Inauspicious Start for VDB

Quoted message said:

VDB started today in the West-Vlaamse Koolskamp in his new colours but, like
the rest of the field, got caught out when a large 33 man break went away at
km90, ending up Hors Delai

The break self destructed in the second half of the race and the riders
arrived either solo or in small groups.

1. Jimmy Casper (Fra/Cofidis) de 182 km in 4u14
(gem. 42,99 km./u.)
2. Nico Mattan
3. Ludovic Capelle
4. Geert Van Bondt op 0:38
5. Lars Ytting Bak (Den) 0:41
6. Carlos Dacruz (Fra) 1:00
7. Andy De Smet
8. Chris Peers 1:05
9. Peter Farazijn 1:16
10. Yuri Metlushenko (Oek) 2:50
11. Allan Bo Andresen (Den) 3:09
12. Peter Wuyts
13. Johan Verstrepen
14. Hilton Clarke (Aus)
15. Claude Pauwels
16. Bjorn Hoeben (Ned) 3:16
17. Andy Cappelle 3:31
18. Steven Caethoven 3:33
19. Arthur Farenhout (Ned) 4:17

What kind of a race is it, for only 19 men to finish out of 151???
Was it really windy, really hilly, or was it just a really good
breakaway?

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Quoted message said:

What kind of a race is it, for only 19 men to finish out of 151???
Was it really windy, really hilly, or was it just a really good
breakaway?

Almost dead flat (with a cobbled section per lap I think), and not too
windy. The course doesn't break the field up, the riders do. Often a small
group of 9-10 contests the finish.

Jeff

Sonarrat said:

Quoted message said:

VDB started today in the West-Vlaamse Koolskamp in his new colours but, like
the rest of the field, got caught out when a large 33 man break went away at
km90, ending up Hors Delai

The break self destructed in the second half of the race and the riders
arrived either solo or in small groups.

1. Jimmy Casper (Fra/Cofidis) de 182 km in 4u14
(gem. 42,99 km./u.)
2. Nico Mattan
3. Ludovic Capelle
4. Geert Van Bondt op 0:38
5. Lars Ytting Bak (Den) 0:41
6. Carlos Dacruz (Fra) 1:00
7. Andy De Smet
8. Chris Peers 1:05
9. Peter Farazijn 1:16
10. Yuri Metlushenko (Oek) 2:50
11. Allan Bo Andresen (Den) 3:09
12. Peter Wuyts
13. Johan Verstrepen
14. Hilton Clarke (Aus)
15. Claude Pauwels
16. Bjorn Hoeben (Ned) 3:16
17. Andy Cappelle 3:31
18. Steven Caethoven 3:33
19. Arthur Farenhout (Ned) 4:17

What kind of a race is it, for only 19 men to finish out of 151???
Was it really windy, really hilly, or was it just a really good
breakaway?

It was actually the Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen - Bel - 182,6 km
- cat. 1.3 (Flandrian Championship)

A very old established race first run in 1908:
1908 Robert Wancour Firmin Lambot Louis Colsaet
1909 Robert Wancour Odiel Defraeye Marcel Buysse

http://www.sportwereld.be/Nieuws/Detail.aspx?ArticleID=GVS8SB0V&cat=WIELRENNEN

http://193.121.55.225/tt/tt.php?p=431&g=0&s=0&r=0&x=1 (432 for the standings)

http://www.hln.be/hln/alg/pag/hln_index.jsp?p_page=sport&p_cat=wielrennen&p_scherm=1&p_artid=22444

Sorry this is best I can do right now as most of the newsfeedz,
newspaperz. etc are trumprting the Vuelta.

But watch the G.P. Isbergues tomorrow. I think VDB might show there, hopefully.

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