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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What about acting like you've been there before?
@Sauterelle
Good point. The Dude is unstoppable.
I also think that he is just a guy who LOVES riding his bike and is loving life right now. I can get behind that.
Cannot wait to see if he can pull off a Monument this year.
So doing a wheelie is douchie but having time to pick up a flag and wave it isn't? Or behaving like Christ on the cross, yes marco was a dude but there's nothing worse than Italian showboating! Yes you have won, now moveover and lets see the bunch sprint for second! ;)
@frank
Not douchy. He rode them off his wheel with panache, then a simple victory salute and then a wheelie AFTER THE LINE.
@the-farmer
Who the fuck is the Christ fellow? Pantani was doing a Pantani.
@brett
Actually, if you look closely, he came to a nearly full stop just short of the line and then wheelied over it. I'm not sure how I feel about it as a one time thing, but I do hope it doesn't become a trend like Nascar drivers doing donuts.
Delga'doh-ed. i put the wheelie down to youthful exuberance, his panache still not old enough to shave.
what I appreciated was his launching his attack just as the guy in front (Flecha?) flicked his elbow to get him to pull through. Maybe that's old school but I hadn't seen it before.
May as well have Delgado'd after backing the sprinters in & getting a fucking donut...
@brett
I think he was the guy who tried to capitalize on the popularity of the movie "Life of Brian."
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=asUyK6JWt9U
The wheel is worlds better than a contrived Pistolero fingerbang.
Sagan's antics inspired me to practice my wheelies though... Could be useful?
@Mirko
I agree, it always seems like the EPO/transfusion guys are never too emotional when they cross the line, 'cos deep down they know they are cheating scumbags. I particularly liked Talansky's win in Paris-Nice...he was fucking stoked and it was plain to see. Sagan's wheelie was just a crap wheelie.