[SPOILER] :Three days de Panne
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Demare was definitely hampered - would have won without that. Wasn't deliberate though.
Pedrosanchezo
Veteran
- Location
- Perthshire, scotland
FD*ckin Eurosport!! 1k to go and once again the recorded program ends. It can't be that hard to extend the program so the planner doesn't cut out like that. That's with adding 5 mins to the end of every program. 
Anyone posting a video of the finish?
Anyone posting a video of the finish?
Flying_Monkey
Recyclist
- Location
- Odawa
Great tactics again by Sagan - he knows he can't guarrantee a win if there's a big bunch sprint and Cav, Greipel, Kittel and Cioleck et al. are still there, but he also knows he has the ability to shake off most of the pure sprinters with an attack that will whittle down the bunch to a much more select group in which he does have a better chance. He isn't all just enthusiasm...
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
Looking at that again, it seems not so much a case of Sagan coming off his line as being caught out by the bend because he has his head down. If he hadn't looked up, he'd have done an Abdoujaparov!
Amazing that he could interrupt his sprint to put a hand out to Sagan, then continue and almost win. impressed me that did.
Strathlubnaig
Guru
- Location
- Alberta
Another fine win by Sagan, so close, would not like to have been the guy to call it. Good day for French riders too all in all, 4 in the top 10 I think
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Monsieur Remings
Guru
- Location
- Yatton UK
What impressed me most about Sagan was how he left it to the last minute, with Milan-San-Remo still in his mind. He is like a one man team though, the way he scattered the bunch shows his true class - Team Sky are good at that ...that is...as a team.
I've never watched this race before and it was thoroughly absorbing stuff. It looked to be a lightning pace at times.
And I couldn't see anything wrong with Sagan's line but the angle may have been misleading.
I've never watched this race before and it was thoroughly absorbing stuff. It looked to be a lightning pace at times.
And I couldn't see anything wrong with Sagan's line but the angle may have been misleading.
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Monsieur Remings
Guru
- Location
- Yatton UK
A bit of trivia - I was wandering round the bus park at the start of this year's Besseges and got chatting to one of the An Post mechanics, who was lifting bikes down from a car roof rack. I noticed that the team are using Vitus bikes this season and mentioned to him that Kelly won alot of his stuff on a Vitus. Then he showed me a small sticker that they'd put on every top tube.......
so I took a photo
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It's very difficult not to be inspired by Sean Kelly.
Vitus have had their ups and downs and went bust again about four years ago I think. Do you know if Sean had anything to do with them starting up again? Apparently their new range of frames get really good reviews.
Mr Haematocrit
msg me on kik for android
- Location
- Out of the saddle
The Vitus brand is now owned by CRC, Sean's input has been in the geometry and the ride qualities of the frame and the rest appears to be marketing and promotion such as the limited edition which bears his name.
http://road.cc/content/news/31602-vitus-team-sean-kelly-again-2012-road-range
cheers V - very interesting
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
Typically bloody cyclists riding on the pavement. And probably going through red lights too!
Flying_Monkey
Recyclist
- Location
- Odawa
The gap is going out again. Could the break succeed today?
