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Great Race - I was on the Oude Kwaremont (on the Lidl sponsored fanzone side, not the prawn sandwich VIP side..) which was a fantastic place to watch the race develop on the big screen and then see the riders chug past on each of the three ascents. Wiggins was actually well to the front on each pass, Phinney looked cool as a cucumber on the first and second pass but was visibly fucked the third time.
Cancellara was monstrous on the third pass, teeth clenched, legs pumping, having just made the gap with Vanmarcke to go and catch van Avermaet & Vandenburgh on the Paterberg. The noise was incredible.
At the end the Belgian fans went mad with anger; A guy in OPQS kit in front of us threw an almost full beer to the ground in disgust...
I rode the bergs and pave the day before - by our (single) ascent of the Oude Kwaremont it was like having someone hammering my kidneys for every cobble. My respect levels for the pro's inflated about 4000%..
Still cannot imagine doing that in the wet though...