Tour of Flanders (2011) Photos; Page 1: Friday's Koppenberg/Muur-Kapelmuur Recon |
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76 km from the finish is the Koppenberg (682m long, 9% average grade, 19% max grade). The green grass and moss between the Koppenberg stones are an indication this area gets plenty of rain and not much car traffic. | share this photo |
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Recreational cyclists at the base of the Koppenberg | share this photo |
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Koppenberg: the 19% section that causes the most problems | share this photo |
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Koppenberg: the view looking down from the 19% section | share this photo |
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Recreational riders giving in | share this photo |
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Koppenberg | share this photo |
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Koppenberg: Even the pros can have problems. Liquigas' Peter Sagan and Daniel Oss out practicing for Sunday's race | share this photo |
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Koppenberg: Liquigas' Peter Sagan shows how it is done on a subsequent pass | share this photo |
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Koppenberg: Old farts were strewn all over the road when Lampre passed through. | share this photo |
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This kind of simulates the carnage of race day | share this photo |
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You can't buy great memories like this. This guy broke his hip, but did not suffer a heart attack as earlier reported. Coincidentally, a steephill.tv viewer, Naa Oyo Kwate from California, was near the scene and sent in a iPhone recon video of Lampre and recreational riders just before these incidents on the steep section | share this photo |
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Muur-Kapelmuur is 15km from the finish: 9% avg, 19% max, 1075m long | share this photo |
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The section at the top of Muur-Kapelmuur is the last big test with 15 km to go | share this photo |
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On sunday this hill will be covered with people... | share this photo |
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Fans at the top during last year's race | share this photo |
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On some of climbs like the Patersberg, that have the space, temporary structures are set up | share this photo |
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Ingenious high-density bike parking in Brakel. For more photos, see last year's recon shots | share this photo |
Tour of Flanders (2011) Photos; Page 1: Friday's Koppenberg/Muur-Kapelmuur Recon |
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