I'm very late to the party but i've watched it live. I was very baffled by how quickly the action started and by how the Belgian team behaved before the 2nd Moskestraat passage. Evenepoel was for him in a great group, where i believe he would have a high chance of separating himself and go solo to the line. Time gaps weren't great (~30s) but were extending forcing the French team to pull. Why did then the Belgians basically closed down that move? It only managed to give Ala a platform to bridge to the break on Moskestraat. Some Movistar vibes in here.
When Ala threw that MVDP Siena bomb on Antoniusberg i knew he would win. The only question was if he wouldn't pull a Nibali and suddenly pop as he had a history of doing such. Congrats to Ala aka SSJ Voeckler aka ADHD Bettini aka the 4th musketeer for defending the rainbow bands in a valiant effort. One of the best WC editions i've watched with the best part being that beer being thrown at Ala

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