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Lithuania

01-31-09 02:57 PM

Derny Race

Wow!

http://www.belgiumkneewarmers.com/20...ezel-2008.html

bitingduck

01-31-09 03:56 PM

It's a popular track thing in europe: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuimkmlmvdQ

they run them at all the 6-days.

Lithuania

01-31-09 03:59 PM

yeah its just weird seeing it in the form of a road race!

Duke of Kent

01-31-09 04:29 PM

They do them at the post-Tour crits as well.

Given his nature, one would think Cadel Evans would make a killing at this sort of thing...

:D

Duke of Kent

01-31-09 04:37 PM

There are a couple of pretty heavy hitters in that race, by the way.

Niko Eeckhout, and Philippe Gilbert.

bitingduck

01-31-09 07:21 PM

From the ones I've seen, it seems like the guy with the fattest driver always wins.

Creakyknees

01-31-09 07:28 PM

I wonder how the riders select their drivers? Anyone?

There used to be a semi-classic, was is Paris-Tours? I remember it was some crazy-long distance, and part of the race was with derny's, part without.

grolby

01-31-09 07:37 PM

I hate to say it, but I found that to be incredibly boring to watch.

Grumpy McTrumpy

02-01-09 11:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Creakyknees (Post 8283157)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bordeaux-Paris

CrimsonKarter21

02-01-09 12:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Duke of Kent (Post 8282366)

There are a couple of pretty heavy hitters in that race, by the way.

Niko Eeckhout, and Philippe Gilbert.

Thanks for confirming the presence of Gilbert. I figured it had to be him due to his build and some hot blonde with a FdJ jacket in the opening few seconds. And Eeckhout was the Topsport rider? Wasn't he a U23 Belgian National champion?

botto

02-01-09 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Duke of Kent (Post 8282332)

They do them at the post-Tour crits as well.

Given his nature, one would think Cadel Evans would make a killing at this sort of thing...

: D

exactly. used to be a post-tour race in amsterdam, but they got rid of it.

now it's just this -

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...6day_derny.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2.../6day_risi.jpg

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