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

[RedheadDane]

Just a quick thread, coz the race is today!

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

Roeselare › Waregem (183.7km)

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Short preview:
Philipsen FTW

 

[tobydawq]

I expect the podium to be different from the one in E3.

 

[repre]

Ganna and Tim van Dijke FTW from a 70 km attack

 

[BR2]

I am wondering about Politt. He has had a good start to the season. I hope Bora is trying for him and not using him as a helper, going for a sprint.

 

[Skalman]

This can be a fantastic race

 

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star ratings in Het Nieuwsblad:

**** * Laporte
**** Philipsen, Pedersen
*** Pidcock, Kooij, Benoot
** Alaphilippe, de Lie, Küng, Vanmarcke
* Powless, Bjerg, Naesen, Stuyven, Sheffield

 

[Lequack]

This will be an easy win for Pidcock.

 

[RedheadDane]

Now we just need @Red Rick to come in and play with his glue bottle.

 

[staubsauger]

Across Flanders looks like a good chance for Küng to finally win. Hopefully he tries, because at the Tour of Flanders he probably can't keep up with the big 3.

Weather conditions work in his favor too. But yeah, Jumbo still comes with Laporte & Kooij.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I expect the podium to be different from the one in E3.

Bold prediction.

I'm going to make one of my own and say that Mathias Norsgaard will end up in an early breakaway.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

star ratings in Het Nieuwsblad:

**** * Laporte
**** Philipsen, Pedersen
*** Pidcock, Kooij, Benoot
** Alaphilippe, de Lie, Küng, Vanmarcke
* Powless, Bjerg, Naesen, Stuyven, Sheffield

Only two stars for De Lie. Four weeks ago, after Omloop, the experts predicted he was going to podium each & every classics race he entered.

 

[staubsauger]

Only two stars for De Lie. Four weeks ago, after Omloop, the experts predicted he was going to podium each & every classics race he entered.

He seemed to be a bit tuckered out after the opening weekend.

But I get your point. If he's back in shape, he's definitely a candidate for victory. Especially since he picks his race schedule pretty cautious. So he must be ambitious for Across Flanders!

Certainly among the favorites.

 

[BR2]

star ratings in Het Nieuwsblad:

**** * Laporte
**** Philipsen, Pedersen
*** Pidcock, Kooij, Benoot
** Alaphilippe, de Lie, Küng, Vanmarcke
* Powless, Bjerg, Naesen, Stuyven, Sheffield

For me that list is a bit too sprintish.

 

[Panda Claws]

Paddock about to be the new sack of potatoes

 

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For me that list is a bit too sprintish.

maybe, yeah, but de Lie just said that he expects a small group of maybe 6-7 riders to fight for the win in the end, and he wants to be one of them. Laporte can have the same expectations, I guess, Pedersen as well maybe (if he goes for it). So those type of sprinters don't really need, or even want a sprint.

 

[Orbit501]

star ratings in Het Nieuwsblad:

**** * Laporte
**** Philipsen, Pedersen
*** Pidcock, Kooij, Benoot
** Alaphilippe, de Lie, Küng, Vanmarcke
* Powless, Bjerg, Naesen, Stuyven, Sheffield

No Merlier :???:

 

[yaco]

Only two stars for De Lie. Four weeks ago, after Omloop, the experts predicted he was going to podium each & every classics race he entered.

Two stars is too high for De Lie based on his current form.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Two stars is too high for De Lie based on his current form.

Don't think you can use his G-W result much, as he had something like three punctures, and one of them just before the crucial Kemmelberg ascent.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1640056312405929984

View: https://twitter.com/lotto_dstny/status/1640056312405929984

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

Two stars is too high for De Lie based on his current form.

I wouldn’t say bad luck is an indicator of form.

 

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Kristoff is in the breakaway, with Gidich, Vanhoof, Heinschke, Zukowsky and Lazkano. So he won't be quite as invisible as in the past couple of races, at least.

(Although, to be fair, he had a mechanical on the gravel roads in Gent Wevelgem as well.)

 

[gerundium]

Mods can we get this thread stickied?

 

[BR2]

Mods can we get this thread stickied?

RedRick said his hands were glued to the mouse, unfortunately. And I think we have no other mods.

 

[Danskebjerge]

I don’t know what to think of this race really. If it’s interesting because the best riders are not participating, or if it’s uninteresting for the same reason.

 

[Skalman]

Very nice start though, Trek is going all out