Scheldeprijs, 204km, 1.HC 03/04/13

[Bernie's eyesore]

Hopefully the last km will clash with an ad break during Eurosport's coverage of Pais Vasco so I can watch both races.

 

[greenedge]

I will go Cavendish, then Bos. One of Demare, Guardini, Nizzolo, Kittel to take 3rd.

 

[maltiv]

Kristoff has won the sprint from the peloton in almost every one-day race he has done this season. In this race, it might even be for 1st place as well

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Kristoff has won the sprint from the peloton in almost every one-day race he has done this season. In this race, it might even be for 1st place as well

After a hard one day race sure. But in easy races he'll get beat.

 

[l.Harm]

Cav, Kittel, Bos, Demare, ...

 

[Pentacycle]

After a hard one day race sure. But in easy races he'll get beat.

Then why does Kristoff win 100km stages? Those are normally for riders w/o endurance.

 

[maltiv]

After a hard one day race sure. But in easy races he'll get beat.

All his victories are actually from 100 km "half-stages" followed by a TT.

But of course, guys like Bos, Cavendish and Kittel are faster on paper. However, Kittel is out of shape, and Cavendish screws up more often than not lately.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

All his victories are actually from 100 km "half-stages" followed by a TT.

But of course, guys like Bos, Cavendish and Kittel are faster on paper. However, Kittel is out of shape, and Cavendish screws up more often than not lately.

So basically Bos wins

 

[Catwhoorg]

Hard to look past Cav if he starts the race.

He has a pretty impressive record here. (2007, 2008 and 2011 Wins)

 

[movingtarget]

I wonder what will happen if they make this race something like 350km?

Bring back Bordeaux Paris.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Tomm right?

 

[williamp78]

I have finally realised why I couldn't find this race on tv or why this forum was so quiet with no updates.

The race is tomorrow!? Ooops

Edit: Cav for the win btw.

 

[jens_attacks]

I have finally realised why I couldn't find this race on tv or why this forum was so quiet with no updates.

The race is tomorrow!? Ooops

Edit: Cav for the win btw.

don't expect a lot of updates here tomorrow. only libertine will post some sweet words about the action

 

[Libertine Seguros]

don't expect a lot of updates here tomorrow. only libertine will post some sweet words about the action

Afraid I'll be distracted by the International Paint Drying from Longyearbyen and won't be able to find the time to watch this most prestigious of classics.

 

[Bernie's eyesore]

Afraid I'll be distracted by the International Paint Drying from Longyearbyen and won't be able to find the time to watch this most prestigious of classics.

I didn't realise that was on as well tomorrow. Going to be a busy afternoon by the sounds of it.

 

[woodenswan]

this is one of the few races ive never watched before
looking forward to it!
gotta see for myself what the hype is about..

 

[Libertine Seguros]

this is one of the few races ive never watched before
looking forward to it!
gotta see for myself what the hype is about..

I'm sorry to hear that.

 

[manafana]

cavendish in my view too, but I will barely bat eyelid at this race with other proper racing going on this week.

 

[trevim]

I'm sorry to hear that.

Come on there are plenty of other races that are as bad or even worse. This one even has some crashes for the twisted minds to enjoy

 

[Tigerion]

Cav then Kittel followed by somebody in a lucky position due to crashes, I'll go with CJ Sutton

 

[The Hitch]

Gotta be the worst business model ever.

Pros spending hours on the road and noone cares.

I don't know, unipublic say the vuelta has been gaining popularity in recent years.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

I don't know, unipublic say the vuelta has been gaining popularity in recent years.

lol, yes the 15-30 minutes of race action is certainly better than the snapshot in a long flat stage/race.

 

[RHRH19861986]

Can someone explain the hidden ironies surrounding Scheldeprijs in this thread? Don´t people like it because it mostly ends in a sprint royal?
Actually, this is the same at Paris-Tours, which is also 1.HC.
Just curious...

 

[Lanark]

Can someone explain the hidden ironies surrounding Scheldeprijs in this thread? Don´t people like it because it mostly ends in a sprint royal?
Actually, this is the same at Paris-Tours, which is also 1.HC.
Just curious...

The last 10 years Paris-Tours ended in a bunch sprint 4 times. That's all the difference you need to know. People don't mind a race that sometimes finishes in a sprint (Sanremo, Tours), but this race....you couldn't make it more boring if you tried.

 

[theyoungest]

Can someone explain the hidden ironies surrounding Scheldeprijs in this thread? Don´t people like it because it mostly ends in a sprint royal?
Actually, this is the same at Paris-Tours, which is also 1.HC.
Just curious...

Are you scrambling for streams of this race from 2 PM onwards? I think not. You only need to see the final k. That's a boring race.

A race like this has its place on the calendar, much like a Vuelta sprint stage does, but it's the sort of race that makes people who don't watch cycling wonder why there are people who do.