2024 Paris-Tours: Chartres › Tours (213.8km)

[Tricycle Rider]

Track stand

 

[Samu Cuenca]

The Greatest?!

 

[Salvarani]

Laporte won easily as expected

 

[Devil's Elbow]

That was a very 'I don't know how to ride classics finales' finale by Vacek.

 

[RedheadDane]

Laporte wins.
That was horribly filmed... when will the camera people learn to not zoom in so closely on the riders we can't see how close they are to the finish?

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Chapeau, Laporte!

Maybe not the smartest, but good effort by Vacek. Maybe next time.

 

[Netserk]

That was a fairly nice race. Both strength and tactics mattered.

It would have been better if Lotto rode better (and perhaps also if Kragh didn't puncture).

 

[Rob5091]

Vacek with nothing left in the tank, so Laporte wins ... a muddy chapeau!

 

[Coffeeplanter]

I'm not wearing a hat, but I am tipping it for these riders regardless.

 

[Scarponi]

Well, you don't have a point as this race was not boring nor predictable.

The rest of the season has been predictable - that's not to say it cannot have been enjoyable for some.

But it's *** annoying that every thread must be polluted with negativity even if it's just a 'fun' attempt at trolling people like DE and DNP.

People never live in the moment, same posters will probably rate some of these races in ten years time.

 

[Heston]

This was unironically a way better race than the WC. And Liege. And Flanders. And Roubaix.

Probably the best one day race of the calender tbh, only MSR and Fleche Wallone can compete.

 

[Coffeeplanter]

This was unironically a way better race than the WC. And Liege. And Flanders. And Roubaix.

Probably the best one day race of the calender tbh, only MSR and Fleche Wallone can compete.

Don't forget about Omloop, my man. Omloop was a very good race.

 

[Didinho]

Laporte did what we’re all screaming in a 2 sprint. Don’t get in front the last km. But that’s normally for the slower rider, this was done before the sprint.

 

[Netserk]

You know, a lot of people are saying that.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Laporte interview in French and I don't speak French, but I'm sure Laporte said the roads were very muddy and he's happy he won.

 

[tobydawq]

This was unironically a way better race than the WC. And Liege. And Flanders. And Roubaix.

Probably the best one day race of the calender tbh, only MSR and Fleche Wallone can compete.

GW?

 

[Netserk]

Laporte did what we’re all screaming in a 2 sprint. Don’t get in front the last km. But that’s normally for the slower rider, this was done before the sprint.

In a game of chicken, you win by dismounting the steering wheel and throwing it away, visible to your opponent. Of course, it's not possible to signal as strong commitment in cycling, and the art of it is to judge if the situation allows it and how to time it.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Laporte with a nice win in a historic race. There were a lot of people clowning him in lesser known races thread last week because he was willing to lose the race in a small race. Surely he will dedicate today's win to them

 

[RedheadDane]

Not a good day for Danish riders.
The freaking Maltese guy was better than all the Danes!




(I know Malta stole him from France.)

 

[tobydawq]

In a game of chicken, you win by dismounting the steering wheel and throwing it away, visible to your opponent. Of course, it's not possible to signal as strong commitment in cycling, and the art of it is to judge if the situation allows it and how to time it.

Personal experience?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Not a good day for Danish riders.
The freaking Maltese guy was better than all the Danes!




(I know Malta stole him from France.)

I don't think they stole him. He's not the only Maltese Mifsud.

 

[Netserk]

Personal experience?

No. It's a common example for illustrating what credible commitment is.

 

[RedheadDane]

I don't think they stole him. He's not the only Maltese Mifsud.

He rode for France until earlier this year!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

He rode for France until earlier this year!

Still I don't think they stole him, unless BlueRoads is president of their federation.

 

[Salvarani]

Still I don't think they stole him, unless BlueRoads is president of their federation.

New or old avi back?

Samu in orange should always be the go-to