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2015 E3 Harelbeke

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615: 968:(LottoNL–Jumbo) attacked the peloton. Vanmarcke was riding the climb in the gutter to one side of the road. He slipped in the mud and had to put a foot down on the cobblestones; this damaged his shoe and left him unable to clip into his pedal, reducing his ability to apply power on the climbs. He continued with the broken shoe over the Paterberg and Oude Kwaremont until he was able to change it on a flat section of road. Vanmarcke was in a small group of riders that earned a gap on the Paterberg, but they were caught soon afterwards. At this point there a chase group of around 30 riders, half a minute behind Devenyns as they entered the Oude Kwaremont. 1036: 40: 1368: 1296: 1224: 1116: 133: 942: 1080: 97: 1332: 418:, before a turn to the north to tackle the next climb. This was the Knokteberg, which came after 142.6 kilometres (88.6 miles), and it was followed by another turn to the east and the climb of the Hotondberg after 146.6 kilometres (91.1 miles). The Rotelenberg (after 155 kilometres (96 miles)) and the Kortekeer (after 156.6 kilometres (97.3 miles)) were the next two climbs as the route again approached Oudenaarde. 933:. Nairo Quintana was dropped during this period of racing and abandoned the race. Tinkoff–Saxo, along with Team Sky, took up the chase in earnest and reduced the breakaway's lead to under two and a half minutes with 67 kilometres (42 miles) left. BMC Racing Team joined in the chase and halved the lead over the next 20 kilometres (12 miles). Van Ginneken was dropped, leaving three riders in the leading group. 1011:
other two. Ć tybar eventually gave chase, but he was unable to catch Thomas. After the race, he attributed his loss to two seconds' hesitation. Thomas continued alone to win the race ahead of Ć tybar by 25 seconds. Sagan, meanwhile, was both caught and left behind by the main chase group and finished 30th, over a minute behind Thomas. In the main peloton, Matteo Trentin was led out by his teammates
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The route continued south to the penultimate climb of the day, the Karnemelkbeekstraat, with 29.7 kilometres (18.5 miles) remaining, then turned north-west for the final part of the race. This section was mostly flat; the only climb was the Tiegemberg with 18.7 kilometres (11.6 miles) to the finish
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The third climb came after 99.9 kilometres (62.1 miles) at La Houppe. This was the longest climb of the day at 3.4 kilometres (2.1 miles) in length. The course then turned north to reach the Berg Stene climb after 108.5 kilometres (67.4 miles). The next four climbs came in quick succession over the
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About a month before the race took place, in February 2015, the race organisers published a publicity poster for the race. This poster showed a woman, with her dress raised and underwear with the race logo visible. A cyclist's gloved hand was reaching out apparently to pinch the woman's bottom. The
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leading the chase. The gap was reduced slightly to 40 seconds as the riders entered the last 5 kilometres (3.1 miles). With 4 kilometres (2.5 miles) left, Thomas attacked the lead group and Ć tybar waited for Sagan to respond. Sagan, however, was unable to chase Thomas, who built a gap ahead of the
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The gap expanded again to 45 seconds at the foot of the final climb, the Tiegemberg; on the climb, BMC's pressure reduced the lead by 20 seconds and dropped several riders from the chasing group. At the top, with 17 kilometres (11 miles) left, Oss was leading the group, while
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Over the next 70 kilometres (43 miles), the breakaway continued to build their lead over the peloton; with 100 kilometres (62 miles) to race, they had a lead of around six minutes, although Dal Col was dropped. Shortly afterwards, the peloton climbed the Taaienberg, where
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and reached the first climb, the Katteberg, after 32 kilometres (20 miles). The route briefly went south-east again to reach the second climb, the Leberg, 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) later. Between the Katteberg and the Leberg, there were two flat sections of
667:) was one of the major pre-race favourites, although his early-season form had been mixed and he had won just one race in 2015 to that point. The team's preparation for the race was also affected by the suspension of the team manager, 1003:(Team Katusha), who missed a corner and was forced to brake. Van Avermaet also braked; this action caused him to somersault over his handlebars and crash, injuring him and taking him out of contention for the rest of the race. 432:, there were 53 kilometres (33 miles) remaining. With 46.2 kilometres (28.7 miles) remaining, the riders climbed the Kapelberg. The next section was expected to be the key part of the race: the climbs of the Paterberg and the 414:
next 18 kilometres (11 miles): the Boigneberg, the Eikenberg (the first of the cobbled climbs), the Stationberg and the Taaienberg. A 15-kilometre (9.3-mile) flat section followed, as the course travelled south-west through
986:(Tinkoff–Saxo) bridged across to Thomas and Ơtybar; the three riders then caught and dropped Devenyns. The gap between the leading three and the peloton quickly reached 25 seconds, then was reduced to 15 seconds by BMC. 853:). The first significant event took place on the Haaghoek cobbles after about 40 kilometres (25 miles). A water bottle came loose and caused a large crash in the main peloton. A large number of riders crashed, including 383:, the Holleweg and the Haaghoek. The race then entered a long loop without any significant climbs, though it did include the Paddestraat, another flat section of cobbles. This loop first went north-east, reaching 2274: 306:) slipped on the Paterberg, though this resulted in nothing worse than a broken shoe; however, a major crash early in the race caused significant problems for a number of riders. The worst affected was 444:
line. It was expected that riders dropped in the hilly section of the course would try to regain contact on this section. The route continued west and finished where it had started in Harelbeke.
1927: 893:). Most of the riders were able to continue, but Cancellara, one of the favourites to win the race, was forced to abandon it in significant pain. It was immediately clear that he would miss 370:, where there was a 2.8-kilometre (1.7-mile) neutral zone before the official start. Initially, the route headed north, but after a short distance it turned south-east to reach the town of 1666: 614: 2325: 890: 528: 2121: 1006:
With Van Avermaet injured, BMC were no longer riding at the front of the group and the breakaway's lead quickly grew to 50 seconds, with only Team Katusha's
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had also featured a poster viewed as sexist. The 2015 poster was described as "demeaning" and "misogynistic". The poster was criticised by the
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The riders then entered the crucial section of the Paterberg and Oude Kwaremont. Devenyns attacked alone from the breakaway group, while
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season. It was therefore suited to the riders who rode in the several other similar races through the early part of the season, such as
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as he attempted the sprint and Trentin took the third podium place, 38 seconds behind Thomas and 13 seconds behind Ć tybar.
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The 2015 edition of E3 Harelbeke was 215.3 kilometres (133.8 miles) in length. It started in the Belgian municipality of
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and was absent with injury, the team had several other riders who could compete for the win. These included
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edition in a four-man sprint. The race, while important in its own right as part of the
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after 12.8 kilometres (8.0 miles). The route then turned north-east through
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cycling race, which took place on 27 March and was the sixth race of the
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season, was seen as an important part of riders' preparation for the
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climb until Thomas' attack 4 kilometres (2.5 miles) from the finish.
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were invited automatically and were obliged to send a squad. Seven
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The other major feature of the race was a succession of crashes.
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that took place on many of the same roads the following week.
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The poster caused significant controversy, especially as the
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team was also expected to feature in the race. Although
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Index

2015 UCI World Tour
Reworked poster
Geraint Thomas
Team Sky
Zdeněk Ơtybar
Etixx–Quick-Step
Matteo Trentin
Etixx–Quick-Step
2014
2016
E3 Harelbeke
2015 UCI World Tour
Peter Sagan
Tinkoff–Saxo
2014
spring classics
2015 Tour of Flanders
cycling monuments
Flanders
cobbled
Oude Kwaremont
Geraint Thomas
Team Sky
Zdeněk Ơtybar
Etixx–Quick-Step
Matteo Trentin
Sep Vanmarcke
LottoNL–Jumbo
Fabian Cancellara
Trek Factory Racing

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