2nd Paris-Roubaix Femmes, April 16th, 2022

[StryderHells]

Kopecky riding away from the chase?

The only real danger to ELB

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Kopecky driving it hard in the chase.

 

[postmanhat]

Trek currently with 3 of the top 5. Total dominance

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Trek currently with 3 of the top 5. Total dominance

And that with the defending champion being on the team and absent too.

 

[JosefK]

Great race.

 

[StryderHells]

The gap is growing

 

[Rackham]

Kopecky driving it hard in the chase.

Chase over, race over.

Borghini has this.

 

[Salvarani]

ELB got this

 

[glassmoon]

they're bleeding seconds screwing around... it's done. great job ELB!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Again they shot themselves in the foot by not helping when they only had one Trek rider sitting on.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

And that with the defending champion being on the team and absent too.

3 in the top 5, no of whom are the defending champion, who is out, or the world champion, who is dsq. Better than peak Quickstep

 

[yaco]

Peleton two made a big mistake when they were within 13 seconds of ELB - They took the foot of the gas waiting for Peleton 3 - Strange indeed!

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Yea, last year the bunch was too passive which allowed Deignan's gap to grow too big to manage, so while it was an epic day out for Lizzie a lot of the credit for the win has to go to the bunch's miscalculation. This year they've been determined not to make that same mistake and have driven the pace big time, so you've got some exhausted riders out there, and Trek have just made a complete mess of the chase as they should, with Brand and van Dijk also being super powerful engines, Brand being elite off-road and van Dijk being an elite time triallist, and it just seems nobody can escape without bringing them along.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

3 in the top 5, no of whom are the defending champion, who is out, or the world champion, who is dsq. Better than peak Quickstep Boels-Dolmans

FTFY

 

[JosefK]

Brand and van Dijk masterfully policing the chase.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Almost there now, Elisa. You can join Lizzie as a winner of both Roubaix and de Ronde!

 

[StryderHells]

It still amazes me that it’s only the second edition of this race for the women

 

[Netserk]

Simply the best.

 

[Salvarani]

Great winners list so far

 

[sir fly]

Longo-Borghini as if she's ridden dozens of these.
Picked the place and committed to move, unlike Kopecky who made a lot more than she needed to before it truly mattered.

Nice racing day.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

It still amazes me that it’s only the second edition of this race for the women

It's organised by ASO. They resisted broadcasting and spent years trying to do the absolute bare minimum for women's cycling.

Now they've seen which way the wind is blowing (and the Giro is weaker giving them an opportunity to get to the forefront from day 1 rather than competing against history) and their previously loss-making pet project the Dakar Rally has been financially secured, they are willing to take some bigger financial risks on women's cycling.

 

[postmanhat]

Would love for Van Dijk to launch an attack for the podium, now the race is safe for Trek.

 

[StryderHells]

It's organised by ASO. They resisted broadcasting and spent years trying to do the absolute bare minimum for women's cycling.

Now they've seen which way the wind is blowing (and the Giro is weaker giving them an opportunity to get to the forefront from day 1 rather than competing against history) and their previously loss-making pet project the Dakar Rally has been financially secured, they are willing to take some bigger financial risks on women's cycling.

Well ASO have had the cash cow with the TDF so I guess they haven’t cared. Good to see the women are finally getting the attention they deserve but damn it’s been a long wait.

 

[StryderHells]

What a ride!!! Well played ELB

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Brand shows she can ride for more than CX hour

 

[StryderHells]

Lotte Kopecky has had a good spring cobbled season