Gent (Deinze)-Wevelgem, it starts with 130 km of cruising around Belgium and Northern France followed by a flurry of bergs and then a final 38 km of flatter riding to the inevitable sprint finish. How hard can the climbing be if Super Mario got over them? Ask the riders from KT 2012, (the ones not in the following car) and they will tell you the Kemmelberg, for one, is a steep beast of a climb. It does not go up too far but it goes. And all these bergs seem to have some climbing just to get to the named climb, so yes, one can be gassed real fast in this area. Luckily there is the chance of catching back on each descent too, something sprinters like Cipo must have been good at.
This is one of the final tune up races for Ronde van Vlaanderen. The Velominati banner shall be flying in Flanders in a week from this Sunday’s race. Whomever is fit and fast into Wevelgem shall be on the short list for the Ronde.
Here is a provisional start list and here is the race profile. The start list shall be updated by Saturday so double check your picks before start time. No whining, no delgados.
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@Chris
This dude don't have any negative thoughts on the zebra kit. It's long sleeve-n-leg which would keep your cold dead body warm!
Chavanel isn't racing? I'll try this Sky thing
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@sthilzy
That is happily the funniest picture I've seen in my entire nearly 50 years on this planet. Worthy of some sort of AoP discussion - for instance is he wearing the kit for a bet; is he being paid to wear it or did he buy it to match his shoes? Who is he? He must have balls the size of ostrich eggs.
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With Easter almost here it didn't seem right to pass over (!) somebody named Jesus.
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2. Filippo Pozzato
3. Mark Cavendish
4. Edvald Boasson Hagen
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@the Engine
Ah, this old chestnut shows itself again. Dude actually went to a ton of work to get that look. I mean, where TF do you find zebra striped bar tape?
I'll bet a hundy that he'd be the first guy to sign up for Cippo's Seminar; "How to Look Fucking Fabulous, and Kill it with the Ladies", then drive around forever alone in this:
@scaler911 That van is not intended for 'alone time'. It's intended for rolling goth with your Magic playing friends on your way to the Trekie Convention. Either way, nobody gettin' none.
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