Comments on: Tour of Flanders 2008 - A Study in Intimidation http://cyclocosm.com/2008/04/tour-of-flanders-2008-a-study-in-intimidation/ Pro Cycling News, Commentary and Special Features Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:14:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: sam http://cyclocosm.com/2008/04/tour-of-flanders-2008-a-study-in-intimidation/#comment-6693 sam Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:26:10 +0000 http://cyclocosm.com/2008/04/tour-of-flanders-2008-a-study-in-intimidation/#comment-6693 from velonews.com: "Devolder's win gave his Quick Step team a welcome trophy after a relatively barren season so far, although there was post-race speculation that his teammate Tom Boonen, a two-time winner, was slightly miffed. "I had the legs to win the race, but the tactics in the race prevented me from showing that," said Boonen. "He (Devolder) was supposed to serve as a launchpad for me, but the way things developed meant the whole scenario changed." from velonews.com:

“Devolder’s win gave his Quick Step team a welcome trophy after a relatively barren season so far, although there was post-race speculation that his teammate Tom Boonen, a two-time winner, was slightly miffed.

“I had the legs to win the race, but the tactics in the race prevented me from showing that,” said Boonen.

“He (Devolder) was supposed to serve as a launchpad for me, but the way things developed meant the whole scenario changed.”

]]> By: Cedric Van Dorpe http://cyclocosm.com/2008/04/tour-of-flanders-2008-a-study-in-intimidation/#comment-6694 Cedric Van Dorpe Mon, 07 Apr 2008 22:41:50 +0000 http://cyclocosm.com/2008/04/tour-of-flanders-2008-a-study-in-intimidation/#comment-6694 Of course being a teammate of Tom Boonen helped Devolder in his win, but I still think that he was the strongest rider of the bunch that day (stronger than Boonen) and that he would have won even if he came from another team. We will never know for sure of course, but to me it seemed like he was the strongest. Flecha and Nuyens teamed up to try to get him in the end, but they couldn't manage to get close enough. Of course being a teammate of Tom Boonen helped Devolder in his win, but I still think that he was the strongest rider of the bunch that day (stronger than Boonen) and that he would have won even if he came from another team. We will never know for sure of course, but to me it seemed like he was the strongest. Flecha and Nuyens teamed up to try to get him in the end, but they couldn’t manage to get close enough.

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