84th Gent-Wevelgem: 27 March, 2022

[Wvv]

Incredible story. Sensational victory. Really enjoyed this.
Congrats Biniam & Intermarché.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

 

[Salvarani]

Laporte got caught off guard because Girmay started his sprint very early.

He just came with so much speed. Laporte reacted pretty quick, gained on him but it wasnt enough to go around.

In the end he could only blame himself for maybe not looking and being careful enough. Maybe dropping the pace too much. He keeps it up a little bit more. Girmay doesnt come with as much speed and doesnt gain 10 meters.

Laporte probably wins this if he would started the sprint himself. He will probably take this one pretty hard and you could see it in his disappointment.

Smart move by Girmay and well-deserved! He is on fire atm!

 

[fatissimo]

I told you, guys. This is what I call karma!

Both Laporte, Van Gestel and Stuyven were treating Girmay like he was some kind of rookie.

This. They were trying to boss him a bit. Not brutal or anything, but yes, karma indeed.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Laporte got caught off guard because Girmay started his sprint very early.

He just came with so much speed. Laporte reacted pretty quick, gained on him but it wasnt enough to go around.

In the end he could only blame himself for maybe not looking and being careful enough. Maybe dropping the pace too much. He keeps it a little bit more. Girmay doesnt come with as much speed and doesnt gain 10 meters.

Laporte probably wins this if he would started the sprint himself. He will probably take this one pretty hard and you could see it in his disappointment.

Smart move by Girmay and well-deserved! He is on fire atm!

It was a headwind, starting from the front probably wasn't the best strategy. But you could be right

 

[MartinGT]

They should have been brought back tbh. Too many teams not contributing to the chase and allowing Benoot to just continually disrupt in the final 5km.

 

[WheelofGear]

I hope Girmay and his domestique Laporte share the trophy. He did the longest lead-out in history.

 

[Salvarani]

It was a headwind, starting from the front probably wasn't the best strategy. But you could be right

Dropping the pace was his biggest mistake imo. He should have kept it up. He was obviously still pretty strong since he almost came back in the end.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

The biggest tactical error today was GVA not working with Tiller when they were as close as 3-4 seconds behind the front four. He just had to wait until the gap grew.

 

[RedheadDane]

Brown with a bit of a gap.
34 Ks to go.

Yes, I'm bringing the women's race to this thread!

 

[Ilmaestro99]

The biggest tactical error today was GVA not working with Tiller when they were as close as 3-4 seconds behind the front four. He just had to wait until the gap grew.

I think he didn't have the legs to work

 

[MartinGT]

The biggest tactical error today was GVA not working with Tiller when they were as close as 3-4 seconds behind the front four. He just had to wait until the gap grew.

He tried, I just don't think he had it in his legs.

 

[Pantani_lives]

Historic moment. It's the first time that an African wins a classic. He already made a big impression in the previous races. It's a weird story that he wasn't even scheduled to start here. It's a pity he won't be there next week, but he can become a new big name for the classics given his age.

 

[WheelofGear]

The biggest tactical error today was GVA not working with Tiller when they were as close as 3-4 seconds behind the front four. He just had to wait until the gap grew.

GVA is not as explosive and fresh as he used to be.

 

[MartinGT]

Carnage last 30km

 

[WheelofGear]

If the Danish Valverde had made an explosive attack like that from the Wout group, he would have won.

Too bad he didn't took a pull.

 

[Stringer Bell]

What terrible tactics from Laporte, proper amateurish stuff. He tried to attack just over KM out and then got stuck on the front because of it so he had no option but to lead it out from the front. Why on earth did he attack? And then he gets caught off guard from the guy starting the sprint in 4th place

 

[MartinGT]

The commentary team just kill women's racing for me.

 

[Volderke]

The biggest tactical error today was GVA not working with Tiller when they were as close as 3-4 seconds behind the front four. He just had to wait until the gap grew.

he couldn't.

 

[MartinGT]

Is Kopecky organising a night out? She seems chilled AF

 

[postmanhat]

Another four person group with most of the big teams represented, Including Van Anrooij Seven second gap

 

[RedheadDane]

Four riders - VDB-B among them - with a small gap.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

He tried, I just don't think he had it in his legs.

He tried 2 minutes later when the gap had grown to 10s or so.

 

[Volderke]

Girmay did a really good sprint. They say it was a headwind, so while it's easy to say e.g. Laporte could have anticipated better, it could also be that Laporte (and others) just didn't have that long of a sprint in them.
In that case you just hope to catch the wheel, accelerate in the draft and hope the guy in front of you will fade.
Girmay didn't fade.

 

[MartinGT]

he couldn't.

GVA Was also the one to try and bridge first, then Tiller got across to him didn't he?