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

[JRanton]

Huge peloton still.

 

[Brullnux]

Re: Re:

If this race wants a place in my Hall of fame races, it needs to explode soon.
The weather alone isn't enough.

With bad enough weather, the most boring one-dimensional race can be remembered forever.
See LBL 1980

If Piti soloed away 40km ago then maybe this will be remembered forever too

Good one. Valverde attacking in a monument

Cracks me up just thinking about it

 

[HelloDolly]

Not one single attack. Not even one!!!

Tommy V would take exception with that statement

 

[Andro]

Astana attack. Wooo. Hopefully a part of a bigger plan with Nibali/Fuglsang.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Astana, thats better

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Not one single attack. Not even one!!!

Tommy V would take exception with that statement

With Voeckler, it's never a serious attack.

 

[Brullnux]

Re:

Astana attack. Wooo. Hopefully a part of a bigger plan with Nibali/Fuglsang.

Vincenzo has been at the back all day, unfortunately. I'm not sure if he can do anything.

 

[GuyIncognito]

Re: Re:

If this race wants a place in my Hall of fame races, it needs to explode soon.
The weather alone isn't enough.

With bad enough weather, the most boring one-dimensional race can be remembered forever.
See LBL 1980

If Piti soloed away 40km ago then maybe this will be remembered forever too

It was still boring, though. Almost the entire peloton gave up once Hinault attacked and nobody chased him.
Nobody's talking of hard races, that's something this one already is. We're talking exciting for fans, no?

 

[the asian]

At last some attacks !

Really shitty borefest compared to the cobbled classics.

Part of it is the fault of the type of riders riding the Ardennes

Something drastic must be done to make these races more enjoyable.

 

[del1962]

Great ride from de Gendt

 

[Brullnux]

Who is the Astana rider?

Ah, Grivko

 

[Gigs_98]

La Redoute is over, we should attack now.
Seriously what do these riders think?

 

[SlickMongoose]

Why are sky chasing this down?

 

[Andro]

Meh, Grivko is gonna get caught before the next climb.

 

[del1962]

What happened to de Gendt, he got back with the front 2 and now he is with grivko

 

[saganftw]

those are not even attacks,thats just "sending man up the road"

 

[burning]

La Redoute is over, we should attack now.
Seriously what do these riders think?

The new climb makes everything even worse for spectators, none of the favorites will move until that climb

 

[DNP-Old]

Boring.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

La Redoute is over, we should attack now.
Seriously what do these riders think?

They probably want to send someone not dangerous up the road before Roche aux Faucons. Grivko probably couldn't get away on Redoute.

 

[laurensde+]

Re:

Who is the Astana rider?

Ah, Vino

If only

 

[rick james]

Movistar bots

 

[Brullnux]

Nibali is at the front! Wellens also I think. Valverde will wait as he has no reason to attack, so we need those two to liven things up a bit on the Roche au Faucons

 

[sir fly]

The scenography is breathtaking, but the plot is a letdown.

 

[Gigs_98]

Not one single attack. Not even one!!!

Tommy V would take exception with that statement

I was only refering to la Redoute because I couldnt believe nobody attacked there.

 

[BigMac]

Not one single attack. Not even one!!!

Tommy V would take exception with that statement

With Voeckler, it's never a serious attack.

He did stay in front longer than usual and there was minimal gesticulation.