Ronde Van Vlaanderen 1986 [II/II] [BRT]

De integrale uitzending van de 70e editie van de Ronde Van Vlaanderen, zoals door de BRT uitgezonden op zondag 6 april 1986.
[niet vanaf de start in Sint-Niklaas want in die tijd hield men dergelijke rechtstreekse uitzendingen een stuk korter dan tegenwoordig]
Eddy Planckaert was toch wel de opvallendste figuur in deze editie maar uiteindelijk bereikte de Nederlander Adri van der Poel als eerste de finish in Meerbeke, vóór Sean Kelly, de Belg Flup Vandenbrande en de Canadees Steve Bauer - die tot op enkele kilometers van de streep nochtans over de beste papieren beschikte om deze editie te winnen, na een vlucht samen met Planckaert tussen de Berendries en de Muur.
U hoort Marc Stassijns en Mark Vanlombeek (vanop de motor) het commentaar leveren.
Bron: VHS [gedigitaliseerd met Panasonic NV-HS830 S-VHS videorecorder]

[@S2Sturges]

Proper racing... no radios, no DS controlling every aspect of the racer's day, when to eat, when to drink, exact wattage of X climb.. You read a race, look into the competition's eyes, raced on instinct and feel. Bicycle races were really cancelled either, rain, snow, mud, protests and strikes, you name it, the race went on . Andy Hampsten and Bernard Hinault showed the kind of real grit required, countless others too, all real hard men, you went out there and raced hard... Merckx was right, the new generation of racers could carry the suitcases

[@mrmercedes8528]

The radio communication has ruined cycling - no element of surprise

[@pieterisp]

Always a pleasure to watch these men of and on steel.

[@dmmaggi]

Some takeaways from this... 1. Bauer was a seriously kick-ass rider. His win tally doesn't tell the whole story.... 2. Bike racing was cooler then, less robotic, more believable. Pro racing today doesn't look real. Could be the engines in their bikes...I dunno 3. Nikki Ruttimann looked good on a bike. He knew how to race as well, see his attack that won him a stage in the 86 tour...perfection.

[@dachicagoan8185]

All cyclists now are doped up. Back then some riders did it.

[@edwin.jansen]

Greg Lemond in de Ronde van Vlaanderen en in de kopgroep. Jemig! Ik herinner me het totaal niet. Te lang geleden.

[@Austo777]

Kelly took too much wind in the last 5km he's a madman

[@ivovandamme7739]

Adrie klopt Kelly , Adrie was 1 van de beste klassieke renners die Nederland ooit had !

[@gastonlagaffe6966]

Als je Kelly kon kloppen moest je wel beresterk zijn.

[@marcobuijsen1745]

Helemaal mee eens. Dat Zoetemelk de best weg renner was, dat komt ook door zijn goede resultaten in de tour de France. Waaronder in keer het winnen van de tour. Maar de meest complete wielrenner was Adrie van der poel. Eigenlijk alles gewonnen wat er te winnen viel. Bijna wereldkampioen. Maar ook in het veldrijden was hij een topper. Dan te denken hoe goed hij wel niet was. En nu dan 1 zoon die nog beter is dan zijn vader. Ik geloof niet dat Adrie zelf ooit gedacht heeft dat zijn zoon nog beter zou worden dan hem zelf. (ADRIE VAN DER POEL. EEN GROOT SPORTMAN WAAR NEDERLAND TROST OP MAG ZIJN.)

[@jayaybe1]

BRILLIANT upload, thanks!

[@NAP-wj3oi]

The one race that slipped away from Kelly to many times.

[@johns3106]

Look at all the attacks in the last 15-10 kilometers. Now days it would be one or two teams massed at the front, hammering away, containing everything to the point of boredom! Races were much more interesting (for the most part) in previous eras.

[@mattblythe3097]

Superb! Thank you!

[@dsc7914]

I think Kelly forgot just how fast Adrie vdP could be, he wouldnt normally sprint from the front. I remember AvdP attacking in Paris Brussels in late 85, from group 3, past the 2nd group to the lead in one massive burst.

[@kiwijmb]

Totally agree - Kelly went way too early and AVDP was so strong - I love these old races, all the favourites battling it out at the front

[@johns3106]

Amazing that Kelly, who could win ANYTHING,never succeeded here or at world champs.

[@TheOrbit14]

Kelly 2nd on this Ronde, on a Sunday in April. Next day, the Monday down to the Basque country to ride and win the 'Itzulia' over four days. Then back up to northern France, on the second Sunday, to win Paris-Roubaix The King.

[@scotiavelo1405]

If Kelly was at Panasonic he’d have won. He won Milan San Remo 2 weeks before this and Paris Roubaix 7 days after this. He was basically a 1 man KAS team. That’s what happens when your the No1 rider in the world you’re a marked man just like Sagan now days.

[@ta1920]

amazing!

[@griffin2355]

Bauer should have attacked when he swung out to the left at about 500-600 meters. There was a slight lull and Kelly had just looked ahead. Hindsight is 20/20 but he would have won.

[@death2pc]

Back at a time before plastic and all that crap when it was real.....................

[@saprolasu2260]

G joob