Ronde van West Flanders

[Geraint Too Fast]

1. Chicchi
2. Demare
3. Bouhanni

 

[theyoungest]

.... aaaand another one for OPQS.

 

[roundabout]

Gilbert should have stayed there. Would have been a 4000 point CQ season for sure.

 

[theyoungest]

Gilbert should have stayed there. Would have been a 4000 point CQ season for sure.

So far, Gilbert wouldn't bring much to the table for OPQS

 

[roundabout]

He wouldn't be riding around in tourist mode there.

But enough hijacking from me.

 

[filipo]

They're independent of components sponsors so they can run whatever they want. However they choose Shimano Di2 and bought all their sets.....

Yet he's clearly still running sram. I wonder why.

 

[Herr Katt]

Maybe because it's early season and he's working a lot on his TT bike so haven't had the time to switch. OR they're only running Di2 on their road bikes. They can save a lot of money by holding on to their SRAM Reds. + Save alot of hassle by switching and then they have to sell the SRAM etc etc. I can think of many reasons. Maybe im completley wrong

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

178 85 IRI 19811012 SOHRABI Mehdi LOTTO BELISOL TEAM 0:05:48
179 32 J ISR 19880718 MARGALIOT Ran TEAM SAXO BANK 0:05:48

Wonder what they were chatting about during the race.

 

[will10]

Glad to see Sohrabi got his Visa through

 

[El Pistolero]

Some really poor results from Sohrabi last few races...

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

178 85 IRI 19811012 SOHRABI Mehdi LOTTO BELISOL TEAM 0:05:48
179 32 J ISR 19880718 MARGALIOT Ran TEAM SAXO BANK 0:05:48

Wonder what they were chatting about during the race.

nice


....

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Some really poor results from Sohrabi last few races...

what are you talking about. he rode excellently in qatar. he only did that race for lotto so far

 

[theyoungest]

178 85 IRI 19811012 SOHRABI Mehdi LOTTO BELISOL TEAM 0:05:48
179 32 J ISR 19880718 MARGALIOT Ran TEAM SAXO BANK 0:05:48

Wonder what they were chatting about during the race.

I did read the race exploded at some point.

 

[Mondrian]

what are you talking about. he rode excellently in qatar. he only did that race for lotto so far

Yes that was a nice breakaway and won all the intermediate sprints in stage 3 of Qatar. After Qatar he won a silver at the Asian championships in Malaysia and got the second best time in the Prologue for Lotto - Stage 1 at 3DAAGE was his first racing day in europe so overall i think he has done well.

 

[Andy99]

Sound pretty interesting today.

17 riders up the road. Kwiatkowski couple of minutes behind..

 

[will10]

Got a link Andy?

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

Chicchi dropped?

http://direct.directvelo.com/live-course/1273/driedaagse-van-west-vlaanderen-etape-2.html

(relying on google translate...)

 

[Andy99]

Got a link Andy?

Just picking up snippets from Twitter.

Peloton back together at 26km out.

 

[Andy99]

Fenn and Van Keirsbulck just went 1-2 on intermediate sprint 3, getting 3" and 2" rewards

#OPQS controlling the race, with 17 km to go. Two seconds earned at the final bonification now important to Van Keirsbulck.

@TeamSky It looks like we are about to see another bunch sprint at #3dwvl as the peloton head into the final 15km.

 

[Kvinto]

Fenn and Van Keirsbulck just went 1-2 on intermediate sprint 3, getting 3" and 2" rewards

#OPQS controlling the race, with 17 km to go. Two seconds earned at the final bonification now important to Van Keirsbulck.

@TeamSky It looks like we are about to see another bunch sprint at #3dwvl as the peloton head into the final 15km.

interesting that Wagner was in that move

 

[Andy99]

11km to go, we're still at the front. #OPQS #3dwvl

Chicchi will not be there for the sprint. His earlier crash may have affected him. #OPQS #3dwvl.. they haven't said if he abandoned.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Demare for the win (if he's still there that is).

 

[Kvinto]

Demare for the win (if he's still there that is).

yes, he is there (only Chicchi and DeHaes got dropped)

 

[Andy99]

9km to go, rider Mark Christian (An Post-Sean Kelly) taking his chance solo. #OPQS #3dwvl

Edit: ha, ticker corrected itself. Make that Gediminas Bagdonas from An Post-Sean Kelly.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Van Keirsbulck with a puncture! God damn