E3 Harelbeke I-Ku

Fabian Cancellara 

Crashed hard on Friday

Broken bones end his Classics

Milan-San Remo 2015 3/22/15

A determined break of 11 lads

Gets to Campo Ligure in weather bad

The high ranked teams head the peloton 

No one in the break

To help later on

Etixx, Katush and Tinkoff lurk

At the front of the pack

Ready to work

Trek says 'Ditto'

Cancellara needs room

as he's feeling fit--oh!

Sky is alert on the Capo Mele

A crash slows things down

Group still gains on breakaway 

Capo Berta exacts a price

Non-climbers melt like blocks of ice

Several riders down on the road

Sky took risks and carries the load

33 KM remain

Right now it's still an open game

‘Andiamo’ survivors!

Cipressa awaits 

Stybar attacks

Greg Van Avermaet is there

Caught in a crash is Demare

Sky pushes hard to dominate 

BMC strains to aggravate 

Sagan is fifth

Not forgotten

Are Kristoff's hopes misbegotten? 

Boss Hog rolling along quite easily

Descending Pozzato sows havoc breezily

Oss and Thomas lead to the Poggio

Astana comes to the front

Cav has made it over the hump! 

Thomas surges on the Poggio

Gilbert and Stybar make their moves

Sagan moves up  Van Avermaet 

holds firm

Gilbert and Stybar crash ditto Kwaitkowski

The Belge Van Avermaet still looking frisky 

Thomas in front, Paolini too

But Degenkolb takes it 

He was feeling good, nu?

Kristoff two

Michael Matthews three

A glorious finish to Milan-San Ree

Paris-Nice 2015 Stage 7

Bradly bows out

He has other plans

T, Martin beats Talansky

Who makes his stand

Eight seconds faster

He's still the master

Philippe Gilbert

Booty swaying

Looks good on the day

Just sayin' !!!

The Slovinian Simon Spilak

Bests Der Panzerwagen 

He's done well--he can start braggin 

15 seconds good to Martin

In Slovenia the party must be startin'

Rui Costa excells

Porte does well

He's in Yellow!

Tasmania--pull out the stops!

Richie is back

Showing no lack

Team Sky ends up on top!

The second win at Paris-Nice

Richie and Sky must sigh relief!

Paris-Nice 2015 Stage 6

This mountainous route

Must be cute

As 31 lads make the break

Kwaitkowski remains in yellow

A motivated leading fellow

Etixx and Sky remain vigilant 

And polka dots surely go to De Ghent

Coquard, Bouhanni, Haussler, Demare, A

Abandon  -- they'll live to race another day.

The rain begins --morale may be slipping

On the Cote de Coaraze  the break is still tripping

De Ghent for Lotto extends his lead 

He's king of the mountains in name and deed

The race exploded as Kwaitkowski and Martin T

Break out of the bunch with Philippe G

So now the three groups play their cards

The group breaks the move by driving hard

Kudos to Sky and Etixx Quick Step

Two power teams strong and adept

Two hours of racing yet to be ridden

Which brave man has plans well hidden?

K is taking a risky descent

Sky's under pressure to compliment 

35 KM remain 

A new break forms --Sky must up their game

And let's not forget the rain

Tony Gallopin survives and keeps on trucking 

Richie Porte crashes his chances are sucking

Thomas continues having crashed, too

A domino effect to make Sky blue

Porte and Kwaitkowski now race together

And there is also a break in the weather

Gallopin gallops his eyes on the prize

He's got wings today 

French apple of all eyes

Gallopin wins a resounding victoire

French favorite son he is sure to go far! 

Paris-Nice 2015 Stage 5

The stage is lumpy

Thomas De Gendt

Contests KOM

It could be bumpy

Andrew Talansky

In the break

Canon-Garmin allows him

To agitate

He lost some time in Stage Four

Now he searches an open door

Highest placed in the break A. Talan

 an engine constantly tooting

"I can"

The sprinters need to assert their will

As they scamper like goats over hill after hill

Cofidis moves to set the pace

Nacer Bouhanni needs to find some space

De Ghent harvests polka dots

Talansky continues to show what he's got

Which is a lot--lots of grit--

A winning stage? This won't be it

Cimolai takes it for Lampre

It was all in all a pretty good day

Coquard, then Matthews round out the top three

 De Ghent and Talansky both rode bravely

And now I’m off to the DMV

Paris-Nice 2015 Stage 4

A two man break set Thomas De Gent

Attacking Sorensen for acting un-gent

The peloton may be out of sorts

'Cause of open-end tsouris from CIRC report

The pace picks up in last KMs forty

Aggression marks today's sortie

Lots of hills all the way 

On the slopes of the Croix de Chaubouret

Gilbert is in the mood to play

'Tho he won't win dots today

Talansky punctures at 18 out

He's still fighting--that's what he's

about

A mountaintop finish with no place to hide 

Geraint T steps up for Sky

TJ breaks out Bardet beside 

And Porte moves up with Kwaitkowski—a mighty ride! 

Richie powering the final KM

Geraint joins— two toiling gentleman 

Richie Porte wins, his mate close behind

Sky's fine day out puts both men on the line

Kwaitkowski comes three

I'm sure Etixx-Quick Step is happy!

Paris-Nice 2015 Stage 3

Paris-Nice 2015

Stage 3

Good Morning Paris-Nice

In the break is Philippp G

Also Florian Vashon

They prance before the Peloton 

Phil, brave man, is on a mission

No food for him, has he permission?

He's heading for polka dots

Tommy V joins an pace locks

Oh, Philippe--you bound ahead

A need for speed your daily bread!

I love my Retina Display 

As Philippe G steps up today 

The final climb falls to Phil

The break cooperates on hill

The group begins to motivate 

The margin shortens for the break

Philippe sits up at  18 K

He is finished for today

as Tommy and Vachon

They led the way with style and fashion

Bardet steps up with Bakelants

Tiralongo works, recants

Mathews takes a well earned win

Green Edge will be pleased with him

Paris-Nice 2015 Stage 2

Paris-Nice 2015 Stage 2

A one man break

Gerard, Arnaud

Leads the race

On lonely road 

The road is long

The road is straight 

It must be hard 

To concentrate 

At 30 K

Cannondale awakes

At 18 K they cede their place

Brian Coquard punctures late

Europcar accepts its fate

Lars Boom and Thomas, G

Are in front with Martin T

The sprint is on 

Greipel gets it! 

Good work Lotto Jum

Teamwork distinguished a stage ho-hum

Paris-Nice 2015 Stage One

Paris Nice 2015

Stage One

With 50 km yet to achieve 

Who has something up their sleeve?

In the break brave Tommy V

And Delaplace, Anthony 

The skies seem a little grey

Ditto the mood--

CIRC report out today

The peloton has put on the breaks

All they need are tea and cakes

I don't mind the sleepy pace

A quick cuppa joe wouldn't be out of place

A big bunch sprint is the plan

So many chiefs

So few Indians

A slow, slow day through tomorrow through the Loire

Tom Boonen crashes 

Nice now a place too far

Tommy and Tony start to compete

It's possible they may complete

Unlikely, but the bunch has been asleep

Right now the lead is theirs' to keep

Lotto has Greipel under their wing

He's chafing to do his thing

Wiggins is trying to push the group

All the sprinters are in the soup

A brilliant ride by the two Tees

They're caught but certainly not with ease

Kristoff wins in a blaze

Bouhanni took two

Just one of those days 

Katusha didn't give much support

He won anyway--it's that kind of sport

We wait for the fate of Tom, Boon

Etixx-Quick-Step steeped in gloom 

Prologue Paris--Nice 2015

Quite arbitrarily

Today the season starts for me

(As well as Aru, Matthews, and Talansky)

Stage One Paris -Nice

Is a TT

Watching Gilbert is still a thrill

Some things don't change 

And never will

Degenkolb does nicely

And Gerraint Thomas

Gilbert in good form

He keeps us honest

Talansky comes behind Porte

by seconds ten

And interesting measure between two men

Kwaitkowski eclipses Rohan D

Mr Dennis can not be happy

Also Martin, T

A stellar ride for Kwaitkowski!

Sir Brad takes his turn

But does not top ten earn

Ditto Garderen, T

Kwaitkowski wins

So close Dennis Rohan

T. Martin is three

Bradley also ran