Spring Classics 2014 [R]

Let's get this thing rolling

Omloop Het (Volk) Nieuwsblad this Saturday.

 

Start list for this Saturday

http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/omloop-het-nieuwsblad-elite-2014/start-list

 

good (bad) wet roads

 

Vanmarcke preempts Boonen and attacks (0n the Taainenberg I think)

 

More attacks.

According to CN, 30 riders left in the main field.


Just over 40km left

 

EB-H and Terpstra leading...just over 20km left. 32 seconds back to the main group.

 

And how quickly it changes...Now, Van Avermaet and Stannard lead with around 10 seconds ahead of the chasers.

 

cn ticker

Stannard and Van Avermaet lead. They have a handful of seconds over Terpstra, Boasson Hagen and Vanmarcke with the rest of the chase just behind them

 

Stannard and Van Avermaet have 15 seconds on the trio behind with the rest of the chase at 26 seconds.

 

Sky best posed here to take the win.

 

12 second gap for vAvermaet and Stannard...less than 2kms left

 

Stannard (Sky) wins.

 

Yep...pretty wet, but I am not sure on the temp.

 

1 Ian Stannard (GBr) Team Sky
2 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing
3 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky
4 Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Belkin Pro Cycling
5 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Omega Pharma Quick Step
6 Jempy Drucker (Lux) Wanty - Groupe Gobert
7 Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing
8 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Team Giant - Shimano
9 Egoitz Garcia Echeguibel (Spa) Cofidis
10 Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ.fr

 

One of these days, Van Avermaet is going to get one...or always be close. Phinney did a lot of work to bridge the chases from about 20kms out.

Surprised Vanmarcke who made some good effort attacks 20-40 kms out was still able to be in the top 4.

 

*head scratch.

What did he think they could have done?

 

He does recognize that there are other teams, right? lol

I did not see much of Boonen. They showed him eating, and I saw that someone said that one of his gels exploded....maybe he just didn't have the energy. Otherwise, Terpstra had a good ride.