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2013 Belgian Opening Weekend
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 19-02-2013 11:57
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fcancellara wrote:
What about Sagan, will he participate?
No Cannondale.
Edited by Spilak23 on 19-02-2013 11:58
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 19-02-2013 12:08
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Sagan has the racing break, he will resume racing with Strade Bianchi and T-A, later MSR. Cobbles-wise, he will probably ride only E3, G-W and RvV, then Brabantse Pilj and Amstel.
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| PCM rulezz |
Posted on 19-02-2013 12:18
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Avin Wargunnson wrote:
Sagan has the racing break, he will resume racing with Strade Bianchi and T-A, later MSR. Cobbles-wise, he will probably ride only E3, G-W and RvV, then Brabantse Pilj and Amstel.
Than he will race almost the same program as Cancellara in his preparation to the cobbles.
Winners never quit, quitters never win.
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| RedDisciple |
Posted on 19-02-2013 12:42
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Can we see these races on Eurosport? 
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| Wilier |
Posted on 19-02-2013 16:39
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MrUfo87 wrote:
I hope to see a great Vanmarcke and Boom in the Omloop. I also think that Flecha will be good there, because he went to the podium there the last four(?) times. And for KBK I say Theo Bos. He has already won a stage in Algarve, and he finished well in other stages. Hope he can surprise us sunday. 
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| fosforgasXIII |
Posted on 19-02-2013 18:19
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MartijnVDD wrote:
Why hasn't anyone mentioned Roelandts yet? He's one of my favourites for the Omloop.
Also curious if Farrar can make his way back to the sprinting top.
Roelandts isn't that good on cobbles, if Flecha, Terpstra or Boom attack on a cobbled section, he won't be able to counter them. And like some mentioned before, he still has problems with his middle finger.
Only if the favourites get back together in a small bunch (like in Gent-Wevelgem and E3 Harelbeke last year), he can beat them in a sprint. I won't put my money on him. |
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 20-02-2013 06:50
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fosforgasXIII wrote:
MartijnVDD wrote:
Why hasn't anyone mentioned Roelandts yet? He's one of my favourites for the Omloop.
Also curious if Farrar can make his way back to the sprinting top.
Roelandts isn't that good on cobbles, if Flecha, Terpstra or Boom attack on a cobbled section, he won't be able to counter them. And like some mentioned before, he still has problems with his middle finger.
Only if the favourites get back together in a small bunch (like in Gent-Wevelgem and E3 Harelbeke last year), he can beat them in a sprint. I won't put my money on him.
We are talking here about OHN and K-B-K, where the latter usually is for riders like Roelandts, but he will be probably leading-out Greipel anyway?
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 20-02-2013 06:54
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Hushovd is my pick for Omloop. He seems to be in good shape again, judging by the results from Haut-Var.
KBK is harder to predict, but a Cav vs. Greipel battle does seem likely.
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| Wilier |
Posted on 20-02-2013 15:38
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Start list for Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
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| cunego59 |
Posted on 20-02-2013 15:48
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How about Farrar for KBK? He seems in fantastic shape. Surely it'll be hard against the likes of Greipel and Cavendish, but who knows?
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| fosforgasXIII |
Posted on 20-02-2013 16:39
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cunego59 wrote:
How about Farrar for KBK? He seems in fantastic shape. Surely it'll be hard against the likes of Greipel and Cavendish, but who knows?
I don't think he'll win, but I'm sure he will make it into the top 5. |
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| CountArach |
Posted on 20-02-2013 23:40
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cunego59 wrote:
How about Farrar for KBK? He seems in fantastic shape. Surely it'll be hard against the likes of Greipel and Cavendish, but who knows?
Farrar can't win anything these days.
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 20-02-2013 23:46
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CountArach wrote:
cunego59 wrote:
How about Farrar for KBK? He seems in fantastic shape. Surely it'll be hard against the likes of Greipel and Cavendish, but who knows?
Farrar can't win anything these days.
The USAPCC would beg to differ
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| CountArach |
Posted on 21-02-2013 01:27
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TheManxMissile wrote:
CountArach wrote:
cunego59 wrote:
How about Farrar for KBK? He seems in fantastic shape. Surely it'll be hard against the likes of Greipel and Cavendish, but who knows?
Farrar can't win anything these days.
The USAPCC would beg to differ
Allow me to rephrase: Farrar can't win anything these days against competition who are worthy of note.
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| MartijnVDD |
Posted on 21-02-2013 07:41
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Yesterday there was a very interesting talk show about cycling on Belgian television.
Guests were Thomas De Gendt, Marc Coucke (founder of Omega Pharma), Michel Wuyts (Belgian commentator) and Maarten Ducrot (Dutch commentator and former cyclist).
Every guest had to name their favourites for this saturday.
Ducrot said Lars Boom, De Gendt said Vanmarcke and Wuyts and Coucke both said Roelandts.
Off topic:
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| fjhoekie |
Posted on 21-02-2013 07:46
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Let's hope for some Blanco succes,,,
Edited by fjhoekie on 21-02-2013 07:46
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 21-02-2013 15:46
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I got Greipel set for Kuurne, providing he gets his usual sprint train. Which is unsure, since Roelants will be tired from Omloop. Cavendish will take the victory if the Lotto train fails.
For Omloop, Flecha is always good here, but he needs to finish alone. I'm gonna try something weird here and say... Kris Boeckmans
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| chrica04 |
Posted on 23-02-2013 03:58
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Going to go with outsides from Garmin
Nuyens for Omloop and Farrar for KBK...Wishful thinking. |
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 23-02-2013 10:40
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And the new cycling season has started!
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| ShortsNL |
Posted on 23-02-2013 11:23
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Sporza doesn't start broadcasting until 2 PM CET, are there any streams that already started?
Edit: Nieuwsblad.be has a live ticker in Dutch: https://www.nieuws...index.html
Another live stream that starts only at 14.30: https://sports-liv...l/ch-3.php
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30 km's raced so far. Temperature is -1 degree Celsius. Feels like -5 due to wind. Lots of people trying to get into the break so far, 20 second gap with the peloton.
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The peloton has been riding at a ferocious pace, 46,1 kilometers have been covered in the first hour.
Peloton is slowing down, the breakaway has a minute now: William Clarke, Preben Van Hecke, Florian Vachon, Julien Fouchard, Nico Sijmens, Gatis Smukulis, Cyril Lemoine, Jerome Cousin, Zakkari Dempster.
5 kilometers away now from the first cobbles and the first hill section.
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First cobbled section is underway. The breakaway is formed and has more than 5 minutes.
 CLARKE William | | ARG |  VAN HECKE Preben | | TSV |  VACHON Florian | | BSE | | VOUCHARD Julien | | COF | | SIJMENS NICO | | COF |  Smukulis Gatis | | KAT | | LEMOINE Cyril | | SOJ | | COUSIN Jérôme | | EUC | | DEMPSTER Zakkari | | TNE |
First climb of the day, gap down to 4 minutes again
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Mass crash in the peloton, Gert Dockx (Lotto) abandons and is taken to hospital.
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2 hours raced, 118 kilometers left to ride. Average speed of the second hour is 36 km/h. Live coverage on Sporza starting in 15 minutes.
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Live coverage is starting so I'm going to watch it on TV and stop updating this.
Edited by ShortsNL on 23-02-2013 13:03
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