Here comes sickness.
Can you feel that? That itchy, twitchy feeling… that’s anticipation, it’s expectation, it’s Belgian fucking racing fever! You know you’ve got it, and you can’t fight it, you don’t want to fight it, you need it bad because it’s been way too long. Some may call it Spring Fever, Cobblebone, or Kassientitis. It manifests itself deep in the bones, chilling your very core, while simultaneously warming your heart. This is the best time of the racing season, and it’s affecting me more than ever, because I won’t be attending the clinic this year. And that makes me sick.
While the VSP doesn’t kick off until some 300k Italian sprint bores us to death in a couple of weeks, we all know that the real start to the season is this weekend on the bergen of Flanders, and we want the worst possible weather for it. As we bathe in sunshine in the bottom half of the planet, those of us inflicted with the sickness really long to be wrapped in our Flandrien Best and getting dumped on by cold rain and icy crosswinds on some shit-covered road, just waiting to get to the next sector of stones, the next steep and slippery climb, where once on it you curse with all your deep-seated hatred until it is crested, and a strange sense of joy briefly appears, not giving itself up fully until the first Malteni is opened hours later. It’s the medicine that doesn’t cure anything except a lack of Flahute in the system, and that’s just how we like it.
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@fignons barber
Fucking Sagan was the MAN! Totally guts and glory today for that man and totally relaxed and happy in the post-race interviews. Wasn't able to watch it live but read the live tickers and have now seen most of the finale as well. GVA was decent but for me, the Man of the Match was Sagan. Luke Rowe and Benoot were pretty amazing as well, not to mention the poor French bugger who held onto the front all fucking day, Gougeard! Hopefully Sagan has bigger fish-to-fry over the next 6 weeks!!! Really hoping that he gets his first monument this year!
And Bravo and Chapeau to Evelyn Stevens for crushing the hour record! What a day!!! Hope KBK is just as awesome tomorrow!!!
@Harminator
Cheers
Hey Sagan! Rule 33, yah dickhead!
Four exposed inche
Hey Sagan! Rule #33, yah dickhead!
Four exposed inches of fluff cost him this race.
(Who'd have thought calling the world champ a dickhead would lead to screwing up a post? Anyone else superstitious?)
@Blah
Huh ?
@wilburrox
Kristof was 101st today--warming up for tomorrow?
Even Terpstra leading the sprint so early seemed crazy against a diesel like Stannard, played right into his hands. Having said that, we'll never know what the DS was advising the Ettix trio.
Last post was for @wilburrox
@gilly @Harminator is right on the money 'cause if Vandenbergh just sat on Stannard's wheel as he bridged to Terpstra then Boonen woulda had the wheel with him. He just got greedy. And you're right about the, who knows?
Anyways, I'm reading the current live txts re: KBK from cyclingnews and they state >>> It looks like Sagan is alone and without teammates…<<< That's news ?!? And sure doesn't matter. What a stud. Anyone kinda get the idea he's just warming up for crushing PR ? Oh would I love to see that!