All photos by Patrick Verhoest for the Podium Cafe
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Cobbled Classics 2013
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- E3 Prijs Harelbeke: A Patrick Verhoest Gallery
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E3 Prijs Harelbeke: A Patrick Verhoest Gallery
Our man Patrick was everywhere he needed and wanted to be yesterday, in Harelbeke for the start and the finish, with a side trip to the Oude Kwaremont for good measure. Check out the sights from a great Belgian Classic!
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The Quarry
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Opening festivities: the air show
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This year's gimmick: Kid imitators
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Kid Gilbert (not actually his kid) and Michel Wuyts
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Kid Cancellara
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The bookies
This guy made it clear to me a few years ago he didn't want his picture taken
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Riders rolling to the start... Ventoso
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... Iglinsky...
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... Stannard...
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... Terpstra...
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... Sagan...
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... Boom...
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... an all-business Pippo...
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... Stijn Vandenberghe...
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... Eddy Boss...
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... The World Champ needs no introduction
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Nor does this man.
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Nor him.
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Special kit!
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Riders... roll out!
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Fabian en fuego?
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Kwaremont Pub
Patrick, smart man that he is, settled into a nice pub on the Oude Kwaremont to wait out the race.
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This would be the Oude Kwaremont
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Mud! This is real Flanders weather
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Real Flanders art too
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Real Flanders religion as well
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Waiting at the top of the Kwaremont
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The race-winning move
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de tank de tank de pletwals
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Motos try to stay with Cancellara
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Vandenberghe leads the chase
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Towing up Sagan
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Sagan struggles
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Second chase, w Boonen
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Stannard hangs on
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Eddy Boss alone
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Summie and Ventoso chase
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Pozzato and Paolini
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Degenkolb
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Gilbert
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A bit too close for comfort
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Cancellara coming in for the win
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The Spartacus Express
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Main chase finishing
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Stannard-Boasson Hagen group
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Too little too late
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Maybe nobody will notice me
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Bah!