The Women's Road Racing Thread 2017

[hoolaparara]

Wonder when the action will start.

 

[MartinGT]

Vos almost dropped here

 

[King Boonen]

Fairly big bunch still, wondering if someone will take a flyer soon...

 

[Oliver]

Great to see this live!

 

[King Boonen]

Starting to stretch out a bit now. A few efforts being needed on the back just to hold the wheel.

 

[hoolaparara]

Wow it's like freaking clockwork, take an ad break come back to find something happened.

 

[RedheadDane]

How did that woman not realise that there's a race going on? :surprised:

 

[King Boonen]

Riders getting shelled all over the place now.

 

[MartinGT]

Deignan = Landa on this climb.

 

[King Boonen]

Re:

Deignan = Landa on this climb.

Very impressive ride so far.

 

[hoolaparara]

So is Deignan riding for someone or is she just going to run everybody off and win it?

 

[MartinGT]

Re:

So is Deignan riding for someone or is she just going to run everybody off and win it?

Megan Guarnier I should think, although she's dropping people like shes Kwia!

She didnt have a great Giro due to the climbing!

 

[King Boonen]

Starting to look at each other now.

 

[MartinGT]

Penny has just dropped for her and now she drops back for Guarnier

 

[King Boonen]

Deignan takes it up again.

 

[MartinGT]

She's now attacking?!

 

[King Boonen]

Think she just wanted to get back on the front and keep the pace high.

 

[MartinGT]

Some of the number pinning on these women is amateurish!

 

[MartinGT]

Good to see some decent numbers out to see them.

 

[King Boonen]

Down to 8...

 

[King Boonen]

Re:

Some of the number pinning on these women is amateurish!

I still struggle to understand why numbers are pinned on. They know the numbers well in advance and could get jerseys printed easily enough.

 

[King Boonen]

Down to 4 now?

 

[King Boonen]

Van Vleuten goes. Strong looking attack.

 

[MartinGT]

Re: Re:

Some of the number pinning on these women is amateurish!

I still struggle to understand why numbers are pinned on. They know the numbers well in advance and could get jerseys printed easily enough.

The mens have a sticky number, so why not for the women?

 

[King Boonen]

Van Vleuten doesn't even have a number on does she?