Caubergcross... LIVE
by tgsgirl on Feb 18, 2012 9:05 AM EST
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PrintA standalone cross, on the Cauberg (I know, you're shocked). All the bigs are there, except for Stybs I think.
Website: www.caubergcyclocross.com/
Live links: sports-livez.com/
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it's streamed on sports livez...
the race is quite fun. Way better than the normal Dutch races. Also, MUD MUD MUD
Coffee cures all. ~ Gav
First it rained, then it started freezing for two weeks
It started thawing this week, so all the water from thrree weeks ago is still in the ground. The amount of mu is terrible everywhere
Yay, mud! It's been too cold for much mud this season.
Allright, tgsgirl, who are the “mudders” in CX in the race?
Also, Lars Boom
though it’s a bit of a mystery how good he is. Not Kevin Pauwels, really.
Coffee cures all. ~ Gav
this looks very good.
General shitty conditions. Game on.
So, Boom is here
cause he can’t go abroad for road races anyway, cause his wife is about to give birth to their first kid.
Coffee cures all. ~ Gav
Aw!
I like it when they stay home – the ones who just carry on racing, you wonder why they bother with partner & kids at all!
Aka Pigeons!
by Sarah Connolly on Feb 18, 2012 9:43 AM EST up reply actions
hello!
can I just say its still sort early here.
Stybs has been wearing those stripes for so long
it’s a bit odd to think of someone else in them
Coffee cures all. ~ Gav
Albert in the stripes these days
Looks like a flat front
by attackagain! on Feb 18, 2012 9:31 AM EST up reply actions
Lots of bike changes
lots of mud. lots of mechanicals. lots of crashes. This is real cyclocross!
Coffee cures all. ~ Gav
It's close enough
about 40 minutes by car to the Cauberg from where I live, I think
Coffee cures all. ~ Gav
I think 260 km on your own in the wind is a lot harder than riding MSR nicely sheltered in a peloton.
so
is this the worlds TTT course?
De cross gaat out that door.
by Chris Fontecchio on Feb 18, 2012 9:47 AM EST reply actions
This is suuuper hard
These are steep steeps
De cross gaat out that door.
by Chris Fontecchio on Feb 18, 2012 9:50 AM EST reply actions
wheel fight?
De cross gaat out that door.
by Chris Fontecchio on Feb 18, 2012 9:51 AM EST up reply actions
Most technical race all year, really...
…with the partial exception of the specialist course at the worlds.
ok I missed most of those...
…it was a rough winter.
Heh, the unofficial CX Monuments
Koksijde, Zonhoven, Namur, Koppenberg, Schedecross & Caubergcross!
Aka Pigeons!
by Sarah Connolly on Feb 18, 2012 9:55 AM EST up reply actions
If it's good in any weather, it's real CX!
Loved it in the ice last year, but it was even better this year, even if it didn’t quite flood…
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by Sarah Connolly on Feb 18, 2012 9:57 AM EST up reply actions
which other courses are always good?
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by Sarah Connolly on Feb 18, 2012 9:58 AM EST up reply actions
which is the one early in the season with the crazy-lovely
bouncy duckboards?
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by Sarah Connolly on Feb 18, 2012 10:03 AM EST up reply actions
I like that one
Partly because it’s CX at last, but I’d love those duckboards wherever they are!
Bedankt
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by Sarah Connolly on Feb 18, 2012 10:06 AM EST up reply actions
It's great seeing mud crashes
when we don’t have to worry about them!
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by Sarah Connolly on Feb 18, 2012 9:56 AM EST up reply actions
Giving the crowds a good race?
or at least the illusion of a battle? ;-D
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by Sarah Connolly on Feb 18, 2012 9:58 AM EST up reply actions
I know
any interesting events scheduled? Or do they save the biggest events for tomorrow (Sprint men, team pursuit)
erm, women's sprint, men's keirin, end of men's omnium,start of women's omnium, women's IP
tomorrow men’s TP & sprint, women’s keirin & omnium – hopefully streams all day then, cos it’s on E/sport as well as BBC
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by Sarah Connolly on Feb 18, 2012 10:02 AM EST up reply actions
No, they doing all the qualis in the day
they’re happening now – I know Meares & Pendleton meet in the sprint semi-final – can’t wait for that!
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by Sarah Connolly on Feb 18, 2012 10:05 AM EST up reply actions
well, she looks wonderful on a bike.
My money is on the Pendler.
Really hard to tell - she's very tempramental
and hasn’t been having fun for the last few years, which means she isn’t as good. But she always reacts REALLY well to crowd support, and yesterday was incredibly good – I really expected Meares & McCulloch to win the team sprint, but Vicky rode like she was inspired, and was super-excited afterwards, so…. I am generally cheering for Meares, because Vicky is really annoying with her miserable down-time & pre-race interviews – but really can’t call it.
Funny, though, them meeting in the semis – when that happened in Worlds last year (I think) Meares was saying it was a harder race than the finals!
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by Sarah Connolly on Feb 18, 2012 10:13 AM EST up reply actions
that sand is nothing
De cross gaat out that door.
by Chris Fontecchio on Feb 18, 2012 9:58 AM EST reply actions
no doubt
De cross gaat out that door.
by Chris Fontecchio on Feb 18, 2012 9:59 AM EST up reply actions
Which part is actually the Cauberg?
and will they be riding any of these roads in the worlds?
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by Sarah Connolly on Feb 18, 2012 10:03 AM EST reply actions
Resembles
the AGR map
De cross gaat out that door.
by Chris Fontecchio on Feb 18, 2012 10:06 AM EST up reply actions
explaining the dutch / belgian rivalry to my gf this morning...
…this is now the paradigmatic example.
Heeeeeeeeee!
I want to go to the Cauberg spa!
Aka Pigeons!
by Sarah Connolly on Feb 18, 2012 10:07 AM EST up reply actions
Just Copenhagen Road & Koksijde CX!
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by Sarah Connolly on Feb 18, 2012 10:09 AM EST up reply actions
Can't - no tickets
unless i can get some in the April round….
Not sure I fancy the RR, if there aren’t screens, and with Box Hill being charged for, not sure I’ll be able to get there
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by Sarah Connolly on Feb 18, 2012 10:14 AM EST up reply actions
I think it would take that...
Very sad, especially about not gettting to see any of the track – especially if the gossip that about half the tickets have gone to corporates is true…
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by Sarah Connolly on Feb 18, 2012 10:28 AM EST up reply actions
Love the off-camber section!
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by Sarah Connolly on Feb 18, 2012 10:04 AM EST reply actions
what's tomorrow's course like?
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by Sarah Connolly on Feb 18, 2012 10:18 AM EST reply actions
One more tomorrow for him?
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by Sarah Connolly on Feb 18, 2012 10:28 AM EST up reply actions
Oh, I always think that looks hilarious!
Even if it is, what Nys & Vos for the win, pre-fixed?
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by Sarah Connolly on Feb 18, 2012 11:00 AM EST up reply actions
Sven Nys
It’s a race that’s very tricky, with some technical sections where you can make mistakes if you’re in someone’s wheel. The only one who really duelled with me was Niels, and he had bad luck twice. And then there was Klaas but I had that under control, I could see that he had to go into the red to catch up, so that wouldn’t have been a problem. Albert was very strong, I would’ve had more trouble with him. I’m very happy with my season. I’ve got one classification and a really nice Belgian jersey. I’m proud of my season.
Coffee cures all. ~ Gav
Niels
I had a very good day today. I was less for two weeks cause I couldn’t train much. I think I was as good as Nys, but if you have two mechanicals that’s it. Ha, I think the guys who didn’t race today will have something left in their legs tomorrow. A podium spot today, another podium tomorrow and I’ll be happy.
Coffee cures all. ~ Gav
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