84th Gent-Wevelgem: 27 March, 2022

[RedheadDane]

Soren Kragh Andersen. The Danish Valverde. Killer of every break.

He needs to get a result, for my CQ game!

 

[Mayomaniac]

Soren Kragh Andersen. The Danish Valverde. Killer of every break.

In such a group he shouldn't work Jumbo has 3 riders and the others are also all faster than him.

 

[Velolover2]

Right on Wout.. You don't want Merlier in the group.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Wout doing too much work

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Group Merlier looks dead.

 

[Netserk]

In such a group he shouldn't work Jumbo has 3 riders and the others are also all faster than him.

I think he should have worked until Ypres.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Merlier is gonna win this if they don't work together.

A sprint after a hard 250km one day race is different, wouldn't surprise me if Van Aert and Pedersen wreck him with a really long sprint.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Unusual race situation here

 

[AlfaLum]

In such a group he shouldn't work Jumbo has 3 riders and the others are also all faster than him.

All of them should work to stay away. Then you can start playing other cards with maybe 10-15k to go.

the situation for DSM did not improve by allowing multiple Wanty, FDJ and Trek domestiques come back did it?

 

[Mayomaniac]

I think he should have worked until Ypres.

An agreement with the other 2 Danes vs Jumbo would have been interesting.

 

[postmanhat]

Jakobsen could get back on at this rate

 

[Velolover2]

Annoying that the rest are so afraid of WVA. He is beatable.

 

[Mayomaniac]

All of them should work to stay away. Then you can start playing other cards with maybe 10-15k to go.

the situation for DSM did not improve by allowing multiple Wanty, FDJ and Trek domestiques come back did it?

But still, if Jumbo has 3 guys and 4-5 guys are faster than me I only do half assed pulls.

 

[fbjim]

man if Jumbo wanted to drive pace they could have done so earlier, though I get the idea that you can have too many riders in a selection

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Greg is a w*nker, he needs to commit.

 

[AlfaLum]

But still, if Jumbo has 3 guys and 4-5 guys are faster than me I only do half assed pulls.

It is always about the moment where you decide to not take a pull while being at the front. That is what SKA did and that is what kills all cooperation in a group. He could stay on the back. He could take pulls at 80%. But now he just came up front and stopped moving his legs.

Is the race situation for DSM better now?

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

Very interesting situation, don't know if Jumbo actually want that group with Laporte to go to the finish with Girmay there.

 

[Volderke]

FDJ and Alpecin having to work for the sprint?
I reckon Laporte is a good pick for Jumbo, so other teams should work in the group to make it a sprint...

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Now it should be Jumbo's turn to let everyone else do the work.

 

[Samamba]

Yeah ok Campenaerts.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Now it should be Jumbo's turn to let everyone else do the work.

Yes, I have to agree.

 

[Velolover2]

Very interesting situation, don't know if Jumbo actually want that group with Laporte to go to the finish with Girmay there.

They are definitely underestimating him.

 

[fbjim]

Grmay/Laporte/Stuyven/Some Dude From DE doesn't seem like The Move but you never know

 

[Mayomaniac]

Yeah ok Campenaerts.

Victor makes Remco look like Nibali when it comes to tactics...

 

[Velolover2]

Letting GVA and Tiller up there shouldn't be a problem.

A 6-rider group is gonna be hard to catch.