Spring Classics

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Spring Classics

Postby GAV!N » Wed Feb 26, 2014 12:43 pm

Paris-Roubaix, Flanders, Milan-San Remo, and a whole lot more.

Who's your pick for the big ones? Can't dispute that Boonen is in excellent form right now, but can he knock off Spartacus!?!? Throw Sagan in for extra spice and we should be in for some good spring classics this year! Can't wait! :twisted:

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Re: Spring Classics

Postby Derny Driver » Wed Feb 26, 2014 3:23 pm

Im a classics lover too Gavin, and each of the monuments is watched eagerly from my lounge room with beer, coffee and cake ...I always invite a few cycling mates to join me to watch it, comment on the tactics and moves and basically talk trash. You are most welcome to join us if you are a solo watcher in your household. Im at Flinders.

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Re: Spring Classics

Postby GAV!N » Thu Feb 27, 2014 7:30 am

Thanks Marcus. I'll have to check my roster closer to the date. Was working for Flanders last year which meant I got paid to watch it :D can't complain with that!

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Re: Spring Classics

Postby RonK » Thu Feb 27, 2014 8:43 am

Kurne-Brussels-Kurne on Foxtel Eurosport Monday AM
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Re: Spring Classics

Postby GAV!N » Thu Feb 27, 2014 10:38 am

Times like these I wish I had foxtel! The in-laws do but of course not eurosport :(

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Re: Spring Classics

Postby GAV!N » Thu Mar 06, 2014 12:38 pm

Well last weekend was good. Boonen failing at Omloop, but made up for it in Kuurne- Brusell - Kuurne.
Interesting to see them still riding on the footpaths against UCI rules.... a bit cheeky and unfair I think.

Strade-Bianche this weekend! The first Sagan-Cancellara classics battle for the year. A lot of big names in their too!

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Re: Spring Classics

Postby GAV!N » Sun Mar 23, 2014 4:24 pm

Well looks like I'll be getting paid to watch the first of the Monuments tonight. Night shift while Milan-San Remo is on :D

Sagan & Cav have got to be the favourites, but really hoping there's some excitement, maybe Gilbert, Van Avermaet, Cancellara in the mix.

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Re: Spring Classics

Postby cyclotaur » Sun Mar 23, 2014 5:08 pm

Gerro out though - illness overnight. Lancaster in.


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Re: Spring Classics

Postby singlespeedscott » Sun Mar 23, 2014 5:14 pm

Bring on tonight. I hope the weather is a little less harsh then last year. Not to much though, it is a classic after all :lol:
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Re: Spring Classics

Postby elantra » Mon Mar 24, 2014 1:04 pm

singlespeedscott wrote:Bring on tonight. I hope the weather is a little less harsh then last year. Not to much though, it is a classic after all :lol:
Won by a young Norwegian in wet conditions apparently.http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/ev ... nremo-2014

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Re: Spring Classics

Postby toolonglegs » Mon Mar 24, 2014 5:11 pm

Good race... The weather certainly wore them down!.

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Re: Spring Classics

Postby biker jk » Mon Mar 24, 2014 5:57 pm

I stayed up and watched it so have been a little tired today. Nibali's attack certainly turned the heat up! Cavendish just didn't have the legs for the sprint, even Cancellera out sprinted him. Kristoff went like a train and no one was going to catch him.

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Re: Spring Classics

Postby GAV!N » Mon Mar 24, 2014 6:28 pm

Yeah I watched most of it. Great race. Quite an exciting last 30km, and the Eurosport commentators are extremely enthusiastic which made it very entertaining. Nibali's attack was suicide, but his descending was fantastic! Good to see a few attacks. There was certainly no one better than Kristoff in the sprint. No lead out for him at all and basically won the sprint from the front! Did well to get over those last few hills and be on the front with a body size like him. He looks a similar size to Greipel, who was clearly suffering on the back.

Sagan was looking good and I was surprised to see him not really feature at all in the contest for the line.

Disappointing for Cancellara. Let's see what he can do at Flanders and Roubaix.

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Re: Spring Classics

Postby cyclotaur » Mon Mar 24, 2014 6:37 pm

There was certainly no one better than Kristoff in the sprint. No lead out for him at all and basically won the sprint from the front!
He had Paolini there keeping him fresh right until the end I believe.
Disappointing for Cancellara. Let's see what he can do at Flanders and Roubaix.
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He'll be better at Roubaix.


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Re: Spring Classics

Postby toolonglegs » Thu Mar 27, 2014 1:52 am

Anyone watching Dwars?... Footpath races! :lol:
Edit: Great ride by Terpstra!!!

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Re: Spring Classics

Postby elantra » Thu Mar 27, 2014 6:35 pm

toolonglegs wrote:Anyone watching Dwars?... Footpath races! :lol:
Edit: Great ride by Terpstra!!!
Must have been something to behold, 140 pro cyclists fighting for space on a footpath !

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Re: Spring Classics

Postby biker jk » Thu Mar 27, 2014 7:00 pm

elantra wrote:
toolonglegs wrote:Anyone watching Dwars?... Footpath races! :lol:
Edit: Great ride by Terpstra!!!
Must have been something to behold, 140 pro cyclists fighting for space on a footpath !
Did they ring their bells when passing pedestrians? :lol:

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Re: Spring Classics

Postby toolonglegs » Thu Mar 27, 2014 7:14 pm

I only watched the last 50 or so k's ... only about 30 left for footpath racing by then :lol: .

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Re: Spring Classics

Postby clackers » Fri Mar 28, 2014 12:24 am

Could be a million dollars of athletes taken out by a Citroën reversing down its driveway. :D

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Re: Spring Classics

Postby Davidrnau » Fri Mar 28, 2014 11:47 am

GAV!N wrote:Paris-Roubaix, Flanders, Milan-San Remo, and a whole lot more.

Who's your pick for the big ones? Can't dispute that Boonen is in excellent form right now, but can he knock off Spartacus!?!? Throw Sagan in for extra spice and we should be in for some good spring classics this year! Can't wait! :twisted:

Fabian Cancellara, Tom Boonen, Peter Sagan, Ian Stannard, Alexander Kristoff just to name a few.

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Re: Spring Classics

Postby Davidrnau » Fri Mar 28, 2014 12:00 pm

The Spring Classics.

1. Milan - San Remo, March 23
2. Ghent - Wevelgem, March 30
3. Ronde van Vlaanderen -- Tour of Flanders, April 6
4. Paris-Roubaix - "Hell of the North", April 13
5. Amstel Gold Race, April 20
6. La Flèche Wallonne, April 23
7. Liège-Bastogne-Liège, April 27

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Re: Spring Classics

Postby Davidrnau » Sat Mar 29, 2014 6:12 pm

1. Milan - San Remo, March 23
1. KRISTOFF Alexander KAT 06:55:56
2. CANCELLARA Fabian TFR 00:00:00
3. SWIFT Ben SKY 00:00:00

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Re: Spring Classics

Postby Davidrnau » Mon Mar 31, 2014 5:43 pm

2. Ghent - Wevelgem, March 30
1. DEGENKOLB John GIA 05:34:37
2. DEMARE Arnaud FDJ 00:00:00
3. SAGAN Peter CAN 00:00:00

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Re: Spring Classics

Postby Davidrnau » Mon Apr 07, 2014 5:26 pm

3. Ronde van Vlaanderen -- Tour of Flanders, April 6
1. CANCELLARA Fabian TFR 06:15:18
2. VAN AVERMAET Greg BMC 00:00:00
3. VANMARCKE Sep BEL 00:00:00

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Re: Spring Classics

Postby singlespeedscott » Mon Apr 07, 2014 6:52 pm

The Ronde was a great finish.
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