76th Dwars door Vlaanderen: 30 March, 2022

[DaLong]

Looks like Pog may have caused that crash...

 

[Lequack]

These crashes are playing into the hand of the break. The only question now is, by how much will MVDP win?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Of course the motor only gets out of the way once they start climbing. It is so obviously deliberate...

 

[MartinGT]

Pog the n00b

 

[tobydawq]

Another crash completely out of the blue... It does feel like bike handling has become worse in the peloton as a whole in recent years, perhaps because there are so many inexperienced big names these days.

It does not feel like that, no.

Today is the first race of the year where the number of crashes has been quite high.

 

[postmanhat]

They must be about to catch the Askey group soon?

Looks like I missed that group being absorbed into the peleton at some stage?

 

[Lequack]

Is Jakobsen still in the peloton?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

It does not feel like that, no.

Today is the first race of the year where the number of crashes has been quite high.

Just last week in Catalunya, the stage where Skjelmose went over the barriers had lots of random crashes too.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Looks like I missed that group being absorbed into the peleton at some stage?

Got caught on Berg ten Houte when Turner was drilling it.

 

[DaLong]

No cohesion at all in the peloton, just a mess up front every time they show it. The nature of the roads don't help of course.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Of course the motor only gets out of the way once they start climbing. It is so obviously deliberate...

... and back in front straight after the climb. Because of course they would.

 

[Boes]

No Jumbo in front

Edit: I should expect QS, Jumbo, Trek and AG2R to work, no?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Big headwind from just after Hotond to Mariaborrestraat, if there was any cohesion in the peloton this would be the moment to take back a lot of time.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Campenaerts tactics may help pull this back together.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

No Jumbo in front

Edit: I should expect QS, Jumbo, Trek and AG2R to work, no?

Benoot is there.

 

[DoYouEvenRideBruh]

I was hoping to see a 46 km Campanaerts solo...

 

[MartinGT]

No Jumbo in front

Edit: I should expect QS, Jumbo, Trek and AG2R to work, no?

Benoot is there?

 

[Lequack]

The original break may help this front stay away.

 

[MartinGT]

G'WAN Greg you bronzed LEGEND!

 

[Boes]

Benoot is there?

No still in the peleton.
So no Jumbo in the front

 

[AlfaLum]

Those motards really suck.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

The original break may help this front stay away.

They really should not be cooperating until after Ladeuze, as they need to recuperate to survive it if anyone wants to push on there.

 

[tobydawq]

Pogacar's hair does not dtick out of his helmet today. That must be why he couldn't close them down before.

 

[KZD]

Pidcock seems to be back to his normal self today, however I still have my doubts about him in Flandres as he was only 41st last year

 

[Pantani_lives]

Who predicted a bunch sprint?