The Keepers and Rigid rolled into a region in France called Flandres which, without doing any further research into the matter, we assume is the coloquial French term for this region of the world. If its anything like the other regions in Europe, these places have roots that extend way past any modern country’s border and situate themselves in a history long past.
They do, however, speak French with all the stubbornness that we have come to love from the French. None of us in the group speak French very well, and no one we’ve found in Lille speaks English very well. Which means we’re all communicating with arms and legs more so than with words. We’re on our way to Kemmel, which means we’ll be able to speak a bit of Flemish again.
With Keepers Tour: Cobbled Classics 2012 about to begin in earnest, we’re busy organizing ourselves and making final preparations, so we’ll have to forgo the usual insightful, hard-hitting, race insight we usually produce for the VSPs. What’s that you say? We’re usually full of shit? Ah, right. You’ll have to forgive us the usual shit, then, and take today’s flavor.
Watch the countdown timer, get your VSP picks in by Sunday morning at 5am Pacific. Winner of this VSP event will earn the right to comment all year with the Leeuw van Vlaanderen commenting badge. We will also forgo the usual Symbol Pack prize awarded to a Monument and award the winner a copy of the local newspaper the day after the race.
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@Belgian Cobblestones
@mcsqueak
Derp. Of course. I'll give it a shot. May not be til later, as I have to, you know, feed my children.
Okay, here goes. I hope they show up. These are the best I could do with the "Lo Fi" method. Look on the right side of the screen as Ballan goes by.
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@The Oracle
Dude, awesome! Thanks for sharing. I wonder how many people saw that flag and recognized it, or didn't know what it was and will now visit the website.
@The Oracle
Most excellent
Is that Frank in the second picture, yelling his head off?
That is SO COOL!!! I missed it during the race, thanks for posting!
Zombie Fabs: http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/11508/CHF-54-million-operation-could-salvage-Cancellaras-Roubaix-dream.aspx
Aprils Fool? Real? It sounds possible enough, and how awesome would it be to make Fabian the man of carbone?
I went through it frame by frame, and i didnt see anyone kwho was obviously one of the guys. Those shots are taken after Ballan passed the flag, so assuming they were near the flag, I dont think I got anyone in the shots.
@The Oracle
What a great view!
Respects to Cancellara via RadioshackNissanTrekFan.com
http://www.radioshacknissantrekfan.com/cycling-news/fabian-cancellara-crashes-in-tour-of-flanders/