101st Liège–Bastogne–Liège - 2015 Fourth Monument - 253k

[SafeBet]

Thanks for the update, good news indeed.

 

[Netserk]

Very, very good so far

 

[DBotero]

Gap is going down fast.Stabilized now at about 20 seconds.

 

[thequestionmark]

Has anyone a stream which isn't geoblocked and not eurosport?

 

[SafeBet]

Scarponi and Kangert going full gas now and dropping Boaro.

 

[Red Rick]

Now where's the damn thunderstorms when you need them

 

[Velolover2]

Scarponi and Kangert is dropping the rest of the break.

 

[TheGreenMonkey]

Arrendondo dropped surprisingly easily

 

[Parrulo]

This os looking great

Nibali is going on la redoute or early on raf

 

[meat puppet]

this surely looks promising at the moment. arredondo and boaro reconnecting after the climb would be a nice bonus, provided they are willing to work.

 

[SeriousSam]

Re:

Very, very good so far

Have we reached the critical threshold of good racing yet where even if there is, gasp, a sprint, there won't be outrage?

 

[SafeBet]

Boaro was clearly not willing to work. Better go full gas and not wait.

 

[Bushman]

Arredondo has not looked good for the entire season so far. He does seem to struggle every time the pace is high, seems like he lacks power in his legs.

 

[GuyIncognito]

Re: Re:

Very, very good so far

Have we reached the critical threshold of good racing yet where even if there is, gasp, a sprint, there won't be outrage?

No.
And outrage can always happen. For example, if Valverde wins.

 

[hrotha]

Re: Re:

Very, very good so far

Have we reached the critical threshold of good racing yet where even if there is, gasp, a sprint, there won't be outrage?

If there's a sprint, that probably means Astana and everybody else decided to let the setup go to waste. Yes, it would be pathetic of all those teams that need to attack.

You'd do well to stop implicitly strawmanning the arguments of those who complain. They don't do it for the sake of it, and they're perfectly willing to acknowledge a good race.

 

[Parrulo]

Re: Re:

Very, very good so far

Have we reached the critical threshold of good racing yet where even if there is, gasp, a sprint, there won't be outrage?

The 2011 ronde ended in a 3 way sprint with more than 10 guys reaching the last k. I would give an arm for this race to be as good as that... Well at least the tip of a finger... Maybe a nail <-<

 

[SafeBet]

Movistar finally forced to work.

 

[trevim]

A collective attack in the Ardennes from a team in light blue, that old staple...

Am I wrong or is Cycling News comparing Astana to Gewiss?

 

[ILovecycling]

Chavito's form looks great this year

I wonder what fireworks to expect on Redoute

 

[Velolover2]

It's looking like Nibali is going to attack on La Redoute.

 

[SeriousSam]

Re: Re:

Very, very good so far

Have we reached the critical threshold of good racing yet where even if there is, gasp, a sprint, there won't be outrage?

If there's a sprint, that probably means Astana and everybody else decided to let the setup go to waste. Yes, it would be pathetic of all those teams that need to attack.

You'd do well to stop implicitly strawmanning the arguments of those who complain. They don't do it for the sake of it, and they're perfectly willing to acknowledge a good race.

The complaint that the racing is bad because there's no entertainment being provided up to the sprint simply cannot work when there is entertainment being provided but it still ends in a sprint. The sprint cannot magically undo people presumably starring their their screens with interest, watching things unfold from way out.

Not saying Netserk is making that complaint.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Re:

It's looking like Nibali is going to attack on La Redoute.

It will be interesting to see if Valverde follows or waits

 

[TheGreenMonkey]

Matt White saying Gerrans is a couple of weeks away from top form and he should be back at his best for the first week of the Giro.

 

[ILovecycling]

brutal pace now

 

[rainman]

Gradually reeling them in, motoring.