2021 World Championships in Flanders: Road Races

[fbjim]

they really stuck Powless on the front for that sprint huh, lmao

 

[JosefK]

Tactical disasterclass by the Belgians. But Van Aert was in the end just not close to good enough.

3rd peak in a year and he basically peaked too early for that.

Great show by the "home of cycling" fans by booeing the World Champion.

Yep. No legs.

 

[Bonimenier]

Turns out Evenepoel was riding for a DQS rider after all.

 

[Spine Concept]

Van Baarle was probably the one who did the least work in the chase. So that explains his good sprint?

You call that a good sprint? More like the sprint of the dying swans.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Ala was just the strongest.
Belgium chasing while having Remco in the front group looks bad now...

 

[RedheadDane]

Well-deserved winner, but still kinda weird to be mildly disappointed about bronze...

 

[noob]

I am Ala fan. But I had started feeling so sorry for Wout that I had started cheering for him. I never ever expected Ala to be even close to winning this :O

 

[Salvarani]

Biggest news for me today is that Alaphilippe stole Gallopin's girlfriend.

Very french thing to do I guess

 

[Netserk]

Italy not strong enough and mistakenly relied on Nizzolo when Ala attacked, but the biggest losers are Belgium who isolated themselves for what? To get away from Kristoff?

 

[Alexandre B.]

They rule the world.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Poor Belgium, no medal while both your neighbors get one.

 

[burning]

Biggest news for me today is that Alaphilippe stole Gallopin's girlfriend.

She really went for the upgrade, didn't she

 

[JosefK]

If the Wout van Aert of his TDF form were here, then maybe Belgium's tactics the final 50 km would have been correct.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Race of the year. Worthy medal winners, but I would have liked to see Stuyven get a medal in his home town (just not Hundahls medal )

 

[Red Rick]

Biggest news for me today is that Alaphilippe stole Gallopin's girlfriend.

He was aiming for his own but he couldn't sprint in a straight line again

 

[SarahtheDane]

Well-deserved winner, but still kinda weird to be mildly disappointed about bronze...

Hey, at least we're not belgian!

 

[Red Rick]

If the Wout van Aert of his TDF form were here, then maybe Belgium's tactics the final 50 km would have been correct.

Don't think so.

I think recency bias et al made almost everyone sleep on Alaphilippe again, and he is without doubt the most explosive rider in the peloton on his day.

 

[Rackham]

Race of the year. Worthy medal winners, but I would have liked to see Stuyven get a medal in his home town (just not Hundahls medal )

We've had loads of "race of the year" this year. Vintage stuff from March to September.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Have

Biggest news for me today is that Alaphilippe stole Gallopin's girlfriend.

You been living under a rock?

 

[jsem94]

What a race.

 

[Tonton]

Great race! I'm speechless. Alaf' was amazing...what a Champion! His greatest win imo. Wow!!!

 

[bigcog]

Good to see Van Barle get a medal

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Belgium wasted Remco...looks like Eddy opens his mouth, and shoves the feet of every Belgian in...I find some comfort in that. Remco should never ride domestique in the WC's again. If WVA knew he didn't have the legs, why help chase Remco, and why let him burn himself out? Horrible.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Biggest news for me today is that Alaphilippe stole Gallopin's girlfriend.

He didn't though. You still can't steal a human, unless you're Blueroads.

Stuyven obviously thought he was doing his usual lead out for Pedersen.

 

[T-Nielsen]

They rule the world.

You pretty much have too in order to get away with wearing that.