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serious gaylord posted:It'll be really funny if Stannard outsprints them tho. Just reposting because im still laughing. They look so pissed off on the podium.
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Feb 28, 2015 16:56
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serious gaylord posted:Just reposting because im still laughing. I felt like an idiot posting the same thing when Boonen took off
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Feb 28, 2015 16:58
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Paddyb posted:I felt like an idiot posting the same thing when Boonen took off What was their DS telling them to do? It was like he was completely okay with them giving him a free ride for 20km.
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Feb 28, 2015 17:09
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serious gaylord posted:What was their DS telling them to do? It was like he was completely okay with them giving him a free ride for 20km. I was guessing 40k earlier. 
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Feb 28, 2015 17:14
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Here's the final 10 km if you want to watch again (or missed it, like me): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQRSisiaC9A Amazing stuff. What a comedy of errors
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Feb 28, 2015 17:48
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Smirr posted:Here's the final 10 km if you want to watch again (or missed it, like me): For a team who's always talked about for it's racecraft that was very bad
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Feb 28, 2015 18:05
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Can't wait to see the highlights, it sounds bloody marvellous.
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Feb 28, 2015 18:58
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Make sure you watch from 50-60k to go. Also, “It hurts, that’s true,” Lefevere said. “I can’t blame the team for anything. I’m proud we added colour to the race. We’re ready but it’s very hard to win. With Stannard on the wheels for thirty kilometres everybody was getting nervous. Maybe they made a couple of mistakes but we decided the race. We excelled as a team.”
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Feb 28, 2015 19:55
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Hes a bloo bloo blooing because Stannard didnt ride on the front which is absolutely hilarious. You really do need to watch from 30k out because as soon as those 4 got away I was expecting them to attack and attack until Stannard couldnt respond anymore, but no, they just let him ride at the back. Absolute farce of a DS.
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Feb 28, 2015 20:31
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That was a clusterfuck for QS. Good on Stannard. People in the cafe I was watching with were banging the tables in frustration as Boonen collapsed.
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Feb 28, 2015 22:46
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I can always tell it was a race morning when I wake up to 50+ new posts in the bike thread.
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serious gaylord posted:What was their DS telling them to do? It was like he was completely okay with them giving him a free ride for 20km. Their tactics were basically perfect they just weren't strong enough to do it. They pulled a Schleck brothers. serious gaylord posted:Hes a bloo bloo blooing because Stannard didnt ride on the front which is absolutely hilarious. You really do need to watch from 30k out because as soon as those 4 got away I was expecting them to attack and attack until Stannard couldnt respond anymore, but no, they just let him ride at the back. Absolute farce of a DS.
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Mar 1, 2015 03:45
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poo poo result vs hilarious result. im conflicted on how to feel.
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Mar 1, 2015 05:51
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That was amazing, can't believe they hosed that up.
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African AIDS cum posted:Their tactics were basically perfect they just weren't strong enough to do it. They pulled a Schleck brothers. It might have worked if one of their own riders didn't cover the 2nd attack after Stannard got back on Boonens wheel. Or you know, they could have just set Boonen up for a sprint which he more than likely would have won too. But no, they let Boonen go off and kill himself then cover their own attacks.
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Mar 1, 2015 09:26
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Sending a QS off the front a lot earlier would have forced Stannard to work at least a bit. Perhaps then the chasing G2 would have caught up with them but with a rider up the road they'd have no reason to turn a pedal. Stannard and *QSRider* would eventually get caught and they'd have 3 fresher QS riders to attack with. Their race craft was lacking, with cross winds on the cobbles they rode the middle of the road giving Stannard plenty of room to draft how he wanted. The echelon should have had the 3rd rider right up against the dirt forcing Stannard to choose between the wind or mud. Can't be giving away presents like that and expecting to win races.
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Mar 1, 2015 09:56
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Paddyb posted:Make sure you watch from 50-60k to go.
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Xabi posted:Finally have time to watch this, but I can't find anything on the tube. What's the best place to find proper highlights like that, not a 4 minute recap? Cyclingtorrents.nl is probably the best place other than YouTube
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Mar 1, 2015 15:05
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I love that Boonens decided to take the peloton apart at 70km to go.
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Mar 1, 2015 15:08
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Boonen is loving pissed about yesterday haha.
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Mar 1, 2015 15:13
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Well they're never getting caught in this wind. Mtn Qbeka winning tactical screwup of the day so far
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Paddyb posted:Well they're never getting caught in this wind. Cofidis sitting with their dick in their hands too.
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Mar 1, 2015 15:35
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I think Boonens going to start punching people who wont take a turn on the front.
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Mar 1, 2015 15:38
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Good job Mtn Qbkcka
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Mar 1, 2015 16:00
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Mar 1, 2015 16:07
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Kristoff Cav Bou Farrar unironically
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Mar 1, 2015 16:18
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I'm going to throw Viviani is as a wildcard and also a 'lol stannard going for it with 2km's left'. Just to cover my bases.
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Mar 1, 2015 16:20
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List of sprinters, lol Mtn Qhubekca
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Mar 1, 2015 16:26
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Mar 1, 2015 16:37
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Pew pew Cav wins with no lead out!
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Paddyb posted:Viviani looks good He came from miles back but really I think that was partially his own fault. Seemed to get swamped when Gilbert took off.
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That was really one of Cavendish's better sprints, and really shows how great he really is. To come around on the right, muscle onto Kristoff's wheel, accelerate in the slipstream and come around shows just how skilled and experienced he is at the sprint game.
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Cav's post-race interview a little interesting, he said that Wilfried Peeters (Etixx-QuickStep Directeur Sportif) didn't believe he could make it to the finish unless it was a group of 200 riders, he almost made it sound like he had to talk the boys in to riding for him once they were out on the road.
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Jamsque posted:Cav's post-race interview a little interesting, he said that Wilfried Peeters (Etixx-QuickStep Directeur Sportif) didn't believe he could make it to the finish unless it was a group of 200 riders, he almost made it sound like he had to talk the boys in to riding for him once they were out on the road. Well, is Cav out of his off season BurgerKing mode yet? Didn't he repeatedly poo poo the bed early season last year? I can see the loaded QS team just being like "pfft ride for yourself tubbo"
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Gibbo posted:Well, is Cav out of his off season BurgerKing mode yet? Didn't he repeatedly poo poo the bed early season last year? I can see the loaded QS team just being like "pfft ride for yourself tubbo" Nah he's had a much better start to this year, he already had four wins going in to today. In another post-race interview he said that Boonen was on his side in the pre-race meeting and wanted to ride for Cav rather than his own chances.
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Cav's also out of contract after this year and they've just signed that Colombian track sprinter that dominated him in 2 stages earlier this year. I think he'll be moving on.
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Pre-season races don't count for poo poo.
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