2019 National Championships

[Alexandre B.]

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Barguil won??

He was super-strong.

Guillaume Martin nearly made it with a kilometer attack. Cofidis 2nd and 3rd, in usual fashion.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Re:

Barguil becomes the French champion.
Chapeau!
Very eventful race. Maybe the best so far in total.

Nice for Team Arkea
at last

 

[SafeBet]

Touze should have been the one sprinting instead of leading Simon out.

 

[spalco]

It's getting tight for the breakaway in Belgium. Without a weird railway crossing or something it's not looking good for them. If Remco has anything left he should really kick the luggage overboard and give it a last push.

Still, a decent effort for the trio though.

 

[Max Rockatansky]

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Estonia looks crazy. Steep cobbled climbs through some villages. Race in pieces.

Where can I watch it?

It was on Tiz, but over already. Alo Jakin won.

I just checked the course on street view. :surprised:

That one climb makes Zoncolan look like a motorway.

And those cobbles...wow... https://goo.gl/maps/QeLb8f9QQ7XKKzhU9

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Great that Barguil is alive.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Evenepoel doesn't have the punch to drop Wallays and De Bondt. Has tried a few times already.

 

[Vroome.exe]

Alaphilippe would have destroyed that race in France, stupid not to give it a try

 

[carolina]

José Mendes (Sporting - Tavira) won in Portugal.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Break is caught.

 

[spalco]

Gruppo compatto in Belgium.

 

[Max Rockatansky]

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Alaphilippe would have destroyed that race in France, stupid not to give it a try

It would have been a total different race. They would never let him win this.

 

[Alexandre B.]

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Alaphilippe would have destroyed that race in France, stupid not to give it a try

That was a tricky race, the winning move formed from the first serious breakaway attempt.

 

[Bonimenier]

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Alaphilippe would have destroyed that race in France, stupid not to give it a try

It would have been a total different race. They would never let him win this.

The same was said for MSR and Strade and see how that turned out.

 

[Vroome.exe]

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Alaphilippe would have destroyed that race in France, stupid not to give it a try

It would have been a total different race. They would never let him win this.

Different for sure, but he was up there with the best for the last two years, I don't think they would all ride against him

 

[Red Rick]

Jakobsen wins the Dutch road race.

Unsurprisingly every single rider in the peloton decided their best option was to try it in the sprint vs the fastest dude in the peloton who did not have a single teammate in the race.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Merlier wins in Belgium.

Van Aert got closed in in the sprint.

 

[yaco]

The Belgian course was effectively a kermesse - What an embarrassment.

 

[Vroome.exe]

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Jakobsen wins the Dutch road race.

Unsurprisingly every single rider in the peloton decided their best option was to try it in the sprint vs the fastest dude in the peloton who did not have a single teammate in the race.

It's almost July, that's a normal cycling race in July

 

[sir fly]

Scheldeprijsesque race in Belgium.
A good day for continentals in Belgium and France.
Congrats to Merlier.

 

[spalco]

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The Belgian course was effectively a kermesse - What an embarrassment.

Yeah, no chance in the race ending any other way but a sprint.

 

[Bonimenier]

Merlier had more success in 1 week on the road than in years of cyclocross.

 

[Alexandre B.]

Reichenbach wins in Switzerland.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

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Jakobsen wins the Dutch road race.

Unsurprisingly every single rider in the peloton decided their best option was to try it in the sprint vs the fastest dude in the peloton who did not have a single teammate in the race.

Jesus. Were they handing out free lobotomies at the start line? The field in Ireland is a lot shallower, but at least they all understand that it should never ever come to a bunch sprint as long as Bennett is there and has no team.

 

[RedheadDane]

Day of repeats in Denmark, Mørkøv wins ahead of Asgreen.
Niklas Larsen in third.