2018 Strade Bianche, Siena › Siena (184k) -1.UWT, *Spoilers*
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PLease don't let Valverde catch Bardet or van AertWarning No formatter is installed for the format0
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Blazing Saddles wrote:Stybar is the new Simon Gerrans.
Wind your neck inCorrelation is not causation.0 -
44" now for Be Nuts.Correlation is not causation.0
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Benoot with 42s shortly going to hit the climb.
Can he keep it together?!?0 -
The way Benoot is still going he could win by a minute! :shock:PTP Champion 2019, 2022 & 20230
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I'm liking the translation of time into distance for the gaps.Correlation is not causation.0
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Above The Cows wrote:44" now for Be Nuts.0
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Benoot doesn't look 100% happy on the wet descents... Bardet could maybe take a couple of seconds back?Warning No formatter is installed for the format0
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1.3 and 45s, in the bag now0
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I'm in pain just watching this.Correlation is not causation.0
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Bardet leaving van AertWarning No formatter is installed for the format0
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Great ride Benoot!0
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Gefeliciteerd Be Nuts!Correlation is not causation.0
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Bardet second
Van Aert third - top result0 -
Great ride. Chapeau . Benoot be nuts.
Great from Bardet as well, I'd not have picked him to show anywhere in a race like this, especially in these conditions.
Van Aert did brilliantly as well.Warning No formatter is installed for the format0 -
Everyone looks to be really suffering on that last sharp corner.Correlation is not causation.0
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Cracking race that, best so far this year IMO.0
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Impressive rides from all of the top 3.
Wonder how Benoot's odds for winning Flanders will fall?0 -
Have to say that I think the novelty of this race has worn off for me. P-R it ain't."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0
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Blazing Saddles wrote:Have to say that I think the novelty of this race has worn off for me. P-R it ain't.0
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Blazing Saddles wrote:Have to say that I think the novelty of this race has worn off for me. P-R it ain't.
I don't think it's meant to be.
I like it for it's balance. Where else would you see heavy hard one day specialists like Cancellara, Benoot, Stybar racing against climbers and GT contenders like Bardet and Valverde?
LBL gets GT riders that can climb in, but most of the hard-men from the cobbled races aren't showing. P-R and Flanders won't see any GT riders except when they'll be racing the roads in the Tour, and even then it's just recon and there's no chance of a podium. Gilbert, maybe Sagz are probably the only riders that have a realistic shot at both P-R/Flanders and LBL.Warning No formatter is installed for the format0 -
There's also a certain amount of finesse to riding the Strade Bianche. No place for Stannard/Gaudin and other such styles that match the ugly scenery of roubaix0
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Dorset Boy wrote:Bardet second
Van Aert third - top result
wow0 -
Van Aert is going to be one of the greats. Amazing talent.0
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RichN95 wrote:One thing this race needs to sort out are the motos. It was like a derny race at times. And it’s not just this year, the pre-race highlights showed Kwiato getting similar last year.0
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Just watched this - very much enjoyed it.
Strade was one of the fisrt non-tour races I saw when I started getting obsessive about racing. Most other years sun has been shining and makes me think I’d love to be riding the fondo, this year full of admiration for battling the conditions (women’s looked even worse).
Really glad the season has reastarted.0 -
Great race. Good to see van Aert lighting it up, impressive ride from Benoot.Blazing Saddles wrote:Have to say that I think the novelty of this race has worn off for me. P-R it ain't.bobmcstuff wrote:RichN95 wrote:One thing this race needs to sort out are the motos. It was like a derny race at times. And it’s not just this year, the pre-race highlights showed Kwiato getting similar last year.0
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bobmcstuff wrote:RichN95 wrote:One thing this race needs to sort out are the motos. It was like a derny race at times. And it’s not just this year, the pre-race highlights showed Kwiato getting similar last year.Twitter: @RichN950
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YorkshireRaw wrote:Wonder how many are going to turn out for the Grand Fondo tomorrow lol
After today thats one on my list for next year0