2022 Strade Bianche, 05/03

[Volderke]

Asgreen is much better than some would think; he was already good in Omloop het Nieuwsblad, but had to come back from bad luck too many times. But I feel Pogacar is pacing himself a bit more now, because he knows it's still a long way.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Race hype fluctuating more than Alaphilippe during a sprint in just a couple of minutes.

 

[Volderke]

OK Valverde. Are you going to work now?

 

[Savant12]

Wellens and Valverde taking turns yet?

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Pog could be caught but the chasers don't wanna

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Narvaez and Valverde both not doing anything.

 

[AlfaLum]

Wellens and Valverde are the ****heads of the day.

 

[Velolover2]

Pog could suffer a puncture and still win IMO.

 

[Red Rick]

I wanna love something as much as Valverde loves skipping turns

 

[Breezy1985]

Simmons in the group chasing to get back into contention is like a reverse Roubaix 2021

 

[Samamba]

Wellens and Valverde are the ****heads of the day.

They simply can't do better, they don't have the legs anymore. Wellens is getting dropped in a bit.

 

[Mick Dundee]

Valverde killin the chase group yet again

 

[Salvarani]

I wanna love something as much as Valverde loves skipping turns

Odds on him finishing second?

 

[woodburn]

It's not over till it's over..

It's over.

 

[Salvarani]

Asgreen too strong!

 

[Gigs_98]

Valverde still there.

Pogacar not gonna be caught

If you are very very quiet you can hear the frightened sound of Red Ricks keyboard about to get abused every time Valverde is in a chasing group

 

[Red Rick]

Odds on him finishing second?

I put my left kidney on it

 

[Volderke]

Wellens and Valverde are the ****heads of the day.

You seem to not realize that Wellens is the heaviest in the front. He will be dropped, so his only chance is to stick to the wheel or anticipate.

And Valverde... he is already riding like this for the past 25 years.

 

[Savant12]

That's the Top 2 podium sports sorted.

 

[AlfaLum]

Valverde is willing to work for second place of course!

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Doesn't matter. Asgreen going solo to catch Pogcinerator.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

You seem to not realize that Wellens is the heaviest in the front. He will be dropped, so his only chance is to stick to the wheel or anticipate.

And Valverde... he is already riding like this for the past 25 years.

Is wellens heavier than Asgreen?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

It's not over till it's over..

It was over like halfway through Monte Sante Marie.

 

[Velolover2]

Asgreen is Cancerella-esque.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

completely disagree.

what one remembers of cycling history is the exploits, rarely when ten riders finished in the same minute.

Suspense and unpredictability are what make races worth watching. Predictability is the death of entertainment. Extremely dominant riders are the death of entertainment. I couldn’t give a dried dog poo about how great a champion is or how much he showed his dominance in “exploits”. It is just intensely boring to endlessly watch the obvious winner win as expected.

What makes a MVDP or a WVA entertaining is that they are fighting each other (and Alaphilippe and Pidcock). The rivalries create suspense and entertainment. Without the genuine rivals, the real competition, the titans of the sport are just a pestilence.