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Flanders finest
100 edition
http://www.rondevanvlaanderen.be/en
didly
>>66560460
stupid Flanders
>>66560529
>>66560539
>>66560460
What an awful OP. One of, if not the, biggest events in the sport and that's all you can muster up?
>>66560552
I don't OP much mate
thread is a thread who gives a fuck .
>team sky prepare anus list pic related
Bumpu!!! Who are your favourites?
Also plug for steephill.tv
alright niggers I'm taking charge of the thread
1. Spartacus
2. 2agan
3. GVA
4. Sep
5. Thomas
if anyone can find better resolution of this, be my guest, also post predictions
bump for based GVA
>>66560628
Cancelara
Sagan
Gazet Van Antwerpen
1st for shimano car crashing into a brave English lad
rev up those meme engines lads
Skeletons crushing their testicles: the sport
>>66560707
your mum crushed my testicles last night m8
Yay. Back from Bruges, time to get comfy
>>66560707
no
motorcycles crushing riders: the sport
/leuven/
>watching men riding bicycles
>>66560739
too soon m8
>>66560763
yeah maybe
they really need to fix that shit tho
>not watching men riding bicycles
>peepooland
Post you cycling memes lads, Ive got a folder to fill
>>66560762
cycling is the goat sport
>>66560786
>piss froome
that's all I have given that the only source of good dank memes is /tdf/
>>66560786
Are professional cycling athletes the most underrated sportsmen in the world? I cannot think of any other sport that has no real offseason, that places such incredible demands and rigors (several HUNDRED miles of competition across all terrain in 5-6 days/week for a major tour) on its athletes, and is as inherently fucking dangerous as cycling.
>>66560786
gent wevelgem 2015
who /thick hair/ here?
>>66560919
here la
I have no problem with Yotto Yumbo wearing yellow jerseys in this race.
>tfw you will never again see him win a race
;_;
>>66560853
Maybe outside Europe, here they are highly rated. But it is an endurance sport, and they don't have the 2 hour excitement of football, basketball ... etc
>pic related greatest athlete ever
>>66560979
Roubaix will be his last chance tbH
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVqPQxSXsOI
mute it
>>66561024
fuck me mate
thank god for obligatory helmets
some more cos well its early
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3-wb9HcTio
I just hope it won't be a borefest like last year. Fucking parcour changes.
Amador shall win it
46,4 km in the first hour
Enige stream uit de race?
>>66561178
Most video coverage is only gonna start in a couple of hours.
>>66561205
Sporza starts coverage in 10 bings
Morning Lads! Looks like its Thyme to get /comfy/!
>>66560786
>>66560906
I hope skyfags will be btfo today.
>>66561275
kek
>>66561234
I literally have no idea what type of food that is.
That tuna looks like butter, tea and dessert at the same time
>>66561234
Is it butter or tea?
Who /Stybar/ here
>>66561178
maybe try this http://cyclinghub.tv/livestream
or just google it lad
>>66560584
What is this? Course notes I guess, but what does it mean?
Thank God for Sporza.
It feels like Eurosport are taking over more and more races from our traditional ad-free cycling broadcaster in this country.
>>66561354
Dank je
>>66561381
seja bem-vindo
>>66561359
C = cobbles?
^ = hills?
M = MOTOR ON?
>>66561359
Numbers are the distance the symbol next to it
triangle uphill
C cobbles
F and M not sure
Think F supply
Tour of Flanders got a Google Doodle. Not even Easter got one!
I read yesterday that the percentage of Belgians who watch this race is higher than the percentage of Americans who watch the superbowl. Something like 75% will watch the race. Could this be true? Seems unlikely.
>>66561365
Sporza should really start doing live English subtitles, they could reach such a wide audience
>>66561431
Before they changed the format , without the loops at the end on average 800.000 to 1 million people go out and watch it. That's relative off course because they pass by people's homes, all you have to do to see it is open your front door .
75% tv audience seems high, could be though
>>66561431
It's a national holiday for a lot of us
>>66561330
>>66561342
The John West infusions range is a lot weirder than last year..... The aussie shitposter will be excited....
>>66560786
The only one you need
>>66561469
>TV matters and the race has changed to suit the camera more than the newspaper. Whereas once the Ronde had just a few climbs today it’s got 18 ascensions if we include the multiple use of the Oude Kwaremont and Paterberg. This creates more drama rather than the way we’d read about the race. As a consequence the race attracts bumper audiences, the stats say it has a market share of of 75% (superior to the Superbowl in the US or the Melbourne Cup in Australia).
http://inrng.com/2016/04/the-greatest-race/
Rank the monuments
1. Ronde van Vlaanderen
>POWER GAP
2. PR
3. LBL
4. Sanremo
5. Lombardia
>tfw no races with downhill with cobblestones stages
>>66561431
For the televised cast they probably mean 75% of the market share. Meaning that of people watching tv at the time 75% were watching de Ronde
It's usually between 1.7 million and 2 million depending on what time in the race. A lot of people also go out to watch, you can't really measure that, and most people go to watch then go back home to watch on tv so they'd count double
You can't really follow the race if you actually go out to watch it
Wallonians like cycling too but not as much as the Flemish. I don't know how many of them watch it
>>66561500
1. PR
2. RVV
3. LBL
4. MSR
5. Lombardia
>>66561537
I like this post
>>66561533
And german speaking region?
>>66561547
Irrelevant
>>66561533
>they probably mean 75% of the market share
Good point. That makes sense
Anyways, here is the details of the climbs. I think they are about 30 minutes away from the Kwaremont for the first time.
>>66561547
Only Hans watches. Gunter always has to work on sunday and Klaus only cares about football
>>66561547
that's only 90.000 people strong
>>66560993
Who? The bike?
>>66561500
1. PR
2. Lombardia
3. LBL
4. RvV
5. MS
Why is cycling so big in Belgium? I can see why people like it but why are Belgians mad for this shit?
>>66561592
We like people who can tear a peloton apart with an explosion
>>66561592
2dumb2drive M8
>>66561592
Because it's hard work ( we take pride in working hard ) it's pushing your body to the edge and beyond, it's the ultimate working class sport. It has something heroic about it, never quit through rain and wind.
Guess we're just suckers for that type of stuff
Oude Kwaremont when?
>>66561730
right now for lead group. peloton 4 minutes behind.
stream here if anyone is looking for one
http://www.bvls2016.sc/stream3.html
>>66561592
Probably the heritage, landscape and history
>Lots of cycling races in Belgium
>Heritage with a lot of famous Belgian and especially Flemish cyclists in cycling history
>Modest and "simple" sport that works well with the average dumb and naive Flandrian (of course now a lot more complex)
>Very cycling-friendly country with a lot of backroads that only cyclists or the odd car will be on, so easy to just go out and ride
Same thing with cyclocross
>>66561625
U-underrated?
>>66561756
don't know if you are watching a stream or just being helpful
this is probably a better cycling stream http://cyclinghub.tv/livestream
>>66561812
Daily reminder that Eurosport Player is £5/month, in HD and without popups
>>66561812
That youtube stream is better than the official sporza one. Get it together, Sporza
>>66561825
Eurosport is only available through Foxtel here :/
I want Rupert to leave.
>>66561833
Use YeloTV if you have it, perfect quality stream for sporza
>>66561812
I was waiting for Eurosport. Didn't know they were on yet. Time to get comfy now.
>>66560460
>Démare
>>66561825
Didn't know eurosport had that
i don't need it tho, get more cycling thrown at me than a cheating wife in Syria gets rocks aimed at her head.
>tfw no friends
CRASH
Demar fucked. Wow, that was a crash very high up in the peleton
>>66561860
Yeah, switched over now. Sporza claims this is 1244kbps "HD"
>its a michel and jose are talking about foreplay again
>>66561898
You mean
>tfw friends dead
>>66561905
how many more dead riders will 2016 bring?
>>66561895
>be belgian
>be locking up bike in bike rack
>tfw bomb again
>tfw cycles thrown at you again
>>66561937
kek
>>66561931
An Irish guy died on the Kwaremont yesterday doing the sportif.
no one will be able to keep up with Cancellara
>>66561931
wouldn't be surprised if at least 1 more dies this year during a race
Who else in /comfymode/?
>>66561931
Bouhanni will kill a couple
>>66561983
i read that
also was the first year there where more foreign tourists than Belgians
>>66562009
looks nice out
What are they doing? A bunch of nervous nellies
they're a clumsy lot
>Tiesj Benoot
nooooooo
Benoot rekt
can't stop won't stop (crashing)
>>66562129
the rapetrain has no brakes
a mechanic got run over by a car at that last crash
didn't Valverde originally intent to ride today? Why isn't he racing?
>>66562211
He's focusing on the giro instead.
>>66562211
didn't fit in to his training schedule for the Giro
Benoot ( 5th last year ) taken to hospital
>>66562244
>>66562246
alright, would be cool to see him here though. Same with Nibali
>>66560919
>>66560942
Does alpecin really work?
>>66562291
This is the year for nibbles. 1000% clean!
Cheeky euro on Tony Martin 80/1
>>66562319
Landa will drop him in the mountains. Will be close though.
>>66562291
they are not really build for the cobble races LBL and Amstel is more their thing
>>66562302
Yes! Leave it on for 2 minutes! (If you still /havefingers/)
>>66562302
leave it on for 2 minutes after training la
works every time
>Women's cycling
disgusting
fuck the Eurosport commentators are stupid. Haven't even realized Benoot is out yet
Wew, lad
>>66561983
With his son riding next to him. Pretty sad story
Based Tony Martin
>>66562364
cuties m8
Is cycling the ultimate sport?
Nice views, good atmosphere, good drinks, based michel and renaat.
Enjoying a nice kwaremont myself in Ostend.
>>66562448
>Forgetting based José
>>66562428
got any more? I could do with a comfy fap before 100km mark
>>66562448
Forgetting Greg TheWorld
It is 15km to the next climb. Based Tony will BTFO of everyone by then
>>66562471
pls sky don't hijack our monuments, you can have TdF
>>66562479
Tony doesn't have the engine for Flanders.
>3 April 2016
>not going for a terraske and have your dad send you a text 30 mins before the finish
Who is this madman with the mullet?
>>66562465
Mountain stages for females
/comfy/ fap
>>66561758
>>66561657
>>66561635
>>66561625
Thank you gentlemen. I wish you a good days racing.
>>66562462
I'm already quite drunk senpai.
Went to Bruges this morning to watch the start and i didnt stop drinking.
>>66562499
Good luck making a meme out of team sky, unfortunately theyre not doing it themselves riding the springy memecycle
![5051090[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/zmzQR16.jpg "5051090[1].jpg")
Shane "The Flying Mullet" Archbold
>>66562528
cheers
>>66562547
Yeah I found him on Twitter
Shane ArchboldVerified
@Theflyingmullet
Bike rider for Bora Argon 18 Ex-owner of the best mullet at the olympics. Currently in the re growing phase...
>>66562520
Shane Archbold from newzealand
>>66562508
>posting on 4chinz from a terraske
>>66562537
Dude were you the guy this morning with the beard and anime t shirt and our eyes locked a second because I also had a beard and an anime t shirt on?
>>66562591
>anime t shirt
Degenerate
>>66562589
Leaving in 10 mins m8.
Is Stijn Steels related to Tom Steels?
>the city of sep vanmarcke
>check /sp/
>cycling thread is up and has plenty of posts
based cycling bros, these threads are getting more active
i just ate pizza. should i drink tea or coffee for this?
>>66562609
Yes, nephew
dat crash
rip bmc
Woah, p bad this
BMC IN FLAMES
Holy shit 5 BMC's. Van Avermaet's chances over
ouch
Holy shit what happened to BMC?
>Bmc
>the city of BMC
that males 2 riders killed already and loads more back because of the crash
>>66562616
/comfy/ threads son of Odin
:(
>>66562591
No, i'm not into /a/ senpai.
Van Avermaet out :'(
>BIG
>MOTHERFUCKING
>CRASH
GVA collarbone fucked
how do you want your flanders senpai?
at this rate 2agan wins
Bmc is literally decimated.
Poor Greg ;__;
:(
no van Avermaet in the classics. BMC really got fucked there
>>66562675
FUCK
U
C
K
fuck...
this was Greg's year...
hold me lads
>>66562684
He won't be able to hold Spartacus's wheel.
Cyclists should wear full body armour.
Fuck man
Why
Tragedy for GVA.
Kwiatkowski will win.
Screencap this.
>>66562697
yes
>>66562697
Yes
>>66562697
bombings 5/10
GVA out 9/11
Fucking carnage. Was it a Sky rider who caused it with a shoulder charge?
Has Phinney shown any affinity for the cobbles? or desire to focus on them in the future?
Would love to see an American win PR or RVV
This is why I hope my wife's son never picks up cycling. Even if you don't end up dead you'll still regularly break stuff and be in the hospital, and it's not like you get rich off cycling
>the mods
PANZERWAGEN TIME
>>66562739
DELETE THIS
>>66562739
literally removed it myself because it was obvious that this is worse and I no longer even remembered whether it was netherlands or belgium where the bombing was and went full assburger mode
>>66562364
>beig this gay
GORILLA
lol Greipel
Absolute madman
not like this FUCK
>>66562778
he tried that at all teh classics last year aswell
>>66562759
..and then some, with the follow up.
This guy in the black jersey caused it. Is it Bora? Could it be the Mullet Man?
https://twitter.com/MaximeB92/status/716599500702425088
Based Gorilla afraid of crashing so decides to go at it alone
>>66562738
>my wife's son
Found the cuck
Test Greipel's urine, he's on crack!
>>66562759
Poor finlan :(
It was a good post friend
>>66562364
Greipel off the front like a maniac
Have you been to Israel yet, /sp/?
>>66562804
Mullet Man is a gentleman and a scholar. Surely you are mistaken.
>>66562817
I wonder if she does some domitarix work on the side.
>>66562793
I remember. It's pretty funny to see though
>>66562804
he is getting a push from the movistar guy though
also flying mullet semed to be dropped , but that was quite some way back.
also it could be alpecin aswell
>>66562828
>German in Israel
Oy vey!!
>>66562828
nope
I went to Auschwitz though
>>66562832
More like BMC guy's fault. He barged into other guy
>>66562817
>>66562818
>>66562761
>>66562834
hurr hurr, I'd test her urine
>>66562834
>tfw no qt cyclist domme gf
>>66562864
At least we don't get the usual
>passol passol passol
>neigh
>ugugugururul
>attensius paltimor
>WHAT
..
>WHAT
>GOOOOOOOOAAAAALLLL
DUN DUN DUN
>>66562828
Yes
>Preben From Heck
>>66562929
Is that Geert Wilders? He's such a cunt
>>66562946
Is it true that all the Prebens in Belgium are named after Elkjær when he played for Lokeren?
>>66562965
Could be. It's a relatively young name over here.
>>66562965
no idea
>>66562948
stfu
he's a good man
>>66562948
Don't be mean
>>66562948
t. Abdul uit Molenbeek
who /lifelong/ here?
>tfw Jens Keukekekeleirerere probably wont do that well
seems like a top lad
>>66563013
/lifelong/ Real fan here
>tfw classico victory
rooting for based spartacus now
>>66563047
Orica as a whole seems pretty absent this whole event. This is like the first time I've seen them on screen.
>>66563013
>lestah and froome implid in new doping scandal
>>66563047
OGE has a solid team with a couple maybe winners but they never seem to attempt much here.
>>66563013
good lad
>>66563081
Blasphemy
>>66563066
me too familia. Did not see that one coming desu
>>66563081
Vardy uses coke
>Breaking news
>>66563070
Their team on these early classics isn't that hot. Durbridge did ok in DvD and E3, considering that usually he is just there to be spent.
So when the hell are we going to have onboard gopro devices that get included in the live telecast so we can get footage like this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2gXpuNR0Pc
It's two thousand and sixteen people
>>66562948
REPENT
>>66563117
Where did this originate from again?
>>66563117
finally
>tfw coming home from a comfy ride to watch Cancellara win his last Flandern
>>66563117
Welcome back, lad.
>>66563013
got Lester game on on i-pad
Flanders on tv
this on laptop
>>66563137
some GT last year?
>>66563117
i didn't miss you
go on Lizzie
>>66563179
Fuck Lizzie.
Westra out
flanders
premier league
f1
wrestlemania
no sleep for this guy
very nice camera shot
Westra out
GVA in Zottegem hospital
:(
GVA's collarbone confirmed broken
>>66563153
Good to be here.
>>66563273
iktf
