Spring (autumn) classics *spoilers*
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Alaphilippe demoted.0
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Not winning made that a bit easier for the commissairesLanterne_Rogue said:JA DQd (well, relegated)
Almost a shame, really.It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.0 -
So hirschi up to 2nd?Lanterne_Rogue said:JA DQd (well, relegated)
Almost a shame, really."A cyclist has nothing to lose but his chain"
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Perfect for me. I had Hirschi.rick_chasey said:
PTP carnageLanterne_Rogue said:JA DQd
Almost a shame, really.
Edit : Although I think Hirschi would have won in a fair sprint.0 -
Fair play to Roglic, mind. To have not packed in the season after losing the Tour like he did and then keep going to win a biggy shows a lot of mental strength. Hat.It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.4
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I think it was a simple decision anyway, I know they're knackered mentally and physically by that stage but there's no excuse for such a violent switch in a 4 man sprint. I think Hirschi and possibly Pogacar both had him until he impeded them. Ironically Roglic would have probably come 4th but for Alaphillipe's move.salsiccia1 said:
Not winning made that a bit easier for the commissairesLanterne_Rogue said:JA DQd (well, relegated)
Almost a shame, really.0 -
From the overhead you can see JA take a good look and then move really quite forcefully. It's hard to see how he couldn't have been relegated. Lucky not to wipe Hirschi out totally.0
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100%. Cynically robbed him of a double for me.DeadCalm said:
Perfect for me. I had Hirschi.rick_chasey said:
PTP carnageLanterne_Rogue said:JA DQd
Almost a shame, really.
Edit : Although I think Hirschi would have won in a fair sprint."A cyclist has nothing to lose but his chain"
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JA ruined that a bit by taking out half the riders sprinting.0
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Presumably he still gets 4th or 5th.rick_chasey said:
PTP carnageLanterne_Rogue said:JA DQd
Almost a shame, really.0 -
5thTheBigBean said:
Presumably he still gets 4th or 5th.rick_chasey said:
PTP carnageLanterne_Rogue said:JA DQd
Almost a shame, really.0 -
Loadsrick_chasey said:Better finish innit?
"If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm0 -
Lolrick_chasey said:I guess Roglic of all people knows it ain’t over till it’s over
"If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm0 -
He should be locked up for assault.... Oh no, we punish consequences, not actions, these days.Lanterne_Rogue said:From the overhead you can see JA take a good look and then move really quite forcefully. It's hard to see how he couldn't have been relegated. Lucky not to wipe Hirschi out totally.
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Not sure if the race was actually as bad as I thought it was or if it was down to idiot man again. I had to turn the commentary off.
I've said it before and I'll say it again: Alaphilippe is a liability. Somewhere down the line he is going to cause somebody to have a serious injury.
He didn't just balk Hirschi, he almost took him down too . All in the space of a km.
Reminds me of a kid playing on a scooter.
"Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
Made no friends there JAshockedsoshocked said:
100%. Cynically robbed him of a double for me.DeadCalm said:
Perfect for me. I had Hirschi.rick_chasey said:
PTP carnageLanterne_Rogue said:JA DQd
Almost a shame, really.
Edit : Although I think Hirschi would have won in a fair sprint."If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm0 -
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May be hindsight, but what's he doing in a race like this before the classics?RichN95. said:Van Avermaet has three broken ribs and a broken vertebrae, so season over it would seem.
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I wouldn't discount him as a proper contender on the new course.takethehighroad said:
May be hindsight, but what's he doing in a race like this before the classics?RichN95. said:Van Avermaet has three broken ribs and a broken vertebrae, so season over it would seem.
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Definitely a better route, opens it up to a bigger range of riders even though the final selection was very déjà vu0
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With all the attention understandably on Zabelphilippe's antics and their effects on the final km of racing (like Rog joining the club of GT+Monument winners), here's something I found on Twitter:
35th in FW, 53rd in L-B-L (as one of Mathieu's domestiques); and on that note, back-to-back junior cyclo-cross rainbows (2018/19) as well.1 -
Trying to find some form I suspecttakethehighroad said:
May be hindsight, but what's he doing in a race like this before the classics?RichN95. said:Van Avermaet has three broken ribs and a broken vertebrae, so season over it would seem.
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That happened within about a minute of you posting this. Were you being prescient or was my GCN feed delayed?RichN95. said:rick_chasey said:
Any other suggestions?
A mention of Valverde's absence
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She likes going on those long attacks - she won before in Flanders like that when she attacked up that man made hill and in the Worlds I think.Lanterne_Rogue said:Only watched the highlights of women's LBL, but seemed like a good win by Deignan. Grace Brown made a decent fist of nearly chasing her down, too.
Now overall points leader, which is no mean feat given the form of the "vans"
She looks lighter than ever.BASI Nordic Ski Instructor
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BBC have down graded Flanders monument status as they say that LBL was Lizzie first monument. Makes Carlton look knowledgeable.0
