105th Ronde van Vlaanderen: April 4th, 2021

[Mayomaniac]

Rolf Soerensen making the point on the Danish broadcast, that the weather (no wind/no rain) is making the race too easy, meaning all the favorites will be there when the race is decided.

And Pedersen already dropped...

 

[Broccolidwarf]

And Pedersen already dropped...

He was not considered a favorite (in Denmark at least), because he has been in Corona quarantine, messing up his entire preparation.

 

[glassmoon]

And Pedersen already dropped...

After the illness and training outage...

 

[Keram]

I havent seen Sagan last 30 kilometres. Is he racing at all?

 

[Volderke]

That Topsport Vlaanderen mechanic using the slowest possible hex-drive tool and technique to remove that wheel...

 

[Mayomaniac]

He was not considered a favorite (in Denmark at least), because he has been in Corona quarantine, messing up his entire preparation.

Yeah, his main goal was Roubaix, but the race is pretty hectic.
Kinda surprising that DQ are already burning Ballerini. I know that his form has faded a bit, but still.

 

[Andy262]

That's when Sagan is at his most dangerous. Bergen!

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Half of Deceuninck caught up there.

 

[glassmoon]

Wolfpack down!

 

[titan31]

Jesus that crash has ruined so many favourites. All of QS went down. Multiple Alpecin Fenix

 

[Breezy1985]

Most of EQS down there alone with a lot of AP

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Alaphilippe didn't crash, was just held up.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Dillier and Riesebeek abandon. Van der Poel is losing teammates fast today.

 

[titan31]

When you've attacks going and the race on, going to hurt some of them to get back now.

 

[Stelvio]

Alaphilippe is back, the main bunch seem to take it relatively easy.

 

[EliseeReclus]

Don't know if anyone else saw it but Dillier's frame looked like it cracked completely where the seat stays join the seat tube. Maybe it's also where the seat post clamp is on those canyons?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

So many crashes, peloton is too big...

 

[Bonimenier]

Alpecin Fenix riders trying to crash out everyone.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Hardly any teammates left: MvdP may as well do a 56km breakaway.

 

[titan31]

So many crashes, peloton is too big...

Hopefully we get a good whittling down between here and the Paterberg

 

[titan31]

Hardly any teammates left: MvdP may as well do a 56km breakaway.

Will still have Vermeersch and De Bondt I'd imagine

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Van Aert already isolated. Will be hard for him to win then.

And race on!

 

[42x16ss]

It breaks my heart that Greg is not on that winners list.

He's without any doubt the best rider in the history of the Ronde van Vlaanderen without ever winning it. Pure bad luck in 2016 and 2017 while being top favourite, no fitting pieces of the puzzle in 2015 en 2014. How that last one unfolded, still gets me nauseous.

It's the race of his dreams and I trully hope he can win it one day. But it will be incredibly hard.

Never give up.

Phil Anderson is the correct answer there, sorry.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

So much for Jumbo Visma

 

[Jungle Cycle]

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