Tour of Flanders - Live blog
Today's the day of the 101st edition of the Tour of Flanders! Our reporters Ross Champion and Mats Fredrix are at the race providing live updates throughout the day.
Race day! Here's what @petosagan had to say at the @BORAhansgrohe press conference yesterday #Sagan #RVV https://t.co/wdPyFrPOER
— Sports Gazette (@SportsGazette) April 2, 2017
. @SportsGazette are here in Antwerp for the grand depart of the 101st #RVV where the big question is #Sagan or #GVA? pic.twitter.com/ckBnjRjdnJ
— Sports Gazette (@SportsGazette) April 2, 2017
DE RONDE: We are minutes away from the team announcements for #RVV The crowd are praying for a #GVA victory pic.twitter.com/M2VQ4DzlxE
— Sports Gazette (@SportsGazette) April 2, 2017
DE RONDE: first out are team @SportVlaanderen !! #RVV pic.twitter.com/UPh1Ez7iea
— Sports Gazette (@SportsGazette) April 2, 2017
DE RONDE: next up @TeamRoompot #RVV pic.twitter.com/ovMn2f10u2
— Sports Gazette (@SportsGazette) April 2, 2017
DE RONDE: @katushacycling out in sunny Antwerp for #RVV pic.twitter.com/BrLJZzx3bW
— Sports Gazette (@SportsGazette) April 2, 2017
DE RONDE: @FDJ are confident ahead of #RVV pic.twitter.com/6TMi6h9Ec0
— Sports Gazette (@SportsGazette) April 2, 2017
DE RONDE: Here come @Ride_Argyle and local favourite @sepvanmarcke in #RVV pic.twitter.com/yNOJ7VSVxg
— Sports Gazette (@SportsGazette) April 2, 2017
DE RONDE: @TeamSky arriving in Antwerp for #RVV. Good luck @LukeRowe1990 pic.twitter.com/gzVk9MMW2K
— Sports Gazette (@SportsGazette) April 2, 2017
DE RONDE: The one the crows have been waiting for, here's @tomboonen1 and @quickstepteam !! pic.twitter.com/gDRkYtaNg8
— Sports Gazette (@SportsGazette) April 2, 2017
DE RONDE: Belgium's big hope @GregVanAvermaet arrived with his @BMCProTeam team for #RVV pic.twitter.com/tnggPVuexX
— Sports Gazette (@SportsGazette) April 2, 2017
DE RONDE: And lastly, defending champion @petosagan with @BORAhansgrohe pic.twitter.com/X5bdm4d9ou
— Sports Gazette (@SportsGazette) April 2, 2017
DE RONDE: Antwerp goes wild for #Boonen in his last ever #RVV What a legend! pic.twitter.com/bJmq4rEf5z
— Sports Gazette (@SportsGazette) April 2, 2017
DE RONDE: @BORAhansgrohe rider @petosagan says that the winner of Sunday's #RVV will be a "kindersurprise" #Sagan #derondevanvlaanderen pic.twitter.com/1p1IWvNCfw
— Sports Gazette (@SportsGazette) April 1, 2017
Here we go!! The 101st edition of #RVV has begun!! #Sagan #GVA #Boonen pic.twitter.com/HNZ7FRydWq
— Sports Gazette (@SportsGazette) April 2, 2017
DE RONDE: With the #RVV race in full swing, @sportsgazette gives four possible scenarios in Flanders
— Sports Gazette (@SportsGazette) April 2, 2017
FULL ARTICLE: https://t.co/0vG8bIhGew pic.twitter.com/hm4RBygPCa
DE RONDE: @Kristoff87 "races to win" but thinks @petosagan is the one to beat! #rvv #rondevanvlaanderen #sagan pic.twitter.com/tuXfiOFoZL
— Sports Gazette (@SportsGazette) April 2, 2017
Our reporters @MatsFredrix and @rossmchampion have arrived in #oudenaarde where the 2017 #rondevanvlaanderen finishes pic.twitter.com/kQUyUYaHMT
— Sports Gazette (@SportsGazette) April 2, 2017
DE RONDE: @Ride_Argyle rider @sepvanmarcke spoke to our reporter @MatsFredrix at the depart of #rondevanvlaanderen pic.twitter.com/rMcqQPGv0n
— Sports Gazette (@SportsGazette) April 2, 2017
DE RONDE: @CorynRivera of @TeamSunweb wins the women's race, edging out the competition in an electric bunch sprint #rondevanvlaanderen #RVV
— Sports Gazette (@SportsGazette) April 2, 2017
DE RONDE: @LukeRowe1990 says the race can be lost at any point today. @rossmchampion talked to him before the #rondevanvlaanderen @TeamSky pic.twitter.com/a8ZCRfO0lD
— Sports Gazette (@SportsGazette) April 2, 2017
DE RONDE: 14 man group including @tomboonen1 and @Kristoff87 has around 1'10" on the chasing @petosagan and @GregVanAvermaet group
— Sports Gazette (@SportsGazette) April 2, 2017
DE RONDE: 14 man group including @tomboonen1 and @Kristoff87 has around 1'10" on the chasing @petosagan and @GregVanAvermaet group
— Sports Gazette (@SportsGazette) April 2, 2017
DE RONDE: Peloton chasing hard to bring back the #Boonen group. Gap around 40" now at #RVV
— Sports Gazette (@SportsGazette) April 2, 2017
And the atmosphere in the #Boonen & #gilbert group is good, The 🇧🇪 Champ sheltering the legend during a comfort break! #RVV https://t.co/SZsVjw1J0x
— Mats Fredrix 🎙 (@MatsFredrix) April 2, 2017
DE RONDE: Not the first time #Boonen and #Gilbert have worked hard together #RVV pic.twitter.com/MahxjTfM9O
— Ross Champion (@rossmchampion) April 2, 2017
.@PhilippeGilbert by himself on the #OudeKwaremont #RVV #Gilbert
— Sports Gazette (@SportsGazette) April 2, 2017
DE RONDE: #Gilbert has pulled out 26" on the second group on the road #RVV
— Sports Gazette (@SportsGazette) April 2, 2017
DE RONDE: #Gilbert looks super strong today and the gap goes out to 40" to the chasing group #RVV
— Sports Gazette (@SportsGazette) April 2, 2017
#Vanmarcke's bad luck continues with a bad fall in what seemed a harmless bend #RVV #DeRonde101 https://t.co/YiOTjyYftK
— Sports Gazette (@SportsGazette) April 2, 2017
#Vanmarcke's bad luck continues with a bad fall in what seemed a harmless bend #RVV #DeRonde101 https://t.co/YiOTjyYftK
— Sports Gazette (@SportsGazette) April 2, 2017
DE RONDE: @DimensionData rider Edvald Boasson Hagen spoke to us earlier at the start of #RVV #rondevanvlaanderen pic.twitter.com/WeQOjago3g
— Sports Gazette (@SportsGazette) April 2, 2017
DE RONDE: HEARTBREAK FOR #BOONEN!! Tactical and had to wait an age for a new bike #RVV
— Sports Gazette (@SportsGazette) April 2, 2017
DE RONDE: #Sagan attacks!!! #VanAvermaet and #Naesen go with him #RVV
— Sports Gazette (@SportsGazette) April 2, 2017
DE RONDE: #RVV race set up now for a classic finish. #Sagan and #GVA chasing down #Gilbert
— Sports Gazette (@SportsGazette) April 2, 2017
DE RONDE: CRASH CRASH CRASH!! #Sagan and #GVA DOWN!!! #RVV
— Sports Gazette (@SportsGazette) April 2, 2017
DE RONDE: #Gilbert still has 34" with just 4.2 km to go. #GVA chasing hard #RVV
— Sports Gazette (@SportsGazette) April 2, 2017
What a season for the awesome @PhilippeGilbert: winner of De Ronde, winner of De Panne, runner-up at Dwars door Vlaanderen & E3 Harelbeke! pic.twitter.com/DrblN6Na62
— Quick-Step Cycling (@quickstepteam) April 2, 2017
DE RONDE: @quickstepteam #Boonen talked to @MatsFredrix & @rossmchampion after a DRAMATIC mechanical in the final of the #RVV 😞 pic.twitter.com/TBTjLNVE6a
— Sports Gazette (@SportsGazette) April 2, 2017
#RVV WINNER #GILBERT @quickstepteam isn't that good at wheelies, but he sure can ride a mean 59K! 😅 WHAT A SOLO! pic.twitter.com/yYcUXEPUKN
— Sports Gazette (@SportsGazette) April 2, 2017
Our @rossmchampion & @MatsFredrix lived every minute of #tourofflanders, it was a true classic! â¤µï¸ https://t.co/fU0NwH5m5X pic.twitter.com/PxxDtyt4Nu
— Sports Gazette (@SportsGazette) April 2, 2017