Reminder: Flèche Wallonne on Wednesday Morning (Potential Spoilers)

[MattTuck]

Race finish scheduled to end around 11am Eastern Time.

Here's the start list.

1 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER Joaquin ESP
2 CARUSO Giampaolo ITA
3 KOLOBNEV Alexandr RUS
4 LOSADA ALGUACIL Alberto ESP
5 MORENO FERNANDEZ Daniel ESP
6 TROFIMOV Yury RUS
7 VICIOSO ARCOS Angel ESP
8 VORGANOV Eduard RUS

ORICA GREENEDGE (OGE)
AUS
11 ALBASINI Michael SUI
12 CLARKE Simon AUS
13 HEPBURN Michael AUS
14 MATTHEWS Michael AUS
15 MEIER Christian CAN
16 MEYER Travis AUS
17 SULZBERGER Wesley AUS
18 WEENING Pieter NED

BMC RACING TEAM (BMC)
USA
21 GILBERT Philippe BEL
22 BOOKWALTER Brent USA
23 BURGHARDT Marcus GER
24 CUMMINGS Stephen GBR
25 FRANK Mathias SUI
26 LODEWYCK Klaas BEL
27 MOINARD Amaël FRA
28 NERZ Dominik GER

SKY PROCYCLING (SKY)
GBR
31 PORTE Richie AUS
32 EDMONDSON Joshua GBR
33 HENAO MONTOYA Sergio Luis COL
34 KIRYIENKA Vasil BLR
35 PUCCIO Salvatore ITA
36 TIERNAN-LOCKE Jonathan GBR
37 URAN URAN Rigoberto COL

RADIOSHACK LEOPARD (RLT)
LUX
41 SCHLECK Andy LUX
42 BUSCHE Matthew USA
43 DIDIER Laurent LUX
44 GALLOPIN Tony FRA
45 HERMANS Ben BEL
46 MONFORT Maxime BEL
47 ROHREGGER Thomas AUT
48 ZUBELDIA AGIRRE Haimar ESP

CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING (CAN)
ITA
51 SAGAN Peter SVK
52 AGOSTINI Stefano ITA
53 CARUSO Damiano ITA
54 DE MARCHI Alessandro ITA
55 KOCH Michel GER
56 MOSER Moreno ITA
57 PATERSKI Maciej POL
58 RATTO Daniele ITA

OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP CYCLING TEAM (OPQ)
BEL
61 KWIATKOWSKI Michal POL
62 DE WEERT Kevin BEL
63 GOLAS Michal POL
64 PAUWELS Serge BEL
65 PINEAU Jérôme FRA
66 SERRY Pieter BEL
67 VERMOTE Julien BEL
68 VERONA QUINTANILLA Carlos ESP

GARMIN SHARP (GRS)
USA
71 HESJEDAL Ryder CAN
72 DEKKER Thomas NED
73 HOWES Alex USA
74 KREDER Michel NED
75 MARTIN Daniel IRL
76 STETINA Peter USA
78 WEGMANN Fabian GER
80 HAAS Nathan AUS

BLANCO PRO CYCLING TEAM (BLA)
NED
81 SLAGTER Tom Jelte NED
82 HOFLAND Moreno NED
83 MARTENS Paul GER
84 MOLLEMA Bauke NED
85 NORDHAUG Lars Petter NOR
86 TANKINK Bram NED
87 TANNER David AUS
88 TEN DAM Laurens NED

MOVISTAR TEAM (MOV)
ESP
91 VALVERDE BELMONTE Alejandro ESP
92 AMADOR BAKKAZAKOVA Andrey CRC
93 FARIA DA COSTA Rui Alberto POR
94 ERVITI OLLO Imanol ESP
95 LASTRAS GARCIA Pablo ESP
96 MADRAZO RUIZ Angel ESP
97 QUINTANA ROJAS Nairo Alexander COL
98 VISCONTI Giovanni ITA

TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF (TST)
DEN
101 CONTADOR VELASCO Alberto ESP
102 KREUZIGER Roman CZE
103 KROON Karsten NED
104 ROCHE Nicolas IRL
105 SÖRENSEN Chris Anker DEN
106 SÖRENSEN Nicki DEN
107 SUTHERLAND Rory AUS
108 ZAUGG Oliver SUI

ASTANA PRO TEAM (AST)
KAZ
111 IGLINSKIY Maxim KAZ
112 FUGLSANG Jakob DEN
113 GASPAROTTO Enrico ITA
114 GAVAZZI Francesco ITA
115 GRIVKO Andriy UKR
116 LUTSENKO Alexey KAZ
117 PONZI Simone ITA
118 SEELDRAEYERS Kevin BEL

IAM CYCLING (IAM)
SUI
121 BRANDLE Matthias AUT
122 CUSIN Rémi FRA
123 DENIFL Stefan AUT
124 LANG Pirmin SUI
125 PLIUSCHIN Alexandr MDA
126 REICHENBACH Sébastien SUI
127 SCHELLING Patrick SUI
128 WYSS Marcel SUI

SOJASUN (SOJ)
FRA
131 DELAPLACE Anthony FRA
132 HIVERT Jonathan FRA
133 JEANDESBOZ Fabrice FRA
134 LEMOINE Cyril FRA
135 MARINO Jean Marc FRA
136 SIMON Julien FRA
137 TALABARDON Yannick FRA
138 VUILLERMOZ Alexis FRA

LAMPRE-MERIDA (LAM)
ITA
141 CUNEGO Damiano ITA
142 BONO Matteo ITA
143 CIMOLAI Davide ITA
144 GRAZIATO Massimo ITA
145 MORI Manuele ITA
146 PIETROPOLLI Daniele ITA
147 STORTONI Simone ITA
148 ULISSI Diego ITA

FDJ (FDJ)
FRA
151 JEANNESSON Arnold FRA
152 CASAR Sandy FRA
153 GENIEZ Alexandre FRA
154 PICHON Laurent FRA
155 PINEAU Cédric FRA
156 ROY Jérémy FRA
157 VAUGRENARD Benoît FRA
158 VICHOT Arthur FRA

LOTTO BELISOL (LTB)
BEL
161 VANENDERT Dennis BEL
162 BELLEMAKERS Dirk NED
163 BILLE Gaetan BEL
164 DE CLERCQ Bart BEL
165 VAN DE WALLE Jurgen BEL
166 VAN DER SANDE Tosh BEL
167 VANENDERT Jelle BEL
168 WELLENS Tim BEL

TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN - BALOISE (TSV)
BEL
172 DE VREESE Laurens BEL
173 HELVEN Sander BEL
174 JACOBS Pieter BEL
175 LIETAER Eliot BEL
176 NEIRYNCK Stijn BEL
177 VAN HECKE Preben BEL
178 VAN OVERBERGHE Arthur BEL

EUSKALTEL EUSKADI (EUS)
ESP
181 ANTON HERNANDEZ Igor ESP
182 ASTARLOZA CHAURREAU Mikel ESP
183 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI Jon ESP
184 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI Gorka ESP
185 LANDA MEANA Mikel ESP
186 MINGUEZ AYALA Miguel ESP
187 PEREZ MORENO Ruben ESP
188 SICARD Romain FRA

AG2R LA MONDIALE (ALM)
FRA
191 NOCENTINI Rinaldo ITA
192 BARDET Romain FRA
193 BETANCUR GOMEZ Carlos Alberto COL
194 CHEREL Mikael FRA
195 GADRET John FRA
196 KADRI Blel FRA
197 MINARD Sébastien FRA
198 MONTAGUTI Matteo ITA

COLOMBIA (COL)
COL
201 OSPINA NAVARRO Dalivier COL
202 ARANGO CARVAJAL Juan Esteban COL
203 AVILA VANEGAS Edwin Alcibiades COL
204 CAMACHO BERNAL Julio Alexis COL
205 CHALAPUD GOMEZ Robinson Eduardo COL
206 MARENTES TORRES Wilson Alexander COL
207 QUINTERO Carlos Julian COL
208 VALENCIA Juan Pablo COL

ACCENT JOBS - WANTY (AJW)
BEL
211 DE TROYER Tim BEL
212 DEGAND Thomas BEL
213 GILBERT Jérôme BEL
214 HABEAUX Gregory BEL
215 ROUTLEY Will CAN
216 SCHEIRLINCKX Staf BEL
217 VAN GOOLEN Jurgen BEL
218 VOGONDY Nicolas FRA

VACANSOLEIL-DCM PRO CYCLING TEAM (VCD)
NED
221 DE GENDT Thomas BEL
222 LAGUTIN Sergey UZB
223 LAMMERTINK Maurits NED
224 LIGTHART Pim NED
225 MARCATO Marco ITA
226 POELS Wouter NED
227 RUIJGH Rob NED
228 WESTRA Lieuwe NED

TEAM ARGOS-SHIMANO (ARG)
NED
231 BARGUIL Warren FRA
232 FRÖHLINGER Johannes GER
233 GESCHKE Simon GER
234 HUGUET Yann FRA
235 HUPOND Thierry FRA
237 PETERSON Thomas USA
238 PREIDLER Georg AUT

CRELAN - EUPHONY (CRE)
BEL
241 DELFOSSE Sébastien BEL
242 DEVILLERS Gilles BEL
243 HONIG Reinier NED
245 JUODVALKIS Egidijus LTU
246 PREMONT Christophe BEL
247 SYS Klaas BEL
248 VANTOMME Maxime BEL
249 AMORISON Frédéric BEL

[MattTuck]

60km to go. Check out the usual (http://www.cyclingfans.com/node/7431) suspects (http://www.steephill.tv/classics/fleche-wallonne/#live) for live feeds.

They're making fun of the choppy race feed. hilarious.

[tv_vt]

Seems like the only km that matter in that race are the last 2.

[chengher87]

Seems like the only km that matter in that race are the last 2.

That would describe most bike races.

[MattTuck]

Seems like the only km that matter in that race are the last 2.

Probably an accurate statement, but how will you know when to tune in for those last 2 unless you have a good friend like me paying attention. I usually post a 10km to go reminder also.


That would describe most bike races.

Party pooper. ;)

[MattTuck]

60km to go. Check out the usual (http://www.cyclingfans.com/node/7431) suspects (http://www.steephill.tv/classics/fleche-wallonne/#live) for live feeds.

They're making fun of the choppy race feed. hilarious.

10km to go now. Fair warning.

[chengher87]

Probably an accurate statement, but how will you know when to tune in for those last 2 unless you have a good friend like me paying attention. I usually post a 10km to go reminder also.




Party pooper. ;)

Haha. Don't get me wrong, I still love watching bike races. I mean Spartacus' attack on the Paterburg and chase in Roubaix this year were infintely entertaining. But with race radios and the Director sportifs watching the race and getting detailed information on gaps, breakaways, potential junctions, most of the races are less romantic (so to speak).

Andy Schleck out the back!

[chengher87]

Good to see him win after pulling Purito to last year's victory.

[cfox]

Moreno owes that Ag2r rider a beer, Gilbert had to lead the chase, Moreno waited and timed his attack perfectly

[MattTuck]

Moreno owes that Ag2r rider a beer, Gilbert had to lead the chase, Moreno waited and timed his attack perfectly

Absolutely... Dan Martin with a late run too...

I knew someone from Katusha would win ;)

[tv_vt]

Video/youtube link available?

Thanks!

[MattTuck]

I don't use the site, but cyclingtorrents will probably have it.

If they have the Eurosport footage, I wouldn't bother with it honestly. The feed they were getting form the host broadcaster was very bad for much of the race, maybe 1 frame per second. They were apologizing profusely for it, and even making fun of it.