6th Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes, April 24th, 2022

[F_Cance]

SD worx once again showing us their tactical prowess

 

[Samu Cuenca]

It's a good situation for Brown and FdJ, but she might crack on RAF, and then the question is if Cavalli can hang onto Van Vleuten.

It's completely not her style to preserve legs by gambling to not stick to the front tho. If she feels good she always closes almost everything, so it's a sign for me that she's again not feeling great.

Yeah, I agree it isn't good sign, but it wouldn't be the first time a rider is out of position on a climb or is feeling better on the next climb.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I think it's all over.

 

[gregrowlerson]

Great action. Go AVV!

 

[RedheadDane]

Yes, Grace Brown will win this for me!

Grace Brown might get you half a point.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Grace Brown might get you half a point.

Still better than zero. She's still in with chance of getting more though.

 

[gregrowlerson]

I thought they only had unclassified climbs like this in Italy?

 

[RedheadDane]

Still better than zero. She's still in with chance of getting more though.

So, you'll go from being "Hopelessly Behind" to just "Behind".


I'm not at all bragging about my position in/near the top.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

If ELB has a counter attack in her it could get interesting.

 

[Bonimenier]

Go Annemiek

 

[Salvarani]

Annemiek has this in the bag

 

[Lequack]

Go AVV!

 

[RedheadDane]

The one time I did not pick AVV (in a race she's in), she ends up winning...

 

[Samu Cuenca]

So, you'll go from being "Hopelessly Behind" to just "Behind".


I'm not at all bragging about my position in/near the top.

Haha

 

[RedheadDane]

Hey, look Samu!
You got points.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Hey, look Samu!
You got points.

And Lippert got me half a point as well.

 

[Lequack]

What a ride by Annemiek!

 

[Ilmaestro99]

I've been training and then busy this morning so only seen bits of the women's race. How have 2 pairs of teammates failed to catch Van Vluten????

Happy to see AVV take the win

 

[StryderHells]

Great win! She’s been knocking on the door since winning Omloop, good to see it all come together today.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I've been training and then busy this morning so only seen bits of the women's race. How have 2 pairs of teammates failed to catch Van Vluten????

Happy to see AVV take the win

Because she had already tired them out by then. Think of it like a group of five having the combined power of one Fausto Masnada being up against one rider with the power of two.

 

[JosefK]

Vleuty is still hard to beat.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Because she had already tired them out by then. Think of it like a group of five having the combined power of one Fausto Masnada being up against one rider with the power of two.

Thank you for the explanation that made sense, nicely done. But even in the final kms there seemed a lack of cooperation.

Still AVV is just too strong

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Thank you for the explanation that made sense, nicely done. But even in the final kms there seemed a lack of cooperation.

Still AVV is just too strong

In the final kilometers, yes, but I think they did work well together for longer than expected, before they obviously knew they were fighting for second place.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Because she had already tired them out by then. Think of it like a group of five having the combined power of one Fausto Masnada being up against one rider with the power of two.

That's no excuse. Masnada would have steamrolled past her.

 

[RedheadDane]

That's no excuse. Masnada would have steamrolled past her.

One Masnada would have streamrolled past two Masnadas?