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

[CraZyCaLL]

Martin will win it for sure. Westra, Firsanov and Gilbert will fight for the rest podium places. Maybe Barredo, Reda and Spilak also have some chances

 

[greenedge]

Congrats to Martin. I do not think Gilbert can now win the overall but the stage win should be feasible.

Westra will be Martins' biggest challenger.

 

[Panda Claws]

BMC will make it hard from the beginning, and on one of the final hills Gilbert will attack and win the stage with 10-20 seconds.

Tony Martin wins the overall.

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

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

I would really love to see a TT on the Flemish hills and cobbles. Maybe even better in Eneco tour, with more major contenders. I want to see the classics guys challenging the TT guys.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

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.

It's Bayern Rundfahrt week this week, so Bavarianrider is, inexplicably, complaining about the parcours. You would have thought that a route that means every event is won in the ITT and the toughest mountains of the region are deliberately and consistently ignored would have suited him down to the ground.

 

[dlwssonic]

seems to be a break going away??

 

[Der Effe]

Break includes Barredo. 27 sec on group Martin. Terpstra leading that group.

 

[classicomano]

Martin's domestiques getting cooked fast, this could get fun.

 

[dlwssonic]

So BMC sending moinard to the break to get OPQS to chase, Guess Gilbert will go after that group is caught.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Boom already dropped. That's really bad compared to 2009 when he was owning.

Westra is good tho

 

[dlwssonic]

lol why is lotto helping out OPQS.
Guess its greipel wanting to help out martin.

 

[Bavarianrider]

stream?????

 

[dlwssonic]

the break is doomed but it will certainly put pressure on OPQS.

 

[Fetisoff]

stream?????

http://sports-livez.com/channel/ch-2.php

 

[dlwssonic]

stream?????

http://sports-livez.com/channel/ch-16.php

 

[Bavarianrider]

http://sports-livez.com/channel/ch-2.php

Thanks!!!!

 

[classicomano]

Volderke is gonna burn up the peleton and then Westra is gonna destroy the field. Good times.

 

[TeoSheva]

the break is gaining something...

 

[dlwssonic]

Gilbert is gonna go on the next climb or the one after that one.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Tony Martin goes!
Westra follows.

Gilbert with difficulty LOL

 

[dlwssonic]

WOW tony attacking!!
I like it!

 

[classicomano]

Martin panicing.

 

[classicomano]

Wow impressive effort, doesnt seem like hes gonna blow up.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Westra is good tho.
Gilbert didn't look brilliant

 

[dlwssonic]

I keep on thinking of Alexander Kristoff..
whenever the commentator calls for the other guy