Tour de Belgique - May 26-May 30

[Moondance]

Wow... Gilbert is in the breakaway. He's clearly very ambitious. Hope that when the break gets caught he can cling on.

 

[Moondance]

Is Menchov sick/injured, or he CBF?

I imagine he's still sick. He blew off going to a Rabo training stage in the Sierra Nevada last week with some of the other confirmed Rabo Tour starters (Gesink, Garate & Ten Dam) because he wasn't feeling good. Rabo decided to start him here... But with little effect apparantly.

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

I want to see a Flanders Hills time trial in the Tour of Belgium!
What about Wolvenberg - Mater - Molenberg - Haaghoek - Leberg - Berendries?

 

[Moondance]

Wow... Gilbert is in the breakaway. He's clearly very ambitious. Hope that when the break gets caught he can cling on.

Hmm... Despite Skil, Rabo Quick-Step and Vacansoleil all pulling on the peloton, the break isn't really being reeled in. This one might go all the way.

Gilbert'll pretty much have the overall victory wrapped up in that case.

 

[TRDean]

How the heck can Gilbert get into a break like that?? Inattention of the pack?

 

[Jamsque]

The break is not going to get brought back.

 

[TRDean]

The break is not going to get brought back.

Whats the gap? The ticker still says 4:32...

 

[TRDean]

35K left...down to 3:42...

 

[Jamsque]

Well, it might end up being closer than I thought.

 

[TRDean]

Well, it might end up being closer than I thought.

Are you actually watching or reading the ticker? yea..I agree with you...it may end up pretty exciting at the end...

 

[TRDean]

19K left...2:18 gap...

 

[TRDean]

Gilbert driving the break...it looks like it will stay away!!

 

[TRDean]

8K to go...gap down to a minute???? Getting interesting.

 

[Moondance]

If the break doesn't play games they'll stay away.

Gilbert trying to go solo with 3 km to go. Could backfire, this.

 

[Jamsque]

Going to be a sprint between 5 with peloton hot on their heels

 

[Moondance]

Slowing down... good they still had 40 secs or so to play with.

Vaitkus or Gilbert?

 

[TRDean]

Gonna make it?

 

[Moondance]

Gilbert... Brilliant as usual.

Only 15 secs or so on the peloton. He's taken a major option on the overall, that's for sure. Wouldn't bet against him now.

 

[Jamsque]

Vaitklus went from miles out, It was all too easy for Gilbert in the end.

 

[TRDean]

Gilbert... Brilliant as usual.

Only 15 secs or so on the peloton. He's taken a major option on the overall, that's for sure. Wouldn't bet against him now.

Classy rider for sure....how about the others? Poduim?

 

[Moondance]

Vaitklus went from miles out, It was all too easy for Gilbert in the end.

Well... Martias came very close. Just timed his move a bit too late.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

The stage was reasonable, but did they really have to show everything after the race before switching to the Giro?

FFS.

 

[Echoes]

A perfectly flat stage and yet no sprint. So good !

And still running ... agaiiiiiiinst the wind, agaiiiiinst the wind, agaiiiiinst the wind, agaiiiiinst the wind ...

Good illustration of what Johan De Muynck (last Belgian winner of the Giro said) said: "I learned to climb in the Meetjesland, hard riding against the wind."

By the way, good friend, Honorez from Lotto Bodysol, was still second in the peloton in Devolder's wheel with 21km to go. Could see from the heli.

 

[Arno Sluismans]

As usual, I have a list of riders of whom I hope they'll win, and have one name of whom I hope he will not win.

Will win: Devolder, Gilbert.
Will not win: Menchov.

 

[taiwan]

As usual, I have a list of riders of whom I hope they'll win, and have one name of whom I hope he will not win.

Will win: Devolder, Gilbert.
Will not win: Menchov.

I think you're OK on that count. D'you do voodoo or something?