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andyp in reply to @noBlakes

He had a serious infection in his elbow at the beginning of 2013 that basically scuppered the start of his season, then crashed in both Gent-Wevelgem and Flanders.

Last year his partner miscarried their first child two weeks before Flanders, yet he still finished in the top ten in both cobbled monuments.

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noBlakes in reply to @andyp

Agree, he's had a pretty torrid couple of years, but he's not shown any real promise elsewhere, not the sort that would deserve the level of backing he's had in the classics, over the rest of team.

Still, means Vanmarcke has a higher chance of a monument win, and we all want that :)

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andyp in reply to @noBlakes

But if Vanmarcke wins one when Boonen's absent, the naysayers will start the "but he didn't beat Boonen..."

I'm just hoping for some decent races in the next month.

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