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Merlier winning is disgusting, and the only saving grace is Philipsen losing.
He was blocked and Consonni didn't have it, got manhandled and blocked. That said, Milan also looked cooked in that sprint.Awful awful sprint from Milan, that was really shocking
Perfect race until the final 800m, where Belgians took over the race and Consonni/Milan went wrong, then Milan boxed himself in.Well that's very painful for the Italians.
Typical dirty Alpecin tactics or just an incident? Nothing against Merlier, classy rider.Rickaert disrupted the Italian leadout. The 2 riders following Merlier got the podium.
I don't think he was cooked, I think he just never got going. Didn't position himself well and then, yeah, didn't get out of the wheels and gave up.He was blocked and Consonni didn't have it, got manhandled and blocked. That said, Milan also looked cooked in that sprint.
Just positioning. Boxed them in. That’s what I meant with disrupting their leadout.Typical dirty Alpecin tactics or just an incident? Nothing against Merlier, classy rider.