Eneco Stage 1, Aalter - Ardooie... LIVE!
by Chris Fontecchio on Aug 19, 2009 5:00 AM EDT
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Stage one of the Eneco Tour of Benelux heads down into Flanders and takes the peloton over a few roads recognizable to anyone who hangs out here at the Podium Cafe in April. The course is something of a tortured loop sandwiched between Gent and Kortrijk, passing through Deinze (where Gent-Wevelgem starts) and over the Tiegemberg and Nokereberg, between Oudenaard and Waregem. In other words, the race runs straight through the cycling heart of Flanders, arguably the heart of the entire sport. But this is the Eneco Tour, and we wouldn't want people getting carried away, so the bergs are largely just scenery off to the side and a bunch sprint is fairly well etched in stone. Today's call?
Enecobecco says: Go with the hot hand. And by hot hand, I don't mean the coldest hand in the entire cycling universe (Tom Boonen). I mean the Wenatchee Wonder, Tyler Farrar.
Hard to argue, even if there's no internet in his undisclosed location.
Final kilometre video here from SPORZA
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Morning! 1st!!
I’m still in bed :-)
"If I were World Road Race Champion, I would wear black shorts. That probably has more to do with me being on the wiser side of 30 and understanding better that the decisions I make now never really go away. White shorts would not be something I'd be proud of...." - David Millar, in Rouleur.
I have the day off! Give a girl a break!
"If I were World Road Race Champion, I would wear black shorts. That probably has more to do with me being on the wiser side of 30 and understanding better that the decisions I make now never really go away. White shorts would not be something I'd be proud of...." - David Millar, in Rouleur.
It wasn't intentional!
I worked on Saturday so this is my day off in lieu
"If I were World Road Race Champion, I would wear black shorts. That probably has more to do with me being on the wiser side of 30 and understanding better that the decisions I make now never really go away. White shorts would not be something I'd be proud of...." - David Millar, in Rouleur.
I like his clogs :)
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
There is something that draws you in about them..
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
I just meant as they're blue
I’m a sucker for blue eyes
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
Hah!
At least you didn’t say them :P
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
Now i'm slightly worried..
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
And btw. Boonen is never going ot win today.
I mean there are sprinters in the bunch so how could he win?
Morning all...
Wahoo, it’s a sprint stage! Please may there at least be echelons or something..
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
Hmm, perhaps!
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
Or, as Google Translate would have it
3:05 for Bak, Bodnar, Arashiro, The Moisture and Vanspeybrouck.
Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler
The moisture. How badass ;)
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
I'm really tempted to follow this
but there is another race that seems to feature thousands of cows. How do you compete with that Eneco?
Especially with Enecobecco in hiding.
Those of you with a thing for ruminants have no choice.
On the other hand, Eneco has VDS points.
Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler
In hiding?
How hard can he be to track/stalk in those huge noicy clogs?
Not that I would know anything, anything at all, about stalking ’beccos.
What, have you already knocked les vaches down to sept cent or so
and now you need a challenge?
Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler
This race may have windmills
maybe also tulips!
Too late
they’re cooked.
ABRUZZIAM...uh oh
by Chris Fontecchio on Aug 19, 2009 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions
The peloton has the 5 vluchters under control.
Gap now 2:25.
Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler
Words which are orthographically similar to the searched word flukta
English: flagstaff, file storage, flight-test, flick through, falsity, Fehlstelle, flexy time, flow-coating process, false tooth, flycatcher
Thank god—it’s all clear now.
Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler
Uh oh. Apparently there was a crash
Pasamontes and Tinga Straw can not continue. They give to both.
Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler
Ohh, poor Luis! :(
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
Nasty crash
Pasamontes maybe concussion, Stroetinga broken collarbone
Pasamontes and Stoetinga have crashed
and I think abandoned
RTBF streaming is weird
It doesn’t work unless your computer thinks it’s 14:00, so if you’re in the wrong time zone you’ll get a countdown unless you put your computers clock forward
Wow. That works--thanks!
Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler
another portal?
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
it's not flash
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
wait, damn, and then again it is flash... damn
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
wait, damn, and then again it is flash... damn
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
actually, it's quite nice, easier to navigate than the previous site, and it's NOT flash (tdoc)
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
i hate flash
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
i hate flash
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
it works real nice in chrome
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
what time does that start?
"It looks like talking, but it’s just words that comes out"
~ Andy Schleck
I take it these are the vluchters we're watching now.
Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler
CTV picture not good in Firefox, but will try in Chrome.
Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler
Clearer image, but still jerky.
Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler
I have lots of stuttering in Chrome
(not a problem with RTBF feed) but I suppose they aren’t using optimal feed for the free2view
Well, then--they aren't likely to convince anyone to sign up, are they?
Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler
Sadly, it looks fantastic against the sort of feeds i can normally get
Good picture but still buffering more than I would like :(
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
I cleared my cache and now it's a bit smoother.
Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler
i'm always amazed that i can a clean unjerked feed while i'm uploading and downloading thru-out the day
tho, i don’t “watch” the live, so i leave it at the lowest feed, since i listen instead… hard to watch while working..
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
In Chrome, go to the little wrench in the upper right
Click on Clear browsing data, check Empty the cache, then click the button that says Clear Browsing Data.
Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler
they never do... tho i think it's the 400 feed. ftv use to be like 296
now, if only they can find the vod sometime soon (they were there yesterday, ain’t there now… and i mean for the full as-live, not the highlights)
tho, i do like that it remembers the login and i don’t have to insert it each time
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
what? no race updates? i'm w/o vid and audio here
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
46 km to go, gap is 1.41
Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler
tnx
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
tnx
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
tnx
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
It's still sunny.
Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler
Think I saw Enecobecco peering out a window, but I can't say where.
Or something bad could happen.
Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler
hey everybody
cycling tv might be goons, but it is good of them to stream free today. i’m too hungover to get a grip on the french commentary.
"at the end of the day, it's only the tour de france."- bradley wiggins (and majope)
40km, 1.58
Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler
Nooo, not JJ :(
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
rojas go boom?
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Bike went from under him on corner..
And he’d just re-grown all the skin he lost during the Tour…
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
rojas go boom?
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
sportitalia is showing stage 1 now, delayed off course
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
sportitalia is showing stage 1 now, delayed off course
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
What causes the stuttering?
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
I dislike cycling.tv's writing off of Cd'E..
“Cd’E don’t have an out and out sprinter?” Then what the eff is Rojas?!
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
Bodnar attacks the break, Arashiro goes with him
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
Bak is back.
Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler
Hello all! Back from my ride and gosh is it warm!
"If I were World Road Race Champion, I would wear black shorts. That probably has more to do with me being on the wiser side of 30 and understanding better that the decisions I make now never really go away. White shorts would not be something I'd be proud of...." - David Millar, in Rouleur.
Just 2 in the break?
"If I were World Road Race Champion, I would wear black shorts. That probably has more to do with me being on the wiser side of 30 and understanding better that the decisions I make now never really go away. White shorts would not be something I'd be proud of...." - David Millar, in Rouleur.
15 km, 54"
Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler
Because I'm actually basically a crap cyclist, I think the roads look fantastic
Nice and flat :)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Bodnar attacks and leaves Arashiro
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
Should i be considerd a bad parent.
I waited a half an hour to give my two toddlers breakfast until I had my Eneco tour coverage sorted, then made sure I got them fed before the sprint.
I hope not! At least you lot will be objective!z
by bought with blood on Aug 19, 2009 9:51 AM EDT reply actions
Sounds like good time management to me.
Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler
A happy mother means happy children;)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Father!
Mom works part time mornings!
by bought with blood on Aug 19, 2009 9:53 AM EDT up reply actions
Sorry!
Same rule applies though. happy, happy
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
As long as you remember to feed them from time to time during the grand tours, it's all good.
Luckily, from what I remember of that age, they make noise if you forget.
Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler
Impressive ride by Arashiro
catching back up to the leader
"It looks like talking, but it’s just words that comes out"
~ Andy Schleck
Down to 26 secs now.
Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler
Boonen flat!
Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler
Really trying to get back--wonder if that means he actually plans to sprint today.
Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler
With three team mates too!
"If I were World Road Race Champion, I would wear black shorts. That probably has more to do with me being on the wiser side of 30 and understanding better that the decisions I make now never really go away. White shorts would not be something I'd be proud of...." - David Millar, in Rouleur.
The buffering on my feed is so bad I bet I don't see the end of the race
Justin TV is starting to look good to me
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
I hope he wins
Time for a redemption song
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Maybe someone whapped him up alongside the head and told him the season doesn't end with Roubaix.
Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler
Took him a while
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Now that..
is road furniture
"It looks like talking, but it’s just words that comes out"
~ Andy Schleck
Come on Koldo!
"If I were World Road Race Champion, I would wear black shorts. That probably has more to do with me being on the wiser side of 30 and understanding better that the decisions I make now never really go away. White shorts would not be something I'd be proud of...." - David Millar, in Rouleur.
Nasty corners!
Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler
Crash!
Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler
That's a shocker!
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Farrar wins it.
Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler
Cooke and Fernandez just went into one another, oh jeeze
Fernandez likes to cause big crashes doesn’t he..
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
Looked like Cooke's fault to me....gah, nasty stuff
"If I were World Road Race Champion, I would wear black shorts. That probably has more to do with me being on the wiser side of 30 and understanding better that the decisions I make now never really go away. White shorts would not be something I'd be proud of...." - David Millar, in Rouleur.
No koldo I think
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
I think both of them left their lines
It’s just Koldo always seems to be involved in them :| We need to talk to the boy..
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
Actually, both of them...
"If I were World Road Race Champion, I would wear black shorts. That probably has more to do with me being on the wiser side of 30 and understanding better that the decisions I make now never really go away. White shorts would not be something I'd be proud of...." - David Millar, in Rouleur.
They both went for the same hole
but it looks like Loldo came from further away for it.
"It looks like talking, but it’s just words that comes out"
~ Andy Schleck
Yeah you're right, he flew at it
"If I were World Road Race Champion, I would wear black shorts. That probably has more to do with me being on the wiser side of 30 and understanding better that the decisions I make now never really go away. White shorts would not be something I'd be proud of...." - David Millar, in Rouleur.
Belgian wife
about to take a piece out of Koldo
"It looks like talking, but it’s just words that comes out"
~ Andy Schleck
wtf?
"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 Aug 19, 2009 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions
wtf?
"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 Aug 19, 2009 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm worried about what we're going to call RS next year
because the obvious name is taken. Mind you in Australia RS stands for ratshit.
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Is it jsut me
or does Farrar speak Belgian the way Quebecois speak french
"It looks like talking, but it’s just words that comes out"
~ Andy Schleck
I don't hate you.
I just threw that wrench at you to test your reflexes.
Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler
I'm in training for the Vuelta.
Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler
I expect to do a lot of it, yes.
But we’ll see. My guys did do better in the Giro than I thought they would.
Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler
But isn't the Vuelta in, er, Spain?
"If I were World Road Race Champion, I would wear black shorts. That probably has more to do with me being on the wiser side of 30 and understanding better that the decisions I make now never really go away. White shorts would not be something I'd be proud of...." - David Millar, in Rouleur.
Hence the bag of wrenches next to my chair.
Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler
Ha! Poor majope...
"If I were World Road Race Champion, I would wear black shorts. That probably has more to do with me being on the wiser side of 30 and understanding better that the decisions I make now never really go away. White shorts would not be something I'd be proud of...." - David Millar, in Rouleur.
Times are tough at Eneco...
only one podium girl for Farrar
"It looks like talking, but it’s just words that comes out"
~ Andy Schleck
Hahahah
instead of spraying the champagne, Farra is taking the whole bottle back to the bus.
"It looks like talking, but it’s just words that comes out"
~ Andy Schleck
No, he didn't have trouble opening the bottle
but only saw at the last moment that it wasn’t champagne but beer. Gotta save that for later!
Liek I said
times are tough.
"It looks like talking, but it’s just words that comes out"
~ Andy Schleck
Enecobecky
Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler
instead of 2 girls for each guy
it’s one girl for 5 guys. Oy, we are in a crisis. So, by the way, don’t suppose they have podium dudes for women’s races?
I have to say
as much as I haven’t missed the hassles of C.tv…I have missed Anthony and Brian.
"It looks like talking, but it’s just words that comes out"
~ Andy Schleck
Farrar's train
Or should I say lack thereof. Impressive in my opinion that none of his wins come from behind a solid train. In his last two wins, he has had just one teammate with him and they usually peel off with a kilometer to go.
I think it will be interesting to see how Garmin’s roster changes in the next couple years. I think they will be abandoning their time trial strategy and building a team around Farrar. Anybody know his contract status?
Just signed an extension through 2011.
Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler
Interview over at VeloNews talks about beefing up the sprint train.
We’re talking about beefing up our lead-out train next year and have a few more guys in the final. I think that will make a big difference. He [Cav] doesn’t have to fight for position, he just sits back on his train and we’re all behind him, scrapping for position. So having a few extra guys for you in the final means that little bit extra in the final 200 meters. It depends on how much you have to fight to stay on the wheel, if you get into the wind, if you have to keep re-accelerating. Some days I had a pretty clean run and I was pretty close to beating him. He won because he’s starting the sprint in front of me. He was going the same speed that I was, but I had to catch him and pass him. If I can start the sprint in the right position, I know I can win./blockquote>—link
Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler
They did a little too much work today to contain the break
. QS and them were at the front for most of the day but it seemed like Garmin did about 75% of the work.
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