Scheldeprijs 200km 1.HC :: 8th April 2015

[Sasquatch]

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Kristoff would be a fool to not try for the win when Kittel, Cav and Greipel aren't here.

I disagree

PR is more important than this race and Kristoff knows he can win PR.

I doubt Kristoff will contest the sprint. This race will just be to keep the legs ticking over ahead of Sunday.

Viviani will take this.

 

[TommyPlus]

Marc Sarreau to win the first of many one day races

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Kristoff is a beast. Of course he'll contest - and win - the sprint before he goes on to win PR

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

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Last year, there were no crashes IIRC.
Safest race of the year!

Yea, but País Vasco has upped the pointless danger quotient, so this disgusting travesty of a race will have to bring its A-game to compete.

Seriously, of all the races that get endangered, why does this pathetic excuse for an event not die? Why don't they just hold a 200m time trial and be done with it without all the risk of crashing?

This is like cycling, but not as good.

Seriously, what's wrong with you? Your hate for this race is just pathetic...

 

[greenedge]

Bennet
Kristoff
Sagan
Viviani
Renshaw
are my tips for the top 5 in no particular order.

 

[manafana]

Guardini here interested see can he translate his form outside of Europe here. Van Poppel also interesting for me.

As regards the race its a sprinters race it fits nicely in between two classics, no point having another race that needs riders from those races instead it brings the sprinters and makes for good miles for those looking for racing in between

 

[Oliver]

In 2013 Kristoff was 5th in Scheldeprijs & 9th in Parijs-Roubaix. He also had a good Ronde van Vlaanderen and De Panne. So I think there's a chance he's going to sprint today.

Anyway, wouldn't it be nice not to have a bunch sprint for once? Come on De Gendt do something crazy

 

[SKSemtex]

It is hard to understand Kristoff and Sagan risking the crash here few days before PR.

 

[Brullnux]

Viviani vs Kristoff. It will be very close, especially if Viviani isn't at 20th wheel before the sprint like at De Panne. At Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne It finished Cav then Kristoff the Viviani, all pretty close, so if Kristoff does contest the sprint it won't be easy for him.

 

[Domulec]

If Kristoff is not going to contest the sprint, why be here at all? In that case he only risks a crash for and might as well just go for training and not ride another race.

 

[BeagRigh]

Breaks has 45 seconds after 34km:

Frederik Backaert (WGG)
Kenneth Vanbilsen (COF)
Matteo Busato (STH)
Huub Duyn (ROP)
Tanner Putt (UHC)
Laurens De Vreese (AST)
Vincent Jérôme (EUC)

 

[Flamin]

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Breaks has 45 seconds after 34km:

Frederik Backaert (WGG)
Kenneth Vanbilsen (COF)
Matteo Busato (STH)
Huub Duyn (ROP)
Tanner Putt (UHC)
Laurens De Vreese (AST)
Vincent Jérôme (EUC)

Oh cool, he's back in business? I missed him in the cobbled classics. Stupid Kiryienka.

 

[RedheadDane]

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Breaks has 45 seconds after 34km:

Frederik Backaert (WGG)
Kenneth Vanbilsen (COF)
Matteo Busato (STH)
Huub Duyn (ROP)
Tanner Putt (UHC)
Laurens De Vreese (AST)
Vincent Jérôme (EUC)

No Cult rider? Surely that can't be.

 

[BeagRigh]

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No Cult rider? Surely that can't be.

Seems they missed it!

Gaps was up to over 4mins now down to 2.30min.

Androni and Tinkoff chasing, Katusha and Etixx lurking...

 

[TMP402]

Very interested to see Lars van der Haar riding today.

 

[argyllflyer]

I see this one's captured the imagination...

 

[King Boonen]

If Kristoff and Sagan are there at the finish they'll sprint I would think. One sprint isn't going to burn them out for Sunday and if it does then they weren't going to cope with l'enfer du Nord anyway!

 

[Bernie's eyesore]

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I see this one's captured the imagination...

Everyone is too glued to the race to have time to post.

 

[Pulp]

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If Kristoff and Sagan are there at the finish they'll sprint I would think. One sprint isn't going to burn them out for Sunday and if it does then they weren't going to cope with l'enfer du Nord anyway!

No one has ever won RvV, Schelderprijs and PR in the same year though, so guess if Kristoff wins this he might as well not bother to start on Sunday..

 

[argyllflyer]

From what I've seen, the biggest bit of excitement has been a Cult Energy rider having a dig on a bit of pave.

 

[BeagRigh]

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From what I've seen, the biggest bit of excitement has been a Cult Energy rider having a dig on a bit of pave.

Someone's got to get the TV time. Best way is either to attack pointlessly or pull faces like Voeckler

 

[Pulp]

Arndt puncture

 

[red_flanders]

I don't know why Kristoff would bother contesting this. Seems like the risk of a crash is more than the value of the potential win.

 

[TMP402]

Great stuff from Sky so far, starting their lead-out at 8.5km to go

 

[TMP402]

Crash! Surprise