Flèche Wallonne *spoiler thread*
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All the teams' and official twitter feeds, plus some of fans that the teams (and certain other people I follow) re-tweet. Fans near the finish are good because they have camera-bike coverage on the big screen to watch and the PA to quote from.
@UCIWomenCycling has a better picture of the winner, with her diamond tooth.0 -
Quite the procession.
Cunego down, Kirby heartbroken...0 -
Cunego down. Slo-mo sprint up the Mur becons. Less than 2km to go.0
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what is it with Cunego and Kirby. he peaked 8 years ago or even earlier. get over it!0
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Here we go...0
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Valverde from Martin and Kwia0
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Well done Alejandro.0
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Thought Dan had that. Shame.0
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Valverde letting Kwia and Martin do the hard work and cruises to the win ...0
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Sorry Valverde haters but he wins. Again.
Good to see Arredondo up there. Kwiatek super strong got third. Martin came late (experience) and took 2nd.
Katusha nowhere.Contador is the Greatest0 -
Kirby peaked long before that.0
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Can add that to his illustrious palmares.frenchfighter wrote:Worlds, 2nd, 2nd, 3rd, 3rd, 3rd
Fleche, 1st, 2nd, 7th, 8th, 7th, 1st
LBL, 1st, 2nd, 1st, 3rd, 3rd
Amstel, 3rd, 2nd, 4th
Lombardia, 2nd
Vuelta, 3rd, 3rd, 2nd, 5th, 2nd, 3rd, 7 stage wins
TDF, 6th, 9th, 8th, 4 stage wins
Dauphine, 1st, 1st, 7th, 2 stage wins
Paris Nice, 2nd, 3rd, 1 stage winContador is the Greatest0 -
frenchfighter wrote:Sorry Valverde haters but he wins. Again.
Good to see Arredondo up there. Kwiatek super strong got third. Martin came late (experience) and took 2nd.
Katusha nowhere.
wasn't Purito involved in a crash with about 5km to go? sorry for the vaugeness, following via twitter is bloody confusing0 -
"Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0
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outcastjack wrote:frenchfighter wrote:Sorry Valverde haters but he wins. Again.
Good to see Arredondo up there. Kwiatek super strong got third. Martin came late (experience) and took 2nd.
Katusha nowhere.
wasn't Purito involved in a crash with about 5km to go? sorry for the vaugeness, following via twitter is bloody confusing
I thought I spotted him but went with the Cnews ticker...should no better.
But Moreno is still there.
No idea what Gilbert was doing.Contador is the Greatest0 -
It's carnage over on the PTP thread.“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0
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Got held up in that Cunego crash. Might have spoiled Moreno's chances as well.0
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Would have been nice to see Martin get that but it was a finish that suited Valverde. I don't find the way he wins particularly exciting (That prologue recently was pretty kick a$$ though) but it is effective and you can't argue with his results.0
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It's his first World Tour win since his suspension. (Excluding stages)frenchfighter wrote:Sorry Valverde haters but he wins. Again.
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You'll need to re-do your stats Rich ... or maybe not
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RonB wrote:Got held up in that Cunego crash. Might have spoiled Moreno's chances as well.
Maybe Rui Costa caused the crash.
Shame for Gilbert - if he did get properly held up then his finish is very very strong.Contador is the Greatest0 -
RichN95 wrote:
It's his first World Tour win since his suspension. (Excluding stages)frenchfighter wrote:Sorry Valverde haters but he wins. Again.
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So what. Deny all your like, his palmares, reputation and bank balance are all laughing.
My boys all making it rain this year and the fans are loving it.Contador is the Greatest0 -
Dreadful race. Time to get rid and put something else in there.0
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Life's too short; I've grown to love watching Valverde race. He's like the panto villain who's done a bit of porridge/community service...
The whole drugs thing aside - he's an exemplary racer...0 -
ThomThom wrote:Dreadful race. Time to get rid and put something else in there.
The riders make the race ... Very much like a Vuelta stage finish, but without the excitement of time gaps ...
With limited space to get through on the final ascent I'm surprised none of the 2nd-tier riders gave it a go penultimate time round ... Not far to the finish and if you get a group of half a dozen or so it could stick ...0 -
OCDuPalais wrote:Life's too short; I've grown to love watching Valverde race. He's like the panto villain who's done a bit of porridge/community service...
The whole drugs thing aside - he's an exemplary racer...
Thing is with Valverde, it may have took a while to go through the process, but like Basso, once he had no other choice he took his ban (a proper ban, I might add) and came back and conducted himself with some humility ...
He fights for wins and adds another dynamic in amongst the true GT favourites ...0 -
It doesn't bother me when he wins, I just struggle to find him exciting. Maybe it's because the finishes that suit him are the ones that bore me the most; same thing with JRod. To be fair to Valverde, he is definitely a decent bit more aggressive on bigger climbs than before his ban.0
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Woeful from Sky - first finisher at 126th!0
