75th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad: February 29, 2020

[Terrefretter]

Haussler back in 2009 shape.

 

[RedheadDane]

Eh, Theunissen and Trentin were also co-leaders?

You know… it's confusing enough to keep track of Teuns and Theuns. Please don't start calling Teunissen for Theunissen!
(There isn't an actual Theunissen, right...?)

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

You know… it's confusing enough to keep track of Teuns and Theuns. Please don't start calling Teunissen for Theunissen!
(There isn't an actual Theunissen, right...?)

I called him Teunissen in my first post, but since everybody started writing Theunissen, i thought maybe i was wrong and so i took over the spelling. Maybe direct your post to those who started misspelling his name ;-)

 

[RedheadDane]

I called him Teunissen in my first post, but since everybody started writing Theunissen, i thought maybe i was wrong and so i took over the spelling. Maybe direct your post to those who started misspelling his name ;-)

You should have trusted your first instinct!

 

[Flamin]

I indeed don't consider 25 riders to be very elite. How many of those guys do you think will finish in the top 10 of de Ronde or Roubaix?

 

[sir fly]

There's the firepower only in half of the front group.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Lead group is close to splintering on Molenberg. Lampaert will not get the usual DQS majority advantage in the finale.

 

[rick james]

Trentin on a Propel?.. can't be comfy on the cobbles

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

I indeed don't consider 25 riders to be very elite. How many of those guys do you think will finish in the top 10 of de Ronde or Roubaix?

I'm sorry, but a small group with Trentin, Stuyven, Lampaert, Teunissen is a pretty elite group.

 

[Kazistuta]

Eh, Theunissen and Trentin were also co-leaders?

And Kragh was one of the protected riders at Sunwebalong with Benoot.

 

[RedheadDane]

Van Aert and Vanmarcke chasing. And closing in.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

I indeed don't consider 25 riders to be very elite. How many of those guys do you think will finish in the top 10 of de Ronde or Roubaix?

Do you mean could finish or will finish?
By logic, max 20 different riders will finish in the top 10 of two races. So obviously 25 is 5 too many.

If your question is if the 5 riders in question (Teunissen, Kragh, Trentin, Lampaert, Stuyven) can finish in the top 10 of de Ronde or Roubaix, then the answer is that they can all finish in the top 10 of those races. Some of them have already done it.

 

[Pantani_lives]

Van Aert and Vanmarcke chasing. And closing in.

And closed in.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Van Aert and Vanmarcke chasing. And closing in.

Caught. Teuns back at the front of the peloton.

 

[SafeBet]

Think I spotted Teuns in the peloton, for those wondering a few posts back.

 

[luckyboy]

Shame the second group won't be able to come back.

 

[rick james]

gap coming down a bit

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

gap coming down a bit

I think Lampaert will try to attack if the gap comes down more. Might do it anyway soon.

 

[Wvv]

You know… it's confusing enough to keep track of Teuns and Theuns. Please don't start calling Teunissen for Theunissen!
(There isn't an actual Theunissen, right...?)

Well, there has been Gert-Jan Theunisse, not that bad of a rider at all.

 

[Flamin]

Do you mean could finish or will finish?
By logic, max 20 different riders will finish in the top 10 of two races. So obviously 25 is 5 too many.

If your question is if the 5 riders in question (Teunissen, Kragh, Trentin, Lampaert, Stuyven) can finish in the top 10 of de Ronde or Roubaix, then the answer is that they can all finish in the top 10 of those races. Some of them have already done it.

Will finish of course. If you had to put down 10 names for both races, you'd have those 5 in there?

 

[Wvv]

Shame that the peloton let it slip so easily. If it was a minute less, there still would be a chance of a comeback from behind. Gap drops fast when they speed up.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Van Aert tries to bridge again. With Benoot this time.

 

[KZD]

Van Aert was able to bridge to the second group with Benoot. He is already in really good shape.

 

[RedheadDane]

Will finish of course. If you had to put down 10 names for both races, you'd have those 5 in there?

You can't even say for sure that Gilbert will finish Vlaanderen and P-R in top-10, and that's the wonderful thing about cycling, especially the classics.

And I didn't even realise there was group between the front group and the Van Aert/Vanmarcke duo... I. Am. An. Idiot! But again, this race... women's race (when it was on), and Ardeche… gets a bit confusing in my head.
Or... multiple groups? I have officially lost track...

 

[Vino's Mum]

Well, there has been Gert-Jan Theunisse, not that bad of a rider at all.