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markene2 said:Astana has such ****** luck this year in the belgian classics
More Strides than Rides said:red_flanders said:That is a much reduced peloton.
un-reduced now.
sir fly said:Nobody wants to show their hand too early.
The bunch could have been split for good after the Muur if they've only agreed to push on.
He wants to be the first before he gets stuck behind Gilbert, Terpstra or Lampaert againtomorrow said:Wtf I have seen? Stybar in some kind of attempt for an attack?
Yes, they'd expose themselves too far from the circuits. And after the fast start in this weather would've been too risky.tomorrow said:sir fly said:Nobody wants to show their hand too early.
The bunch could have been split for good after the Muur if they've only agreed to push on.
The problem probably was that no team had the numbers in the front group. Even quickstep had ther only tree riders I thing. Same for bora and bmc.