Minor Day Races Thread 2016

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Koolskamp Koers - Championship of Flanders, part of the Napoleon Games Cup series, is tomorrow.

A good startlist, a mix of World Tour, Pro Continental and Continental teams.

Their website (which is not very good) says that it's on Eurosport but I don't know if that is restricted to proper cycling countries showing it or if it extends to the UK.

 

[brommers]

Koolskamp Koers

2.45 - 4.15 Eurosport

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

A splendid yellow jumper for the winner

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Timothy Dupont (Verandas Willems), wins ahead of Fernando Gaviria (EQS) and Raymond Kreder (Roompot)

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Outstanding, the winner gets a Napoleon hat as well as the splendid jersey!!

 

[brommers]

Dan McLay looks as though he finished about 12th - didn't really get into a good position

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

A good finish to the Elite Women's Euro RR, with Van der Breggen beating Niewiadoma into 2nd, and Longo Borghini taking 3rd

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Gaviria wins GP Impanis - Van Petegem, from Dupont* (who is having a superb season**!), and Richeze in 3rd.

*sadly, he was not wearing the Napoleon hat he won the other day

** I don't think he has a contract for next season yet

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Sagan wins the Euro RR, with Alaphilippe in 2nd and Moreno in 3rd.

 

[brommers]

I think that Sonny Colbrelli will be a big player in the classics next year - won well today in the Tre Valli Varesine

 

[Flying_Monkey]

I think that Sonny Colbrelli will be a big player in the classics next year - won well today in the Tre Valli Varesine

Except that he's been winning these smaller races for a while... I'm not sure that he'll ever be more than he is now.

 

[brommers]

l'Eurometropole today at 2.45pm on Eurosport 1

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

l'Eurometropole today at 2.45pm on Eurosport 1

Won by Groenewegen, no idea who the 2nd and 3rd placed riders are but they look to be dressed for going out afterwards

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

I was concerned he didnae get a hat, but I need not have worried. Naesen must have got a thirst as he's necked his beer.

 

[brommers]

Naesen and 2 others f***ed up in the last km ala McNally and co in the Eneco. Groenewegen almost took out Naesen in the sprint and should have been relegated. That's Boonen on the right.