There were three races this weekend. The field was split between Zonnebeke, Belgium and Rucphen in the Netherlands on Saturday. But everybody came together for the last World Cup race of the season in Hoogerheide, where Stybar and Pauwels proved they are the power couple of the moment and Marianne Vos showed that nobody is even close to being able to compete with her. She has now won 15 consecutive races. Not bad.
Brad and Hal tied for the win in Zonnebeke. With 150 points each, they finished ahead of a group of six who tied for second. Terry narrowly beat out Andrea for the win in Rucphen. Ian grabbed the final podium spot in that one. In Hoogerheided, Jay had a pretty good day with 740 points and a big win. Hal was second again to squeeze his way into the top 10 overall. Too little, too late. Vic finished third and now looks to have an outside shot at grabbing a piece of the final podium.
The J-Train continues to lead the overall race. He has a 855 point cushion over me. But the next three spots are pretty close. Andy, Chris O and I are separated by less than 200 points. So the makeup of the final podium still looks to be pretty wide open. Chris O has his work cut out for him though. In addition to Wellens, he lost Sophie De Boer yesterday when she got tangled up in a nasty wreck with Caroline Mani.
The World Championships are up next Sunday! Remember, there are 500 points for the win in this one. If ever there was a race to show up at, this would be it. We will be gathering to watch it live with coffee and pastries at Parlour Coffee. The race starts at 8am Winnipeg time.
Full results and overall standings here.
Monday, January 23, 2012
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So if the J Train wins this thing, do you have to do his chores for a month?
He's plenty excited about the possibility of just winning some socks. Then again, they are the sweetest socks in the world.
Sounds like watching the championships at Parlour coffee would be a fine time, Barn Cross even better. Sadly will have to miss it, we'll at least get early to watch the races at the Voyager on Sunday
Sounds like watching the championships at Parlour coffee would be a fine time, Barn Cross even better. Sadly will have to miss it, we'll at least get early to watch the races at the Voyager on Sunday
Good luck fatty.
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