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Last one... to the Velodrome!

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"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind

by umwolverine on Apr 12, 2009 11:09 AM EDT reply actions  

one must anticipate these things

"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind

by umwolverine on Apr 12, 2009 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions  

Rai Tv says

There are 10 people of the audience at the hospital for the motorbike crash. Three of them are serioulsy injuried

by Malabrocca on Apr 12, 2009 11:09 AM EDT reply actions  

el ouch!

25s on dirt, what's not to like?

by snakeboat on Apr 12, 2009 11:10 AM EDT up reply actions  

7.8 kms

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by Koppenberg on Apr 12, 2009 11:10 AM EDT reply actions  

Are we going to hit 1,000,000 today?

"...if you're not going to pull through, I'm going to attack you." ~CVV (ToBC Stg 4)

by nikki on Apr 12, 2009 11:10 AM EDT reply actions  

well

we know the top two podium steps, if not in order yet.

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by Chris Fontecchio on Apr 12, 2009 11:11 AM EDT reply actions  

7 KM

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by Koppenberg on Apr 12, 2009 11:11 AM EDT reply actions  

crazy

You may very well think that; I couldn't possibly comment.

by nicknorco on Apr 12, 2009 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions  

time trial now

do you try to save it late? Or chase back as soon as possible?

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by Chris Fontecchio on Apr 12, 2009 11:12 AM EDT reply actions  

Corner fast Tom!

TB looking v fast.

"…I saw bloody Cavendish coming, really fast…"
HH

by ELVISGOAT on Apr 12, 2009 11:12 AM EDT reply actions  

18"

Pippo’s dying a bit…

by Roadent on Apr 12, 2009 11:12 AM EDT reply actions  

I don't think there is any strategy here

Just riding on the limit

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by Koppenberg on Apr 12, 2009 11:13 AM EDT reply actions  

18 48

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by Koppenberg on Apr 12, 2009 11:13 AM EDT reply actions  

smooth roads mostly now

Pippo’s only hope. Or a train.

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by Chris Fontecchio on Apr 12, 2009 11:13 AM EDT reply actions  

boonen

giving it everything he’s got

by yeehoo on Apr 12, 2009 11:13 AM EDT reply actions  

ah, come on, someone nip boonen on the line... please

"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind

by umwolverine on Apr 12, 2009 11:13 AM EDT reply actions  

o/

"…I saw bloody Cavendish coming, really fast…"
HH

by ELVISGOAT on Apr 12, 2009 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions  

was both, but I saw Vansummeren falling back

"Sean Kelly? Sorry, I am not so good with cycling history. I just want to race." --Edvald Boasson Hagen

by majope on Apr 12, 2009 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions  

24 / 48

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by Koppenberg on Apr 12, 2009 11:14 AM EDT reply actions  

24"

ok, now c’est fini

by yeehoo on Apr 12, 2009 11:14 AM EDT reply actions  

Pippo just gave up

"....Up Sestriere on a rental clunker in jeans and loafers? Brother, lemme buy you a beer."

by Rolls on Apr 12, 2009 11:14 AM EDT reply actions  

i am NOT happy

"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind

by umwolverine on Apr 12, 2009 11:15 AM EDT reply actions  

someone tell him

keep riding, you don’t have second in hand yet.

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by Chris Fontecchio on Apr 12, 2009 11:15 AM EDT reply actions  

This is why Tomekke is a champion

He’s not just a sprinter, he’s STRONG too.

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by Koppenberg on Apr 12, 2009 11:15 AM EDT reply actions  

est c'est tout

for the live feeds

You may very well think that; I couldn't possibly comment.

by nicknorco on Apr 12, 2009 11:15 AM EDT reply actions  

try the spanish one on cf

"Sean Kelly? Sorry, I am not so good with cycling history. I just want to race." --Edvald Boasson Hagen

by majope on Apr 12, 2009 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions  

beautiful beautiful beautiful

Tom is so strong I was calling it wrong for sure.
Bad luck though with those crashes, helped him when he needed it.

by peterfish on Apr 12, 2009 11:16 AM EDT reply actions  

indeed

VanSummerale took out the strongest chaser (Flecha), but Thor just couldn’t follow Tom’s pace and hit the barriers.

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by Koppenberg on Apr 12, 2009 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions  

radio

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by Chris Fontecchio on Apr 12, 2009 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions  

a dog tag

or maybe a drug testers GPS implant ?

by peterfish on Apr 12, 2009 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah, everyone crashed for Tom.

But when you’re most tired, that’s when you make mistakes.

by Mark T1979 on Apr 12, 2009 11:17 AM EDT reply actions  

And that is why

Tom hit each cobbled stretch at the front.

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by Koppenberg on Apr 12, 2009 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions  

maybe not maybe not, maybe a strong one going tooo fast

or as I suggsted above, very very easy to misjudge corners on narrow cobbles when you are smoking along

by peterfish on Apr 12, 2009 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions  

Maybe.

Just looked like a misjudgement.

by Mark T1979 on Apr 12, 2009 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions  

He was following Tom's line

Just couldn’t hang at that speed.

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by Koppenberg on Apr 12, 2009 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions  

Grew more hair?

"Sean Kelly? Sorry, I am not so good with cycling history. I just want to race." --Edvald Boasson Hagen

by majope on Apr 12, 2009 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions  

riot!

25s on dirt, what's not to like?

by snakeboat on Apr 12, 2009 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions  

myth

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by Chris Fontecchio on Apr 12, 2009 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions  

I don't think he has any

;-)

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by Koppenberg on Apr 12, 2009 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions  

link for finish

http://www.freedocast.com/narkitu

I suspect VS may be the problem; they’ll have this on at 5 PM or so

by JFS_PGH on Apr 12, 2009 11:19 AM EDT reply actions  

yes

thank you and thanks steephill!

You may very well think that; I couldn't possibly comment.

by nicknorco on Apr 12, 2009 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions  

Familiar sight

streets of Roubaix. I’ve seen this road about 20 times this week

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by Chris Fontecchio on Apr 12, 2009 11:19 AM EDT reply actions  

live feed

here

Ô col Bayard, Ô Tourmalet, à côté du Galibier, vous êtes de la pale et vulgaire bibine !

by ton_oncle on Apr 12, 2009 11:19 AM EDT reply actions  

pull thru Thor!

25s on dirt, what's not to like?

by snakeboat on Apr 12, 2009 11:20 AM EDT reply actions  

still a race

for podium spots

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by Chris Fontecchio on Apr 12, 2009 11:20 AM EDT reply actions  

Velodrome!

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by Koppenberg on Apr 12, 2009 11:20 AM EDT reply actions  

Well earned Tommeke!

Hes just a man for this race.

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by Chris Fontecchio on Apr 12, 2009 11:20 AM EDT reply actions  

bravo!

You may very well think that; I couldn't possibly comment.

by nicknorco on Apr 12, 2009 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions  

aye

good sport Pippo

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by Koppenberg on Apr 12, 2009 11:22 AM EDT reply actions  

Nice!

Pippo still racing but takes time to congratulate Boonen.

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by Chris Fontecchio on Apr 12, 2009 11:22 AM EDT reply actions  

Top two

as it should be.

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by Chris Fontecchio on Apr 12, 2009 11:23 AM EDT reply actions  

Flecha was not very far behind.

Despite soloing for ages.

Must have had the legs.

Sad for him.

by Mark T1979 on Apr 12, 2009 11:23 AM EDT reply actions  

seriously

didn’t expect to see him so soon

by Sui Juris on Apr 12, 2009 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions  

+1

You may very well think that; I couldn't possibly comment.

by nicknorco on Apr 12, 2009 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions  

I'll stand for Pippo

but damn, Silence-Lotto did NOT take advantage of numbers

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by Koppenberg on Apr 12, 2009 11:23 AM EDT reply actions  

No

They folded again.

"…I saw bloody Cavendish coming, really fast…"
HH

by ELVISGOAT on Apr 12, 2009 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions  

Not really their fault though.

Flecha crashed, and took both of them out.

by Mark T1979 on Apr 12, 2009 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions  

They should have made a move before all that.

"…I saw bloody Cavendish coming, really fast…"
HH

by ELVISGOAT on Apr 12, 2009 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions  

+1

Flecha did it to them. VS was putting on the heat.

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by Chris Fontecchio on Apr 12, 2009 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions  

humpf...

"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind

by umwolverine on Apr 12, 2009 11:24 AM EDT reply actions  

take a deep breath girlfriend....

your Contador will be winning soon enough

by steph- on Apr 12, 2009 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions  

congrats Tom !

I called Pippo for second, and I also called Flecha for third, but Thor for first I definitely missed.

by peterfish on Apr 12, 2009 11:24 AM EDT reply actions  

yep, he's Thor

Ô col Bayard, Ô Tourmalet, à côté du Galibier, vous êtes de la pale et vulgaire bibine !

by ton_oncle on Apr 12, 2009 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions  

that's third

Ô col Bayard, Ô Tourmalet, à côté du Galibier, vous êtes de la pale et vulgaire bibine !

by ton_oncle on Apr 12, 2009 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions  

Hoste 4th then Van Summeren then Juan Antonio?

wow I look away for a few seconds they all fly by!

by peterfish on Apr 12, 2009 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions  

Haussler

rented the wrong mule, today. Ah well.

by Sui Juris on Apr 12, 2009 11:25 AM EDT reply actions  

Only thing better

would have been lots of rain!

of course I am sitting dry in front of my computer so that is easy to say.

by bbnaz on Apr 12, 2009 11:25 AM EDT reply actions  

love how Chav and HH rode that out

You may very well think that; I couldn't possibly comment.

by nicknorco on Apr 12, 2009 11:25 AM EDT reply actions  

you mean

Chavenal giving HH that “Dude, I don’t care. We won.” look as HH sprinted for 7th? :)

by Sui Juris on Apr 12, 2009 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions  

lol :)

You may very well think that; I couldn't possibly comment.

by nicknorco on Apr 12, 2009 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions  

and

that’s why i love those guys – always in there, always fighting…

You may very well think that; I couldn't possibly comment.

by nicknorco on Apr 12, 2009 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions  

Good race.

Have a good one, people.

"....Up Sestriere on a rental clunker in jeans and loafers? Brother, lemme buy you a beer."

by Rolls on Apr 12, 2009 11:25 AM EDT reply actions  

Off to get ready for Easter

have a good day, everyone. Glad Thor made the podium.

by Katiek on Apr 12, 2009 11:26 AM EDT reply actions  

So

1, Boonen
2. Pozzato
3. Hushovd
4. Hoste
5. Vansummeren
6. Flecha
7. Haussler
8. Chavanel

"Sean Kelly? Sorry, I am not so good with cycling history. I just want to race." --Edvald Boasson Hagen

by majope on Apr 12, 2009 11:27 AM EDT reply actions  

Thanks all, for making race mornings

even more fun.

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by Koppenberg on Apr 12, 2009 11:27 AM EDT reply actions  

CN (so far)

1 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step 6.15.53
2 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Katusha 0.47
3 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo TestTeam 1.17
4 Leif Hoste (Bel) Silence-Lotto
5 Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Silence-Lotto
6 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Rabobank 1.55
7 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Cervelo TestTeam
8 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step

"…I saw bloody Cavendish coming, really fast…"
HH

by ELVISGOAT on Apr 12, 2009 11:28 AM EDT reply actions  

then

9 Quinz
10 Breschel

"…I saw bloody Cavendish coming, really fast…"
HH

by ELVISGOAT on Apr 12, 2009 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions  

Too bad about Elmiger

Sigh…I guess that season was too good to last.

I didn’t have feed at that point—is it just really bad road rash, or did he scrape down to muscle?

by JFS_PGH on Apr 12, 2009 11:29 AM EDT reply actions  

Huge thanks guys!

What a spectacular race. Never a dull moment!

"...if you're not going to pull through, I'm going to attack you." ~CVV (ToBC Stg 4)

by nikki on Apr 12, 2009 11:30 AM EDT reply actions  

Boonen:

Hardest PR ever, I crashed at the start. Felt very bad today at the start, just hung in there. Did you see thor crash? No, didn’t see that, noticed it first when I wanted him to pull.

11 injuried in the moto crash, 3 in critical condition.

by Bruce Suomi on Apr 12, 2009 11:31 AM EDT reply actions  

How come you get post-race interviews

And I get Dave McKenzie and Tommo yapping away in the studio?

by Lou... on Apr 12, 2009 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions  

oh god

please don’t mention their names…I’m on the verge of sending a message to cycling central complaining about this!

by rbjhan on Apr 12, 2009 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions  

Better see the podium...

I wanna see Pippo looking fabulous up there!

by Lou... on Apr 12, 2009 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions  

I think I saw

limbs go in unnatural directions when we saw that crash. Not really keen for a replay.

by Sui Juris on Apr 12, 2009 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions  

In Arenberg?

He’d crashed before that as well.

by Mark T1979 on Apr 12, 2009 11:36 AM EDT up reply actions  

JV tweeted

something about hoping that Maaskant doesn’t need surgery for his injuries :-(

by guidemd on Apr 12, 2009 11:36 AM EDT up reply actions  

He seemed okay after the crash before Arenberg

So he must have got nailed in the big one in the forest.

by Mark T1979 on Apr 12, 2009 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions  

Thanks all

spectacularly better than watching a tv show

peace out

25s on dirt, what's not to like?

by snakeboat on Apr 12, 2009 11:35 AM EDT reply actions  

thanks once again folks

for the fun and for jockeying links!

You may very well think that; I couldn't possibly comment.

by nicknorco on Apr 12, 2009 11:35 AM EDT reply actions  

Hoste very sore loser. Bad bad \o/

Mad at Flecha, not only for the crash but also, wait for it, … for attacking! Pschah.

by tedvdw on Apr 12, 2009 11:35 AM EDT reply actions  

Jesus was resurrected today,

any advice how to resurrect my marriage, my wife is PISSED I am watching “internet sports” as she calls it, on Sunday Easter morning she says.
(and no she was NOT the one who chopped all those live feeds honest)

by peterfish on Apr 12, 2009 11:36 AM EDT reply actions  

Explain

the Five Stations of the Cross: Arenberg, Mons, Carrefour de l"arbe, Cysoing, and the drome.

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by Chris Fontecchio on Apr 12, 2009 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

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