Tour de Belgique - May 26-May 30

[Moondance]

That just looked like the usual pushing to get in a good position, the wheel of Bozic in this case.

Certainly not on the finishing straight. He sat up, stopped sprinting and took a swing at a guy looked like.

 

[Willy_Voet]

Certainly not on the finishing straight. He sat up, stopped sprinting and took a swing at a guy looked like.

I think he was sick of riders sweeping him. That rider (Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht?) just happened to be the last guy involved.

 

[The Sheep]

Certainly not on the finishing straight. He sat up, stopped sprinting and took a swing at a guy looked like.

He said someone pulled him

 

[tgsgirl]

Some riders looked real bad. Lowik for instance was squirming on the tarmac minutes after the crash still.

Löwik ruptured his scrotum, so he'll be out for a long while. Cretskens broke his clavicle. Both Lotto riders, and Ljungblad, Hoste and Roelandts (all Lotto as well) went down too.

 

[Echoes]

Kevin Pauwels 9th. Wonder what he can do in the Ardennes. Good sprinter and decent climber (remember mountain stage in Lerida 2007)

 

[Echoes]

Can't find maps of years past, but to the Belgians on the forum: Do they ever run a stage across the south of Flanders or more than one stage in Wallonia?

If I remember well, Boonen won a stage in Overijse, over the Muur and the Tenotsberg, I think (which is the climb in Overijse).

 

[Echoes]

Forgot to mention: that was in 2003, I think.

 

[theyoungest]

Why doesn't this thread get stickied, BTW? There was a sticky thread for every stage of the Tour of California... this race is equal in importance, but not to Cyclingnews, apparently.

 

[Echoes]

Albert and Ista, disappointing.

Hope Niels finishes in the top20.

 

[ak-zaaf]

Always good to see Sven Nys

 

[Moondance]

Wow. Dumoulin was pretty much drafting Devenyns...

Hope the jury DQs him for that... Or gives him a gigantic time penalty.

 

[ak-zaaf]

Wow. Dumoulin was pretty much drafting Devenyns...

Hope the jury DQs him for that... Or gives him a gigantic time penalty.

3 guy train when they came on screen.
Pretty amazing in such a short TT.

 

[tgsgirl]

Holy somethingsomething, that was some seriously bad weather for the last few guys.

Also, second win this tour for Skil. Nice by the Dutchies.

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

1. Cornu
2. Moerenhout
3. De Volder

Rain in the last 15 minutes...

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

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

Would be epic

 

[Moondance]

Well, excellent win for Cornu. Skil's great week continues strong.

Was a little disappointed by Gilbert, I thought he'd be able to do better, even with the rain, although that did screw him.... That said Phil will destroy everyone tomorrow. Seriously, the competition will just cease to exist I think.

 

[tgsgirl]

Well, excellent win for Cornu. Skil's great week continues strong.

Was a little disappointed by Gilbert, I thought he'd be able to do better, even with the rain, although that did screw him....

The rain really, really screwed him. I wouldn't judge him too much on today.

 

[ak-zaaf]

Still a good win by Cornu, don't think the rain made a difference on his final placing.

 

[tgsgirl]

Yep, Cornu was great. Just Vaitkus and Gilbert would've done better without the rain I believe.

 

[Echoes]

Gilbert got time bonuses during the 1st stage, so the rain just compensates.

Cornu was the fastest at the intermediate. The best won.

 

[Echoes]

Crossers' results:

38 Niels Albert (Bel) Bkcp - Powerplus 0:01:02
57 Philipp Walsleben (Ger) Bkcp - Powerplus 0:01:22
60 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Bkcp - Powerplus 0:01:23
68 Kevin Pauwels (Bel) Telenet - Fidea 0:01:32
70 Sven Nys (Bel) Landbouwkrediet 0:01:36
75 Ben Berden (Bel) Qin Cycling Team 0:01:39
76 Rob Peeters (Bel) Telenet - Fidea
77 Arnaud Jouffroy (Fra) Bkcp - Powerplus 0:01:40
88 Lubomir Petrus (Cze) Bkcp - Powerplus 0:01:45
89 Martin Zlamalik (Cze) Sunweb - Pro Job Cycling Team 0:01:46
96 Dieter Vanthourenhout (Bel) Bkcp - Powerplus 0:01:54
114 Sven Vanthourenhout (Bel) Sunweb - Pro Job Cycling Team 0:02:10
129 Jim Aernouts (Bel) Bkcp - Powerplus 0:02:33
131 Tom Meeusen (Bel) Telenet - Fidea 0:02:36
132 Kenneth Van Compernolle (Bel) Sunweb - Pro Job Cycling Team
134 Bart Wellens (Bel) Telenet - Fidea 0:02:40
136 Petr Dlask (Cze) Telenet - Fidea 0:02:43
149 Robert Gavenda (Svk) Telenet - Fidea 0:03:48
150 Vincent Baestaens (Bel) Telenet - Fidea 0:03:55

Simunek gave it up.

 

[Alpe d'Huez]

Unless I get some loud complaints, I'm going to change the title of this thread...

 

[Andre.J]

I'm surprised that Seeldrayers hasn't yet shown last year's form.

Andre

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Because Seeldraeyers is such an awesome time trial specialist??
The guy is weights 50kg.

His stage is today, not the other days.

 

[tgsgirl]

I'm surprised that Seeldrayers hasn't yet shown last year's form.
Andre

He was incorrectly diagnosed with a fairly serious cardiac condition over the winter. He stopped training for about five weeks (as in, no bike at all) until they got a second opinion + confirmation that he was fine. Seelie said that even for weeks after that, he was afraid to really push himself to the max, scared he'd drop dead if his heart-rate got too high. Hopefully he'll find the right shape soon.