2021 World Championships in Flanders: Road Races

[Red Rick]

You're the guy at the right.

Thanks that part especially wasn't clear to me

 

[Andy262]

Campanaerts has ridden brilliantly today.

 

[Netserk]

Kristoff and Sagan have been the main casualties of the Flandrien circuit?

 

[Libertine Seguros]

I was sceptical of the number of Leuven loops between the trips to the Flandrien circuit and wanted another loop of the Flandrien circuit here in place of one or two laps of the Leuven one, but that was because I don't think the Leuven climbs are sufficient to create separation until there had been a significant selection and I hadn't anticipated that there would be such a selection on the first trip to the Flandrien circuit.

 

[KZD]

I am seeing Alaphilippe really strong in this race I see him making the winning move in the second to last climb.

If the bunch arrives Nizzolo could actually have a better chance than Colbrelli among the Italians

 

[noob]

Is it Pog on the attack from the peleton? With Politt and Cosnefroy?

Edit: no Polanc

 

[RedheadDane]

Thanks that part especially wasn't clear to me

TBF, the similarity - probably - isn't great.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

I am seeing Alaphilippe really strong in this race I see him making the winning move in the second to last climb.

Yeah, I think he looks very, very good as well.

 

[BlueRoads]

WvA will not win this. He can't shut down everyone with what little team he has left.

Let the Italians work. Win the sprint against Colbrelli.

 

[titan31]

WvA will not win this. He can't shut down everyone with what little team he has left.

He doesn't need to imo as Italy will ride if they're missing from the attack too.

 

[Netserk]

Who are Belgium afraid of in the bunch? It'd be easier to control the finale with more riders.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

He doesn't need to imo as Italy will ride if they're missing from the attack too.

If there's one country I trust not to miss attacks from this group it's Italy.

 

[Bonimenier]

Nobody wants to sit in the wheel of Evenepoel.

 

[Carrick-On-Seine]

Who are Belgium afraid of in the bunch? It'd be easier to control the finale with more riders.

They are totally burning Remco.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

I am seeing Alaphilippe really strong in this race I see him making the winning move in the second to last climb.

If the bunch arrives Nizzolo could actually have a better chance than Colbrelli among the Italians

The real question on the Leuven circuit will be whether the move is the deciding move that proves the winning race for Alaphilippe himself, or the one that makes the selection that decides who contests the win. Especially given what we saw yesterday with Niewiadoma unable to create a gap despite being the clear strongest on the climbs (although the selectivity so far in the men's race has been much greater which increases his chances relative to hers manifold) and Julien's recent chequered history with sprinting from groups...

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

I don't see this as bad as many are making this out for WVA. He has barely been in the wind so far, plenty of opponents out of the back and he has still Remco to keep the pace high and Stuyven to assist him for attacks. The Italians and the French will probably also pace when other riders attack.

 

[Red Rick]

Who are Belgium afraid of in the bunch? It'd be easier to control the finale with more riders.

They're just riding on pure vibes at this point.

It looks like they want the reduced group sprint but with extra steps

 

[Valv.Piti]

I really hope Van Aert finally can win instead of getting all those 2nds in these big events.

 

[titan31]

If there's one country I trust not to miss attacks from this group it's Italy.

Really? They've spent the whole race missing attacks

 

[Red Rick]

No idea why Bagioli is working right now.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Imagine if Remco ends up dragging a fellow DQ rider to the win, he'd have to leave the country...

 

[Leinster]

Voeckler to Alaphilippe; “You’re not attacking enough. Get to the front and attack again. Tell Florian, too.”

 

[Keram]

Evenpoel is sole reason second group did not make it. Also very sad to see Nizollo made it and Sagan was dropped on cobbled berg

 

[BlueRoads]

I don't think Mohoric and Colbrelli want to sprint against van Aert, Pidcock, van der Poel, so they will certainly attack earlier, as soon as Remco is done, if he ever is, I suppose.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Really? They've spent the whole race missing attacks

Not true, Bagioli was in the final Evenepoel group.