Velominati Super Prestige: Gent – Wevelgem 2016

The bicycle of Gert Steegmans in the 2015 Ghent-Wevelgem

Deinze – Wevelgem really but Gent sounds correct, like Het Volk. Last year’s windy wet edition was a pretty awesome race except Luca Paolini won it wearing tights (FFS!?) and maybe high on Italian marching powder. Riders were leaning into the wind and being blown off the road. It was awesome to watch maybe not so awesome to race.

Tony Martin will be lining up as he prepares for a Spring Classics campaign. If you have Ronde van Vlaanderen dreams you best ride this and see how the gun prep has gone. Tomeke, Faboo, it should be a proper battle.

Here is the start list and it is impressive. Let us hope the Belgian weather is true to form. The prize list is equally impressive and after that weird Milan-Sanremo finish, no VSP savants are crushing it yet. So do some stretches, limber up, if you need to unload some bad choices (H. Haussler), get those out of your system now before the real races begin.

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xyxax says:

Mar 27 2016 at 8:45 am

@Mikael Liddy

@xyxax

given the way his left leg was kinda planted on the ground with him moving around it, I wonder whether something may have broken…hope he’s ok.

Oh damn. Looks like he just got crowded out by his own team on the narrow road. Terrible luck esp given his form.
cognition says:

Mar 27 2016 at 8:52 am

Finally!
Mikael Liddy says:

Mar 27 2016 at 9:11 am

@xyxax

Yup, although sounds as though he wasn't the worst from the day. Apparently one of the Wanty Goubert riders was taken out my a moto & required hospitalisation.
frank says:

Mar 27 2016 at 9:22 am

What a finish! I was sure Fabian was going to win it after that little fake! Cheeky!

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frank says:

Mar 27 2016 at 9:23 am

@Mikael Liddy

@xyxax

Yup, although sounds as though he wasn’t the worst from the day. Apparently one of the Wanty Goubert riders was taken out my a moto & required hospitalisation.

It is astounding how closely those motos are driving by the riders; it is even more astounding that we can't seem to go a single race without having one nearly take a rider out.
Buck Rogers says:

Mar 27 2016 at 10:02 am

@frank

What a finish! I was sure Fabian was going to win it after that little fake! Cheeky!

Final Race Results

1. SAGAN Peter

2. VANMARCKE Sep

3. KUZNETSOV VYACHESLAV

4. CANCELLARA Fabian

5. DEMARE Arnaud

Final VSP Results

1. Bart (12 points)

2. Jay (12 points)

3. bobthecat (11 points)

4. Scott Shannon (10 points)

5. Lebowski Achiever (9 points)

6. CanuckChuck (9 points)

7. frank (8 points)

8. universo (8 points)

9. sthilzy (8 points)

10. Luis Muñoz (8 points)

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11. Pierre Couderc (8 points)

12. VbyV (8 points)

13. RedRanger (8 points)

14. il muro di manayunk (8 points)

15. Vbikes (8 points)

16. Kevin (8 points)

17. Father of Four (8 points)

18. Buck Rogers (8 points)

19. John (8 points)

20. Phillip Mercer (8 points)

21. Quadzilla (8 points)

22. Rusty Gramm (8 points)

23. oldensteel (8 points)

24. Kyle (8 points)

25. 1860 (8 points)

26. JonnyG (8 points)

27. Geordi (8 points)

28. GoldenGorilla (7 points)

29. Quasar (7 points)

30. ramenvelo (7 points)

31. oneninefiveninesix (7 points)

32. Clingon (7 points)

33. chui (6 points)

34. Wietse Verbrugghe (6 points)

35. TheDon (5 points)

36. Mikael Liddy (5 points)

37. fly (5 points)

38. Rubin Christophe (4 points)

39. SamV (4 points)

40. Rafael Ribeiro (4 points)

41. Minnesota Expat (4 points)

42. Ccos (4 points)

43. ColinS (4 points)

44. CJ@178 (4 points)

45. Cameron W (4 points)

46. Tom Mc (4 points)

47. dancollins (4 points)

48. ojhart (4 points)

49. aaus (3 points)

50. Jed (3 points)

51. BacklashJack (3 points)

52. Hansen (3 points)

53. freddy (3 points)

54. LawnCzar (3 points)

55. fignons barber (3 points)

56. V-olcano (3 points)

57. Rigid (3 points)

58. ziggy (3 points)

59. Owen (2 points)

60. piwakawaka (2 points)

61. Barracuda (2 points)

62. Al__S (2 points)

63. Harminator (2 points)

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107. Ron (2 points)

108. Ken (2 points)

109. Gianni (2 points)

110. The Grande Fondue (1 points)

111. dyalander (1 points)

112. Verbrugghe David (1 points)

113. Carel (1 points)

114. Kunanyi (1 points)

115. Slowtrane (1 points)

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117. the Engine (1 points)

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119. justinevan88 (1 points)

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147. Bianchi Denti (0 points)

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150. Matthew M (0 points)

151. Ted G (0 points)

Yes, I have never seen a faint like that in the closing finish. Crafty Fox but Sagan was not biting.
Buck Rogers says:

Mar 27 2016 at 10:05 am

@Kevin

@LawnCzar

@Kevin

Sagan, Cancellara, Vanmarcke and Kuznetsov fill in for Kristoff.

Winning Break? Me thinks so!

I’m thinking so — I’ve got three of the four in my picks, but then again I think most other folk do, too!

Watching those 3 keep the Etixx boys at bay is impressive. Kuznetsov is dead weight and the blue of Etixx just looks slow.

Lefevere must be blowing a GASKET! Etixx putting on a masterclass in how to fuck up a race and miss every winning move in the Spring Classics this year. There had better be a result in either RVV or P-R or there will be, As Lars Owen said, Hell to Pay!
Buck Rogers says:

Mar 27 2016 at 10:07 am

And what about Van Marke??? Dude seriously NOT pulling his weight in that break. Missing turns and doing the shortest possible turns from the 25 fuckin k mark to the finish. I guess it almost paid off but in the end, he didn't win and came off as a integrity-lacking Bastard. Off course, the Katusha rider was worse but I expect that from them.
dinosaurJR says:

Mar 27 2016 at 11:14 am

@LawnCzar

I find it quite frankly despicable. If you start a race you finish it. Unless illness, injury or another factor makes it impossible. You keep pedaling untill you can't.

VLVV and all that.
Gianni says:

Mar 27 2016 at 11:49 am

FFS! Kristoff DNS, young Zabel DNF, Greipel DNF, Tommeke off his game, The Ronde should be very interesting and my boy Fabooos is looking strong. 2 points. What a world.

Oh, and Heiney, DNF. check.