Tour de Belgique - Tour of Belgium 2012 (2.HC) May 23 - May 27

[Buffalo Soldier]

True. Tour of Belgium has to combine Flanders and Ardennes racing.
Maybe a finish around Geraardsbergen, with the Muur in the final, next year?
(Or a prologue on the muur? )

 

[will10]

True. Tour of Belgium has to combine Flanders and Ardennes racing.
Maybe a finish around Geraardsbergen, with the Muur in the final, next year?
(Or a prologue on the muur? )

How about an opening day TT around the Flanders finishing circuit over Oude Kwaremont and Paterberg

 

[Libertine Seguros]

The cobbled stage should take advantage of Mont Saint-Laurent in Saint-Sauveur - it's only just south of Ronse so can easily be connected to Oude Kwaremont, Mont de l'Enclus etc, but it's in Wallonie, so doesn't get used much in the cobbled classics.

 

[will10]

Westra goes fastest

 

[classicomano]

Der Panzerwagen leaving smoke trail behind him.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Westra: "My feeling was not really good yet"

LOL

 

[El Pistolero]

Der Panzerwagen already caught Breschel and Henderson

 

[El Pistolero]

Dafuq, destroyed Westra's time.

 

[classicomano]

Lolz I guess Westra is gonna race for second place once again.

 

[El Pistolero]

Average of 52km/h. Insane.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

So we know who wins the TDF time trials

 

[Panda Claws]

Gilbert lost 1:48, not that bad for him.

Might win the stage tomorrow, but GC seems impossible.

 

[will10]

Mighty ride from Tony

 

[Fetisoff]

OH, God. I don't know whats more fun to watch. Epic mountains in Giro or Danilo Napolitano on a timetrial bike.. Decisions decisions

 

[Bavarianrider]

A man beating up some poor boys
And Tony is only in the built up. This is going to be a fun Tour

 

[Fetisoff]

1 Tony Martin
2 Lieuwe Westra a 46"
3 Niki Terpstra a 52"
4 Carlos BArredo a 1:00
5 Alexander Serov a 1:05
6 Lars Boom a 1:09
7 Andriy Grivko a 1:15
8 Tobias Ludviggson a 1:19
9 Sergey Firsanov a 1:21
10 Guillaume Van Keirsbulck a 1:23

 

[Gloin22]

I feel sorry for Westra. This might be a freaking mightmare for him, although this he got beat by big margin it still must hurt.

 

[Bavarianrider]

I feel sorry for Westra. This might be a freaking mightmare for him, although this he got beat by big margin it still must hurt.

Being second is not a nightmare

 

[Gloin22]

Being second is not a nightmare

It is when you 2nd 6th time this year

 

[dlwssonic]

Gilbert's form must not be too bad if he got top 20 for a TT which did not suit him. At least he has been working on his form the past month. Gilbert should be up there for the the stage win tomorrow.
Any chances Tony will lose big chunks of time??
Not likely thought he looks great just great.

 

[roundabout]

Those are pretty big gaps for a stage 4 20km TT after 3 flat stages.

 

[El Pistolero]

Those are pretty big gaps for a stage 4 20km TT after 3 flat stages.

Yeah, when I made my post the live ticker added another minute to Westra's gap hence me being so surprised.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Why aren't Bavariantroller and Airhead all over this thread?
Unless they have built a Belgian Mortirolo recently, I'd say
Tony "I can climb, honest" Martin has it in le sac.

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Maybe if Paris-Nice Westra, Barredo, Spilak, Gilbert, Betancur etc. all go crazy in the hills, maybe, just maybe, they can break Martin and Westra can win

Nahhh, just wishful thinking, Tony's probably got this one......

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Tony is not a good climber, but in hills like these he should be able to easily hold his lead