Ronde Van Vlaanderen 2012

[el_angliru]

The official site used to have a bit more details on each climb (total length, average gradient, max gradient, altitude gain and paved distance, if I'm not mistaken). I can't find any such details this year (except paved distance). I'd appreciate any link with such details - possibly to an older edition of RVV (in which case the hellingen will be in a different oder, obviously).

 

[burning]

The official site used to have a bit more details on each climb (total length, average gradient, max gradient, altitude gain and paved distance, if I'm not mistaken). I can't find any such details this year (except paved distance). I'd appreciate any link with such details - possibly to an older edition of RVV (in which case the hellingen will be in a different oder, obviously).

http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showthread.php?t=16847

It is a pretty good preview that will surely help you

 

[Anonymous]

The official site used to have a bit more details on each climb (total length, average gradient, max gradient, altitude gain and paved distance, if I'm not mistaken). I can't find any such details this year (except paved distance). I'd appreciate any link with such details - possibly to an older edition of RVV (in which case the hellingen will be in a different oder, obviously).

Try this;

http://teamskyfans.com/flanders.html

 

[The Hitch]

For the thousands in attendance, and the millions watching around the world.

 

[killswitch]

For the thousands in attendance, and the millions watching around the world.

Who's the masked one?

 

[jens_attacks]

a mystery i guess...probably the beast lieuwe westra

 

[El Pistolero]

He was the only Flanders contender to finish the race, so I don't know about that.

Stijn Devolder...

 

[will10]

He was the only Flanders contender to finish the race, so I don't know about that.

Apart from 2011 (Nuyens) & 2010 (Cancellara), the previous 15 Flanders winners rode De Panne.

 

[El Pistolero]

Apart from 2011 (Nuyens) & 2010 (Cancellara), the previous 15 Flanders winners rode De Panne.

Yeah, the reason why most people skip the Panne is to avoid crashes. I can understand that, but Chava didn't crash, so he's fine.

OPQS have won every single race in Belgium this year except in the Omloop and Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne.

 

[will10]

Yeah, the reason why most people skip the Panne is to avoid crashes. I can understand that, but Chava didn't crash, so he's fine.

OPQS have won every single race in Belgium this year except in the Omloop and Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne.

theyoungest seemed to be suggesting that if you finished De Panne you couldn't win Flanders.

 

[hoerpi]

http://www.fundacioneuskadi.com/pag...ar=1&ocultarp=1&Id=2941&cboanyo=2012&cbomes=3

The carrot's squad for RvV and PR. Without the Izagirre brothers we won't notice them at all. It was shocking to see a orange rider in the first group at both GW and E3

 

[Flamin]

La machine, so freaking strong. OPQS will have 2 of the 5 or maybe even 2 of the 3 strongest guys at the starting line.

I'm curious what their tactics will be. I'd say keep Chavanel in the waiting room as long as possible so he can assist Boonen on the flat when Cancellara has gone berserk on the Kwaremont and send Terpstra up the road instead. He can easily do a Vansummeren in a small group too.

 

[Kvinto]

They will probably try to pull a 'Devolder' with Sylvain. I hope this trick won't work for the third time though

 

[Flamin]

They will probably try to pull a 'Devolder' with Sylvain. I hope this trick won't work for the third time though

Well yeah, that's the most logical, but the most obvious option too. Not really that big of a surprise factor in it for the other teams.

 

[jens_attacks]

nah they can do a devolder with terpstra or van keirsbulck or keisse that strong they are.chavanel probably is stronger even than boonen he doesn't need to attack with 80 km to go this time.
but cancellara will face the hell sunday no doubt

 

[Flamin]

nah they can do a devolder with terpstra or van keirsbulck or keisse that strong they are.chavanel probably is stronger even than boonen he doesn't need to attack with 80 km to go this time.
but cancellara will face the hell sunday no doubt

Don't push it

 

[theyoungest]

Apart from 2011 (Nuyens) & 2010 (Cancellara), the previous 15 Flanders winners rode De Panne.

I'm talking about this year. He was the only contender for Flanders still in the race. If on the basis of this he's considered equal to Cancellara and Boonen, that doesn't make sense.

And no El Pisti, I don't consider Devolder a contender.

 

[jens_attacks]

Don't push it

well i never saw chavanel as strong as today.he sprinted for the last 500 meters out of the saddle like a monster.not as strong as boonen but i think he is pretty close.
anyway it will be a spectacular ronde as always

 

[El Pistolero]

Today Boonen reconned the new parcour of the Ronde. He dropped all his team-mates on the Paterberg and hap a gap of at least 30 seconds at the top

 

[Flamin]

well i never saw chavanel as strong as today.he sprinted for the last 500 meters out of the saddle like a monster.not as strong as boonen but i think he is pretty close.
anyway it will be a spectacular ronde as always

Agree with Chavanel's strength. But Van Keirsbulck and Keisse? It would be amazing already if they survive the first time Kwaremont.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

good to see boonen waste his energy again. the true opponent of cancellara never wins in a race, even if it means cancellara not winning. so wether cancellara wins or not sunday. boonen won't win. to me the biggest outside is chavanel. I think he's monstrously strong

 

[theyoungest]

Today Boonen reconned the new parcour of the Ronde. He dropped all his team-mates on the Paterberg and hap a gap of at least 30 seconds at the top

Well d0h, the only two who could realistically stay close were in De Panne...

 

[El Pistolero]

good to see boonen waste his energy again. the true opponent of cancellara never wins in a race, even if it means cancellara not winning. so wether cancellara wins or not sunday. boonen won't win. to me the biggest outside is chavanel. I think he's monstrously strong

Yeah, Boonen never wins a race

Quick, tell Simon Gerrans he didn't actually win Milan-San Remo!

 

[Camulos]

good to see boonen waste his energy again. the true opponent of cancellara never wins in a race, even if it means cancellara not winning. so wether cancellara wins or not sunday. boonen won't win. to me the biggest outside is chavanel. I think he's monstrously strong

If Boonen can hold Cancellara's wheel he'll take the win, I doubt he'll be able to though, Cancellara is just so monstrously strong. Boonen may be a class above the others, Cancellara is 2 classes above them.

 

[el_angliru]

http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showthread.php?t=16847

It is a pretty good preview that will surely help you

Try this;

http://teamskyfans.com/flanders.html

Thanks a lot