Alberto Bettiol is the new classics contender thread

[Koronin]

Congrats on a nice win!

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Suddenly Moscon isn’t the biggest up and coming talented all rounder in Italy any more...

 

[Anderis]

Re:

Asgreen and Van der Poel were both stronger

I don't think there is much evidence to support that, especially for Asgreen.

 

[Eli]

Van Der Poel was super strong but No way in Hell was the group going to let Him go Solo.

 

[tobydawq]

Re:

Van Der Poel was super strong but No way in Hell was the group going to let Him go Solo.

If he had made a Bettiol-like attack on the Kwaremont, I don't think the group would have been able to prevent him from going away solo.

I really think he lost the race with his crash.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Very funny that Wouter Vandenhaute, the race boss, specifically dismissed his chances of winning beforehand!

 

[liamito]

Re:

Oh, okay. Does that fit him, though? And that doesn't mean he won't do the Ardennes, right?

Well, today made clear he is not really happy with the Gazzetta journalists. The Roubaix news unfortunately is not true. He will be back in Fleche Brabanconne.

 

[Eli]

Re: Re:

Van Der Poel was super strong but No way in Hell was the group going to let Him go Solo.

If he had made a Bettiol-like attack on the Kwaremont, I don't think the group would have been able to prevent him from going away solo.

I really think he lost the race with his crash.

Very true but I think the bunch behind might have been slightly more motivated. All 'ifs' and 'buts' I know but a certain podium is guaranteed without the crash. Kristoff was the only faster sprinter in that group

 

[Pantani_lives]

His name is Alberto and he wins in a pink jersey. Why do I get a déjà vu?

 

[EroicaStradeBianche]

It was already clear in Harelbeke that he was one of the strongest. I expected a top 10, at best a top 5. Sincerely, today it was a surprise, especially the way he won. They didn't let him go, he simply rode away and no-one could follow.
It became apparent on the Kruisberg that he was the strongest and EF made it perfectly (quite unusual for them).
First pro win. Youngest Ronde winner since Boonen 2005.
Hoping for more to come.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Van Avermaet said, last year he (Bettiol) was a bit lazy and too fat. But already obvious he was a talent.

 

[Nirvana]

The impressive thing is not that he has won because he's clearly on fire but how he has won, on the Oude Kwaremont there was van Avermaet digging deep with everyone hanging on for the dear life behind him and he rode away with incredible ease. After that this thread should be renamed in "Bettiol is the new Cancellara"

 

[argyllflyer]

Full career details here, including Junior wins. This site beats PCS for statto nuggets!

https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=20584

 

[Anderis]

I have an impression he could be winning more if he knew when to hold back a bit. I think he pulled way too much today between 50 and 25 km to go. I knew he would pay for it in the final kilometers.

 

[SafeBet]

Sanremo next week will be very interesting. He loves the heat and with 6 man teams attackers could have the edge.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

When winning RvV, he came as a surprise and some people thought that were his 15 minutes of fame because he was an underachiever, lazy etc

Glad to see that on a few occasions he's already shown to be stepping it up since. I think we'll see a lot more of him the next 5 years. He was a genuine threat yesterday.

 

[Red Rick]

He seems to be doing well in some rough hilly terrain as well as on cobbles and rolling terrain. Would he contend in LBL or PR?

 

[Anderis]

Holy... he finished with Remco and Yates today. The only non-GC rider who wasn't in the breakaway and mixed up with the GC riders on the final climb. Such a shame his form came a month too late to do anything in the spring.

 

[Bonimenier]

'Alberto Bettiol is the new GC contender thread'

 

[Pinot's goat]

Holy... he finished with Remco and Yates today. The only non-GC rider who wasn't in the breakaway and mixed up with the GC riders on the final climb. Such a shame his form came a month too late to do anything in the spring.

Moscon was there as well.

 

[Escarabajo]

'Alberto Bettiol is the new GC contender thread'

Bettiol the mountain goat!!!!
Things will change in the third week.

 

[Anderis]

Moscon was there as well.

Right, I overlooked him.

But Bettiol finished higher than him.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Too later for the classics, but after his health problems he finally seems to be in great shape.
He's great in bad weather and has great endurance, so today's stage suited him rather well. I remember him being a good climbing domestique for Uran in the 2017 TdF.

 

[Anderis]

I think he also climbed well in 2019 Dauphine in bad weather, so there might be something in it.

 

[SafeBet]

He was also fifth in that crazy Tour of Poland stage that Wellens won with a 4 minutes gap.
But last year after Strade Bianche he said he likes the very hot weather.