Ultimate Preview: 96th Ronde van Vlaanderen (HIS)

[nvpacchi]

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April fools stay at home today! The hardmen enter their turf, and try to stake their claim and this is what happens when one is bored at work

Official Website

Weather Updates at the Finish-Oudenaarde

Coverage (updates to come) (courtesy of steephill):

Sporza: Live from 9-10 CET (sign in), Returns at 12 CET for 6 hours of live coverage

Eurosport: 12:45h CEST - 13:30h CEST and 15:15h CEST - 17:00h CEST

SBS: Live at 10:35 PM AEST

RAI sport2: 12:20 CET, switches to RAI Tre at 15:00 CET

TDP: Coverage starts at 14:00 CET

NBC Sports: Live 8:00 EST, 2 hours of coverage

Steephill Twitter Updates

2011 10 Top:

1. Nick Nuyens
2. Sylvain Chavanel
3. Fabian Cancellara
4. Tom Boonen
5. Sebastian Langeveld
6. George Hincapie
7. Bjorn Leukemans
8. Staf Scheirlinckx
9. Philippe Gilbert
10. Geraint Thomas

The Riders

Full Startlist

Notables:
Team Saxo Bank-Kroon, Lund

BMC Racing Team-Gilbert, Ballan, Phinney, Hincapie, Hushovd, van Avermaet

Omega Pharma-Quickstep Cycling Team-Boonen, CHavanel, Steegmans, Terpstra

Lotto-Belisol Team- Greipel, Bak, Willems

Sky Procycling- Boasson Hagen, Flecha Giannoni, Hayman, Stannard

AG2R La Mondiale- Elmiger, Mondory

GreenEDGE Cycling Team- Goss, Lageveld, O’Grady, Vaitkus

Astana Pro Team- Bazayev, Igliskiy M;V, Bozic

Euskaltel- Izagirre Insausti G, Perez Moreno

Equipe Cycliste FDJ-Bigmat- Bonnet, Chainel

Katusha Team- Freire Gomez, Ignatiev, Paolini

Lampre-ISD- Petacchi, Bole, Hondo

Liquigas-Cannondale- Sagan, Oss

Movistar Team- Rojas Gil, Ventoso Alberdi, Visconti

Rabobank Cycling Team- Boom, Breschel, Tjallingii, Wynants

Garmin-Barracuda- Farrar, Haussler, Maaskant, Van Summeren, Van Marcke

Radioshack-Nissan- Cancellara, Bennati, Popovych, Rast

Vacansoneil-DCM Pro Cycling Team- Devolder, Leukemans, Westra

Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator- De Vreese, Vanspeybrouck

Landbouwkrediet-Euphony- De Waele, Planckaert, Traksel

Accent Jobs-Willems Verandas- Hoste, Scheirlinckx

Farnese Vini- Gatto, Mazzanti, Pozzato

Project 1T4I- Degenkolb, de Kort

Team Europcar- Voeckler, Chavanel Se.

Team Netapp- Cozza, Schulze

For those feeling lucky (courtesy of unibet)

Boonen, T 3.50
Cancellara, F 3.50
Gilbert, P 13.00
Sagan, P 16.00
Breschel, M 17.00
Pozzato, F 19.00
Vanmarcke, S 19.00
Boasson Hagen, E 23.00
Chavanel, Sy 23.00
Devolder, S 30.00
Haussler, H 30.00
Ballan, A 35.00
Hushovd, T 35.00
Leukemans, B 35.00
Van Avermaet, G 35.00
Goss, M 40.00
Hoste, Leif 40.00
Flecha Giannoni, J-A 45.00
Hoogerland, J 55.00
Langeveld, S 55.00
Paolini, Luca 55.00
Van Summeren, J 75.00
Boom, Lars 90.00
Burghardt, M 90.00
Kroon, K 90.00
Maaskant, M 90.00
Oss, D 90.00
Terpstra, N 90.00
Marcato, M 100.0
Farrar, T 125.0
Hincapie, G 125.0
Muravyev, D 125.0
Steegmans, G 125.0
Voeckler, T 125.0
Gallopin, T 200.0

The Course

The Hills

109.3 Taaienberg 530m, 6.6%, 10% max (500m cobbled)

115.7 Eikenberg 1300m, 6.2%, 10% max (1200m cobbled)

131.3 Molenberg 463m, 7%, 14.2% max (300m cobbled)

145.7 Rekelberg 800m, 4%, 9% max

149.0 Berendries 940m, 7%, 12.3% max

156.8 Valkenberg 540m, 8.1%, 12.8% max

179.5 Oude-Kwaremont 2200m, 4%, 11.6% max (1500m cobbled)

183.0 Paterberg 360m, 12.9%, 20.3% max (all cobbled)

189.6 Koppenberg 600m, 11.6%, 22% max (all cobbled)

193.6 Steenbeekdries 700m, 5.3%, 6.7% max

210.1 Kruisberg/Hotond 2500m, 5%, 9% max

220.0 Oude-Kwaremont 2200m, 4%, 11.6% max (1500m cobbled)

223.4 Paterberg 360m, 12.9%, 20.3% max (all cobbled)

230.4 Hoogberg/Hotond 3000m, 3.5%, 8% max

240.2 Oude-Kwaremont 2200m, 4%, 11.6% max (all cobbled)

243.6 Paterberg 360m, 12.9%, 20.3% max (all cobbled)

 

[nvpacchi]

Last 15 Winners

2011: Nick Nuyens

2010: Fabian Cancellara

2009: Stijn Devolder

2008: Stijn Devolder

 

[nvpacchi]

2007: Alessandro Ballan

2006: Tom Boonen

2005: Tom Boonen

2004: Steffen Wesemann

 

[nvpacchi]

2003: Peter van Petegem

2002: Andrea Tafi

2001: Gianluca Bortolami

2000: Andrei Tchmil

 

[The Hitch]

How far back you gonna go?

 

[nvpacchi]

How far back you gonna go?

Last 15, plus 4 guys who have won the most

1999: Peter van Petegem

1998: Johan Museeuw

1997: Rolf Sorensen

 

[nvpacchi]

Four men have had the privilege of being the victor three times in their career.

Achiel Buysse- 1940, 1941, 1943

Fiorenzo Magni- 1949, 1950, 1951

Eric Leman- 1970, 1972, 1973

Johan Museeuw- 1993, 1995, 1998

 

[nvpacchi]

And of course a Flanders preview would not be complete without this kid.

The very essence of what cycling is

 

[Race Radio]

Four men have had the privilege of being the victor three times in their career.


Johan Museeuw- 1993, 1995, 1998

Um, that is VDB in 1998

Nice thread though

 

[nvpacchi]

Um, that is VDB in 1998

Nice thread though

crap youre right should have realized the vdb in the image link

 

[DirtyWorks]

And of course a Flanders preview would not be complete without the fans.

The very essence of what cycling is

Pick any one in that photo! I especially like the three-time winners post. That's the essence of a classic. Supremely difficult every single year.

Great thread... Can I subscribe to your newsletter?

 

[mewmewmew13]

How far back you gonna go?

LOL Hitch


btw I enjoyed the pics!!

 

[on3m@n@rmy]

And of course a Flanders preview would not be complete without this kid.

The very essence of what cycling is

Pick any one in that photo! I especially like the three-time winners post. That's the essence of a classic. Supremely difficult every single year.

Great thread... Can I subscribe to your newsletter?

Family affair too! The gray-haired guy to the left of the fan bordered by the yellow box looks like his dad.

 

[simo1733]

Um, that is VDB in 1998

Nice thread though

Unusual combination.A traditional Ambrosio Nemisis on the front and a spinergy on the back!

 

[Blakeslee]

Great thread, getting excited already! Flanders and Roubaix are probably my two favorite races to watch each season, always exciting.

 

[nvpacchi]

Family affair too! The gray-haired guy to the left of the fan bordered by the yellow box looks like his dad.

I don't think Sly Stone's ever heard of the Tour of Flanders

That kid is famous for always being at the same spot on the Paterberg (or is it the Bosberg or Muur?). Looking at pics each year of the race he is always there, though a different colored jacket some years. I swear some publication interviewed him once, but I can't come across it, or an interview never occurred.

 

[ElChingon]

bunch of cool photo's and posts

Great thread nvpacchi.

 

[greenedge]

Nice thread.
The pictures of PvP and Johan M are very nice. I laughed at the Andre Tchmil one.

Good odds for Langveld, Goss/ Gilbert should not have so low odds either.

 

[Fus087]

I don't think Sly Stone's ever heard of the Tour of Flanders

That kid is famous for always being at the same spot on the Paterberg (or is it the Bosberg or Muur?). Looking at pics each year of the race he is always there, though a different colored jacket some years. I swear some publication interviewed him once, but I can't come across it, or an interview never occurred.

It has been the Muur. Wonder what he'll do this year...

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

This year will be a completely different race. I wonder who'll come out on top

 

[Leopejo]

RAI 2: 12:20 CET, switches to RAI Tre at 15:00 CET

Definitely not Rai 2, but Raisport2, which should show the race from 12:20 till the end at around 17.00.

There might be a parallel broadcast of the decisive moments on Rai 3 too, somewhat after 15.

 

[Bumeington]

This year will be a completely different race. I wonder who'll come out on top

Part of me still hopes Gilbert is pulling the ultimate April fool, but I think in reality he will keep the tv moto at the back occupied.

 

[El Pistolero]

Funny thing is, that's exactly what the E3 organiser thinks Gilbert is doing after seeing him ride at both Milan-San Remo and E3 Harelbeke. Don't believe it though.

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

Only 20km between the last 2 oude Kwaremont/Paterberg.
Meaning same riders passing there within half an hour!

 

[classicomano]

2001: Gianluca Bortolami

Still gives me nightmares.

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