2021 World Championships in Flanders: Road Races

[Volderke]

Van Baarle is slowing this group down a lot.

 

[Akuryo]

Alaphilippe has popped unexpectedly in the past, this is not necessarily over just yet.

He has 15 seconds to celebrate, should be enough even for him

 

[Breezy1985]

God this is tense

 

[Salvarani]

Ala looks tired...

 

[bigcog]

The local fans aren't covering themselves in glory ..

 

[JosefK]

WVA won't finish second.

 

[Volderke]

He has 15 seconds to celebrate, should be enough even for him

With his riding style, he has to do 10% more distance though.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Powless has great legs on the climb but he looked done on the flat bit before. Great bit of bluffing if so. But then all impetus goes out of the chase at the top again.

 

[RedheadDane]

Time from Alaphilippe to the chase group bopping up and down.
Need Rolf with a personal time.

 

[titan31]

The WVA group are definitely not catching at this stage if that time is right. 30 seconds is a lot.

 

[Leinster]

This course has been fantastic, it has to be said. Every type of rider has a chance, and attacking riding has really been rewarded.

 

[F_Cance]

Powless riding for alaph at this point with his pointless attacks disrupting the group

 

[trevim]

Pidcock, Van der Poel looking around probably waiting for Van Aert to pull once more

 

[Netserk]

Yeah, but it is too late now unless Ala cracks. They should waited a few minutes ago.

I think the four chasers were more likely to catch him than the a bigger chase group with twice the gap.

 

[OldCranky]

A nyone
B ut
C olbrelli

 

[jsem94]

I don't see them bringing him back now.

 

[jaylew]

I really don't understand the way Van der Poel rides most of the times, puzzling as hell

I think it's obvious he isn't at his very best. He doesn't usually ride nearly this conservatively.

 

[Andre]

come on Wout

 

[rokovski]

Gooo Ala!

 

[Devil's Elbow]

I think the four chasers were more likely to catch him than the a bigger chase group with twice the gap.

Also, Powless and Valgren don't have a teammate behind.

 

[bigcog]

Third group done

 

[Salvarani]

I think the four chasers were more likely to catch him than the a bigger chase group with twice the gap.

We will probably never know.

 

[southwards]

Let this be the last time Evenepoel is used to ride for another rider.

He rode for Alaf...

 

[Netserk]

This course has been fantastic, it has to be said. Every type of rider has a chance, and attacking riding has really been rewarded.

Agreed. It has also been raced superbly, far better than last year.

 

[Volderke]

Don Patrick will get a hypo, again.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

I can't remember a better Worlds than this