Amstel Gold Race: April 21st, 2019

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Re:

Fuglsang sould let the other 2 come back

That would be a brilliant move. Instead of racing for a 100% 2nd place, why not race for a 100% 4th place!

 

[Vroome.exe]

Trentin in a very good position

 

[Salvarani]

Gilbert gonna go super early in LBL now

 

[Red Rick]

Re: Re:

Fuglsang sould let the other 2 come back

That would be a brilliant move. Instead of racing for a 100% 2nd place, why not race for a 100% 4th place!

How about all that sweet tactical equity.

 

[Gigs_98]

Looks like the front two are gonna be caught

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Look at EF, 4 guys in the group, more than anyone else.

What a turnaround that team has made!

 

[DFA123]

Re: Re:

Fuglsang sould let the other 2 come back

That would be a brilliant move. Instead of racing for a 100% 2nd place, why not race for a 100% 4th place!

Erm, it's cycle racing tactics 101. It's way easier for a 'weaker' rider to escape from a group of four than from a group of two.

 

[Simurgh]

Wow, the gap between the front and group 2 was really that small!

 

[TomLPC]

Has fuglsang learnt his lesson

 

[DFA123]

Vanendert with his annual attack.

 

[Rollthedice]

Alaphilippe on his way to do a Rebellin 2004.

 

[rick james]

trentin going to the front of group 2 has made the clock jump back out

 

[rick james]

….double post

 

[Vroome.exe]

Front two much stronger than Trentin and Kwia on climbs but losing on flats, as expected

 

[RedheadDane]

If Fuglsang and Alaphilippe makes it to the finish line together - then I know how that'll end.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Re: Re:

Fuglsang sould let the other 2 come back

That would be a brilliant move. Instead of racing for a 100% 2nd place, why not race for a 100% 4th place!

Erm, it's cycle racing tactics 101. It's way easier for a 'weaker' rider to escape from a group of four than from a group of two.

Don’t think Fuglsang is weaker, just less explosive.

If he gets 25 meters on Alaphilippe, it becomes an individual TT, where Fuglsang might be stronger.

 

[Red Rick]

The scary thing is that the 2 in front aren't the type that suffer from the bigger climbs in Fleche and LBL.

LBL should be the biggest chance to dislodge Alaphilippe

 

[Flamin]

Fuglsang is a monster.

 

[fuiers]

Its going to be Ala and Fuglsang are going to take this one. Trentin and Kwia too far in my opinion.

 

[Salvarani]

Trentin and Kwiat smart to not blow themselves up on the climb.

Working together on the flat is their chance to come back

 

[Velolover2]

Re: Re:

I hope the route changes will make Liege more like the current Amstel.

There's one problem with that. The real Ardennes hills are just too long for that type of racing. You can't recover from attacking all out on one hill multiple times

Yeah. Most likely the truth but we are allowed to dream of an epic Redoute at least.

 

[DFA123]

Re: Re:

Fuglsang sould let the other 2 come back

That would be a brilliant move. Instead of racing for a 100% 2nd place, why not race for a 100% 4th place!

Erm, it's cycle racing tactics 101. It's way easier for a 'weaker' rider to escape from a group of four than from a group of two.

Don’t think Fuglsang is weaker, just less explosive.

If he gets 25 meters on Alaphilippe, it becomes an individual TT, where Fuglsang might be stronger.

Agreed. But it might be easier to make that gap from a group of four. Rather than from a group of two, where Alaphilippe will immediately try to respond to any move.

 

[Red Rick]

Re:

Front two much stronger than Trentin and Kwia on climbs but losing on flats, as expected

They're not going 100% on the flats, the front 2

 

[Movitrain]

Good lord, now even Bala doesn't seem to be his normal self. Movistar could really be in for a terrible season.

To add to this thread, I hope Fuglsang finds a way to take this but I have little hope if he arrives with Ala and/or Trentin.

 

[Rollthedice]

Re:

The scary thing is that the 2 in front aren't the type that suffer from the bigger climbs in Fleche and LBL.

LBL should be the biggest chance to dislodge Alaphilippe

Not a chance, Ala is Jalabert and Rebellin rolled in one.