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E3 Harelbeke (contains unmasked spoilers)

  • 25-03-2016 2:48pm
    #1
    DominoDub
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    E3 has been great so far ...lets see if Cancellara can power back after his rear mech failure.:rolleyes:


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  • #2
    Pudsy33
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    Should we have an E3 thread 9r will we just discuss both here? Both races are mental today


  • #3
    MPFGLB
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    Now races is finished and live at E3 so can add comments here


  • #4
    Daroxtar
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    Aaahhh Pete.....


  • #5
    DominoDub
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    Man of the day Fabian Cancellara getting 4th Place after waiting mins for a new bike :cool:


  • #6
    MPFGLB
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    Sagan Sagan, Sagan ....its going beyond a joke

    Kwait was very strong....hope he does not try to be a GT rider before he has tries to win RVV & Paris Roubaix as I feel he could do both


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  • #7
    Darkglasses
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    People, don't mix up threads for different races, be fair to everyone.


  • #8
    Inquitus
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    Good win for Kwia, went for a long one, caught Sagan napping to a degree, got the gap and to be fair Sagan just didn't have it in the legs, the pair of them rode hard alone for the last 30km or so, so it was more a case of who was feeling it less rather than their relative sprint prowess. Great 3rd place for Stannard as well.


  • #9
    bazermc
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    Always the bridesmaid, never the bride.........


  • #10
    Lusk_Doyle
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    bazermc wrote: »
    Always the bridesmaid, never the bride.........

    i'll just leave this here...

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Sagan


  • #11
    Macy0161
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    bazermc wrote:
    Always the bridesmaid, never the bride.........


    Yeah, as the rainbow jersey shows.


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  • #12
    Inquitus
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    Peter Sagan and Ben Swift are having quite a battle, Sagan has 13 Top 10's without a win and dear old Ben Swift is on 12, so far this season.


  • #13
    Kaisr Sose
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    MPFGLB wrote: »
    Sagan Sagan, Sagan ....its going beyond a joke

    Kwait was very strong.....

    A former world champion beating the current one...I see nothing to be concerned with. Cycling is a very competitive sport at the top end. Maybe the best guy on the day was 4th?


  • #14
    Eamonnator
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    Macy0161 wrote: »
    Yeah, as the rainbow jersey shows.

    and over 70(by my count) wins in stage races and one day races, including two World Championships.


  • #15
    Lusk_Doyle
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    Kaisr Sose wrote: »
    A former world champion beating the current one...I see nothing to be concerned with. Cycling is a very competitive sport at the top end. Maybe the best guy on the day was 4th?

    No, he was first!


  • #16
    Kaisr Sose
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    Lusk_Doyle wrote: »
    No, he was first!

    ....???....i am not questioning the result. It was a good win. Just stating an opinion on the rider that placed 4th. That's allowed!


  • #17
    dastardly00
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    DominoDub wrote: »
    Man of the day Fabian Cancellara getting 4th Place after waiting mins for a new bike :cool:

    Just watching a video of his chase back to the peloton.
    What a legend! :cool:
    Chapeau to his team mate Stijn Devolder also who worked his absolute balls off for ages to help Cancellara.


  • #18
    dastardly00
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    Quite a funny and heart-warming story from E3....
    Dimension Data rider Mekseb Debesay from Eritrea arrived at his team hotel several hours after the conclusion of E3 Harelbeke after becoming lost and disorientated during the final kilometres of his first ever race in Flanders.

    From Cyclingnews:
    "Eventually he asked a spectator for help, saying: Please, where is Harelbeke? That man suggested they ride together to his home in Lierde. He then let him take a shower, gave him clean clothes and offered our hungry rider something to eat. Of course the team very worried. I had already informed the police, the UCI race judges and the organization but no one had the slightest trace of him. Until suddenly we got a phone call at the Mercure Hotel in Roeselare.”


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