var race = "Tour of Flanders 2008"; 

var race_type="HC";

var stages = new Array();

var cyclingnews_results_base_url = "http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/apr08/rvv08/?id=results";

var event_description = '&laquo; <a href="http://www.steephill.tv/classics/tour-of-flanders/">Tour of Flanders 2009 Live Dashboard</a>';


var event_date = "April 6th";

var stage = {"stage": "no prologue", "photos" : []};
stages.push(stage);



var stage = {"stage": "The start, Koppenberg, wet cobbles", "photos" : [{"img": "100-073.jpg", "desc": "The start in Brugge"}, {"img": "100-074.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "100-075.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "230-047.jpg", "desc": "One of the early cobblied climbs. 16 cobbled climbs in total."}, {"img": "230-048.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "230-050.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "230-051.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "230-052.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "230-053.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "230-054.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "230-055.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "230-056.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "230-057.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "230-058.jpg", "desc": "Tom Boonen leading the way up the Koppenberg"}, {"img": "230-059.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "230-060.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "230-061.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "230-062.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "230-063.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "230-064.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "230-065.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "230-066.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "230-067.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "240-026.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "240-027.jpg", "desc": ""}]};
stages.push(stage);

var stage = {"stage": "Climbing the Muur van Geraardsbergen", "photos" : [{"img": "248-081.jpg", "desc": "A pile of fans waiting at the top of the Muur - a 90m high, narrow clobbled climb near the end of the route"}, {"img": "248-103.jpg", "desc": "Not a good place to need a wheel change from neutral support"}, {"img": "250-028.jpg", "desc": "Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step appears first "}, {"img": "250-029.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "250-030.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "250-031.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "250-032.jpg", "desc": "Followed by Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank "}, {"img": "250-033.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "250-034.jpg", "desc": "Nick Nuyens (Bel) of Cofidis (right) and Tom Boonen (Bel) of Quickstep (left)"}, {"img": "250-035.jpg", "desc": "Alessandro Ballan (Ita) of Lampre - Fondital "}, {"img": "265-041.jpg", "desc": "Devolder nearing the top"}, {"img": "265-042.jpg", "desc": "Nick Nuyens has now passed Flecha and moves into second"}, {"img": "265-043.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "265-044.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "265-045.jpg", "desc": "Fabian Cancellara  followed by Filippo Pozzato"}, {"img": "265-068.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "265-069.jpg", "desc": "Philippe Gibert"}, {"img": "265-070.jpg", "desc": "George Hincapie"}, {"img": "265-085.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "270-001.jpg", "desc": "Devolder reaches the top in first..."}, {"img": "270-002.jpg", "desc": "... much to the delight of the Belgian fans"}, {"img": "270-003.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "270-003b.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "270-004.jpg", "desc": "Nick Nuyens about to be the second man over the Muur"}, {"img": "270-005.jpg", "desc": "Flecha gritting it out"}, {"img": "270-006.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "270-007.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "270-008.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "270-009.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "270-037.jpg", "desc": ""}]};
stages.push(stage);


var stage = {"stage": "The finish and the podium", "photos" : [{"img": "320-010.jpg", "desc": "Stijn Devolder has the time to savour his solo win in front of a home crowd"}, {"img": "320-011.jpg", "desc": "Nothing like winning Tour of Flanders as the Belgian national champion"}, {"img": "320-012.jpg", "desc": "1st Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step. Winning time:  6.24.02  (41.246 km/h)  "}, {"img": "320-013.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "320-014.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "320-015.jpg", "desc": "Nick Nuyens and Juan Antonio Flecha worked together but they couldn't chase down Devolder. They finished 2nd and 3rd, 15 seconds back."}, {"img": "320-016.jpg", "desc": "Alessandro Ballan (Ita) of Lampre - Fondital crosses just ahead of George Hincapie (Usa) of Highroad for 4th"}, {"img": "420-077.jpg", "desc": "Devolder post-race"}, {"img": "420-078.jpg", "desc": "Ballan post-race"}, {"img": "420-079.jpg", "desc": "Pozzato post-race"}, {"img": "550-017.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "550-020.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "550-021.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "550-090.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "550-091.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "560-023.jpg", "desc": "Podium: L-to-R: 2nd Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis, 1st Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step and 3rd Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank "}]};

stages.push(stage);