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Premature
Dec 9, 2014

Shut your eyes, I don't want to get glitter in them.
Buglord
Gilbert was in the top 10 of Omloop, and 8th overall in Dubai. Nothing suggests he's off form that I've seen, although he's normally pretty quiet until the Ardennes and later one day races anyway.

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Jamsque
May 31, 2009
Gilbert is riding the Tour of the Basque Country, not Flanders.

Smirr
Jun 28, 2012

Hell yeah, Jens Voigt is co-commentating on German eurosport. I'm really rather hype

Pocket
Aug 27, 2006

Gonna hit the velodrome quickly for an hour then settle up in front of the tv and pretend to work while poo poo posting about men riding bikes.

Smirr
Jun 28, 2012

Same, except the part about doing anything other than shitposting

Loving Africa Chaps
Dec 3, 2007


We had not left it yet, but when I would wake in the night, I would lie, listening, homesick for it already.

Someone needs to fact check wiggos claim to Belgian heritage

Vando
Oct 26, 2007

stoats about

Loving Africa Chaps posted:

Someone needs to fact check wiggos claim to Belgian heritage

He was literally born in Belgium so I think he's in the clear

Loving Africa Chaps
Dec 3, 2007


We had not left it yet, but when I would wake in the night, I would lie, listening, homesick for it already.

Vando posted:

He was literally born in Belgium so I think he's in the clear

Yeah but he's just fallen off going round a pretty unremarkable corner during a classic and is now having a wobble up some cobbles

Need to sprint home so I don't miss the koppernberg

Pocket
Aug 27, 2006

Smirr posted:

Same, except the part about doing anything other than shitposting

Well, not so different schedules now tbh, velodrome was closed, froze my balls off getting there and back.

Smirr
Jun 28, 2012

Love 2 watch men pee

Vando
Oct 26, 2007

stoats about

Loving Africa Chaps posted:

Yeah but he's just fallen off going round a pretty unremarkable corner during a classic and is now having a wobble up some cobbles

Need to sprint home so I don't miss the koppernberg

Does he look like a Belgian two year old out there? If so, checks out.

SixFigureSandwich
Oct 30, 2004
Exciting Lemon
Greipel has escaped already

e: didn't make it to the main group, caught back by the peloton

SixFigureSandwich fucked around with this message at 13:21 on Apr 5, 2015

Smirr
Jun 28, 2012

Jesus, that car collision looked horrible

The Deadly Hume
May 26, 2004

Let's get a little crazy. Let's have some fun.

Loving Africa Chaps posted:

Yeah but he's just fallen off going round a pretty unremarkable corner during a classic and is now having a wobble up some cobbles

Need to sprint home so I don't miss the koppernberg
Never quite got the hang of it, really.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt5h-rnsF6I

SixFigureSandwich
Oct 30, 2004
Exciting Lemon
On a wide road, no less. The driver just pushed the guy away to get through instead of waiting until after the turn :stare:

The Deadly Hume
May 26, 2004

Let's get a little crazy. Let's have some fun.
TV coverage has just started here and they're doing a montage of all the stacks from the spring so far oh jaysus.

Smirr
Jun 28, 2012

Looks like he's out too. Man, that sucks

Pocket
Aug 27, 2006

That was inexcusable.

SixFigureSandwich
Oct 30, 2004
Exciting Lemon
https://vine.co/v/OlU2HquPv5Z

strangemusic
Aug 7, 2008

I shield you because I need charge
Is not because I like you or anything!


I'm watching in French on RDS, the commentary is so bad compared to Eurosport: they've spent like ten minutes on the phone with a Ridley rep talking about disc brakes instead of observing the race.

Also, high five to bilingualism, overcoming the drought of cycling coverage in North America and inconsistent pirate streaming. :canada:

strangemusic fucked around with this message at 13:55 on Apr 5, 2015

Antwan3K
Mar 8, 2013
This is carnage. What are those cars doing?

SixFigureSandwich
Oct 30, 2004
Exciting Lemon
Another rider struck by a car :stare:

e: head-tail collision of two cars, then the front car struck a rider

HairyNipple!
Dec 31, 2004

hello i am fast cheap awesome

Antwan3K posted:

This is carnage. What are those cars doing?

My goddamn stream is on an ad break. What happened?

Smirr
Jun 28, 2012

What in the absolute gently caress, lol. That was one hell of a crash

Pocket
Aug 27, 2006

John Dough posted:

Another rider struck by a car :stare:

A car struck by another car into a rider.

paddyboat
Feb 20, 2013

Maxi, Maxi Rodriguez
Run down the wing for me
Have I just seen a second bad car crash. I just turned this on wtf

Vando
Oct 26, 2007

stoats about
Was it the same car, as well?

strangemusic
Aug 7, 2008

I shield you because I need charge
Is not because I like you or anything!


John Dough posted:

Another rider struck by a car :stare:

Shimano neutral drivers not having a good day today. Smashed the hell out of the FDJ car and their rider too. :wtc:

HairyNipple!
Dec 31, 2004

hello i am fast cheap awesome

Vando posted:

Was it the same car, as well?

It was a Shimano car again. Would be hilarious and terrible if it was the same driver.

SixFigureSandwich
Oct 30, 2004
Exciting Lemon

Paddyb posted:

Have I just seen a second bad car crash. I just turned this on wtf

This was the first, Jesse Sergent taken out by a neutral car:

https://vine.co/v/OlU2HquPv5Z

paddyboat
Feb 20, 2013

Maxi, Maxi Rodriguez
Run down the wing for me
FDJ will never win the Ronde now

Smirr
Jun 28, 2012

If it was the same driver they should promote him and have him ride a motorbike in the vicinity of riders who are drafting/holding onto cars/etc just to gently caress with their heads

SixFigureSandwich
Oct 30, 2004
Exciting Lemon
And the second neutral car crash:

https://twitter.com/cyclingreporter/status/584706261381472256/photo/1

Pocket
Aug 27, 2006

HAHAHAHAHAH

Loving Africa Chaps
Dec 3, 2007


We had not left it yet, but when I would wake in the night, I would lie, listening, homesick for it already.

Lmao the airbridge what a farce

paddyboat
Feb 20, 2013

Maxi, Maxi Rodriguez
Run down the wing for me
*Sad trombone noise*

It always happens at the exact moment the riders show up.

Smirr
Jun 28, 2012

THIS RACE IS loving INSANE

HairyNipple!
Dec 31, 2004

hello i am fast cheap awesome
Haha, this is great.

SixFigureSandwich
Oct 30, 2004
Exciting Lemon

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Antwan3K
Mar 8, 2013
This is entertainment I like it.

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