2016 Liège Bastogne Liège, April 24th, WT 253 km

[Brullnux]

Lmao at Movistar and Etixx

 

[Forever The Best]

What a weird final.
Thought Albasini had this.

 

[rainman]

Well done Poels, monument victory.But what a sad race, at least the favourites got all they deservd.

 

[dacooley]

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Happiness and rage at the same time here as a Dutchie and a Sky rider won

One might think Sky work less than anyone and don't deserve to win...

 

[Alexandre B.]

Next year, strengthen the middle and weaken the finale of the race.

 

[PremierAndrew]

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YEEEEEEEESSSSSSSS!!!!!!

Poels at 40/1!!!!!!!!!

How much did you put on him? Congrats

 

[Red Rick]

Up until the climb to Ans I was convinced it was Froome in the first group.

 

[ILovecycling]

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A Sky Duchie wins a monument

Feel a bit sorry for Albasini though. Rode super on the cobbled climb.

Whenever you feel sorry for Albasini, remember he's the guy that called Kévin Reza a "dirty n****r".

yup, he is a serious idiot,thats true

 

[gunara]

A lame race ended in a Sky win, I want Monday

 

[Brullnux]

Re: Re:

Happiness and rage at the same time here as a Dutchie and a Sky rider won

One might think Sky work less than anyone and don't deserve to win...

One might think that after such a crap race you'd want anyone but the favourites to win.

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Soooo..... nothing happened until Rue de Naniot, more backloading of a race means waiting longer till we get action. It's such a straightforward simple thing, but still organizers don't seem to understand it. Rue de Naniot is a nice climb, but not for 3km from the finish ffs.....

 

[Hugo Koblet]

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YEEEEEEEESSSSSSSS!!!!!!

Poels at 40/1!!!!!!!!!

I had him at 50/1, but I also had Albasini at 80/1. And actually I had Sanchez at 66/1 also

 

[Cance > TheRest]

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Awful race and awful result

I don't mind him winning but yeah, whole ardennes just suck.

Was really hoping for Albasini to take a well deserved first monument. Apart from Betancur, nobody deserved the win more than him today

 

[Jancouver]

Good race IMO. I did enjoy it. Good showing by Albasini, Poels and Samu.

Was hoping for Samu to take it but Albasini probably deserved this win.

What do I know ...

 

[the asian]

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A Sky Duchie wins a monument

Feel a bit sorry for Albasini though. Rode super on the cobbled climb.

Whenever you feel sorry for Albasini, remember he's the guy that called Kévin Reza a "dirty n****r".

Aha, Forgot about that

But when you feel sorry for Albasini, you know that it's a *** race.

 

[saganftw]

well hopefully tour of romandie will be a better race

 

[Rollthedice]

Sagan would have taken this with a wheelie on the finish.

 

[SeriousSam]

Albasini really should've won this, deserved it thanks to taking the initiative in the end.

 

[SlickMongoose]

From the cobbled climb onwards it was a decent race.

 

[Brullnux]

Best thing about this race was Zaka coming 5th

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

That Albasini/Réza thing was settled by the riders themselves the day after. But some people need to stir this up years after again and again. Get a life.

 

[PremierAndrew]

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A Sky Duchie wins a monument

Feel a bit sorry for Albasini though. Rode super on the cobbled climb.

Whenever you feel sorry for Albasini, remember he's the guy that called Kévin Reza a "dirty n****r".

Never mind, glad Poels took it then

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

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Worst Liege ever...everyone waiting for the cobbled climb

If that had been the case, everyone would have still been in contention by the top of it.

Bad weather, draining ride, attrition rather than acceleration before the cobbled climb: only 4* strong enough to last the pace before it and still be competitive off it.

*: arguably 5: Zakarin, I'm guessing, was just badly positioned at the foot.

 

[swmlon]

Well, that was boring pretty much from beginning to end

 

[Pricey_sky]

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YEEEEEEEESSSSSSSS!!!!!!

Poels at 40/1!!!!!!!!!

gratz Pricey

Thanks, when I saw Kwiat on the front I knew it was all for Poels so was worth £2 at those odds