Tomorrow's Omloop Het Nieuwsblad signals the start of the racing season. Everything that came before was just a glorified training session.
Short climbs and bumpy cobbles are the order of the day.
Never forget the greatest Quickstep gonna Quickstep of all time from this race two years ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcJ5Qq3OhuE
Last year GvA beat Sagan in a sprint
SPOILER ALERT: This year Tiesj Benoot wins
Get comfy lads, cycling is back
Cycling is back
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1dJlh76f9c
MOSCON
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PREVIEW
http://inrng.com/2017/02/omloop-het-nieuwsblad-2017-preview/
>Starting and finishing in the city of Ghent the race occupies a triangular sector to the south of the city, criss-crossing roads to use as much of the terrain as possible. As the profile suggests, the first 100km are without too many obstacles. They tackle the infamous Muur van Geraardsbergen early, it helps to sap the legs before more and more climbs appear.
>Things get serious with 80km to go and the Kaperij climb, anyone badly positioned from now on is going to waste energy and pay for it sooner or later. A succession of short climbs, cobbles and cobbled climbs ensures the process of attrition. Watch for Tom Boonen on the Taaienberg and then a series of attacks, moves, splits and crashes will hone down the field. The Haaghoek cobbles are apparently a mess thanks to works. The final climb is the Molenberg, back after last year’s absence. The final cobbled sector is the Lange Munte, a long straight section that’s tiring but with a regular surface but very exposed to the wind.
1aganwinslol
>>74365709
but can he do it on a wet and windy day on the cobbles?
Madman protests paving a cobbled climb
https://www.instagram.com/p/BQ3srxcgkRb/
how long until our >Quick-Step Floors' tactics memery begins?
>>74365777
truly based
>tfw nearest reasonably legit bike race is the philly classic and it's cancelled
we need to make cycling great again
2 bings to go
>who came up with this course
>>74375516
or is it 2 bongs?
>tfw insomnia
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=omloop+het+nieuwsblad&iso=20170225T1135&p1=1246&ah=5
>>74365659
>Tiesj Benoot
I rate the lad but I dont think hes good enough to actually win yet.
Also im hype as fuck, cant wait for it to start. I still need to find a belgian proxy though so I can watch the Sporza stream.
>>74375546
Race just started, broadcast will start in 2 bongs yes.
>>74375546
>>74376264
oh I just saw your post is 2 bongs old.
tfw waited 2 hours in the cold at the finish line last year just to watch them swift by at 60km/h, barely could even see what happened
never again lads, staying in my comfy sofa with cookies and coffee this year
>>74376301
>going to the finish
You done goofed lad. The course is perfect for spectators but you need to the climbs where they loop around
Here is the 2015 race on Strava if anyone is interested. I think it's pretty much the same course this year. Molenberg is back
https://www.strava.com/activities/265622540
>>74376301
if you go there you need to plan it very well, go from cobbled section to cobbled section and watch them ride by multiple times. Thats how most of your countrymen do it.
Boonen's bike today
>>74376429
hes going to murder someone with those discs
>>74365682
Moscon and Rowe are going to podia several times this year.
But Benoot, GVA, Sagan, Demare, Degenkolb and Stuyven will be the winners of the classic season.
>Erviti for two top 5 in Flanders and Roubaix.
>>74365659
GET IN BOYS
>>74365709
Based Pe1er 2agan
who /Bora/ here?
i missed you /cyc/ :3
>tfw no proper dutch classics specialists
I hope Lars Boom can win but I just dont see it happening.
Feels good to be back
>>74376518
Based 2agan. He looks so ridiculous on the bike too, with his strange upright position and his saddle height seems way too low so his knees are pointing outside. But somehow he makes it work.
occasional reminder at the start of the spring campaign that cobbles aren'r for sky
Who /stuyven/ here?
Does Cav have a chance?
>>74376562
>>74376567
cav is in abu dhabi, and today is a uphill finish. So no, cav does not have a chance.
>Tfw want to watch omloop
>Tfw want to watch the uphill finish of the Abu Dhabi tour to see the Giro favourites in action
Abu Dhabi tour should finish quite early so I hope Omloop isnt interesting yet at that point.
Its /vanmarcke/ his Year lads screenshot this
>>74376607
>tfw playing football and missing everything
>>74376631
dont play football then
>>74376627
That would be nice, he seems like a nice guy.
>>74376569
Based Stannard. He will get Roubaix or E3 this year.
>>74376635
Too bad he has an iq of 80 or else he could become the next goat
46.3kph average for the first hour, they are not letting any breakaway escape.
>>74376648
Sky is the limit for Jaan Stannaert when he has his loyal Quick Step squad working for him.
>>74376677
kek, I really really really hope quickstep fucks it all up again. Its always nice to see the best team fuck it up for themselves.
44km to go in Abu Dhabi. Final climb starts at 10ish km to go.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvT9t4_NIJY
>>74376700
>>74376768
for me it's Poulidor of Mericer
Today I learned that Zakarin is a muslim
>>74376768
ok god this is gold
>>74376823
15% of russians are muslim. And Zakarin is tatar, the biggest muslim ethnic group in Russia
>>74376879
i was expecting him to be Rippi desu
that stage was so sad
>crash weak
Lance Armstrong
Sagans hairgrowth is getting out of control
>>74376898
Hair can be braided or put into helmets
>>74376920
female cyclists are such qts
>>74376892
based
C'mon Sporza start showing the race already
>>74377023
they are
15km to go in Abu Dhabi lads, climb to the finish starts at 10 to go. The person who wins this stage is going to win the overall because all other stages are flat. Gonna be fireworks.
stream:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvT9t4_NIJY
>>74377036
Kek not for drollanders
http://sporza.be/cm/sporza/matchcenter/mc_wielrennen/Comp_Voorjaar_2017/1.2897817
sporza stream working for me
we /springclassics/ now
>>74377069
KINDERKOPJES
Q U I N T A N A
attacking right when the climb starts, this gon b gud.
>>74376429
How much would that bike cost?
>>74377134
20k
any streams up for people not living in Belgium?
Or am I forced to watch fucking Eurosport now?
>>74377197
you should watch abu dhabi tour now, omloop comes later.
we still COLOMBIAWINSLOL?
>letting zakarin get away on a climb
thats not very clever
come you boys in brown and blue
>>74377205
Eurosport 2 HD (Live Wielrennen: Abu Dhabi)
GEEN SIGNAAL
kankerziggo
>Dumoulin and Kruijswijk not working together
This hurts my nationalism
>>74377241
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvT9t4_NIJY
>tfw 4.9 W/Kg FTP peak last month
>have had debilatating knee and joint pain fot 10+ days
>can no longer ride bike and everyday not training is making me weaker
who /dumoulin/ here? hes looking strong.
>tfw real nigga cycling is back
>>74377283
>thinking hè can win today
Ga weg tokkie
>so close yet so far
CATCH THEM GODDAMNIT
COSTA
nice win desu, peloton got absolutely btfo, those dumb cunts.
kek
dumoulin BTFO yet again
>the dutch genuinely thought he was going to win a GT this year
>>74377347
He did better than quintana and co, the only GT contender that beat him today is Zakarin.
>>74377347
>judging GC riders by february form
>>74377364
>dumemelin
>GC
>ever
>>74377374
remember the vulelta
>>74377260
>tfw 5 months of winter
>>74377374
>almost won the Vuelta in full sprinters-team
>vs full alliance of climbing teams
>>74377387
>>74377392
>Vuelta
thanks lads I needed a good laugh
>>74377390
>not riding through the winter
>>74377402
almost as painful as Crashwijk in the Giro
>>74377374
I don't think you would get a lot of potential return if you bet on him podiuming a GT in his career tbqh
>>74377414
I did that because I like riding so much, and no im overtrained and fucked just when the nice weather starts.
>>74377417
RIPIP.
Actually felt bad for Crashwijk then
>>74377444
>>74377392
>""""almost"""" won the vuelta
>in 6th place nearly 4 min behind
really makes you think
Lance Armstrong
>>74377460
who?
>Strong winds today
>Finish with a full-on tailwind
This gon b gud
>>74377433
>NL
>winter
Lets not get carried away..
>>74377460
Greg Lemon D
>>74377462
Lance Armstrong
I SEE COBBLES!!!!!!
>>74377468
Lance Armstrong
>>74377454
oh come on now, you know damn well he nearly won it.
>>74377469
Who are people that did absolutely nothing wrong?
>>74377483
Lance Armstrong
>>74377483
literally Paolini
>>74377483
The doping itself wasnt very wrong, true winner mentality. The bad thing is being an absolute cunt to people and trying to ruin them.
>>74377480
it's hard to win a GT if you can't complete one without blowing up
though I suppose coming 6th is better than his usual trick of not even finishing the race lel
we need an olympic jersey tbqh
>>74377518
he didnt really blow up though, he was caught out by a brilliant tactical play by Astana. They could basically team-TT Aru to the finish line while Dumoulin had to do it all by himself. Nobody could do that, even on top form. Of course you can say Dumoulin shouldnt have let himself get caught out like that but shit can happen. Look at Vuelta this year with Sky getting BTFO.
>>74377523
I like that idea, but only for 1 year though. If its the full 4 years itll get a bit weird.
>>74377523
The rainbow jersey is more than enough.
First casualty of the day.
>>74377563
If only to remind the huehues what they're capable of when they stop being a more corrupt Portuguese Mexico
>>74377629
It was one of the best races ive seen, both the mens and womens version. Hueland deserves full praise on this one.
>tfw my puck nudes are on a different laptop
REEEEE
>>74377660
>tfw it's a madmen descending so fast on bicycles the camera moto can't keep up
Both the Olympic races were absolutely amazing.
Tfw I encountered van Baarle on a ride a while ago, he gave me a very friendly greetings nod. Most pros I encounter just look straight ahead and dont even acknowledge plebs like me. Nice guy, too bad hell be a slave for Vanmarcke.
>>74377675
your what now
>>74377711
post cycling waifus
>>74377727
great cyclefu mate, congrats
>>74377701
Some mediocre dutch junior rider.
>>74377711
>>74377739
This is relevant to my interests. Good show
>>74377727
Lepistö is such a qt.
>>74377739
goddamn, I indeed wish I was there
Lance Armstrong
Live now
https://youtu.be/AH6kuFKCmIE
Full dutch podium in female Omloop. Noice.
Why is the Netherlands so insanely dominant in female cycling but a bit crap in mens cycling?
>>74377793
Wait just a second
>>74377793
because your men ride like girls
nah mate just hold on a couple more years until van der poel gets on the road
>>74377817
That race was Omloop2015 Etixx tier by the Dutch team. They dominated the whole race only to be BTFO by the rest in the final metres.
BIG CRASH
rip everyone
aiaiaiaiaiaai
godverdomme
CRASH
>beans
F
>boonen
>kristoff
>cockhard
>KRISTOFF AND BOONEN
all according to plan
free win for Pe1er at this rate
Did Tony Martin survive? I really want him to win now that hes free to do as he pleases.
>>74377822
Lance Armstrong
>>74377901
>>74377910
dem legs
F
>>74377922
I'd have sex with tony martin
no homo
based Peter looking strong
feeling it is a day for
2agan though
Front group being formed lads
Fucking Sagan is there every goddamn time. How does he do it?
>>74377946
Inb4 GVA beats him again. I bet Sagan is going to try and get rid of him because he doesnt want it to come to a sprint against GVA. Pretty funny, because thats usually the other way around.
/gva/ is gonna reck peter again in the sprint screencap this
>>74377960
3 seconds too late, vriend.
also kek at the guy getting angry because the other dude is sitting on his bike
>>74378004
Kristoff ded
Gilbert looking good, I dont like Walloons but it would be nice if he could win, after such a long drought.
2agan looks menacing as fuck with that beard.
>>74378017
Walloons are ok desu, but not as ok as Dutchmen who say they aren't
>>74378044
Gilbert talks pretty okay dutch so hes a good Walloon.
>its a Sagan does more work than all of his breakaway companions combined episode
When will he learn
>2agan vs Vanmarcke vs GVA
Peloton closing in too.
This is going to get tasty.
>>74378140
He's just too stronk
God damn, Sagan is really an idiot. What the fuck is his endgame?
based 2agan looking stronk
>>74378188
his endgame is simply being much better than his competition. His only weakness is GVA.
>it's a connect phone to Wi-Fi and your shitposting pass goes to cool down because of the IP change
>>74378221
>episode
>2agan getting bored
>its a watching Sporza but having to disconnect your VPN every time you time you post episode.
This just in: Hayman is getting twins. What an absolute man.
>>74378213
I see no point in showing off that you are the strongest man in the group 50 km befor the line. His only weakness is his IQ.
BOONEN ABANDON
COME ON GILBERT
How many of you love this cooking revolution?
>>74378256
Is Dutch coverage shite or smt?
>>74378299
Or stybar, hes looking stronk as fuck.
Boonen OUT press F
What on earth is Sagan doing
Just Sagan things or some sort of mechanical issue?
>>74378304
There is no dutch coverage. But I would always rather watch Sporza, their slightly broken dutch is extremely comfy. Also their insight teaches me so much about cycling, and of course based Renaat on the moto.
Vanmarcke is not going to work and try to surprise gva and sagan ,
Will he be strong enough ?
>>74378322
I hope they will chase them down and beat Sagans dumb ass.
>>74378342
>their slightly broken dutch
Offensive
>>74378342
>broken
flemish is closer to the dutch spoken in the middle ages
Who is that ultramanlet in the front group?
>>74378419
Justin jules
>5ft6
>>74378399
With other words: Flemish is less developed
30 seconds
Anything can still happen.
>>74378454
maar niet gebroken
Dat front group. the 3 best classics men in the world probably. What a race.
You just know that 2agan is going to win it.
>>74378496
its grammatically correct, but the words are in a different order than in dutch. I have a colleague from Aruba who talks exactly the same way as Vlamen, but with a different accent of course. Its like 2d dutch, its got the spelling and the grammar right, the correct word order is missing.
>>74378540
2nd place ?
>>74378540
not with GVA in that group
Based shot of both groups
Petos bike handling is such a beauty to watch
>Vanmarcke, Sagan, Van Avermaet
Pretty sure this is what every classic will look like
vanmarcke not pulling his weight
>>74370134
Holy fuck, the Tour de Trump was a real thing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tour_DuPont
Lance
>Sagan trying to snuff out his opponents with extreme cornering
What an absolute madman.
>>74378610
probably the 3 strongest cyclists on the planet
Is Sagan autistic ?
>>74377134
>>74377163
20k? Is that euros? I would have thought £10k
£10k is the figure I usually hear for pro bikes
€20k would be £17k and that seems too high for me
I think £10k (€12k) is more realistic
>>74378680
No, he is just stupid.
>>74378694
his brakes alone probably cost 2k
I really want Vanmarcke to win now
POAST your expected Winner here NOW !!!!
>he doesn't trust the world champion to win this
he is gonna drop them with 5 to go
Radio 1 coverage has been 10/10
>Trashing Sagan's beard
Kek
>>74378816
S E P
E
P
Pe1er
GVA
>>74378836
>>74378869
>>74378880
weve got everything covered here, good job /cyc/
lads
http://implyingrigged.info/wiki//cyc/
gonna sign us up to some invitationals again if the opportunity arrives this season.
let's hope this season produces some great memes worthy of the >greentext jersey
here we go boys
>2agan
>>74378880
HAHAHAHAAAAAA
GREG
R
E
G
GREG
R
E
G
>>74378953
>No "sandshoes"
>No "Eternal Bjarne" as DMF
>No Armstrong
>2agan
2
a
g
a
n
hahhahahahaha
GVAWINSLOL
what a shit show. cancellara would've won this easily desu
>>74379148
that was almost the most likely scenario
>die kleine gaat op den duur denken dat dat normaal is eh
based jose
>2agan didnt know the direction ofthe final bend and let GVA rek him because of that
yet another lucky undeserved win for gva
most cancerous rider in the peloton
It is so painfull to watch Sagan -- the best engine in the peloton but probably the lowest IQ.
>>74379204
>not knowing al flemish roads by heart
his first mistake
>>74379231
wew lad
>>74379247
Vanmarcke is probably stupider than him
>>74379231
More like consistent race maker that just recently started to get the wins he deserves.
>>74378695
remind me, in which place has stybar finished?
>czechs
>relevant at cycling
pick uno
>>74379358
dont be rude, Peter
>>74379295
Well, i have not seen one stupid move from Vanmarcke today, he just seems to lack the engine.
While Sagan went full mental today, as usual.
Based Avermaet
based greg securing the future of the white race
>>74379474
its a black adopted baby
>>74379474
ugly wife
ugly babby
ugly jersey
ugly team
ugly win
just all round a disgrace
>>74378610
Replace Vanmarcke with Gaviria and we are good.
hhahahahah based eddys joke
>>74378631
Armstrong
is Sagan the son of Urbanus ?
Did Sagan just say:
>It was copy paper from last year?
>>74379737
The funny thing is that he can't even speak Slovakian properly.
It is cringe fest every time i hear him speaking, regardless of language he is using.
>>74379848
he is just a simple man who can ride bikes very fast, despite his 30 iq
>>74379848
Is he secretly a Russian?
Sagan lowering his seat in the studio.
Jezus...
hahahahahhahahahha fucking hell Sagan
What an absolute memer this man is
Just watched highlights
The top 3 were so strong. Nice to see 2agan back again, can't have him winning every race
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEqQW1-casM
>>74388024
There is something spectacular about how Lance climbed. It looks like hes in a sprint most of the time.
Also who /goingforaridebeforekbk/ here?
>Road Cycling
>cycle on the sidewalk
>Be american
>forced to root for Tejay
>today's excuse: I had a cold
Not exactly Lemonde or Armstrong
>>74393591
Haven't been able to rude in a month because of a broken wrist and then getting a flu right after it got better. Looking to go riding again tomorrow.
>>74393591
/goingforarun/ in a bit here
tfw you will never watch the GC contenders sprint up the mountain for most of the stage while euro trance plays in the background
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vW-wJ3fuVzs
>>74393660
>running
I guess its much safer than riding, especially in this wetness, but its just no fun at all.
Tommeke not starting
>inb4 Etixx wins
>>74393747
It will be Demare / Coquard / Van Groenewegen battle if they regroup.
If they make it hard and hopefully some crosswinds, it will be Coquard / Dupont.
>>74393864
Quickstep are going to make it very hard though, they dont want a sprint. I can see this becoming a very hektik and fast race because of it. Also winds are quite violent yes.
>30 degrees and icy out
>only realistic option is spin class at the gym
KBK stream when?
>>74393620
>no more excuses
for all you GVA fans out there
>>74394407
Danke
KBK is live now
https://www.procyclinglive.com/livestream/#
Who /kwaremont/ here
This group looking stronk
>>74393591
My favourite part is when Lance laps the cyclist in last place and gives him a consoling pat on the back.
Pronostiek ?
Don't know what the english word is .
nooo martin ;_;
Completely forgot Tony Martin moved to Katusha
>>74378630
>>mind blown.
Based reclame on sporza
Peloton getting preddy close now
>>74395488
Can't look past Boonen, it's his final year don't you know so he's definitely going to make a huge impact
>dat cheeky sprint
>>74395880
breh he didnt even start
>>74395880
he's got the runs
>Stuyven
this sure feels deja vu, but no way he can do this again.
>2agan
>>74395967
About time, way too much lanterfanting going on in that group.
I do love Sagan
Benoot wow
>>74395990
that was a hidden engine tier spurt
BENOOOOOOT
What an absolutely useless peloton, getting so close and then getting btfo again.
in for 2agan
breh benoot has a back like quasimodo
>>74396033
not happening lad, GVA is 1agans only weakness.
getting hype for the finish lads
There is nothing better in cycling than seeing guys work together in a breakaway to hold off the more numerous chasers
BMC-Quickstep
Hope its gonna be one of our boys, but it's probably gonna be Sagan.
>>74396339
dropped the ball pretty hard in the final stage today desu
>the fucking state of BMC
>>74396277
good thing gva isn't there to leech off the group taking no turns on the front
stream just died
those last 500m were a complete shitshow
Based Sagan
>2agan
P E 1 E R
E
1
E
R
get in Bora boyz!
What the fuck was trentin doing?
Brehs Sagan is going to completely dominate the Ronde v Vlaanderen , Parijs-Roubaix and Milan-San Remo
He looks to strong
EASY
A
S
Y
>>74396494
Not even mad if Sagan wins the whole classic season
>>74396494
he could crash or mechanical again
but damn he looks in form
lifeklong /Bora/ here
supported them when they were still Netapp.
feels so good seeing what they turned into
>tfw KBK isn't even a part of the road.cc fantasy game
Might as well not exist lads
>>74396494
I think they'll probably do that thing again where nobody does any work for him because it's everyone vs. Sagan
Oliver Naesen is a really nice guy btw. Rooting for him
Lads, we've been memeing wrong the whole time. It's S4gan
>>74396697
Is that Nina Sagannnnnnnnnnn?
does his power increase with his hair growth
>>74396646
yea
great guy riding for a great team
>>74396739
yes
Anyone watching the boring shitfest that is abu dhabi tour?
>>74398866
>most boring f1 track
>most boring stage
makes sense desu
>>74399393
dat rain though