77th Dwars door Vlaanderen - A travers la Flandre ME (1.UWT): 29/3

[RedheadDane]

I don’t want to enflame the sensibilities of some posters, but for me now “they”in the singular usually connotes a trans individual. Last week I did a research trip that included 10 hours of driving with a coworker/good friend whose daughter (who I know well) goes by “they” and it’s became normative for me now.

Lots of trans people just use "he" or "she".

On this forum it’s simpler just to use a short version of the forum name than guessing at a personal pronoun

You're right, Sci.

 

[Sciatic]

Lots of trans people just use "he" or "she".



You're right, Sci.

. Actually, that’s probably better anyways—makes me sounds less like a pain in the butt (which I’m sure some folks have thought at times).

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Kristoff looking set for another top10 at RVV

Im not so sure. He was strong today, but has been struggling with the positioning and the explosive hills, so I can see him fall behind important splits several times on Sunday and Uno-X probably won’t be strong enough to bring him back.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Big John was 12th in Gent and 15th here, peaking nicely for one last job in Roubaix.

 

[RedheadDane]

The people at Rouleur talking about the important matters:

Dwars door Vlaanderen: There’s not much to say about another Jumbo-Visma win, let’s talk about Oier Lazkano instead

Cycling doesn’t award a ‘man of the match’ like football, but if it did, there’s no doubt that Oier Lazkano would have taken it after his performance at Dwars door Vlaanderen. While the name on everyone’s lips ahead of the race was Jumbo-Visma, and most people expected the win to be taken by a...

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[Sciatic]

Im not so sure. He was strong today, but has been struggling with the positioning and the explosive hills, so I can see him fall behind important splits several times on Sunday and Uno-X probably won’t be strong enough to bring him back.

We’ll see if he employs his former strategy (vs. Cancellara) of getting in a group that is out in front of the big guns before they get to the penultimate Kwaremont ascent and then trying to hang on from there? But even if he does, it’s hard to imagine he could stay in contact on the final Kwaremont-Paterburg combo given how hard those will be ridden. I’ve read that he was more suited to RVV than Roubaix, but at this point I would think he has a better (still slight) chance to podium at PR than he will this weekend.

 

[ice&fire]

The people at Rouleur talking about the important matters:

Dwars door Vlaanderen: There’s not much to say about another Jumbo-Visma win, let’s talk about Oier Lazkano instead

Cycling doesn’t award a ‘man of the match’ like football, but if it did, there’s no doubt that Oier Lazkano would have taken it after his performance at Dwars door Vlaanderen. While the name on everyone’s lips ahead of the race was Jumbo-Visma, and most people expected the win to be taken by a...

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Is he that important to deserve his own thread?

 

[Blanco]

Is he that important to deserve his own thread?

He'll certainly be..

 

[staubsauger]

I can't imagine anymore how Küng actually wants to win a classic anytime. Yes, he's strong. Always around. Works a lot. But he misses any speciality to actually make a winning move. My friend today claimed it as well. Küng always closes gaps. But he's got zero punch to jump away. He always carries along 2 or 3 riders with him.

I always thought that it would take harsh conditions. Rain and wind. So he can just power away like a locomotive. A minor race like Across Flanders. That's why I actually had some hopes today. But still it seems he just can't finish it off. He already tried last year. His shape was excellent in 2022.

Doesn't have the sprint. Too heavy to make the difference on the knolls.

 

[Netserk]

He?

It's the neutral gender.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

I can't imagine anymore how Küng actually wants to win a classic anytime. Yes, he's strong. Always around. Works a lot. But he misses any speciality to actually make a winning move. My friend today claimed it as well. Küng always closes gaps. But he's got zero punch to jump away. He always carries along 2 or 3 riders with him.

I always thought that it would take harsh conditions. Rain and wind. So he can just power away like a locomotive. A minor race like Across Flanders. That's why I actually had some hopes today. But still it seems he just can't finish it off. He already tried last year. His shape was excellent in 2022.

Doesn't have the sprint. Too heavy to make the difference on the knolls.

Either by sheer force in Roubaix, or by figuring out how to sneak away in one of these races, or by somehow running into a sprint where everyone else is completely empty. Wouldn't bet on any of those, though, especially as long as he continues to do far too much work in pulling and closing gaps.

Or he could join Jumbo