WorldTour and Pro Cycling Nonsense 2012

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Cavendish dropped on Le Manie, stuck in a large second group with Sky men chasing at the front. Got the gap down to about 50 secs but couldn't close it and have sat up now. Many big names at the front.

Let's Talk About Socks (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Saturday, 17 March 2012 15:22 (twelve years ago) link

Liquigas leading up the Cipressa - for whose benefit: Nibali or Sagan?

Let's Talk About Socks (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Saturday, 17 March 2012 15:33 (twelve years ago) link

CRASH! Gilbert taken out. Meanwhile Hoogerland 10secs off the front.

Let's Talk About Socks (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Saturday, 17 March 2012 15:39 (twelve years ago) link

Cancellara and Boonen looking strong. Not far to the Poggio now. All together at the front.

Let's Talk About Socks (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Saturday, 17 March 2012 15:47 (twelve years ago) link

Is phinney near the front for bmg? haven't heard him mentioned at all but interested to see if he can get as far as poggio near the front as support

low-rise concentration camps (Hunt3r), Saturday, 17 March 2012 15:51 (twelve years ago) link

Ha bmc

low-rise concentration camps (Hunt3r), Saturday, 17 March 2012 15:52 (twelve years ago) link

Haven't heard his name

Let's Talk About Socks (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Saturday, 17 March 2012 15:54 (twelve years ago) link

BANG! Nibali, Gerrans, Cancellara...

Let's Talk About Socks (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Saturday, 17 March 2012 15:58 (twelve years ago) link

...and they just hold off the chase. Gerrans comes off Cancellara's wheel to nick it.

Let's Talk About Socks (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Saturday, 17 March 2012 16:07 (twelve years ago) link

GERROOOOOOOOO

"good-o, hoo-roo" (haitch), Saturday, 17 March 2012 16:17 (twelve years ago) link

That was pretty awesome. Not 100% wrong 100m more and Sagan may have taken it. Awesome ride from Gerrans.

I am enjoying the misadventures of LOLBMC the super team.

American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Saturday, 17 March 2012 17:54 (twelve years ago) link

I can't help feeling sorry for Cancellara. After dropping everyone in Flanders & Roubaix two years ago and thrashing everyone in all time trials I was bored of his domination so I quite liked him getting worked over last season. But now I feel sorry for him. He should be good for Flanders though.

Let's Talk About Socks (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Saturday, 17 March 2012 18:43 (twelve years ago) link

two weeks pass...

busted collarbone in three places. poor fabs.

merrick & toro rosso (haitch), Monday, 2 April 2012 00:54 (twelve years ago) link

five nights of the track worlds, here in town and live on national tv too! and roubaix after the madison's done on sunday night!

merrick & toro rosso (haitch), Thursday, 5 April 2012 12:33 (twelve years ago) link

Totally watching Paris Roubaix from the side of the road on Sunday. Not on the pave unfortunately but hey it'll be cool. Rode round the area this morning, it's such beautiful riding country, rolling, mostly smooth roads, courteous drivers, will ride it more.

problem chimp (Porkpie), Friday, 6 April 2012 14:29 (twelve years ago) link

cool

Let's Talk About Socks (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Friday, 6 April 2012 16:12 (twelve years ago) link

Expect fun tomorrow, it's been raining off and on all day, plus it's gusting nicely. We'll be in the town of st Quentin about 11am CET. Apparently the caravan is stingier than the TdF, but should be able to get some decent pictures at least, then Monday I'm going to head up and ride a few sections of pave myself, about 40km north.

problem chimp (Porkpie), Saturday, 7 April 2012 17:29 (twelve years ago) link

Forecast is dry for tomorrow but if its been wet its going to make the gutters less attractive. I'm ready for a good race.

American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Sunday, 8 April 2012 00:59 (twelve years ago) link

Is dry now, but cold, overnight frost in fact. Just heading out to st Quentin itself to take some pics.

problem chimp (Porkpie), Sunday, 8 April 2012 07:48 (twelve years ago) link

COBBLESTONES

Not wet...yet?

Clive "The Chip" Crinkly (King Boy Pato), Sunday, 8 April 2012 11:42 (twelve years ago) link

possible rain at some point before the finish!

merrick & toro rosso (haitch), Sunday, 8 April 2012 12:02 (twelve years ago) link

ouch

༼◍ྀ ౪ ◍ི ༽ (cozen), Sunday, 8 April 2012 12:11 (twelve years ago) link

they must be into dubstep 'cause that was a sick drop to the cobblestones

Clive "The Chip" Crinkly (King Boy Pato), Sunday, 8 April 2012 12:14 (twelve years ago) link

I'm away from home without Eurosport and watching the football instead so happy for updates here, pretty please

Let's Talk About Socks (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Sunday, 8 April 2012 12:28 (twelve years ago) link

remnants of the early break @ 70km, then small group of chasers including THOR and flecha at 40sec, then main bunch about 30sec later

merrick & toro rosso (haitch), Sunday, 8 April 2012 12:35 (twelve years ago) link

sorry, ballan not thor

merrick & toro rosso (haitch), Sunday, 8 April 2012 12:35 (twelve years ago) link

chavanel leads main bunch back to the ballan group, then attacks just after the feed zone! it's split everything to pieces.

merrick & toro rosso (haitch), Sunday, 8 April 2012 12:40 (twelve years ago) link

THOR drops it going through a roundabout, just slips over due to the dust i think. looks a bit torn up.

merrick & toro rosso (haitch), Sunday, 8 April 2012 12:48 (twelve years ago) link

Thanks for this running commentary

Let's Talk About Socks (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Sunday, 8 April 2012 12:50 (twelve years ago) link

turgot of europcar has dropped the other riders from the break who get swept up, and has a handful of seconds. boonen hits it and takes pozzato with him. chavanel flats!

merrick & toro rosso (haitch), Sunday, 8 April 2012 12:51 (twelve years ago) link

57km from the finish - boonen, pozzato, turgo, ballan (who's crossed from the bunch). they have 15sec maybe.

merrick & toro rosso (haitch), Sunday, 8 April 2012 12:52 (twelve years ago) link

Boonen? Argh,

Clive "The Chip" Crinkly (King Boy Pato), Sunday, 8 April 2012 12:55 (twelve years ago) link

boonen's broken away and taken terpstra with him - the others have gone back to the bunch and they're not organised yet...

filippo pozzato's fluorescent sidis appreciation society (haitch), Sunday, 8 April 2012 12:55 (twelve years ago) link

boonen with 30sec gap at mons-en-pevele, has disposed of his team-mate's services. this is p. audacious!

filippo pozzato's fluorescent sidis appreciation society (haitch), Sunday, 8 April 2012 13:00 (twelve years ago) link

pozzato and stijn devolder trip over each other on a dusty corner, that might do for pippo i think. sky have four in the chase group, they might have to burn a couple of them i reckon...

filippo pozzato's fluorescent sidis appreciation society (haitch), Sunday, 8 April 2012 13:06 (twelve years ago) link

Is EBH riding today?

Let's Talk About Socks (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Sunday, 8 April 2012 13:08 (twelve years ago) link

flecha's trying to bridge from the bunch to boonen, who's still 30sec up the road. luca paolini slows to a crawl from the main bunch trying to clip back in, lol i know how he feels. chavanel has a few with him trying to come through the cars and rejoin the chase.

filippo pozzato's fluorescent sidis appreciation society (haitch), Sunday, 8 April 2012 13:10 (twelve years ago) link

yep - and he and stannard plus ballan, lars boom and a couple others have bridged to flecha.

filippo pozzato's fluorescent sidis appreciation society (haitch), Sunday, 8 April 2012 13:12 (twelve years ago) link

boonen not even wearing gloves today, total hardman stuff.

filippo pozzato's fluorescent sidis appreciation society (haitch), Sunday, 8 April 2012 13:14 (twelve years ago) link

great ride from boonen, esp since terpstra bonked

༼◍ྀ ౪ ◍ི ༽ (cozen), Sunday, 8 April 2012 13:15 (twelve years ago) link

out to about 40 secs now

༼◍ྀ ౪ ◍ི ༽ (cozen), Sunday, 8 April 2012 13:15 (twelve years ago) link

vansummeren towing a small group up to the main chasers. chavanel group are coming back but are another 2min20 back, don't think he'll get back sadly.

filippo pozzato's fluorescent sidis appreciation society (haitch), Sunday, 8 April 2012 13:18 (twelve years ago) link

terpstra sitting on stannard's wheel and disrupting the work of the sky guys; nontheless the gap has stabilised at 45sec.

filippo pozzato's fluorescent sidis appreciation society (haitch), Sunday, 8 April 2012 13:22 (twelve years ago) link

this is amazing. he's accelerated again, 55sec gap now.

filippo pozzato's fluorescent sidis appreciation society (haitch), Sunday, 8 April 2012 13:29 (twelve years ago) link

Can't get wifi to work here so am relying on this thread and twitter

problem chimp (Porkpie), Sunday, 8 April 2012 13:29 (twelve years ago) link

chase group are taking 'advantage' of sky doing all the work, but they're not actually making any inroads.

filippo pozzato's fluorescent sidis appreciation society (haitch), Sunday, 8 April 2012 13:33 (twelve years ago) link

27k, 59"

༼◍ྀ ౪ ◍ི ༽ (cozen), Sunday, 8 April 2012 13:35 (twelve years ago) link

flecha, boom, van summ, and ballan go

༼◍ྀ ౪ ◍ི ༽ (cozen), Sunday, 8 April 2012 13:39 (twelve years ago) link

tornado tom gurning like a teenage raver from the effort.

filippo pozzato's fluorescent sidis appreciation society (haitch), Sunday, 8 April 2012 13:43 (twelve years ago) link

1'10 up at carrefore l'arbe over lars boom who's shipped the rest of the chasers - i think he's on his cross bike again like last year, was running 30mm tubulars then iirc

filippo pozzato's fluorescent sidis appreciation society (haitch), Sunday, 8 April 2012 13:51 (twelve years ago) link


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