AG Driedaagse Brugge-De Panne: Two One-Day Races Pretending to be a Three-Day Race (20th and 21st Oct.)

[richwallone]

Damn... WTF... Jolien got relegated??? It didn't look that bad...

EDIT: On closer look, the decision was a good one... She did, completely unnecessarily, closed her line... Oh well...

 

[Pantani_lives]

It's a pity for D'hoore, but she did move too much from her line. It happens instinctively.

 

[richwallone]

Here is a picture of it :

https://twitter.com/x/status/1318544145166852102

View: https://twitter.com/laflammerouge16/status/1318544145166852102

 

[Wvv]

Her sprint wasn't as bad as lots of others in the past. She moved to the side, but not an abrupt or dangerous way. However, there's a new tendency going on and maybe this decision is for the best. But I feel at least a little bit sorry for Jolien. Even Lorena wasn't that hard in her reaction.

 

[RedheadDane]

Cordon-Ragot abbandoned because she got so rattled seeing a friend crash into a barrier with 50km/h she just couldn't continue.

 

[Volderke]

I don't get that kind of sprinting, but that's maybe why I don't win that much races.
I always try to sprint super straight, when in the middle I keep the middle, when at the right I keep right etc.
I am always afraid I will block someone overtaking me near the line.

 

[Jagartrott]

Already echelons, and still 185 km remaining

 

[Oliver]

Very very windy, just want to do a ride outside but changed my mind to zwift

 

[Ricco']

Asgreen, Van Lerberghe (DQS), Drucker (BOH), Degenkolb (LTS), Bystrom (UAE), Küng (FDJ), Lawless (INS), Laporte (COF), Van der Poel, Merlier, Rickaert (AFC), Havik (RIW) on the front.

 

[tobydawq]

Asgreen, Van Lerberghe (DQS), Drucker (BOH), Degenkolb (LTS), Bystrom (UAE), Küng (FDJ), Lawless (INS), Laporte (COF), Van der Poel, Merlier, Rickaert (AFC), Havik (RIW) on the front.

I don't think we can apply the usual one minute per 10 kilometres rule on this break.

 

[Jagartrott]

Group 1 and 2 are together now:

Alpecin-Fenix: Van der Poel, Merlier, Krieger en Rickaert
Deceuninck-Quick Step: Asgreen, Lampaert, Van Lerberghe en Declercq
Lotto-Soudal: Degenkolb, De Buyst en Frison
CCC: Trentin en Van Keirsbulck
UAE: Bystrom
NTT Pro Cycling: Walscheid
Bora-Hansgrohe: Drucker
Groupama FDJ: Küng
Ineos Grenadiers: Lawless
Arkea Samsic: B. Declercq
Cofidis: Laporte
Team Riwal: Havik

 

[Berflamand]

Group 1 and 2 are together now:

Alpecin-Fenix: Van der Poel, Merlier, Krieger en Rickaert
Deceuninck-Quick Step: Asgreen, Lampaert, Van Lerberghe en Declercq
Lotto-Soudal: Degenkolb, De Buyst en Frison
CCC: Trentin en Van Keirsbulck
UAE: Bystrom
NTT Pro Cycling: Walscheid
Bora-Hansgrohe: Drucker
Groupama FDJ: Küng
Ineos Grenadiers: Lawless
Arkea Samsic: B. Declercq
Cofidis: Laporte
Team Riwal: Havik

+ 2: Senechal and Scully

Meanwhile Ewan, Kwiatkowski and Colbrelli already DNF and Naesen, Vanmarcke and Stuyven reported to be in the last echelon.

 

[richwallone]

Ah crap, Ewan abandoned There go my PCS game points... It's all on MVdP now

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

And Kwiatkowski dropping out probably finishes my chance of a podium in the Classics CQ game...

 

[Jagartrott]

Live images on Sporza now. Parcours made shorter by 25 km because of the wind. Fun!

 

[tobydawq]

Sick save by Merlier there!!

 

[Faserr]

Really dangerous conditions.

 

[tobydawq]

What's up with the kilometre ticker? Did they just lose ten kilometres?

 

[SafeBet]

What's up with the kilometre ticker? Did they just lose ten kilometres?

Lol I thought I was hallucinating.

 

[Danskebjerge]

So cool to see those accellerations in the front group - that's how amateur races are, with individual riders falling out from the back of the group.

 

[tobydawq]

Hofstetter flicked his elbow when he had absolutely noone on his wheel xD
Poor guy.

 

[Danskebjerge]

Lol I thought I was hallucinating.

Maybe the organizers just prolonged the race because it is so entertaining?

 

[Spine Concept]

What's up with the kilometre ticker? Did they just lose ten kilometres?

Apparently they took out 13 kms instead of the initially indicated 25kms.

 

[Oliver]

Crash Van der poel

 

[Faserr]

Hard crash VdP.