Minor race thread 2017 **spoilers**

[roadrash]

phil gill looking strong at Three Days of De Panne

 

[roadrash]

storming win from philippe gilbert

 

[brommers]

He's on top form at the moment

 

[roadrash]

isn't he just..

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Anyone seen Sagan's should charge on Maxime Vantomme on the Kemmelberg during Gent Wevelgem?
http://www.ciclismointernacional.com/noticias-breves-del-peloton-21/

Captured right at the end of the embedded clip in the bottom right corner.

 

[Adam4868]

Sort of just make it out at last moment,did he complain or go down ?

 

[rich p]

That was a bit naughty. Was there some previous because he wasn't really blocking Sagan's path.
Not that that would excuse it anyway.

 

[brommers]

Simon Yates was a winner in Spain yesterday

 

[roadrash]

Tour of the basque country claimed a few casualtys due to unmanned road furniture and traffic cones in the middle of the road for no apparent reason
Steve Cummings and Daniel Navarro both retired due to injury, Contador went down twice and rode the last 12k on a bike too small for him.

http://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/primoz-roglic-tour-of-the-basque-country-stage-four-323963

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Another attacking winning performance from ValvPiti today at Pais Vasco, the dirty doper that he is.

 

[roadrash]

@Marmion I watched that this afternoon, do you know what brought Sammy sanches down when he was off the front on the last descent , I couldn't see any reason for it???

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

@Marmion I watched that this afternoon, do you know what brought Sammy sanches down when he was off the front on the last descent , I couldn't see any reason for it???

No idea, I have watched it loads of time and cannot make out the reason, other than maybe he went into a shaded area and mis-judged where the verge was and came a cropper, maybe sliding on a damp patch near the edge of the road. Just a guess tho, and the team don't even seem to know what happened:
http://www.bmc-switzerland.com/int-...red_end_to_queen_stage_in_the_basque_country/

 

[brommers]

UK's Thomas Pidcock won the junior version of Paris - Roubaix. He's not 18 'til July.
http://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/r...tom-pidcock-wins-paris-roubaix-juniors-324429
Appears to be a real all-round talent

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

A new "old" rider will be on the startline of Brabantse Pijl later this week:
http://www.independent.ie/sport/oth...-long-road-back-from-retirement-35608842.html

 

[brommers]

It's the Brabant Arrow Wednesday. Watched this race last year, a super race won by Petr Vakoc, who saw off Alaphilippe and others.