2021 World Championships in Flanders: Road Races

[RedheadDane]

You can all ridicule me for my "meh 40 man group sprint" comments now

You're the guy at the right.

 

[Volderke]

Look at that briljant little team player, dear Eddy!

 

[Netserk]

Van Aert vs. Colbrelli vs. Van der Poel now.

 

[Volderke]

Nobody wants to have Remco’s draft!

 

[Red Rick]

The troll thing would be for Stuyven to beat WvA in a sprint now

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Nizzolo in the front group makes life more complicated for Belgium, not as safe to go for a sprint if he survives the Smeysberg too.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

It was all part of a grand plan. Evenepoel was the loyal teammate all the time.

 

[Netserk]

Probably since 2013? Maybe 2009.

2019 was better than 2013.

 

[Tobi]

Don’t understand Denmark’s tactics at all

 

[BlueRoads]

Powless always spends way too much energy... which is pretty cool

 

[Salvarani]

Nobody wants to have Remco’s draft!

No protection

 

[Netserk]

Leaders (17 riders)

1	ALAPHILIPPE Julian
6	MADOUAS Valentin
8	SENECHAL Florian
13	EVENEPOEL Remco
15	STUYVEN Jasper
17	VAN AERT Wout
19	MOHORIC Matej
26	BAGIOLI Andrea
28	COLBRELLI Sonny
31	NIZZOLO Giacomo
36	PIDCOCK Thomas
47	VAN BAARLE Dylan
48	VAN DER POEL Mathieu
53	HUNDAHL Michael Valgren
101	HOELGAARD Markus
127	POWLESS Neilson
169	STYBAR Zdenek

 

[Hugo Koblet]

It's all over for the second group now.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Don’t understand Denmark’s tactics at all

Probably just down to a lack of legs and/or positioning.

 

[meat puppet]

Is Valgren in the lead group? Thought I saw him.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

2019 was better than 2013.

Quite possibly, I didn't get to catch that one live unfortunately, and rewatching it knowing the result takes away the same level of suspense as seeing it live.

 

[Tobi]

Probably just down to a lack of legs and/or positioning.

true but I mean Asgreen & Cort attacking so early

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Valgren bridge across quite easily, so he's definitely not having too bad legs. It's hard to see a way for him to win or even get a medal though.

 

[Salvarani]

5 DQS riders in the first group

 

[Salvarani]

Ala and Colbrelli from 50k!

 

[Volderke]

Is WvA gambling on team strength?
It’s not a bad thing if he’s that cold blooded, but it’s a bad thing most of the times when you’re not following.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

That bidon could have been a disaster...

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Remco snaking around at the back now.

 

[Netserk]

Van Aert dependent on Stuyven now.

 

[ice&fire]

Is WvA gambling on team strength?

or pulling a Superman