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Fans at waiting at the top of the last cobbled climb, The Muur, during last year's Tour of Flanders
March 31 update:  Just posted...
71 Big Photos from Tour of Flanders 2008 ( ) |
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 Silence - Lotto (SIL)(BEL)
 ag2r - La Mondiale (ALM)(FRA)
 Astana (AST)(KAZ)
 Bbox Bouygues Telecom (BBO)(FRA)
 Caisse d'Epargne (GCE)(ESP)
 Cofidis Le Credit en Ligne (COF)(FRA)
 Euskaltel-Euskadi (EUS)(ESP)
 Francaise des Jeux (FDJ)(FRA)
 Fuji-Servetto (FUJ)(ESP)
 Garmin - Slipstream (GRM)(USA)
 Lampre - NGC (LAM)(ITA)
 Liquigas (LIQ)(ITA)
 Rabobank (RAB)(NED)
 Columbia (THR)(USA)
 Katusha (KAT)(RUS)
 Milram (MRM)(GER)
 Saxo Bank (SAX)(DEN)
 Landbouwkrediet - Colnago (LAN)(BEL)
 Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator (TSV)(BEL)
 Barloworld (BAR)(GBR)
 Cervelo Test Team (CTT)(SUI)
 Skil-Shimano (SKS)(NED)
 Vacansoleil (VAC)(NED)
 Vorarlberg - Corratec (VBG)(AUT) |
Ronde van Vlaanderen: Flanders' World Championships — cyclingnews Just posted...
71 Big Photos from Tour of Flanders 2008 — sirottiCancellara eyes Flanders 2009 (from the end of 2008) — velonewsHincapie: 'I'm feeling better than ever' — velonewsCool Beans (Predictions: perception vs. reality) — podiumcafeThe Big Preview: The Tour of Flanders — cyclingweekly.co.ukBennati to Ride the Ronde — podiumcafeTour of Flanders 2009: Boonen Favored to Win: After the race launched his career with victories in 2006 and 2007, all eyes will be on Tom Boonen at this year's edition. — bicycling
Classic Tour of Flanders Footage:
A Monument of Cycling:
Muur van Geraardsbergen
aka "The Muur" is a decisive climb
  steephill.tv is now on Twitter with race info updates |
1996: Eurosport Muur Highlights (before it was widened) 1999: Flemish Highlights 2007: Great spectator footage of Alessandro Ballan first over The Muur:) | same view across the street () | high on the hill () Recreational cyclists climbing the Muur 2006: Wild spectator footage on the Koppenberg Koppenberg bike-cam footage during the 2006 Sportif What happens in Flanders the morning of? Phil and Paul's race preview from 2005 Slideshow of all the hill climbs The Koppenberg has been widened after Jesper Skibby almost got his ankle run over — grahamwatson
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Start Time: Sunday 9:45 AM CET (7:45:00 AM GMT+0000);
Earliest live video: 9:15 AM CET (7:15:00 AM GMT+0000); ie. check in early
See all the live video, audio and text options
Approximate Finish: 4:21 PM CET (2:21:00 PM GMT+0000)
Rider race/bib numbers, withdrawals and links to rider bios
Current Time, Weather and Wind Direction in Brugge, Belgium
Current Time, Weather and Wind Direction in Ninove, Belgium
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| justin.tv | live video streaming |
there is always at least one from this unofficial source | |
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live video streaming tv schedule |
live at 9:15-10:15 CET then back again live at 12:40 CET; likely restricted to Belgium/Europe; live ticker from the start | |
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live video streaming |
live at 13:00 CET; likely restricted to Belgium/Europe; french | |
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live video streaming internet audio tv schedule (Europe) |
live at 12:00 GMT (120 min); highlights at 21:00 GMT (30 min); btw, the old audio link hasn't worked since Milan-San Remo | |
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live video streaming tv schedule |
starts at 14:30 CET (120 min); check back for live streaming video | |
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video streaming tv schedule |
starts at 15:05 CET (100 min); official video stream is restricted to Italy; unrestricted options expected at race time | |
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live video streaming |
North America only; requires a subscription; english commentary; 3 to 4 hour of live coverage expected | |
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live video streaming tv schedule |
w/ Dutch ticker; video likely restricted to the Netherlands | |
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tv schedule |
delayed same-day broadcast starting at 5PM ET; find versus in your area | |
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 live text updates |
live text updates starting at 12:00 CET (10:00:00 AM GMT+0000) | |
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short text updates from any and everyone | |
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March 27 update: Added links to maps, timetables, profiles to provide a full picture of the route. Live coverage options and race previews coming later next week. Here's the startlist with bib numbers:
Provisional Startlist — rvv.be
Timetable — rvv.be
Maps | Google Map — rvv.be
| steephill.tv is now on Twitter with race info updates |
Tour of Flanders 2009 in Google Earth
71 Big Photos from Tour of Flanders 2008 — sirotti
high-res victory salute
The 92th Tour of Flanders (Ronde van Vlaanderen) Results 1 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step (41.246 km/h) 6.24.02 2 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 0.15 3 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank 4 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre - Fondital 0.21 5 George Hincapie (USA) Team High Road 6 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas 7 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC 8 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto 9 Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre - Fondital 10 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
Full Results — cyclingnewsLive Text Coverage — cyclingnewsFull Report — velonews 71 Big Photos from Tour of Flanders 2008 — sirotti Graham Watson's Photo Recap Cyclingnews Photos One-Minute Video Highlights: english | français — france 24/eurosport Tom Boonen leads the peloton up the Koppenberg Inattentive Ãngel Gómez crash Stijn Devolder powers first over the Muur — cycling.tv (complete on-demand video; subscription plan required) The Last Km — versus George Hincapie post race interview — versus Eurosport 40 mins of extended highlights: Part 1 | Part 2: Last 70 km — eurosport Tour des Flandres 2008 Résumé (en français)Ronde winner a future Tour contender? — cyclingnews
Classic Tour of Flanders Footage:
A Monument of Cycling:
Muur van Geraardsbergen
aka "The Muur" is a decisive climb
1996: Eurosport Muur Highlights
1999: Flemish Highlights
2007: Great spectator footage of Alessandro Ballan first over The Muur:
at ground level () | same view across the street () | high on the hill ()
Recreational cyclists climbing the Muur
2006: Wild spectator footage on the Koppenberg
Koppenberg bike-cam footage during the 2006 Sportif
What happens in Flanders the morning of?
Phil and Paul's race preview from 2005
Slideshow of all the hill climbs
The Koppenberg has been widened after Jesper Skibby almost got his ankle run over — grahamwatson
) (thanks Jesper B)
Internet: Cycling.tv (accessible world-wide; subscription plan required) live internet coverage starts at 12:00 CET (11:00:00 AM GMT+0000) and goes to 16:00 CET (3:00:00 PM GMT+0000)
Internet: Sporza (Belgium only) TV: Eurosport 11:00 - 15:00 GMT (4 hours of coverage)) (thanks Jesper B)
Live Text/Ticker Coverage:
Cyclingnews starting at 12:00 CET (11:00:00 AM GMT+0000)
Eurosport Ticker
Sport Wereld/Official Site
Route Map and Profile — rvv.be
Preview: Beer, chips and mayonnaise and the Ronde — cyclingnews
Preview: John Wilcockson assesses the favorites' chances — velonews
Timetable — rvv.be
Start List (rosters) with rider numbers — rvv.be
Race history and past winners — wikipedia
Official Site (English version) — rvv.be
The betting line
