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

[Salvarani]

This has Philipsen written all over it

 

[AmRacer]

Milan boxed in

 

[Netserk]

Merlier
Kooij
Laporte?

 

[Brullnux]

Awful awful sprint from Milan, that was really shocking

 

[Didinho]

Merlier should go to the Tour again next year.
Kooij 2
Mihkels 3

 

[Tim Cahill]

Merlier with what looked like the lesser-leadout?

 

[Coffeeplanter]

A camera on Philipsen's face please.

 

[Salvarani]

Merlier!

Belgians beating the other belgians

 

[Samamba]

Well that's very painful for the Italians.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Chapeau, Merlier!

Fun race, kinda wild, but pretty fun.

 

[Samamba]

Merlier winning is disgusting, and the only saving grace is Philipsen losing.

Nr 1 Belgian hater in shambles right now

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Have they confiscated the race marshals e-scooter?

 

[RedheadDane]

Was not expecting Mihkels!

 

[Didinho]

Rickaert disrupted the Italian leadout. The 2 riders following Merlier got the podium.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Awful awful sprint from Milan, that was really shocking

He was blocked and Consonni didn't have it, got manhandled and blocked. That said, Milan also looked cooked in that sprint.

 

[Snake]

State of italian cycling in 200 meters, no way they *** up an entire race with that disgraceful ending lmao

 

[tobydawq]

Milan really botched the position there.

 

[Brullnux]

Well that's very painful for the Italians.

Perfect race until the final 800m, where Belgians took over the race and Consonni/Milan went wrong, then Milan boxed himself in.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Really just happy to see Philipsen lose. Doesn't even have the class to congratulate Merlier, who was far and away the fastest there, and won without the leadout. Philipsen is such a loser.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Merlier was much faster and with much better timing than all but Kooij who was too late.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Rickaert disrupted the Italian leadout. The 2 riders following Merlier got the podium.

Typical dirty Alpecin tactics or just an incident? Nothing against Merlier, classy rider.

 

[Brullnux]

He was blocked and Consonni didn't have it, got manhandled and blocked. That said, Milan also looked cooked in that sprint.

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.

 

[Netserk]

 

[KZD]

Merlier is the best sprinter in these one day races.

However after going behind his team car for so long I think he should have been DQed.

 

[Didinho]

Typical dirty Alpecin tactics or just an incident? Nothing against Merlier, classy rider.

Just positioning. Boxed them in. That’s what I meant with disrupting their leadout.