Naesen took plenty of pulls -- the last 2k must have been excruciating for Bettiol, as the weaker finisher he knew he had to ride Naesen off his wheel somehow or try to force him to work, but with the peloton only 10 seconds back he couldn't let off the gas to do so.
From watching on Eurosport, the peloton was suffering from some confusion as to what they were supposed to be doing. To get within 10 seconds with a climb 3k from the finish and not catch two escapees was ridiculous. I didn't see motorpacing, just a few clever tucks here and there and good use of the photo moto as camouflage.
In short, a great race.
From watching on Eurosport, the peloton was suffering from some confusion as to what they were supposed to be doing. To get within 10 seconds with a climb 3k from the finish and not catch two escapees was ridiculous. I didn't see motorpacing, just a few clever tucks here and there and good use of the photo moto as camouflage.
In short, a great race.