2024 European Championships in Heusden-Zolder/Hasselt (September 11-15) Discussion Thread For All Races

[Tricycle Rider]

A castle with a moat - beautiful!

 

[Netserk]

21 riders in the first group. 3 from Denmark and 4 from the Netherlands.

 

[Didinho]

Hmm, I'm not sure this is the way to control it for Belgium.

Rex, Theuns and Rickaert in the front group. Those are the ones who should be riding for our sprinters.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Odd to see a world championship jersey among national kits: First time in men's elite since Sagan 2016?

Edit: No, he rode and won in national kit.

So has it happened before at all? In the era when the Tour de France was between national teams perhaps.

 

[Netserk]

Bissegger has almost closed the gap. Weird not to see NL and DK invest more in ensuring a proper gap.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Lone Norwegian Kristoff in the first group, he's old, I'll have to root for him.

 

[AmRacer]

Completely different race today.

 

[Netserk]

The orange are much better coordinated than the Danes.

 

[Samamba]

Really bad for this race that Van Aert is out or Belgium would actually race. Now it's 2 strong and big teams that don't what to ride which is too much

 

[TourOfSardinia]

 

[Netserk]

France better try to get another group away from the peloton on the cobbles.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Gotta love these group compositions shown with multiple mistakes that just add confusion

 

[Brullnux]

Trentin monsterclass so far

 

[Netserk]

The Dutch now switch to Kooij?

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Lone Norwegian Kristoff in the first group, he's old, I'll have to root for him.

It was pretty weak from Norway to only manage to get Kristoff in this big group.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

It was pretty weak from Norway to only manage to get Kristoff in this big group.

I think they also had Abrahamsen there

 

[Salvarani]

Trentin monsterclass so far

Been in great form lately

 

[Tricycle Rider]

This race in a nutshell so far.

 

[Netserk]

Finally a move without anchors.

 

[Didinho]

Mathieu is feeling good today. The route lacks some more hills.

 

[Samamba]

Probably too small of a group but at least we have a break with riders that want to ride

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Finally a move without anchors.

Doubt Rutsch will be helpful after having already spent 100 k in the break

 

[Heston]

Strong break, but with the last 40 km being so easy it seems impossible

 

[Coffeeplanter]

Germany chasing Germany.

 

[Netserk]

Where are the Danish riders in the peloton to disrupt the chasing?