Pro-cycling thread

Some predictions:

1) Wiggins to climb off at some point before the finish
2) Etixx to ditch Cav and focus on Stybar or Trentin
3) Stupid number of crashes

Is there no G-W on Eurosport!?

The online guide says yay (http://tv.eurosport.co.uk/tvschedule.shtml), the guide thing on my telly says nay

Cav holds the wheel in echelons well, just a question of whether he makes it over the climbs, but with the wind he'd have to be in the main group, otherwise he'll have no chance due to the wind

Yeah 13:30

its grim

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Are the farmers still angry?

Great pic of Vanmarcke digging deep at the E3. Taken by the Grubers for Cannondale.

http://slipstreamsports.com/wp-content/themes/slipstream-hayden-child/timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://slipstreamsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/wpid-D4B_4073.jpg&w=976&q=85

Won't let me post it directly.

Stybar is not riding today

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who's @zdenekstybar then?

Stybar has already punctured which is even worse luck if he's not actually riding.

ECHELONSSS!!!!

first reports from the cycling news ticker of splits :D

OOOOOOOOO

blinded my eyes

#majorfail srry

EQS caught up in some sort of crash / carnage. Injuries abound

Peloton split into 7 pieces

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Rik Verbrugge of the IAM Cycling team has tweeted an appeal to neutralise the race.
"Organisator please neutralize this race @GentWevelgem to dangerous #SafetyFirst" he wrote.

Dowsett in the breakaway, they clearly seem to struggle to keep their front wheel straight. Mad wind.

Apparently Cancellara is attempting to crawl to Wevelgem to demand that the organisers neutralise it.

black humor willmelling

33km average after the first 130km

Bored whilst waiting for GW to start on Eurosport.. Wrote a song:

"Brad's electric,
His chainrings were sometimes eccentric.
But he he did something we never expected
when he won Le Tour.
He's got a scooter,
a rather considerable hooter
and a collection of very sharp suits, sir.
But he still wants more.

And he wants you to know
He's got his mind made up now.
He just needs more time.
But he wants a chance to say
"I've just won fucking Roubaix!"
But he needs more time..
Coz he'll be road and he'll be track.
He'll change his goals, then change them back.
There's lots and lots for him to do:
The cobbled Classics and the Rio Olympics too.

He's got a knighthood
Because he can ride a bike right good.
He could win over the pavé and shite mud -
but only if he believes in himself.
He's got huge power
He's gonna put it all into 'The Hour'
Because he quite fancies a shower
of records on his shelf.

And he wants you to know
He's got his mind made up now.
He just needs more time.
But he wants a chance to say
"I've just won fucking Roubaix!"
But he needs more time..
Coz he'll be road and he'll be track.
He'll change his goals, then change them back.
There's lots and lots for him to do:
The cobbled Classics and the Rio Olympics too."

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Wiggo's out of the race now though

Gert Steegmans blown into the canal by the wind

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Cav's still there, 2 out of 3 predictions right so far

What a race

Just turned over from Catalunya, what a flipping contrast

Any links working yet? Steep hill & cycling fans Eurosport ones not working for me