Heroes & Villains, the Aston Villa fanzine
Off Topic => Sports Arena => Topic started by: Jon Crofts on February 27, 2015, 05:05:51 PM
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They're here.
Saturday kicks off with the Omloop Het Niuewsblad, Flanders, Belgium. Ian Stannard of Sky won it last year, has to be a strong favourite for Saturday as well.
Welcome back, mud, rain, snow, cobbles and suffering.
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As you say, ...and suffering!
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Stannard wins Omloop, well done
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Well done, Ian.
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Cav wins K-B-K.
Good weekend for the Brits.
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Paris - Nice tomorrow.
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Milan - San Remo this weekend, hopefully the weather is a little better than at Tirreno - Adriatico, not that it hindered Nairo Quintana in any way. Nails.
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It's the sprinters Classic isn't it?
I wonder if Kristoff can retain his title?
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It is but quite how they have the energy after almost 200 miles is beyond me.
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Not really a sprinters classic. Sometimes they make it. Sometime not. The Poggio normally gets rid of them. This is Cavs focus. He has a strong team out. Look out for Gilbert too. Very strong team out and with the finish closer to the Poggio an attack on the hill could be crucial. Stannard and Swifty are also in with a big shout. Especially if the weather is shit.
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Well it looked like sprinters there at the end to me.
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Well it looked like sprinters there at the end to me.
Slightly uphill finishes sprinters, ideal for Sagan but he missed out again. Cav was a tad unlucky although I doubt he would have won. His chain come off - again - and he had to knacker himself getting back to where he needed to be and then couldn't hold on to the front group as a result. Etixx didn't have a good day as both their other options to Cav, Stybar & Kwiatkowski crashing. Sky still can't quite get it right.
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Anyone know where I can get some mechanical EPO for my bike?
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uci-check-36-milan-san-remo-bikes-for-motors
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Geraint Thomas wins E3 Harelbeke
A good Spring for the Brits, Stannard, Cavendish and now Thomas. With Boonen & Cancellara out of Paris-Roubaix perhaps Wiggins can add to our success.
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First Welshist to win a Classic in 119 years, well done the G Man.
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And then follows it up with a podium at Ghent - Wevelghem even after being blown off his bike by a massive gust of wind and hour or so before the finish. Nails.
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Stevie Wonder at the wheel of the Shimano service course vehicle today at the Tour Of Flanders.
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Alexander Kristoff winning Scheldeprijs following his success in the Three Days of De Panne and the Tour of Flanders.
Not a bad treble and he now goes for Paris-Roubaix although I would put a fair amount of money on him not winning that. His legs must ache a bit.
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So tomorrow is the big one, the Daddy of the Classics.
Can Wiggo do it one last time for Team Sky?
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So...no Paris-Roubaix for Sir Brad, shame but he did not let himself down, that is such a hard race and Degenkolb the best man on the day won. Wiggins described it as "soft" and I think he was right, weather was decent and it lacked a Cancellara or Boonen to set it alight. I thought Sagan might be the man to take over their mantle but he is, for his team and the money that have spent, worryingly failing to deliver so far.
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At least nobody died under a train.
What the fuck were they thinking?
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Bad news, Valvarde won both Liège-Bastogne-Liège and the Flèche Wallonn.
Good news - not a Spring Classic but Cav has won the first two stages of the Tour of Turkey and seems to be getting back to fitness after illness. The second stage was won despite riding with a slow puncture for the last 5km.
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Contador looking ominous at the Giro today. Can anyone beat him?
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Contador looking ominous at the Giro today. Can anyone beat him?
Not looking too healthy on the podium after his crash today. Couldn't put the pink jersey on.
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His time trailing has got worse since he laid off the steak sandwiches hasn't it?