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It doesnt make sense to expect Jorgenson to close the gap to his own team mate..?He really should have let Jorgenson close the gap to Benoot, De Bondt and Tarling on the backside of Nokereberg. That would have given Kung a good opportunity to take the initiative once Jorgenson closed the gap.
It doesnt make sense to expect Jorgenson to close the gap to his own team mate..?
of course, but if Jorgenson closes the gap his chances of going solo are getting smaller.Visma would rather have Jorgenson go solo to the line than Benoot in a two man sprint.
Seems from this angle like WVA just overlaps the wheel?
Looks as much Van Art's error IMHO. Benoot hasn't ridden like this 1st time yesterday!
Doubt it's true since Albanese is already in Belgium.as there was some talk about Arkea earlier on... I see PCS has Albanese scheduled to do GP Indurain on Saturday before heading over to the Ronde. That must be a fairly unique combination, if true .
Doubt it's true since Albanese is already in Belgium.
Probably just PCS not updating the rider's schedule as season progresses.
Doubt it's true since Albanese is already in Belgium.
Probably just PCS not updating the rider's schedule as season progresses.
Yeah, that's what Benoot has explained. Apparently, van Aert wanted them to go faster, which makes Benoot stand up. There is a yell a few seconds before the crash - is that van Aerrt? I can't see if it's Benoot who moves to the side (in the clip: to the right), but that movement seems to have something to do with the accident.Seems from this angle like WVA just overlaps the wheel?
You may be underestimating the mindset and focus of a professional cyclist at his level.I think part of the mistake here is getting so agitated about potentially losing a few positions. Like, it's "Dwars door" and not "Ronde van", there is a long way to go in any case, you're there with a lot of guys, it's not the end of the world to end up in 10th position instead of 3rd before the next section.
There is no point talking about improving safety standards on the one hand, but then throwing your hands up and saying "oh well, that's the mindset of a professional athlete (and their team leaders), nothing to be done about it. Gotta work around that."You may be underestimating the mindset and focus of a professional cyclist at his level.
Because he crashed? That's such hindsight thinking. He might have crashed in MSR or Strade. We'll never know if the plan was wrong because he didn't get to execute it. But you can't put these guys in bubble wrap. Froome and Bernal had massive crashes on training rides. Was that the wrong plan?
Not you, but there has been plenty of talk about the potential dangers of this particular section of road.Where have I advocated for safety standards in this situation?
Dwars door Vlaanderen as an appetizer for the Tour of Flanders, mainly is a quite relaxed race without as much hectic as the other big races. In fact it was extremely shy ridden this time around, until the moment Visma upped and fully overdid it!but MSR and Strade (which i never said he should've rode) are big races worth crashing in. and it wasn't hindsight thinking, it was my opinion that he shouldn't have ridden DDV before the race even started due to the risk of crashing and ruining his season. looks like i was right again.