BEMER Cyclassics 2023 (August 20)

[nightowl]

Given McNulty was finished I highly doubt Ulissi was going to stay away solo, so it’s probably not going to make a difference. Still dumb though

McNulty immediately off the front so clearly I know nothing

 

[Samamba]

Ok actually a lot of sprinters with teammates back. Could be a sprint after all.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Powerful front trio but normally this just comes back together.

 

[Samamba]

Hmm, think they're gone if they don't poker in the end

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Motor is too close.

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

Nah, they should get them unless peleton teams suddenly don't want to waste teammates before their leadout.

 

[Aimar16]

Wtf was that?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Holy *** Pedersen.

 

[Filippo_3467]

ok that was fun.

Bemer classics are getting better in the last years.

Perfect tactics by Bora. lampaert ruined that group in the end.

 

[Samamba]

Meeh Pedersen is ridiculous someone stop this guy

 

[KZD]

Pedersen winning in Cancellara fashion. What a rider!

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

lmao what a finish

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

Wow extremely strong from Pedersen

 

[RedheadDane]

What the hell kind of finish was that?

 

[nightowl]

Bora nearly played everyone there

 

[Gigs_98]

Did Pedersen really get it?

Edit: Seems like it. What an utterly bizarre finish.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Bora nearly played everyone there

Including themselves. Van Poppel could have won that.

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

What happened at like 1,5km? Peleton was like 2s behind because Politt skipped a turn and suddenly they were back at 5-10s again.
Lampaert and Politt messed that up looking at each other, Pedersen with killer instinct.

 

[Tim Cahill]

That was never Viviani with an actual sprint

 

[Bolder]

Exciting last 18 km, when I tuned in. I wouldn't have celebrated that early...

 

[search]

What happened at like 1,5km? Peleton was like 2s behind because Politt skipped a turn and suddenly they were back at 5-10s again.
Lampaert and Politt messed that up looking at each other, Pedersen with killer instinct.

Bora went to the front and slowed things down in the narrow part

 

[Rob5091]

That was leaving it late by Pedersen - chapeau! UAE must feel a bit bitter after all the hard work.
De Lie buried himself on the 2nd time up the Waseberg - impressive bit of riding though.

 

[Filippo_3467]

Including themselves. Van Poppel could have won that.

If they stop Pedersen from going away yes. But van Poppel wouldn't have won or got second from the initial split with Politt and Haller. To let the wheel go there was perfect. Also blocking behind the trio. If Lampaert wouldn't have stoped pulling for 200 m in the last km they would have made it.

 

[Samamba]

De Lie buried himself on the 2nd time up the Waseberg - impressive bit of riding though.

He just let himself get boxed in (once again), he wasn't done, he simply couldn't ride his sprint.

 

[Velolover2]

That sprint was like a marathon.