The 2012 edition of the Tour of Flanders is in the books, I was up at 6:30 to catch the start of the live coverage, I put on a pot of coffee, poured me some hair of the dog, and plopped my fat ass down on the couch to watch. In the end Boom Boom Boonen took his third victory, proving that when you stop using cocaine good things will happen to you. Below are some videos from the race if you missed it.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efSi6Gl77-Y[/youtube]
Final 1 K, and link if the video wont play for you.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qk2RUb4ydA&feature=relmfu[/youtube]
Crash at 35 k that really shook things up and link if the video wont play for you.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvDqoeWz0fs&feature=endscreen[/youtube]
Spartacus goes down in the feed zone and breaks his collarbone, link if the video wont play for you.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yns_kGBX9SQ&feature=relmfu[/youtube]
Langeveld goes down, link if the video wont play for you.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71afFPYQSoI&feature=related[/youtube]
Last 20 K, odds are you wont be able to understand a word, but I know you will be bored at work Monday morning, link if the video wont play for you.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRjbz6qBK7U&feature=relmfu[/youtube]
Start of the women’s edition was all I could find in my quick search on youtube, so if anyone knows where to see more footage please post in the comments. Big congrats to Judith Arndt for taking the win, and also to America’s own Kristen Armstrong (who does crazy offseason workouts like giving birth to a child) on her second place finish. All of these gals are tougher than me, and most of you.
Spoiler alert!
Would have been nice to catch the video’s and beta in reverse!
“In the end Boom Boom Boonen took his third victory, proving that when you stop using cocaine good things will happen to you.” LOVE IT!
Wait. So you’re saying that a 16yr old hottie wasn’t good thing?
Poopie-pants takes another win!
Nice to see Pozzato worrying a little less about his hair and a little more about getting into the break.
Daaaang man! What ain’t those videos in English? This’s ‘merica man!
I still don’t understand why the ladies only race 127km (and shorter distances in general). 75% -80% of the men’s distance would be more appropriate, simply reflecting the fact that they are abut 75%-80% of the size. Aren’t they a teeny bit embarrassed to ride less than half the men’s race?
Tomeke is (re?)building a truly exceptional career. You wouldn’t bet against him for a 4th Paris Roubaix.
Tornado Tom!
Sch4bst3r – Tom Boonen vs Cocaine
…what’s unusual about gianni’s video, Sch4bst3r – Tom Boonen vs Cocaine is that it was made utilizing a remarkable new cardiac testing machine & therefor the ‘boom, boom, boom’ you hear is the actual sound of ‘tommeke’s’ heart while you view ultrasound images of it whilst he fucks a 16 year old, stoned on cocaine…
…even more remarkable from a medical perspective is that the occasional ‘voice’ you hear is a recording of his subconscious mind…he never once physically uttered those words…
…a breakthrough in medical science…