Cobbled Classics 2022 *** Spoilers***

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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,726
    Of course the one guy you don't have to mark and allow to ride away is WVA. :*
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    edited February 2022
    Strong chasing group working fairly well and his gap just went up and up. Joy for Rick Chaseys globally.
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,334
    Seemed like a good race until WVA simply disappeared. Ridiculous rider.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,726
    Lanterne_Rogue said:

    Seemed like a good race until WVA simply disappeared. Ridiculous rider.

    It wasn’t a good edition at all. Very little that could be considered memorable.
    It’s like each year, somebody flicks a weather switch in Belgium and we get two of the most contrasting Saturday’s I can remember.

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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    So someone is head and shoulders above the rest of the peloton.

    For the spectacle we should hope he’s peaking too soon
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    blazing_saddles said:

    Lanterne_Rogue said:

    Seemed like a good race until WVA simply disappeared. Ridiculous rider.

    It wasn’t a good edition at all. Very little that could be considered memorable.
    It’s like each year, somebody flicks a weather switch in Belgium and we get two of the most contrasting Saturday’s I can remember.

    Main difference is Jumbo took the role of Quick Step.

    They controlled the race, had strong riders covering every important move and had a rider who was in a different league to the rest of the peloton.

    Old school move on the Bosberg.

    All over the front, smashed it.


    Thought Trentin looked great. Made it across to the Benoot, Pidcock WvA move which was no mean feat and had enough in the tank for the sprint for 2nd
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Sneaky podium for GvA did not notice him the entire race
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  • bm5
    bm5 Posts: 586
    Victor Campenaerts needs some award for sheer determination. He seemed to be permanently having mechanicals but ended the day 5th.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Time to show my face ....hi guys and gals ...2022 let's go
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  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,927
    Pidcock finished in 18th so no interest in the minor places. Need to remember that for PTP.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,726
    Rob Hatch turns up for KBK. Adam Blythe is co-pilot.
    Live now with 9 men a couple of minutes up the road and there are 100 kms to go.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,726
    KBK has been a much better race than yesterday thus far.
    A pity about the final 50kms of nothing much
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Possibly time to dust off the klaxon?
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,726
    Pross said:

    Possibly time to dust off the klaxon?

    Nah.
    It’s just a chase to bring the sprinters back for the inevitable.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    What a finish, 3 man break caught in the final 100m and Jakobsen just holding off Ewan.

    Jumbo were giving Quickstep a taste of their own medicine. Lampaert was immense
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,726
    The bunch sure did make hard work of that.
    Trying to save your lead out but in doing so let the breakaway win.
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  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,927
    You could argue they judged it to perfection.
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,572
    Exciting finish. Was only about 50 m to go and 2 of the break came in 8th & 10th.
    Arkea in 3rd, 4th and 7th!
  • ducknumber1
    ducknumber1 Posts: 1,172
    Dorset_Boy said:

    Arkea in 3rd, 4th and 7th!

    Hoovering up UCI points?
  • m.r.m.
    m.r.m. Posts: 3,475
    With the form Nairo is in, they probably don't need to worry about that.
    PTP Champion 2019, 2022 & 2023
  • stage_hunter
    stage_hunter Posts: 317
    blazing_saddles said:

    Rob Hatch turns up for KBK. Adam Blythe is co-pilot.
    Live now with 9 men a couple of minutes up the road and there are 100 kms to go.

    Rob Hatch did Omloop as well. Just not on GCN.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,726
    edited March 2022
    Yes, tomorrow it's time for the best little cobbled race of the year. Unfortunately, the weather once again refuses to play ball, but still, these (men and women) rarely fail to deliver. Both live from the usual sources.

    54th Le Samyn: Quaregnon › Dour (209km)




    Although it is still classed as a 1.1 race, there are 11 WT teams on the startlist, so maybe not so little anymore.

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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,726
    Le Samyn is once again delivering an excellent race.
    Non stop attacks and regrouping for the last 30kms and there is still 20 kms to go.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,726
    edited March 2022
    The break makes it all the way with 7 seconds to spare.
    Trentin gets a little lucky as he just holds off Arkea’s Hugo Hofstetter.
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,165
    Was a good watch. Good commentary too, I thought, from Been and Backstedt.

    It's always good when you don't know which attack will be the one that sticks - little breaks from when the early break got caught with about two laps to go.
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,822
    Le Samyn is always a good race, criminally underrated.

    Agree on the praise for the commentary, both Been and Backstedt knowledgeable and concise.
  • bm5
    bm5 Posts: 586
    Got to agree Le Samyn was good to watch. Hofstetter was so near. Nice garden sofas on the side of the podium that they made them sit on!
  • red.rider
    red.rider Posts: 1,215
    Good finish in the Le Samyn Des Dames too. Emma Norsgaard dominates the sprint as the 2-up breakaway was caught at 100m. She takes away a lime green garden gnome as a prize
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,553
    Decent video from Movistar on Het Nieiuwsblad:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3u43J-r5EA&ab_channel=MovistarTeam
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,726
    edited March 2022
    Time I think. Not a cobbled classic, but a Spring one and certainly raced off tarmac.







    Top competitors

    POGAČAR Tadej
    ALAPHILIPPE Julian
    VALVERDE Alejandro
    MOHORIČ Matej
    CARAPAZ Richard
    ASGREEN Kasper
    MATTHEWS Michael
    ULISSI Diego
    BILBAO Pello
    BARDET Romain
    PIDCOCK Thomas
    VAN AVERMAET Greg
    COSNEFROY Benoît
    WELLENS Tim
    FUGLSANG Jakob

    Plus a load more top dogs.

    RAI can be a bit casual about actual live coverage times, but there does seem to be more extensive coverage this year.
    GCN/Eurosport:
    Women's Race 10-30 to 12-30pm
    Men's race 12-30 to 15-30
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