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MrPan · 03/04/2018 12:04

P-R

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MrPan · 06/04/2018 12:51

T - 2 days.

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TheLongRider · 07/04/2018 22:25

Did you see the photo of AG2R's recce? Ouch!

It looks as if it's going to be a damp one.

TheLongRider · 08/04/2018 10:08

I was wrong about the weather, it looks nice and dry.

DramaAlpaca · 08/04/2018 15:17

Hello!!!

I'm watching on catch up so no spoilers please, but oh I love this race Smile

TheLongRider · 08/04/2018 18:25

It was a great race with a very worthy winner.

DramaAlpaca · 08/04/2018 18:51

I've got another 53k to watch. Exciting race so far.

DramaAlpaca · 08/04/2018 20:01

Yes, a worthy winner Bike

EndoplasmicReticulum · 08/04/2018 20:27
Bike

:-)

MrPan · 08/04/2018 22:33

Just seen it on f fwd of Euro. Well done PS! Curious as to why the chasers didn't chase better and let the two get so far away.
And lots of crashes too!

Is there anything this rider can't do?

Bike
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Zampa · 08/04/2018 22:34

Did you watch it on Eurosport? I thought the commentary was dreadful. They didn't even pick up on Sagan's break away.

And why was he allowed to get away?!

TheLongRider · 08/04/2018 22:55

I watched it from the start (with a big pile of ironing and my DH out racing). PS was protected from the start. He was hard to see but was consistently near the front. Daniel Oss was playing a blinder as a super domestique for Sagan.

If you watch the last few km before Sagan goes on the break you can see him following wheels but not looking best pleased. He had criticised other riders for not working last week in Flanders and I was surprised to see him tucked in to the group. I reckon he got fed up and went for it.

The break hadn't been mopped up ahead of him and I think the peloton just thought, "let him go, we'll reel him in again". When you see who was in that group there were plenty of big names who were more than capable of getting him back. Dillier is one to watch for the future, no-one gets to be Swiss champion without being handy.

MrPan · 09/04/2018 07:02

Crumbs.

Recognising the death of Michael Goolaerts. Very sadly passed away this morning.
I think he was the one who went fully over the handlebars in a somersault and landed on his head and upper back.
Awful.

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DramaAlpaca · 09/04/2018 10:32

So sorry to hear about Michael Goolaerts, such a terrible thing to happen. RIP Michael.

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