I got really worried when she got off the bike. I couldnt tell if she was crying or hyperventilatingShe's so stuffed she can't stand up....
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I got really worried when she got off the bike. I couldnt tell if she was crying or hyperventilatingShe's so stuffed she can't stand up....
Annemiek thought she won...
She was absolutely dying on the bike in the last lap, you could see her gasping for air on that twisty Tilke bit, and she lost a lot of time there, I don't think she was showboating except right at the line, she was just blown up.I got really worried when she got off the bike. I couldnt tell if she was crying or hyperventilating
Those faces when Rabofail starts to sink in...
Stunned that they weren't given time splitsI don't think the peloton (or at least all the Dutch) knew there was one rider out front. No radios, but no other communication?! Wow that is crazy. They would have shut that down if they had known surely???
Van der Breggen said they weren't given consistent time splits. There was one point where the péloton were apparently being told the gap was 1'30, then a few seconds later it was 4'30.Stunned that they weren't given time splits
Yeah, I also got a bit worried when she was lying on the ground.She was absolutely dying on the bike in the last lap, you could see her gasping for air on that twisty Tilke bit, and she lost a lot of time there, I don't think she was showboating except right at the line, she was just blown up.
This was Jacky Durand winning Ronde van Vlaanderen... but in the style of Sergey Sukhoruchenkov winning in Moscow.
That's Possibly even worseVan der Breggen said they weren't given consistent time splits. There was one point where the péloton were apparently being told the gap was 1'30, then a few seconds later it was 4'30.
Perfectly illustrative of what women's elite road cycling isThis is quite sad actually.
If not... does this classify as an irregular race? One would wonder...Did anyone from the motobikes notify the peloton there is someone ahead ? Was this organizer fault ?
not sure but i think it is very normal to celebrate silver, especially with avv's history. i think everyone sees it on the clock too, that there is another winner.
kiesenhofer was amazing, top quality. Breakaway yes, but surviving it in this manner is class.