106th Ronde van Vlaanderen: April 3rd, 2022

[Ilmaestro99]

4 - Steimle (QS)
6 - Stybar (QS)
11 - Van Dijke (Jumbo)
51 - Bettiol (EF)
63 - Pedersen (Trek)
64 - Kirsch (Trek)
82 - Vermeersch (Alpecin)
114 - Turner (Ineos)
153 - Haller (Bora)
174 - Le Gac (FdJ)
183 - Garcia (Movistar)

Super strong group.

Lampaert?

 

[Didinho]

Alpecin with the weakest card in the pot?

UAE leads the peloton, Total behind them.

Gianni 7th last year

 

[Salvarani]

Quickstep has 3 in this move with steimle, lampaert and stybar. UAE and alpecin should be a bit concerned.

Lotto also with Vermeersch

Florian is not there.

 

[Netserk]

4 - Steimle (QS)
6 - Stybar (QS)
11 - Van Dijke (Jumbo)
51 - Bettiol (EF)
63 - Pedersen (Trek)
64 - Kirsch (Trek)
82 - Vermeersch (Alpecin)
114 - Turner (Ineos)
153 - Haller (Bora)
174 - Le Gac (FdJ)
183 - Garcia (Movistar)

Super strong group.

Btw, they caught the duo, so:

4 - Steimle (QS)
6 - Stybar (QS)
11 - Van Dijke (Jumbo)
17 - Van Hooydonck (Jumbo
51 - Bettiol (EF)
63 - Pedersen (Trek)
64 - Kirsch (Trek)
82 - Vermeersch (Alpecin)
114 - Turner (Ineos)
152 - Koch (Bora)
153 - Haller (Bora)
174 - Le Gac (FdJ)
183 - Garcia (Movistar)

 

[Netserk]

Gianni 7th last year

He seems weaker this season, no?

 

[RunningRouleur]

Alpecin shouldn't be happy with this group getting away. They might play poker and not chase but betting on Vermeersch vs. three Steppers and Pederson with a teammate and two Jumbo would be a mistake

 

[Red Rick]

This is a proper dangerous move, especially if it gets too big for MvdP or Pog to close on a single hill.

 

[Netserk]

Bahrain helping Total and UAE, makes sense.

 

[AlfaLum]

This group makes for a very interesting race. If they don’t close it before the next kwaremont/pater then I think the big guns will have to close the gap themselves.

They will probably, but that will mean that there is a lot of Jumbo/Quickstep in front. Pogacar will face a very tough finale if they don’t close it soon.

 

[Netserk]

This is a proper dangerous move, especially if it gets too big for MvdP or Pog to close on a single hill.

And this is why Van Hooydonck's attack made good sense.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Man where is lotto sudal and AG2R????

 

[Didinho]

He seems weaker this season, no?

Came back from an elbow injury I think, he's getting better every race

 

[Netserk]

Vermeersch (Lotto) is caught up. Laporte (Jumbo) as well!

 

[glassmoon]

Ouch Laporte...

 

[SafeBet]

Sheffield, F. Vermeersch, Laporte down.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Laporte and Vermeersch crashed in the back of the peloton

 

[Scarponi]

Laporte oh no

 

[Salvarani]

Laporte involved in a crash

Multiple LTS cyclists too

Magnus Sheffield for Ineos

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

Leader for JV is now going to have to be Benoot.

 

[Laplaz]

He seems weaker this season, no?

Long Covid

 

[Salvarani]

Leader for JV is now going to have to be Benoot.

Winning most of the warm-up races... but ones it is time for the most important race, it somehow usually turns out like this.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

No teammates for campanaerts now

 

[Didinho]

No teammates for campanaerts now

Wellens also there

 

[SafeBet]

Turgis was also down in that crash, I think.

 

[Tim Cahill]

VDP won't be able to help himself trying to sprint that 15 second gap on the next berg.