104TH LIÈGE-BASTOGNE-LIÈGE 1.UWT April 22nd, 2018

[Velolover2]

Another La Redoute ruined.

 

[Climbing]

I knew that corner would cause a crash.

 

[franic]

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Sagan would have won easily today.

Like he easily won Milan San Remo all these years.

Here he will probably the only fast man left with valverde and matthews and if they race like this they won't drop him.

He was in front last week at AGR, and still managed to lose

 

[Bot. Sky_Bot]

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Sagan would have won easily today.

Like he easily won Milan San Remo all these years.

Here he will probably the only fast man left with valverde and matthews and if they race like this they won't drop him.

Astonishing, he didn't start in this race, it may be so easy win.

 

[franic]

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Perhaps some commenters here should consider watching something like the Madison or Basketball instead. If you can't enjoy the beauty and slow burn of a race like this, perhaps road cycling isn't the sport for you.

Maybe you should take a look at what the race used to be...

 

[Velolover2]

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Sagan would have won easily today.

Like he easily won Milan San Remo all these years.

GVA would easily have won this race after 250 km+.

I think he is a better climber than Sagan as well.

 

[markene2]

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Perhaps some commenters here should consider watching something like the Madison or Basketball instead. If you can't enjoy the beauty and slow burn of a race like this, perhaps road cycling isn't the sport for you.

It's for a fact more boring then AGR and Fleche this year, i dont get whats som bad about pointing that out?

 

[Rollthedice]

The only excitement would be if they forget to wake up Valverde and he takes a wrong way.

 

[bigcog]

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I knew that corner would cause a crash.

Yep, not good.

 

[DNP-Old]

Matthews must feel like throwing a parade at this point.

 

[Bot. Sky_Bot]

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The only excitement would be if they forget to wake up Valverde and he takes a wrong way.

 

[meat puppet]

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Perhaps some commenters here should consider watching something like the Madison or Basketball instead. If you can't enjoy the beauty and slow burn of a race like this, perhaps road cycling isn't the sport for you.

Used to think that way too. Slow burn aint the problem. But it is always the same kind of slow burn that gets tiresome.

 

[Gigs_98]

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Perhaps some commenters here should consider watching something like the Madison or Basketball instead. If you can't enjoy the beauty and slow burn of a race like this, perhaps road cycling isn't the sport for you.

Slow burn is in this case just a different name for utter rubbish. You can't seriously tell me you enjoy this. And please stop acting as if you are the only one understanding the beauty of cycling while everyone else isn't a real fan with a too short attention span. If you think this is how LBL should be raced it's not us who don't know anything about cycling.

 

[rainman]

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Perhaps some commenters here should consider watching something like the Madison or Basketball instead. If you can't enjoy the beauty and slow burn of a race like this, perhaps road cycling isn't the sport for you.

But you did complain about PR and that was riveting racing compared to this.

 

[Frankschleck]

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Sagan would have won easily today.

Like he easily won Milan San Remo all these years.

GVA would easily have won this race after 250 km+.

I think he is a better climber than Sagan as well.

Lars Bak would easily have won today.

 

[GuyIncognito]

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The only excitement would be if they forget to wake up Valverde and he takes a wrong way.

He's actually done that and been DQed before.

Seriously. 2012.

 

[franic]

Anyway, Nibali is going to attack on the Roche aux faucons

 

[DFA123]

Re: Re:

Perhaps some commenters here should consider watching something like the Madison or Basketball instead. If you can't enjoy the beauty and slow burn of a race like this, perhaps road cycling isn't the sport for you.

It's for a fact more boring then AGR and Fleche this year, i dont get whats som bad about pointing that out?

It's not a fact, it's an opinion. LBL for me is always one of the great races, it's the most pure cycling race in the world. 270km, 4000m of climbing, all the best riders in the world there and on top form. No gimmicks like cobbles or gravel making the race a lottery. Even if none of the favourites attack until late on, it's still a beautiful race. In the same way a World Cup final finishing 0-0 is still a great event.

 

[Velolover2]

GVA and Sagan needs to show up next year.

If GVA had targeted this earlier in his career, I think he would have two monuments on his palmarès - Liege and Roubaix.

 

[Red Rick]

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Anyway, Nibali is going to attack on the Roche aux faucons

Everyone always attacks the Roche aux Faucons.

 

[sir fly]

Steppers lined up at the front for some time already, soon it might change.

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

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The only excitement would be if they forget to wake up Valverde and he takes a wrong way.

He's actually done that and been DQed before.

Seriously. 2012.

And 2010.

 

[Rollthedice]

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Anyway, Nibali is going to attack on the Roche aux faucons

I don't think so.

 

[Vroome.exe]

Gilbert wasn't there in QS train. He will attack.

 

[DFA123]

Re: Re:

Perhaps some commenters here should consider watching something like the Madison or Basketball instead. If you can't enjoy the beauty and slow burn of a race like this, perhaps road cycling isn't the sport for you.

But you did complain about PR and that was riveting racing compared to this.

Of course. I'd much rather watch a race build to a slow climax in the final kilometres, than a race where a rider sneaks clear from the other favourites with 50km to go and never looks like getting caught.