Étoile de Bessèges 2021 (February 3-7)

[Samamba]

Just Ganna being Ganna.

Never ever let a break with him in it go.

 

[wheresmybrakes]

Remco is thinking, maybe I'll go to the Tour.

 

[RedheadDane]

First rider in the year to take wins two day in a row?

(Today and tomorrow, in case it wasn't clear.)

 

[Bolder]

And the peloton just packed it in.

 

[gerundium]

Ok Ganna after the Olympics, going for the classics he could be the new Cancellara. Pretty impressive showing here.

 

[Bonimenier]

Remco is thinking, maybe I'll go to the Tour.

It's funny how their posture is so different, yet their style is so similar. Can't give either of them a gap of 5metres.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

All I want this season is Ganna and Evenepoel attacking together like 100 km out.

 

[Wvv]

Too be honest, I'm sincerely disappointed in how the peloton handled this. Yes, Ganna is strong and a phenomenon, but they just ... lost faith with 4 - 5 teams still in contention for pursuit. Don't understand it.

 

[BlueRoads]

All I want this season is Ganna and Evenepoel attacking together like 100 km out.

No. That's a nightmare. After that you can just switch off.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

No. That's a nightmare. After that you can just switch off.

Mostly for the reaction on here tbf. Then again a lot of people enjoyed last year's Flanders...

 

[pastronef]

Ganna, great. in his Grenadier jersey, beautiful

 

[Jungle Cycle]

if you are EF or Total you go back to the motorhome and think what??

 

[KZD]

He seems to have recovered well from covid. Its going to be really interesting to see him in Roubaix.

 

[pastronef]

Top Ganna in TT mode ...................

godo. the way he drove them off his wheel. grande Ganna (but I am biased for Ineos ahah)

 

[skidmark]

it felt like the peloton didn't realize Ganna was off the front or something and so only thought they had to reel back the main breakaway group until it was too late. Otherwise, yeah dunno what they were doing.

 

[fuiers]

Impressive from Ganna. Chapeau

 

[RedheadDane]

it felt like the peloton didn't realize Ganna was off the front or something and so only thought they had to reel back the main breakaway group until it was too late. Otherwise, yeah dunno what they were doing.

And in the end the peloton - having caught the rest of the escape group - finished only 17 seconds behind. So maybe they caught the group, realised Ganna wasn't in it; and went "***!"

 

[Ricco']

First rider in the year to take wins two day in a row?

(Today and tomorrow, in case it wasn't clear.)

No. Roniel Campos already managed that.

 

[RedheadDane]

No. Roniel Campos already managed that.

In a pro (cat.1 or higher) race.

 

[Red Rick]

Too be honest, I'm sincerely disappointed in how the peloton handled this. Yes, Ganna is strong and a phenomenon, but they just ... lost faith with 4 - 5 teams still in contention for pursuit. Don't understand it.

Basically the story of long range Evenepoel wins as well.

 

[tobydawq]

Basically the story of long range Evenepoel wins as well.

I expect Logic will soon come in and tell you in detail why you're wrong.

I'll just keep it short: You're wrong.

 

[titan31]

Ok Ganna after the Olympics, going for the classics he could be the new Cancellara. Pretty impressive showing here.

Big difference between doing it in TTs and in stages like today Vs doing it in races that guys like Van Aert, Van Der Poel and QuickStep are peaking for. Theres a whole different level of power needed to keep those guys off in a long range attack unless they just look at each other.

 

[Sciatic]

Perhaps, but Ganna sure has the “look” and apparently the power to perform well over pave’, particularly on a section like the Old Kwaremont, though of course we don’t know (or I should say, I don’t know) how well suited to cobbles he is in terms of technique and mindset.

And I can totally imagine cobbled races where VAM, Van Aert, VDP, and Sagan indeed DO look at each other when a rider like Ganna is up the road, which is how strong rouleurs who might not be the favs end up winning races like Roubaix.

 

[tobydawq]

Perhaps, but Ganna sure has the “look” and apparently the power to perform well over pave’, particularly on a section like the Old Kwaremont, though of course we don’t know (or I should say, I don’t know) how well suited to cobbles he is in terms of technique and mindset.

And I can totally imagine cobbled races where VAM, Van Aert, VDP, and Sagan indeed DO look at each other when a rider like Ganna is up the road, which is how strong rouleurs who might not be the favs end up winning races like Roubaix.

Who is VAM?

 

[Kazistuta]

Who is VAM?

I'm guessing Van AverMaet...