World Tour - [WT] Tour of Flanders

just some guy · « **Reply #240 on:** April 01, 2012, 15:26 »

Liked the new route

pity Fabian was not there

Sep road a little to hard too early

Boonen was always going to win from that group

Boonen
Pippo
Ballan
GVA

ram · « **Reply #241 on:** April 01, 2012, 15:27 »

Cue Cancellara sook from hospital saying he'd have won by an hour and fifteen minutes. Bad luck for him nonetheless.

Top race by Pozzato. Good sprint by Boonen.

pedaling squares · « **Reply #242 on:** April 01, 2012, 15:27 »

Too bad we didn't get the Boonen v Cancellara match, but it was good to see one of the two strong men win.

BYOP · « **Reply #243 on:** April 01, 2012, 15:27 »

Nice win by Boonen, although probably not as easy as he'd have liked it to been.

AG · « **Reply #244 on:** April 01, 2012, 15:28 »

BMC third and fourth. Thats ok.

BYOP · « **Reply #245 on:** April 01, 2012, 15:28 »

Quote from: ram on April 01, 2012, 15:27

Cue Cancellara sook from hospital saying he'd have won by an hour and fifteen minutes. Bad luck for him nonetheless.

Top race by Pozzato. Good sprint by Boonen.

What Cancellara would've slowed down to let it be so close?

Dr. Horrible the Mad Elephant Man · « **Reply #246 on:** April 01, 2012, 15:28 »

Well done Boonen, great rider and deserved winner.
Pozzato very strong, back to his best.
Ballan always up there, if he could sprint he would be one of the greats, but without a sprint he was never going to win.

Crashes to Cancellara and Langeveld the low points. Hope neither is too badly injured.

BYOP · « **Reply #247 on:** April 01, 2012, 15:29 »

Quote from: AG on April 01, 2012, 15:28

BMC third and fourth. Thats ok.

That's a bit of a fail in my book!

just some guy · « **Reply #248 on:** April 01, 2012, 15:29 »

Sagan impressed me

thought he needed a couple more years

Phil, Phil Phil

ZamanAbbaticchio · « **Reply #249 on:** April 01, 2012, 15:29 »

Glad that pozzato earn some respect from spectators and riders. Boonen was wheelsucking today

..OPQS how many win is it now?

AG · « **Reply #250 on:** April 01, 2012, 15:29 »

Quote from: BYOP on April 01, 2012, 15:29

That's a bit of a fail in my book!

considering both Phil and Thor not going so good ... its not bad

BYOP · « **Reply #251 on:** April 01, 2012, 15:30 »

Impressed with Paolini today and in a few years time Sagan will own this race.

bicing · « **Reply #252 on:** April 01, 2012, 15:30 »

Quote from: AG on April 01, 2012, 15:25

Great race Tommeke !!!

well done.

No, it was a pretty dull win. His one and only attack was his sprint. But nobody should have expected Boonen to do anything else. Here is top 10

Tuart · « **Reply #253 on:** April 01, 2012, 15:30 »

Hope Boonen gives half his winning to Pozzato to thank him for allowing him to w****s*** his way to the lead whilst Pippo did all the work bridging to Ballan.

just some guy · « **Reply #254 on:** April 01, 2012, 15:31 »

Quote from: BYOP on April 01, 2012, 15:29

That's a bit of a fail in my book!

Whys that ?

what other team besides OPQS and Fini have had a better race

Phil Fail sure, BMC not

Dr. Horrible the Mad Elephant Man · « **Reply #255 on:** April 01, 2012, 15:31 »

Quote from: just some guy on April 01, 2012, 15:29

Sagan impressed me

thought he needed a couple more years

Phil, Phil Phil

Sagan, yes wait a couple of years and he will be winning these types of races regularly, Degenkolb might get some off of him though.

BYOP · « **Reply #256 on:** April 01, 2012, 15:31 »

Quote from: AG on April 01, 2012, 15:29

considering both Phil and Thor not going so good ... its not bad

Well I guess Thor has next sunday to redeem himself, and it's a little easier without Canc.

ZamanAbbaticchio · « **Reply #257 on:** April 01, 2012, 15:31 »

The race badly misses fabian..it was a bit of a let down.

mew · « **Reply #258 on:** April 01, 2012, 15:32 »

Sagan needs experience with tactics it seems....

poor Fabs wonder when we will hear something..

good finish though...looked like Pippo just couldn't give more

ram · « **Reply #259 on:** April 01, 2012, 15:32 »

Quote from: BYOP on April 01, 2012, 15:28

What Cancellara would've slowed down to let it be so close?

He'd have slowed the peloton down and attacked to gain a four hour lead and he'd slow right down after that.

just some guy · « **Reply #260 on:** April 01, 2012, 15:33 »

Quote from: BYOP on April 01, 2012, 15:31

Well I guess Thor has next sunday to redeem himself, and it's a little easier without Canc.

agreed and I think he might do well

Boonen to dbl up a possibility 2nd time for TB wow

BYOP · « **Reply #261 on:** April 01, 2012, 15:34 »

Quote from: just some guy on April 01, 2012, 15:31

Whys that ?

what other team besides OPQS and Fini have had a better race

Phil Fail sure, BMC not

To get 3rd and 4th just sucks, you know so close yet so far. Not a diss on BMC and their effort today, just sucks to end up with 3rd and 4th.

ram · « **Reply #262 on:** April 01, 2012, 15:34 »

4th in MSR, 5th in RvV so far. Is Sagan good or what.

All this talk of Boonen in PR, pah. It's Pozzato to win, by far.

AG · « **Reply #263 on:** April 01, 2012, 15:34 »

yeah - PR be interesting now. No Cancellara, so all the focus will be on Boonen

ram · « **Reply #264 on:** April 01, 2012, 15:37 »

When was Daniel Schorn shat out the back of the kopgroep?

Tuart · « **Reply #265 on:** April 01, 2012, 15:37 »

Translation of Boonen's interview:

Quote

I was afraid for a bit, to do the finale with those two. Something was wrong with my bike and I wanted to change, especially on the big ring. And those Italians, they know each other well and we’re from the same generation so we all know each other. But the wind, the wind was my friend. No one could go away. And I fought I fought all the way to the finish line, and I don’t think I had much left, but enough. To win four in a row, that would be something. That would be… something. But I’m feeling good, and PR is my favourite race so I’ll definitely try. I didn’t see what happened to Cance, but we controlled the race all day and we just kept n doing that. His crash is bad but that’s the race. He’s definitely had a sh*t week.

Thanks to tsgirl from podiumcafe

pedaling squares · « **Reply #266 on:** April 01, 2012, 15:38 »

Pippo, Pippo, you had that sprint. One second of hesitation cost you the race.

Capt_Cavman · « **Reply #267 on:** April 01, 2012, 15:38 »

Didn't like the new route. You might as well pick two hills and go up and down them all day.

Didn't think much of Pozatto's sprint either, not sure it was the right tactic and why did he wait for Boonen to start his?

Congrats to Boonen, he was almost out of it on the last climb but did enough to hang on and set himself up for the win.

Congrats to Ballan too, difficult when the other two are only interested in bringing it back for a sprint.

Dr. Horrible the Mad Elephant Man · « **Reply #268 on:** April 01, 2012, 15:40 »

Quote from: BYOP on April 01, 2012, 15:34

To get 3rd and 4th just sucks, you know so close yet so far. Not a diss on BMC and their effort today, just sucks to end up with 3rd and 4th.

3rd and 4th would be a good result for most teams but with so many big names it seems a bit lacking.
Gilbert being very much below his best is hurting BMC badly.
Ballan is too good a rider to be allowed to get away solo, not quite strong enough to get away solo and does not have a sprint so the likelihood of him winning a big race again is very slim, probably will get a few more monument top 10s though, may P-R next week

Dim · « **Reply #269 on:** April 01, 2012, 15:41 »

Poll results (before i zap it for taking up space)
Who will win the 2012 Tour of Flanders
Cancellara 13/5 17 (22.1%)
Boonen 11/4 22 (28.6%)
Sagan 8/1 7 (9.1%)
Chavanel 14/1 4 (5.2%)
Pozzato 20/1 8 (10.4%)
Breschel 20/1 1 (1.3%)
Nuyens 25/1 0 (0%)
Vanmarcke 25/1 5 (6.5%)
Gilbert 25/1 4 (5.2%)
Hoogerland 30/1 0 (0%)
Boasson Hagen 33/1 1 (1.3%)
Van Avermaet 33/1 0 (0%)
Friere 33/1 0 (0%)
Ballan 33/1 3 (3.9%)
Other 4 (5.2%)
Langeveld 1 (1.3%)

Total Members Voted: 77

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