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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Last bit about Stannard going from a distance was in reference to PR.
@Chris
Are you watching E3 on live stream? Boonen and is just killing it on the front. Not sure why he is working so hard right now. Maybe not worried about a result today but really testing the legs for the next two weeks. This E3 race is turning out to be AMAZING to watch!
VSP PICKS:
1. Boss Hogg
2. Sagan
3. Gilbert
4. Cancellara
5. Boonen
And there goes Sparty off the front!!! BAM!!!
@Buck Rogers
That was impressive...looked like 2010 all over again.
Wow! Sparty is STRONG! He's gone solo at 35 k's and NO ONE can follow. Tomeke dropped off the back. He will be SUPER marked again this year.
Faboo-Diesel churning and pulling away from the station ...
@LA Dave
EXACTLY! Bet against him this year at your own risk. He might try a Tomeke 2012 and try to sweep the next four races.
Changing my picks now.
VSP PICKS:
1. Cancellara
2. Billions and Billions
3. Cavendouche
4. Tomeke
5. Stannard
VSP PICKS:
1. Sagan
2. Gilbert
3. Boonen
4. Cancellara
5. Boasson Hagen
VSP PICKS:
1. Cancellara
2. Hushovd
3. Boonen
4. G. Thomas
5. Cav