6th Dwars door Vlaanderen - A travers la Flandre WE (1.Pro): 29/3

[RedheadDane]

Apparently people want separate threads for corresponding men's and women's races...

Startlist for Dwars door Vlaanderen - A travers la Flandre WE 2023 (procyclingstats.com)

Waregem › Waregem (114.9km)

See men's thread for finale profile.

Other climbs - see men's thread for those: Berg Ten Houte, Kanarieberg, Knokteberg - Trieu, Hotond, Ladeuze, Nokereberg, and Nokere.

 

[tobydawq]

Why would it be a surprise that people want different threads for different races?

 

[Dk one]

Interesting to see how CULs form, she has sat out more races than usual to train, maybe with tdff in mind.

 

[RedheadDane]

Why would it be a surprise that people want different threads for different races?

Coz it's also the same races, with a few differences.

 

[BR2]

Why would it be a surprise that people want different threads for different races?

I'm split on this. The women's race threads are usually not really deserving, there is hardly any talk. On the other hand I often want to make one or two remarks on the race. It really depends on the time of the races for me, how much they are overlapping.

 

[RedheadDane]

I'm split on this. The women's race threads are usually not really deserving, there is hardly any talk. On the other hand I often want to make one or two remarks on the race. It really depends on the time of the races for me, how much they are overlapping.

But what's the harm in just having a shared thread?

 

[BR2]

But what's the harm in just having a shared thread?

I have found it very confusing and therefor annoying at times when you had to pay attention at every post what they talking about. I am here for fun, not to read like I'm carefully going through a scientific paper.

 

[tobydawq]

But what's the harm in just having a shared thread?

That it's two different, completely unrelated topics?

Like Paris-Bourges/Gran Piemonte. Not everyone finds it funny.

 

[RedheadDane]

That it's two different, completely unrelated topics?

I wouldn't call two races with the same name, and on pretty much the same roads, completely unrelated.

I have found it very confusing and therefor annoying at times when you had to pay attention at every post what they talking about.

We could always colour-code races. Coz, err... that worked well.

Anyway: OI! @Red Rick! Get to work.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

But what's the harm in just having a shared thread?

Sometimes people don't want to have the result of one of the races spoiled.

 

[Red Rick]

Help. I got my hand stuck to my mouse

 

[tobydawq]

I wouldn't call two races with the same name, and on pretty much the same roads, completely unrelated.

Hoe many riders participate in both races?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

It'll be interesting to see how the riders who are returning from altitude (CUL, Lippert, Mackaij, Vollering and possible others) will get on in ther first race in a while. Longo Borghini is also back after having had Covid, and Moolman-Pasio has returned from South Africa (but that might have been a few weeks ago). AGI-SQS also have a strong team around Ash, with both Ghekiere and Wollaston as other options.

SD Worx are of course the favourites, as they often are when AVV isn't racing, but they'll have to ride aggressively cause they don't have the best sprinters. The weather doesn't seem to be too bad, so there should be less crashes (knock on wood) than in GW (it may also helpt that Wiebes isn't riding).

 

[Orbit501]

But what's the harm in just having a shared thread?

Spoilers. I'll usually watch one then catch up with the other later on, not necessarily straight after, so don't want to know the results.

 

[yaco]

Spoilers. I'll usually watch one then catch up with the other later on, not necessarily straight after, so don't want to know the results.

Then surely you keep away from the forums. Sometimes, you have to help yourself!

 

[Orbit501]

Then surely you keep away from the forums. Sometimes, you have to help yourself!

There is that, true, but sometimes I like to join a thread while the race is on.

 

[Didinho]

Chiara for back to back win!

 

[Netserk]

Hoe many riders participate in both races?

Which is why there should be a dedicated female sub-forum.

 

[RedheadDane]

Which is why there should be a dedicated female sub-forum.

Or, we could make dedicated women's threads - whether for races or riders - in the appropriate sub-fora.
In cases like this, with two races that are essentially the same - same name, (almost) the same route - and with some overlap in coverage - thus some overlap in viewing - I just think it gets confusing having to keep track of two threads.

 

[Salvarani]

Another bad race for QS again.

 

[RedheadDane]

Another bad race for QS again.

Well, they're quite new on this level.
(This is the women's thread.)

 

[RedheadDane]

Front group:
Van Agt
Uttrup
Barale
Berteau.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Reusser is going like a steam train again.

 

[RedheadDane]

New situation:

Vos
Uttrup
Reusser
Barale
Berteau

Chase group quite close.

 

[Didinho]

Reusser is going like a steam train again.

Gapping with Vos. Could be over again.