Ronde van Vlaanderen 2023 *Spoilers* thread

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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    Only just managed to start watching. Is that an Ineos rider in the break? Could be earning his keep if Pidcock gets across.

    Laporte now paying back his win leaving MVDP and Pidcock to chase behind
  • r0bh
    r0bh Posts: 2,436
    LaPorte flew across to Pog there
  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,598
    ddraver said:

    LaPorte up to Pog alone.

    Cat. Pigeons.

    That's clever
    "Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    edited April 2023
    Pidcock, MvdP, Wout and some breakaway hangers on likely (?) to bridge at some point...

    Pog surely to go again on the Koppenberg, but will it help?
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • r0bh
    r0bh Posts: 2,436
    Pross said:

    Only just managed to start watching. Is that an Ineos rider in the break? Could be earning his keep if Pidcock gets across.

    Laporte now paying back his win leaving MVDP and Pidcock to chase behind

    Narvaez in the break I think
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,431
    WE WERE ON A BREAK
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,431
    Pog flicking the elbow. Lol
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,431
    1'30"
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    Not sure why Pog is still pulling. Should have sat up as soon as Laporte caught him.
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,431
    The break has too many markers now
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,598
    ddraver said:

    Pidcock, MvdP, Wout and some breakaway hangers on likely (?) to bridge at some point...

    Pog surely to go again on the Koppenberg, but will it help?

    No help if he drops laporte. That'd bring WVA back into play with help. Its interesting.
    "Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,431
    Pog dragging the trio away again
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    edited April 2023
    Pog, Poel & Wout

    pas de Pidcock

    Pog is clearly the sharpest of the 3 but he hasn't shaken them. Tom knows it's not his day.
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,431
    Pidcock and Laporte struggling
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    Pidcock and Laporte gone and probably not coming back.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,119
    Imagine if he had a decent bike.
  • mrb123
    mrb123 Posts: 4,814
    Need a time gap
  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,598
    gsk82 said:

    ddraver said:

    Pidcock, MvdP, Wout and some breakaway hangers on likely (?) to bridge at some point...

    Pog surely to go again on the Koppenberg, but will it help?

    No help if he drops laporte. That'd bring WVA back into play with help. Its interesting.
    Just got less interesting.
    "Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,431
    1'03

    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    Pidcock making Laporte work, presumably in a "mate, we're both just riding a scenic 40km now" kind of way...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    Surprised Pidcock got Laporte to take a turn.
  • lettingthedaysgoby
    lettingthedaysgoby Posts: 1,732
    WvA’s head keeps dropping. He’s either a great actor or close to being cooked.
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,431
    The break looks like the air has gone out .... anyone wants to win from that group needs to shed numbers

    55"
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Going to be close
    "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 pm
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    The ronde is a proper test
    "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 pm
  • mrb123
    mrb123 Posts: 4,814
    Fred to have a dig at some point?
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Pidcock prep disrupted by that crash ... Hasn't got the distance in his legs
    "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 pm
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    edited April 2023
    I dunno who the french ES commentators are but they've clearly adopted the English language, "young lads chatting" approach, I'm rather enjoying the bits I follow...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Go on Kung
    "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 pm
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    Kung trying to drive the break on

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