2017 Liège-Bastogne-Liège - April 23rd - 258k

[bigcog]

Re:

Oh yeah, Sky missed it too, oops

Yep, their usual tactical brilliance plus very slow to react.

 

[Billie]

PHIL
PHIL
PHIL


let's go!

 

[Flamin]

Still 5 minutes for the break.. This is serious.

 

[DFA123]

Who's going to go for Sky on the Redoute? Surely someone will try to create a select group. Rosa maybe?

 

[Red Rick]

Re:

Still 5 minutes for the break.. This is serious.

Yes, especially should the favorites not cooperate. And the riders behind will also be tired

 

[Sylvester]

I like this break, it seems they measured their efforts pretty well.

 

[MikeTichondrius]

Break losing time quickly now. Movistar pulling just enough I think. I assume the gap shown is to the larger peloton and not the intermediate group...

 

[TomLPC]

Love the sligjtly faded "schleck" on the road still

 

[Flamin]

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Who's going to go for Sky on the Redoute? Surely someone will try to create a select group. Rosa maybe?

They need the doms to bring them closer to the break first..

 

[Red Rick]

I think the GPS may be trolling, it's been 4'55" for a while now

 

[Velolover2]

Re:

Meanwhile, I think the break could well last until the Saint Nicolas

Yeah. Still about 5 minutes. The peloton is sleeping.

 

[TomLPC]

Erm.... When does the panic set in!?

 

[GuyIncognito]

There's no way that break holds on, but I'd definitely love it.

 

[Popchu]

Curious to see Betancur on La Redoute...

 

[DFA123]

Re: Re:

Who's going to go for Sky on the Redoute? Surely someone will try to create a select group. Rosa maybe?

They need the doms to bring them closer to the break first..

I think better to attack with someone and force Movistar/Orica to chase. The break should fade big time I think; a couple of WT riders and several pro-conti riders shouldn't be too hard to control.

 

[Velolover2]

Peloton is slow-pacing over Redoute.

Attack for crying out!

 

[silvergrenade]

4'30 to the peloton now

 

[MikeTichondrius]

Machado going. There's some promise needing fulfilling.

 

[Velolover2]

Finally.

 

[IndianCyclist]

movistar has 5 guys This is going to be a Valverde sprint

 

[Velolover2]

Valverde reacts on Wellens and Kreuziger. :surprised:

 

[Red Rick]

Kreuziger moving, Valverde and Wellens react, but it's too close to the top

 

[DFA123]

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Valverde reacts on Wellens and Kreuziger. :surprised:

Must either be feeling very strong, or he's getting a bit nervous to be working a bit now.

 

[Velolover2]

Lots of splits on Redoute. Good.

 

[Red Rick]

Kreuziger went just too late to shatter the peloton