Saturday 26th of March: E3 Prijs Vlaanderen - Harelbeke, 201km

[Anonymous]

Garmin riding on the front of the break AND the front of the peloton...

Desperate times call for desperate measures I suppose.

Yea, a bit perplexing.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Haussler, Terpstra, G.E. Larsson (?) and three more with a small gap to the second group lead by Fabian.

 

[Jamsque]

Spartacus is back with the Hushovd group.

 

[roundabout]

Nice workout for Cancellara as long as he doesn't falt in the next 10 minutes

 

[goggalor]

Cervelo all over the place. I think they want to win this.

 

[Anonymous]

Well, at least its not boring.

 

[Jamsque]

Even the Sporza commentators still call it the Oomlop het Volk...

 

[Anonymous]

Cervelo all over the place. I think they want to win this.

Its kind of hard to tell...I'm not sure burning yourself up to catch a break THAT CONTAINS A TEAMMATE...when (call me crazy) there just MIGHT be other teams with an interest in chasing (thereby saving your legs) is a great recipe for success.

 

[Jamsque]

Its kind of hard to tell...I'm not sure burning yourself up to catch a break THAT CONTAINS A TEAMMATE...when (call me crazy) there just MIGHT be other teams with an interest in chasing (thereby saving your legs) is a great recipe for success.

It does smack of panic ever so slightly. There are no radios today, right?

If Hushovd or Haussler wins then it won't seem stupid at all.

 

[thrawn]

Its kind of hard to tell...I'm not sure burning yourself up to catch a break THAT CONTAINS A TEAMMATE...when (call me crazy) there just MIGHT be other teams with an interest in chasing (thereby saving your legs) is a great recipe for success.

Trying to drop Cancellara after his issues? That would be the only rational reason I could see for riding how they did.

 

[kukiniloa]

Dodge, Parry, Thrust!

Garmin seems to be taking stock of the situation. Teams are getting set up for their moves on the Kwaremont at 36km to go.

 

[Jamsque]

Devolder is always either at the front of the race or the back of the race.

 

[Anonymous]

It does smack of panic ever so slightly. There are no radios today, right?

If Hushovd or Haussler wins then it won't seem stupid at all.

Yea, the eternal word "if?" Maybe they were trying to keep Canc OTB? Vanmarcke is riding strongly. I think supporting him at this point is the better option, but if H or H win, I guess you can say they had a strategy?

 

[goggalor]

Canc motoing.

Hushovd and Nuyens look good too.

Edit: Poor Voeckler, having to wear that awful white jersey instead of the french champ kit... Does he actually have to wear it?

 

[Sasquatch]

I'm lost with the groups. Are Haussler and co still off the front?

 

[sublimit]

Garmin have this so called super team for these sort of races, they have to do something even if its racing against themselves.

 

[roundabout]

I'm lost with the groups. Are Haussler and co still off the front?

They should be G2

 

[Jamsque]

I'm lost with the groups. Are Haussler and co still off the front?

Yup. Haussler is in the group 50 seconds back from the lead breakaway, and the Hushovd/Cancellara/Devolder group is another 45 seconds behind that.

 

[Anonymous]

Garmin have this so called super team for these sort of races, they have to do something even if its racing against themselves.

I guess? You'd think Canc would present enough of a challenge to them, but hey...

 

[Hugo Koblet]

I'm lost with the groups. Are Haussler and co still off the front?

Yeah, G1 with Bonnet, Vanmarcke etc 50 secs ahead of Roelandts, Haussler, Larsson, Terpstra etc and 1:36 ahead of Cancellara etc.

 

[maltiv]

Devolder's tactic: 1. Ride at the back of the peloton. 2. Use lots of energy to get back to the front. 3. Launch an unimpressive attack. 4. Get dropped.

 

[Sasquatch]

Yup. Haussler is in the group 50 seconds back from the lead breakaway, and the Hushovd/Cancellara/Devolder group is another 45 seconds behind that.

Thought as much.

Cheers!

 

[Anonymous]

Devolder's tactic: 1. Ride at the back of the peloton. 2. Use lots of energy to get back to the front. 3. Launch an unimpressive attack. 4. Get dropped.

I think you've watched him race a time or two

 

[Jamsque]

Svein Tuft! Nice to see him back at the sharp end of things.

 

[Anonymous]

Svein Tuft! Nice to see him back at the sharp end of things.

+1................