seem to be on good form ATM.