Scheldeprijs (1.HC), April 6th, 2016

[del1962]

Just turned this on for last 20 seconds of race, did I miss anything?

 

[luckyboy]

Damn what a race. Can't wait for next year!

 

[Pricey_sky]

Nice win from Kittel but Cav was very good there. Should give him plenty of confidence for the rest of the season.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Kit Cav

 

[PremierAndrew]

That's the best I've seen from Cav in a long long time

 

[Gigs_98]

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Just turned this on for last 20 seconds of race, did I miss anything?

Thats the absolutely perfect timing for the Scheldeprijs

 

[RedheadDane]

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Anyone crashed yet? Just turned it on

In the shocking news of the day... nobody crashed!

 

[argyllflyer]

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Nice win from Kittel but Cav was very good there. Should give him plenty of confidence for the rest of the season.

Though still has never beaten him head to head - might have the opposite effect to giving him confidence.

 

[PremierAndrew]

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Nice win from Kittel but Cav was very good there. Should give him plenty of confidence for the rest of the season.

Though still has never beaten him head to head - might have the opposite effect to giving him confidence.

The gap he opened up on Greipel has to give him confidence though

 

[carolina]

At least cav knows what he needs to do in order to win. Just stick to kittel's wheel and he will have a chance. I thought kittel was going to smoke cavendish, but this was really close.

 

[King Boonen]

Cav looked very, very good there compared to recent times. But Kittel is still coming back into form and beat him...

 

[Pricey_sky]

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Nice win from Kittel but Cav was very good there. Should give him plenty of confidence for the rest of the season.

Though still has never beaten him head to head - might have the opposite effect to giving him confidence.

The gap he opened up on Greipel has to give him confidence though

Exactly, very few gave Cav a chance in a sprint with Greipel and Kittel this year. Today showed there's life in Cav yet.

 

[TomLPC]

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Anyone crashed yet? Just turned it on

In the shocking news of the day... nobody crashed!

I turned it on to see boonen and the rest of the guys dropping back about 15k from the like, looking extra careful

 

[PremierAndrew]

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Cav looked very, very good there compared to recent times. But Kittel is still coming back into form and beat him...

Also Cav ran out of steam right at the end. 2008-2012 Cav would have found his second kick and won that sprint. Nonetheless, that's one of the best sprints (if not the best) I've seen from Cav in the last two years

 

[BeagRigh]

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Anyone crashed yet? Just turned it on

In the shocking news of the day... nobody crashed!

I'm amazed they all got through the last left-hand corner with two wet pedestrian crossings on it.

 

[King Boonen]

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Cav looked very, very good there compared to recent times. But Kittel is still coming back into form and beat him...

Also Cav ran out of steam right at the end. 2008-2012 Cav would have found his second kick and won that sprint. Nonetheless, that's one of the best sprints (if not the best) I've seen from Cav in the last two years

Aye, don't get me wrong, it was a very good sprint. I've always rated Cav in the top three sprinters over the past few years, even though he's declining, but I think Kittel is a class above and he'll be even better in the TdF.

 

[May0maniac]

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Cav looked very, very good there compared to recent times. But Kittel is still coming back into form and beat him...

Also Cav ran out of steam right at the end. 2008-2012 Cav would have found his second kick and won that sprint. Nonetheless, that's one of the best sprints (if not the best) I've seen from Cav in the last two years

Aye, don't get me wrong, it was a very good sprint. I've always rated Cav in the top three sprinters over the past few years, even though he's declining, but I think Kittel is a class above and he'll be even better in the TdF.

Who was Kittel's last man, Sabatini?

 

[King Boonen]

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Cav looked very, very good there compared to recent times. But Kittel is still coming back into form and beat him...

Also Cav ran out of steam right at the end. 2008-2012 Cav would have found his second kick and won that sprint. Nonetheless, that's one of the best sprints (if not the best) I've seen from Cav in the last two years

Aye, don't get me wrong, it was a very good sprint. I've always rated Cav in the top three sprinters over the past few years, even though he's declining, but I think Kittel is a class above and he'll be even better in the TdF.

Who was Kittel's last man, Sabatini?

Afraid I tuned in just in time to get the replay (best way to watch this race!) due to a meeting so couldn't tell you.

 

[TMP402]

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Cav looked very, very good there compared to recent times. But Kittel is still coming back into form and beat him...

Also Cav ran out of steam right at the end. 2008-2012 Cav would have found his second kick and won that sprint. Nonetheless, that's one of the best sprints (if not the best) I've seen from Cav in the last two years

Aye, don't get me wrong, it was a very good sprint. I've always rated Cav in the top three sprinters over the past few years, even though he's declining, but I think Kittel is a class above and he'll be even better in the TdF.

Who was Kittel's last man, Sabatini?

Pretty sure it was Sabatini - also Kittel's last man in de Panne.

 

[DFA123]

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Cav looked very, very good there compared to recent times. But Kittel is still coming back into form and beat him...

Also Cav ran out of steam right at the end. 2008-2012 Cav would have found his second kick and won that sprint. Nonetheless, that's one of the best sprints (if not the best) I've seen from Cav in the last two years

Aye, don't get me wrong, it was a very good sprint. I've always rated Cav in the top three sprinters over the past few years, even though he's declining, but I think Kittel is a class above and he'll be even better in the TdF.

Who was Kittel's last man, Sabatini?

Yes it was, I thought he let Kittel go a bit too early again today. Gave Cav the chance to get round him, but once Cav hit the wind he couldn't quite go past.

 

[BigMac]

Wow Wippert will win green in France.

 

[PremierAndrew]

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Cav looked very, very good there compared to recent times. But Kittel is still coming back into form and beat him...

Also Cav ran out of steam right at the end. 2008-2012 Cav would have found his second kick and won that sprint. Nonetheless, that's one of the best sprints (if not the best) I've seen from Cav in the last two years

Aye, don't get me wrong, it was a very good sprint. I've always rated Cav in the top three sprinters over the past few years, even though he's declining, but I think Kittel is a class above and he'll be even better in the TdF.

Yeah that sums up my opinion on Cav quite nicely too

 

[Isaak-Gabriel]

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Wow Wippert will win green in France.

Sagan to beat Zabel in 2 years, for the history

 

[kjetilraknerud]

Very poor leadout from Katusha today - Kristoff was in a terrible position when the sprint started, They really need to improve before July.

 

[Hakkapelit]

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Very poor leadout from Katusha today - Kristoff was in a terrible position when the sprint started, They really need to improve before July.

Seems like he has like 5 last man leadoutguys but nobody to put the "train" in place.