2021 World Championships in Flanders: Road Races

[SarahtheDane]

I have a feeling this wasn't the only breakaway Cort will be in today.

 

[noob]

Does something like cycling adhd exist?
Think Remco might have one.

ADHD and sports goes hand in hand lol. At least 1/10 in the peleton lol.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Hirschi DNF?

 

[gregrowlerson]

I can't wait to watch all day then ask myself why I watched the first 150km afterwards.

Fortunately this post hasn't aged well.

 

[Samamba]

Yeah Hirschi out, weird

 

[titan31]

VDP and a bunch of others dropped

 

[Danskebjerge]

I don't think Cort and Asgreen would have joined the break if they had known Pedersen was in deep trouble.

 

[Volderke]

Who is in that second group (of favourites?)

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Eenkhoorn trying to distance Van der Poel.

 

[Volderke]

Mollema chasing for MvdP!

 

[Samamba]

Eenkhoorn attacking when Vanderpoel is behind a split, Dutch women tactics

 

[titan31]

No team radio makes it hilarious

 

[Red Rick]

Van der Poel straight up looks to be struggling

 

[KZD]

Does anyone know if Van der Poel was dropped due to a split, lack of legs or a mechanical?

 

[Salvarani]

Van der Poel straight up looks to be struggling

Maybe still suffering from his back issues.

 

[titan31]

Van der Poel straight up looks to be struggling

Thought he looked ok there but he needs to be better positioned. It's up there with Remcos riding for biggest idiocy of the race

 

[Samamba]

Van der Poel and Ewan weren't looking great

 

[BlueRoads]

Van der Poel tries to be completely unpredictable until the end of his career. You never know whether something's wrong or he's just badly positioned.

 

[sir fly]

All the moves on the circuits are meant to make the affairs more formulaic.
A group ahead, chase behind formula. Everybody want to avoid chaos.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Sagan and Pidcock haven't eaten the wind all day

 

[Leinster]

With the way the racing has gone, there’s nobody left to form a break that can be let go. Townsend tried to go there and got shut down. Because you can’t let Rory Townsend go clear with 3 hours of racing left.

 

[Jagartrott]

In almost all other races in these championships, no-one saw the winner until the last kms. But this race seems to have a different dynamic.

 

[gregrowlerson]

The Forum's favourite former rider is commentating on this race for Australia; Simon Gerrans.

I'm surprised of how vocal he has already been so early. I thought he'd sit in silence throughout, only to steal Matt Keenan's mic just before the finish line

 

[Salvarani]

With the way the racing has gone, there’s nobody left to form a break that can be let go. Townsend tried to go there and got shut down. Because you can’t let Rory Townsend go clear with 3 hours of racing left.

Elimination race from now on if they dont sit up at some point. Still 120k to go.

But a few might get away and then it will be difficult to bring them back.

 

[Bonimenier]

Taco should be pissed to see Riesebeek DNF already.