2018 Tour of Flanders

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Who will win

  • Peter Sagan

    Votes: 40 28.0%
  • Greg Van Avermaet

    Votes: 12 8.4%
  • Philippe Gilbert

    Votes: 13 9.1%
  • Tiesj Benoot

    Votes: 13 9.1%
  • Michal Kwiatkowski

    Votes: 5 3.5%
  • Sep Vanmarcke

    Votes: 12 8.4%
  • Niki Terpstra

    Votes: 14 9.8%
  • Zdenek Stybar

    Votes: 11 7.7%
  • Wout Van Aert

    Votes: 2 1.4%
  • Other

    Votes: 21 14.7%

  • Total voters
    143
  • Poll closed .
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Brullnux said:
Irondan said:
Brullnux said:
Irondan said:
Broccolidwarf said:
Anyone else shocked by Nibali?
I'm not, he's shown in the past that he can ride cobbles.
Yeah but the issue with Ronde is more the hills and the narrow roads rather than technique.
Okay, Nibali has proven in the past that he can ride cobbles, hills and narrow roads. I'm not surprised he's doing so well.
I agree, but Nibali struggles on really steep, short hills. He's been good here, though, apart from the paterberg.
Like DFA said, it hasn't been a particularly selective race so far. Nibs probably won't be there in the end but he's doing great so far.
 
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DFA123 said:
trucido said:
Only Sagan would fancy a sprint vs Demare and Kristoff. The others need to do something soon.
You don't want to take three or four Quickstep riders into the last 10km, however good a sprinter you are. Sagan will certainly try to do something on the Kwaremont or Paterberg if he has the legs.
Unless you name is Yogi and ride for team sky :lol:
 
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Brullnux said:
Irondan said:
Brullnux said:
Irondan said:
Broccolidwarf said:
Anyone else shocked by Nibali?
I'm not, he's shown in the past that he can ride cobbles.
Yeah but the issue with Ronde is more the hills and the narrow roads rather than technique.
Okay, Nibali has proven in the past that he can ride cobbles, hills and narrow roads. I'm not surprised he's doing so well.
I agree, but Nibali struggles on really steep, short hills. He's been good here, though, apart from the paterberg.

You can see already he can't follow the power attacks. It is only a matter of time when one those attacks like GVA will make the final split and I'm quite sure Nibs won't unfortunately make it. Anyhow the TOP 20 that seems coming would be fantastic for him.
 
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rick james said:
DFA123 said:
trucido said:
Only Sagan would fancy a sprint vs Demare and Kristoff. The others need to do something soon.
You don't want to take three or four Quickstep riders into the last 10km, however good a sprinter you are. Sagan will certainly try to do something on the Kwaremont or Paterberg if he has the legs.
Unless you name is Yogi and ride for team sky :lol:
True, but Quickstep without a past it Boonen is a lot more dangerous. No-one knows who is their number one card right now - if they even have one.
 
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DFA123 said:
rick james said:
DFA123 said:
trucido said:
Only Sagan would fancy a sprint vs Demare and Kristoff. The others need to do something soon.
You don't want to take three or four Quickstep riders into the last 10km, however good a sprinter you are. Sagan will certainly try to do something on the Kwaremont or Paterberg if he has the legs.
Unless you name is Yogi and ride for team sky :lol:
True, but Quickstep without a past it Boonen is a lot more dangerous. No-one knows who is their number one card right now - if they even have one.

They don't seem to know either with all the disjointed attacks.