Ronde van Vlaanderen: October 18th, 2020

[Armchair Cyclist]

The gates were rising: that is the key signal rather than the piece of string. But EBH certainly seemed to ignore the stop hand from the motorbike steward.

 

[richwallone]

UAE guy getting caught on the wrong side of the barriers...

He isn't the only one

 

[jsem94]

A little bit of rain starting to come down? I like the look of this.

 

[SafeBet]

Steppers pushing now.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Lindeman (replacement for Teunissen) already dropped, haha.

 

[fuiers]

Wellens loves rain

 

[TomLPC]

It's kicking off already

 

[richwallone]

Ah Eddie, a valiant but effectively useless effort...

 

[TomLPC]

That painting on the road was very impressive but I had no idea who it was

"Frank Lucien Willem Bomans is a character from the Flemish soap series Thuis . He has been played by Pol Goossen since series 1 (and episode 1). "

Basically the Phil Mitchell of Belgian TV

 

[richwallone]

I like those graffitis on the road... There was a story about the group doing them every year:

Van Aert x street art: The amazing road portraits of the Tour of Flanders

Anyone who has ridden the hallowed bergs and pavé of Flanders and Roubaix, or perhaps been eagle-eyed while watching TV race coverage of the Spring

cyclingtips.com

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Thank god, Kirby was having a break, when "Eddy the Boss" attacked, But he will definitely mention it when he gets back later on.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Were we meant to recognise the elder bearded fan in the brown parka?

 

[Anderis]

Why are all EF riding in the middle or at the back of the peloton.

With so many potential "seconday leaders" they should have someone in front to make sure they're represented in every bigger move.

 

[Eclipse]

Why are all EF riding in the middle or at the back of the peloton.

With so many potential "seconday leaders" they should have someone in front to make sure they're represented in every bigger move.

There's not really been any big move though.

Definitely agree that they are playing it a bit dangerously but up until now its working for them. As long as they start to show when it matters they could be big winners

 

[Faserr]

Politt will be happy to ride for bora next year. Bike change number four...

 

[richwallone]

Ronde at its best, constant attacks until the end in the last 100k

 

[richwallone]

Classic limp slide on wet roads by a Trek rider... 9/10

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Camera shot of Walscheid looks very like greenscreen.

 

[richwallone]

Feedzone now... Get some food guys, digest a bit, and let the madness begin... 75k to go...

 

[richwallone]

Dillier looks quite banged up

 

[sir fly]

What's the deal with ISN?
The bikes are a factor?

 

[richwallone]

Oss looks lost without his captain Sagan

 

[TomLPC]

Is Sean Kelly on a zoom call with the volume turned up?

He sounds like he's shouting to his friend across the street.

 

[Eclipse]

Bit limp so far tbh but it should kick off decisively soon as a result

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Oss looks lost without his captain Sagan

Who are Bora riding for? Is it just a case of everyone for himself?