2021 World Championships in Flanders: Road Races

[Mayomaniac]

We'll never know for sure, but maybe the early Evenepoel attack did weaken Team Suzuki so much that they lost out in the final, with Colbrelli having to do the chase from the front of his group.

It's team Suzuki-Enervit!

 

[HelloDolly]

I think the way Belgium rode was strange

Evenepol and Stuyven should have been kept in reserve and not on the front when other teams could have been

Stuyven chased towards the end and pulled others

 

[jaylew]

I don't know that Belgium's tactics were that bad. Wout just didn't have the legs today - it happens. Neither he nor Van der Poel had the legs to win today. Colbrelli I'm not totally sure about.

Where did this sudden form from Valgren come from? He's been mostly mediocre for a few years now and the last few weeks he's back to 2018. It was super impressive the way he bridged to the front group, the only guy able to do it.

 

[Netserk]

Yes, I rate this bike race a 8

This one goes to eleven.

 

[RedheadDane]

Where did this sudden form from Valgren come from?

Beers and relaxing, apparently...

 

[Pirazziattacks]

Belgium evidently wanted a hard but controlled race to drop other sprinters, that backfired spectacularly. In the end Remco getting in breaks only contributed to the race being too hard for WVA today.

 

[Escarabajo]

Yes, I rate this bike race a 8

I don't believe you!

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

I don't know that Belgium's tactics were that bad. Wout just didn't have the legs today - it happens. Neither he nor Van der Poel had the legs to win today. Colbrelli I'm not totally sure about.

Where did this sudden form from Valgren come from? He's been mostly mediocre for a few years now and the last few weeks he's back to 2018. It was super impressive the way he bridged to the front group, the only guy able to do it.

If you have one of the strongest riders, and completely waste him with 200km to go, i think it's fair to say tactics sucked huge balls.

 

[fbjim]

I don't know that Belgium's tactics were that bad. Wout just didn't have the legs today - it happens. Neither he nor Van der Poel had the legs to win today. Colbrelli I'm not totally sure about.

Where did this sudden form from Valgren come from? He's been mostly mediocre for a few years now and the last few weeks he's back to 2018. It was super impressive the way he bridged to the front group, the only guy able to do it.

Hes good again because Team NTT no longer exist

 

[Danskebjerge]

Van Aert has never been in Alaf's explosiveness class. Not even at his best form.

Good point.

 

[T-Nielsen]

I don't know that Belgium's tactics were that bad. Wout just didn't have the legs today - it happens. Neither he nor Van der Poel had the legs to win today. Colbrelli I'm not totally sure about.

Where did this sudden form from Valgren come from? He's been mostly mediocre for a few years now and the last few weeks he's back to 2018. It was super impressive the way he bridged to the front group, the only guy able to do it.

Valgren hit a really good form at the 2020 Vuelta and has been pretty good since. He has been unlucky with crashes but his form has been good all year.

 

[Carrick-On-Seine]

Yes but Pidcock who also won nothing is a legend apparently

Pisses me off. They work for Eurosport not Britsport and should know that so many of their viewers are not British.

 

[Tonton]

This one goes to eleven.

I baited you Netserk , and it worked. Yes, 11 for sure: I can't remember a RRWC that great from so far out.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

 

[T-Nielsen]

Beers and relaxing, apparently...

I have been working towards my peak shape for 20 years. Now if I could get of my couch I would have it made.

 

[Rackham]

Wife!!

Indeed & that was already over a year & a half ago (probably almost 2 years ago). It's old news.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

This is the Worlds RR equivalent of 2015 Gent-Wevelgem or 2016 Paris-Roubaix.

 

[limak_]

So basically Alaf replicated yesterday's Kasia's tactic. But this time it has paid off.

 

[Tonton]

Pisses me off. They work for Eurosport not Britsport and should know that so many of their viewers are not British.

Image had Cav' been in the leading group ...

 

[Orbit501]

He was like second in predictions here. Not sure what you are talking about. I didn't check the bets sites.

Really. Thought most agreed the parcours didn't particularly suit him here, compared to other favourites. At least from all the previews I read.

 

[jaylew]

If Remco would have been protected, I think he showed he had the legs today to have covered Alaphillippe.

Maybe, maybe not. Riding on the front at a hard steady tempo isn't the same as the kind of explosion in the legs Ala has. I don't think he would have been able to go with him. Maybe once or twice but I don't think anyone had the form today to go with him on that last one. But yeah, if somehow he'd been able to go with him every time at least Belgium would have come away with a silver.

 

[RedheadDane]

Indeed & that was already over a year & a half ago (probably almost 2 years ago). It's old news.

Maybe the "Gigs doesn't keep up with what's happening" thing extends beyond watching races...

 

[Red Rick]

Maybe the "Gigs doesn't keep up with what's happening" thing extends beyond watching races...

I was bored some time yesterday Gigs probably had a spy drone flying around.

 

[Netserk]

If you have one of the strongest riders, and completely waste him with 200km to go, i think it's fair to say tactics sucked huge balls.

And even if Van Aert had been at his very best, it was never a good idea to have the rider with the biggest target on his back in such a vulnerable position when Remco was done.

 

[Breezy1985]

Pisses me off. They work for Eurosport not Britsport and should know that so many of their viewers are not British.

Would be nice if Orla done the Irish viewers a favour and told the 2 lads to shut up when they start waffling

 

[noob]

I need therapy! How did this happen?! Did I really watch Alaphillipe do exactly what he did last year and actually winning again? Or is this a weird parallel universe?!