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    theyoungest replied to the thread Race Thread.
    Both of them sound Belgian to a Dutch ear. And Wout is more capable of code switching than Mathieu is, maybe because Wout spends more...
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    theyoungest replied to the thread Race Thread.
    I doubt it. The Belgian nats are in Beringen. A good course for Thibau Nys, I would think.
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    theyoungest replied to the thread Race Thread.
    His strength, and a bit of pushing and shoving. Which is what you need to do when it's basically a crit race like today, but it's what...
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    theyoungest replied to the thread Race Thread.
    Van Aert just didn't have it. He couldn't create a gap, and he's not going to take all these corners faster than Nys or Del Grosso, or...
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    theyoungest replied to the thread Race Thread.
    Puck will be the underdog in Hulst, on a course that really suits her. I wouldn't count her out just yet. All pressure will be on Brand...
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    theyoungest replied to the thread Race Thread.
    If you look at the moving images, he doesn't.
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    theyoungest replied to the thread Race Thread.
    I think Del Grosso lacks a bit of engine for the real big races. He needs his tactical and technical skills to win, like in that stage...
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    theyoungest replied to the thread Race Thread.
    The cycling gods are cruel, but sometimes they also give a rider his long deserved due. Van Aert will win Flanders or Roubaix at some...
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    theyoungest replied to the thread Race Thread.
    Anyone can win a sprint against Van Aert these days ;) Just kidding, but he just doesn't have the awareness or the confidence to make...
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    theyoungest replied to the thread Race Thread.
    Del Grosso is such a technically gifted rider... just doesn't seem to move a muscle, other than his legs. And also quick, apparently.
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    theyoungest replied to the thread Race Thread.
    They're certainly Wout fans, but if it was Thibau Nys beating Wout they'd be perfectly fine with it.
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    theyoungest replied to the thread Race Thread.
    Most importantly, he sounds like a Belgian. Actually between WVA and MVDP, Mathieu is the one with the heaviest Flemish accent.
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    theyoungest replied to the thread Race Thread.
    It's so absurd. MVDP is the most Belgian Dutchman you're ever going to meet, but apparently it's still not enough for some.
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    theyoungest replied to the thread Race Thread.
    It's not really a WTF moment anymore though, is it? Lots of Belgians and a lot of alcohol, there's always one or two morons among them.
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    theyoungest replied to the thread Race Thread.
    Her own expectations, or those of the outside world? I don't think it's Van Empel's fault that she just happened to be better at...