2018 Strade Bianche, 1.UWT, 03.03.18

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Daniel Oss makes such a huge difference for Peter Sagan in these races

 

[SafeBet]

Re: Re:

Where is Greg Van A?

Not in the first 50. Those were shown by the camera and there were no BMCs.

Apart from Kung you mean?

 

[Samamba]

Bardet coming back, pretty strong!

 

[Netserk]

It's beyond me how someone like Valverde can go from superaggressive racer to someone who only wins by outsprinting others from one race to another.

It is the ultimate litmus test of a race's prestige.

 

[hfer07]

Bardet close to bridge the leading group

 

[GuyIncognito]

Re: Re:

Where is Greg Van A?

Not in the first 50. Those were shown by the camera and there were no BMCs.

Apart from Kung you mean?

He's in the lead group.

 

[DFA123]

Re:

Bardet coming back, pretty strong!

Very impressive by Bardet. I guess it's now or never for him though on the hardest climb.

 

[Netserk]

Two Bora riders in the small chase group.

Bardet attacks! Vai!

 

[Laplaz]

Allez Bardet!

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Allez Bardet.............

 

[hfer07]

gotta love Bardet

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

It's the Amazing Wout Van Aert, just your friendly neighbourhood cyclocross rider!

 

[Pantani_lives]

It's beyond me how someone like Valverde can go from superaggressive racer to someone who only wins by outsprinting others from one race to another.

To the Ardennes he comes to win. Here he comes to have fun.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Van Aert and Bardet

 

[Son of Amsterhammer]

wow this is exciting. Can't seem them staying out this far away though.....

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

It's beyond me how someone like Valverde can go from superaggressive racer to someone who only wins by outsprinting others from one race to another.

It is the ultimate litmus test of a race's prestige.

Pretty true actually. Valverde is always super aggressive in small races and very defensive in his real targets. At the very least Valverde's racing style here shows Valverde probably doesn't think it is a very big race.

 

[Arredondo]

Bardet racing attitude fits this race so well!

 

[RedheadDane]

One question:
How the *** is that Lotto-Soudal rider (Benoot?) keeping his jersey so clean?

 

[Der Effe]

Re:

Seeing van Aert like this only makes Mathieu's decision all the more baffling. He should have been here damnit.

I would have loved to see Mathieu on the road as well, but unfortunately we won't see him in Strade Bianche until 2021 at least - since I don't see him missing out on the 2020 Olympics.

Van Aert is a total beast at the moment, really impressed by his efforts in Omloop and today. If you're getting beaten time and time again by Mathieu and still have the willpower to keep fighting and win the Worlds and be in this shape right now you can do nothing but take a bow.

 

[DFA123]

It's beyond me how someone like Valverde can go from superaggressive racer to someone who only wins by outsprinting others from one race to another.

It is the ultimate litmus test of a race's prestige.

Pretty true actually. Valverde is always super aggressive in small races and very defensive in his real targets. At the very least Valverde's racing style here shows Valverde probably doesn't think it is a very big race.

I think it just shows that there are faster sprinters/puncheurs than him here who could be a threat at the finish. In LBL or FW there aren't.

 

[DNP-Old]

Wtf is Moscon doing

 

[Eshnar]

chasing group bridged.

 

[Gigs_98]

I'm mightily impressed by Van Aert. This guy has a bright future.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Re: Re:

Where is Greg Van A?

Not in the first 50. Those were shown by the camera and there were no BMCs.

Thanks. Seems like he's not in the shape of last season if Omloop and today are good indications.

 

[GuyIncognito]

Re:

One question:
How the **** is that Lotto-Soudal rider (Benoot?) keeping his jersey so clean?

Took off his jacket immediately before.