De Ronde van Vlaanderen 2024 ***Spoilers***
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A lot of also rans had a shot at the podium ...rode deeper maybe
"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 -
SD worx dropped on the koppenberg...chasing vos group
"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 -
Correct call
"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 -
Like Cortina did?
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i don’t think Kopecky has it today.
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.0 -
Chapeau. That's a work of art
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The women really have got the shitty weather
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.0 -
Womens race is a right ding dong
"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 -
SD worx on the back foot
"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 -
Shirin.,..tough little cookie
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getting a bit like tennis now… the top 3 or 4 win all the races that matter and the rest fight for the scraps… there is a gulf between VdP, Pogacar, Vingegaard and the rest, which sadly now even includes Van Aert
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SD worx turned over ... Good edition of the women's
"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 -
Wout Poels claims he was punched and elbowed by him apparently at Catalonia. I’ve only seen headlines.
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That's how things seem. The Giro looks like a foregone conclusion, as does the Tour. Paris Roubaix likewise. Accidents permitting of course.
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Less than five years ago, Bernal was going to win the next five Tours. Then Pogacar was going to win the next five. Now it's Vingegaard's turn. Things change.
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It looked like that a bit last year in Womens racing with SD Worx but this year they are getting worked over a bit so far.
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He still only has a fifty per cent success rate.
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Despite My Man winning, it was a 2/10 race. Women's race was better (but not by much).
PTP Champion 2019, 2022 & 20230 -
Think that DQ is harsh - he's moving to overtake at the end of 250k - Pollitt isn't overlapping at that point and had every chance to go the other side.
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Come on, there's moving to overtake and there's veering across the road to try and prevent riders passing you. This was definitely in the latter camp.
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Agree with AndyP - he moved almost 3/4s of the way across the road forcing the other riders even further to the right. As clear a relegation as you will see.
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Disagree - did you watch the overhead?
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It's the equivalent of sticking your leg out in the penalty box, and the striker going down without contact......You've given the referee a chance to make a wrong decision.
Matthews starts his sprint and deviates across the road towards the barriers.........You're supposed to sprint in a straight line - he didn't. It's harsh, but what's he doing?
All Road/ Gravel: tbcWinter: tbcMTB: tbcRoad: tbc"Look at the time...." "he's fallen like an old lady on a cruise ship..."0 -
Didn't they show it on Eurosport?
I wanted to watch it last night when I finally had time, but couldn't find it. .... :-(
I have Eurosport here in Germany, can't think this matter though.
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I have discovery+ in Germany. It's the same price as GCN+ was. Not sure if they share the rights with Eurosport or if it's all the same company. It's on discovery+ as a VOD (and live).
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I do think the new course is not as good as the old course in that I can't really think of a race where the strongest hasn't won since the new course was put in.
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I'm not sure that stacks up. Bettiol in 2019 was widely considered on here to have been lucky as no one considered him a threat and he was able to establish a race winning gap before the chase started in earnest.
You could also argue that Asgreen beat a superior Van Der Poel in 2021, and Van Der Poel beat a superior Pogacar in 2022.
I think the new course has a harder finish, so it has all but eliminated the lucky winner which you used to get every so often when the finish was in Ninove.
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Yeah I dunno, I think Bettiol was arguably the stronger rider that year - his attack was quite something. And I don't agree that Asgreen was inferior to MvdP or that Pog was superior in 2022.
Even if you're right though, it's a much smaller cast of possible winners than it used to be. I think that is also reflected in MvdP's dominance - podiums in the last 5 editions.
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