This week Lee’s has been getting excited by the action on the Belgian cobbles in the Tour of Flanders. His pulse has steadied enough for his Lowdown on all the happenings from Sunday, some good, some not so good, but all seen from Lee’s unique insider perspective.I cant take many more races like Sundays Tour of Flanders or Im going to need a defibrillator next to the sofa. Thatll teach me to watch a Monument whilst wearing a heart rate monitor. Best max numbers for five years…The rollicking was so intense that it shook one riders dentures loose. Poor Zdenek Stybar is still suffering the consequences from his horrific crash back at the Eneco Tour in 2014 when he landed theres no other way to say this – right on his face. As a result the Etixx – Quick-Step rider has a temporary bridge of two front teeth that is, or was, cemented in place. The second ascent of the Kwaremont though put paid to that bit of dental work, as the cobbled hill rattled the thing loose. Hes not a rider you associate with good luck really, is he?The crash that rearranged Zdenek’s pearly whitesStraight away he had problems to take in food, said team DS Wilfried Peeters. He only consumed gels. He had trouble to open them up too. He was a bit in fear because of that. It wasnt the biggest problem in the final of the race. I cant blame him for anything he did. Maybe...
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