Dylan van Baarle thread

[tobydawq]

Wait did this thread get literally 0 traffic when he got 2nd at the WCRR or Flanders?

Hmm, why do you always relish in the lack of appreciation of Dutch results? Or try to diminish Dutch riders (apart from Dumoulin) or Dutch races?

 

[Akuryo]

I don't think there's anyone in the pro peloton as tactical astute as Van Baarle. But today he was also incredibly strong.

Kwiatkowski would like a word. When riding for his own ambitions there are not many riders smarter than him.

Actually, scrap that own ambitions. Just today HE was the one who initiated that Ineos move...

 

[gregrowlerson]

Wait did this thread get literally 0 traffic when he got 2nd at the WCRR or Flanders?

Not ones for the memorable second place thread, obviously

 

[gregrowlerson]

Today is another big show of how wildly different Roubaix is from de Ronde.

The more you say this, the more it's making sense.

Or not. Because why? Why did those 2 races used to go hand in hand, but now they seem like fairly different skillsets? It's almost as if good all around Tour riders were bluffed out of not trying Ronde for years: "This is a race for the true hard men, leave your skinny climbing asses at home", and so they did avoid it, when many could have done top 10's, even podiumed (Valverde, maybe Nibali, wtf didn't Fuglsang race it?).

Good result at Flanders looks much better on the CV than doing so at Basque Country and/or Catalunya.

 

[gregrowlerson]

Is DVB riding the Giro or Tour? Or neither?

Carapaz and Porte to be supported by Ganna in the Giro?

 

[SafeBet]

Kwiatkowski would like a word. When riding for his own ambitions there are not many riders smarter than him.

Actually, scrap that own ambitions. Just today HE was the one who initiated that Ineos move...

Yeah Kwiato is another very smart rider.
Van Baarle has that incredible nose for the right moment to attack though.

 

[AlfaLum]

Is DVB riding the Giro or Tour? Or neither?

Carapaz and Porte to be supported by Ganna in the Giro?

I think van Baarle and Ganna are both scheduled for the Tour. So no support from either of them for Carapaz/Porte/Tao.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Kwiatkowski would like a word. When riding for his own ambitions there are not many riders smarter than him.

Actually, scrap that own ambitions. Just today HE was the one who initiated that Ineos move...

Actually, reading all the reactions from both Ineos guys and the favorites caught unaware. It wasn't really that much of a planned move.
They weren't even trying to create echelons or anything. They were just told by Knaven to move up because it's a potentially dangerous zone.

From the 2nd group, they said the pace wasn't even that high and the peloton wasn't put to one side like you would expect with echelons. But suddenly there was a large split. And by the time everyone realized what had happened, the gap was already big. And then Ineos started really hammering it.
By any means, the more reactions I read about it the more it seems it was a 'lucky' break and Ineos just fully capitalized on it.
That being said, props to them for all being in the front when their DS told them to

 

[Red Rick]

Is DVB riding the Giro or Tour? Or neither?

Carapaz and Porte to be supported by Ganna in the Giro?

Scheduled for Dauphine, Tour and Vuelta.

 

[Mayomaniac]

I don't think there's anyone in the pro peloton as tactical astute as Van Baarle. But today he was also incredibly strong.

His teammate Kwaitkowski is imo in the same league.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Underrated rider because his main skill is not dying and keep going. No crazy acceleration. No super sprint. Just the ability to have endless endurance.

Comes in handy most in Roubaix.

I agree.
Formolo is kinda similar on hilly terrain, never the highest w/kg or the craziest acceleration but the guy can ride hard for an eternity (all of his wins have come from long solo attacks).

 

[bigcog]

Made up for Van Baarle, class act and great win.