E3 Harelbeke 2023 *spoilers*

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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,385
    The large chasing group should have pulled the break back on the headwind dual-carriageway section but no-one seemed prepared to commit. Ganna now trying to pull it back but break has 38" with 52km to go.
  • m.r.m.
    m.r.m. Posts: 3,472
    45 km to go, 46 seconds lead. I think they will stay away, but it's really hard to call atm.
    PTP Champion 2019, 2022 & 2023
  • m.r.m.
    m.r.m. Posts: 3,472
    3 amigos go clear on the Paterberg. Mohoric might catch back on.
    PTP Champion 2019, 2022 & 2023
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,385
    Pog forces the pace, MVDP hangs in comfortably but WVA looked to be finding it harder. Mohoric trying to get back on the descent. Kwaremont next.
  • m.r.m.
    m.r.m. Posts: 3,472
    Helpers distanced (for now).
    PTP Champion 2019, 2022 & 2023
  • m.r.m.
    m.r.m. Posts: 3,472
    Speed going out of leaders. Helpers should catch.
    PTP Champion 2019, 2022 & 2023
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,385
    Mohoric back. Looks to be between these 4 as the big chasing group is 50" back. As I say that the front 4 look to have eased meaning SKA and Van Hooydonck look like they'll get back.
  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    Interesting watching a teammate for all coming across.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,385
    Little group including Ganna and a couple of FDJ trying to bridge but still at 40".
  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    #KMs to finish tracking # seconds ahead
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,385
    Pog attacks as soon as they hit the Kwaremont, the two helpers go immediately then Mohoric and WVA struggling to hold on.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,385
    I reckon he'll get back unless MVDP does a pull (which he then does)
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,385
    He's back.
  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    WvA winds himself back on
  • gweeds
    gweeds Posts: 2,611
    Quite the ding-dong this
    Napoleon, don't be jealous that I've been chatting online with babes all day. Besides, we both know that I'm training to be a cage fighter.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,385
    Pog animating this as you'd expect being the weakest in a sprint. Every time he accelerates WVA loses touch. Motorbike crashes and slows the attack.
  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    Pog doing well. WvA yoyoing a bit
  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    WvA taking a turn
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,385
    Ganna must be annoyed his positioning was poor when the break initially went away, as usual the riders behind seem to want to leave the chase to others and Ganna has been about the only one trying.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,633
    This could be a good three up sprint, it's going to start to get difficult to get away for Pog
    Warning No formatter is installed for the format
  • m.r.m.
    m.r.m. Posts: 3,472
    9.5 km to go. WVA doing super short turns. Others don't seem bothered.
    PTP Champion 2019, 2022 & 2023
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 27,972
    It's great that Movistar and FDJ both decided to go for the same wrong shade of blue for their kits, isn't it?
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 27,972
    This is great stuff. Pog can't get rid of them, WVA not doing any work. Surely Wout wins a sprint in this situation??
  • m.r.m.
    m.r.m. Posts: 3,472
    WVA wins the sprint ahead of MvdP and Pog third.
    PTP Champion 2019, 2022 & 2023
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,385
    Wout takes it, think they missed their chance to get rid of him on the Paterburg or Kwaremont when he looked vulnerable. Jorgensen had a good race to take 4th.
  • m.r.m.
    m.r.m. Posts: 3,472
    I agree. MvdP should have probably attacked over the top of Pog when WVA was struggling on the Paterberg. But it must be incredibly hard to actually get rid of WVA. He was cracking, but can just stay in that zone for such a long time to get back on.
    PTP Champion 2019, 2022 & 2023
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Local win over the other big names, punters very happy indeed.
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,313
    Very much enjoying the Sky box deciding not to record the last 5 km
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 27,972
    tailwindhome said:

    Very much enjoying the Sky box deciding not to record the last 5 km

    That's OK, you knew who was going to be on the podium by then.
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,313
    edited March 2023

    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!

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