Amstel Gold **spoilers**

[User169]

Koplopers = Race leaders.

I love the Dutch language/accent.

[OT aside: my running club is called "De Koplopers"]

 

[Dayvo]

[OT aside: my running club is called "De Koplopers"]

And unwanted new members are called 'interlopers'?

 

[Dayvo]

Looked like Gilbert had blown it, but he was very strong at the finish. Bravo!

 

[roadrash]

phil gill does it again

 

[Dayvo]

Nice praise from the Sky rider for Gilbert, whose name I can't spell.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Philippe Gilbert, you legend!!

 

[Dayvo]

And a modest interview from Gilbert.

A legend, as Marmion said.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

 

[Andrew Br]

Anyone else disappointed that Eurosport didn't show the podium ?
Did the men get the beer or the shandy that they gave to the women ?

Despite that, I'm delighted that Gilbert won. Here's hoping for something similar for L-B-L.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Anyone else disappointed that Eurosport didn't show the podium ?
Did the men get the beer or the shandy that they gave to the women ?

Despite that, I'm delighted that Gilbert won. Here's hoping for something similar for L-B-L.

They did, and Gilbert won the race to neck it in one, with Kwiat 2nd and Albasini 3rd...

If you are on twitter, INRNG have a gif of them on the podium necking the beers

 

[mjr]

Anyone else disappointed that Eurosport didn't show the podium ?

Not disappointed exactly, because it's an ongoing disrespectful habit of Eurosport for any event where they're not contractually obliged to show the podium presentation (motogp and Alpine ski, for two where I think they do). Switch over to Rai to see it.

 

[mjr]

Koplopers = Race leaders.

I love the Dutch language/accent.

Is it more like frontrunners? And achtervolgers is followers-after, or chasers.

 

[Dayvo]

Is it more like frontrunners? And achtervolgers is followers-after, or chasers.

Or pursuing/chasing group.

You can't just translate literally from one language into another. It has to sound, and be, correct in the target language.

 

[mjr]

You can't just translate literally from one language into another. It has to sound, and be, correct in the target language.

I realise that for formal translations, but "race leaders" seemed clunky so I didn't think that was what you were doing.

Although, to be fair, P&P's favourite "front end of the main field" isn't exactly smooth either IMO and they've been getting away with that for nigh on thirty years now!

 

[PpPete]

. It has to sound, ..., correct in the target language.

Thus in Flemish it has to sound like a bad case of catarrh.