2024 Classics thread - Not a spoiler thread
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Who? MvdP or Pog?
Certainly isn't Wout. His palmares pales by comparison to the other two. He may be the most valuable super domestique though.
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I'm not sure how many days have passed since WVA is no longer at altitude. Not sure how that is planned to still have the benefit, but not the fatigue. Maybe he'll have much better legs at the RVV.
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Blythe made a good point on comms, riding at X watts up a mountain feels very different to riding at X watts on the flat
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Since this thread is no longer spoiler free, can we use it for future race chat?
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By the looks of tomorrow’s forecast, it’s going to be quite……..windy.😋
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The course for today. These days, serious length and those extra cobbled sections make Gent-Wevelgem something more than a nailed on sprint finish. Most forecasts have the wind at 25-30kph, with gusts of 50kph. Should make things even more interesting.
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Luke Rowe is out for Ineos as he banged his head in an early crash at E3.
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Wind direction is WNW, so proper cross-tail conditions for a lot of 2nd part the race
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The day's break, currently at 4'45"
They should be just about to turn away from the coast soon, where the cross tail will hopefully come into play
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Maybe he doesn't fancy piloting Cees Bol in the sprint 😅
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THIS IS NOT A DRILL
ECHELONS KLAXON
(NO BLOODY TV PICS YET THOUGH)
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Not the biggest splits, but even if it all comes back together this is likely to be going on for most of the rest of the race
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The front split (29 riders) caught the break. The peloton is now a minute behind
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Quite a few names there with not much of a team to rely on. I reckon Lidl-Trek and Alpecin-Deceuninck have come out best
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Typical.
Haven't been able to access the App, so eventually I have logged in to watch online.
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Peloton came back to within 35", so Lidl-Trek started attacking the front group a bit to focus them on working and staying ahead
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It's quite edgy and frenetic stuff, as the chase is on.
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Position for Kemmelberg
MVDP attacks there, Mads and Milan stuck to his wheel
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Surprised to see WvA sit this one out. Even assuming he’s riding DDV on Weds surely he’s coming into Flanders under-raced.
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They got a bit of a gap with a few others, Trek send Milan out to make MvdP work
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Trek have worked themselves into a really good position here. A man ahead, two top riders in the 6 man group 2 (with MvdP) and they're controlling the peloton 25" behind them
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MvdP has a go on the first Plugstreet (plugstraat?) - Mads P glued to his wheel
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MvDP certainly not hanging about.
Stuyven puncture
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MvdP has dropped van Dijke and Tiller and Stuyven (punctured)
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