Binck BankTour 29 september - 3 october

[shalgo]

He does win bunch sprints, quite frequently actually. But usually not against top competitors (he also doesn't often ride races where he faces those). He did beat Cees Bol in Britain last year. Since 2018 he's beaten guys like Trentin, van Poppel, Teunissen, and guys that calibre more than once. In 2018 he beat Bouhanni & Merlier. In 2017 he beat van Aert in Baloise, and got beaten by van Aert in Bruges.

Yes, maybe my post wasn't quite accurate in that MVDP has shown his ability to win bunch sprints before this year. But Pedersen and Van Aert have been real revelations in the sprints. Zinoviev Letter is probably right that sprints are less controlled than usual this year and that has been a factor. And perhaps there is just more of an opening at the top, with the older sprinters in decline and Jakobsen and Groenewegen out.

 

[WKA311]

Bissegger very good ride.

 

[tobydawq]

Nice time by Bissegger. The Danish commentators were just blathering about something else, not even noticing his time. The showing of the top ten didn't clue them in. I wonder if they will ever find out.

 

[BlueRoads]

Is van der Poel moving so much on his bike or is it the moto behind him?

 

[tobydawq]

Now they found out about Bissegger...

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Mathieu 12.5s slower than SKA, still a good ride.

 

[RedheadDane]

Søren Kragh wins the stage.

And that's a lot of red and white at the top.

 

[tobydawq]

That's the fourth WT stage win for SKA this year. If I'm not mistaken that puts him at joint first place with Pogacar.

 

[tobydawq]

I was mistaken, Ewan has five. I had forgotten about TDU.

 

[Bonimenier]

I was mistaken, Ewan has five. I had forgotten about TDU.

In that case what a pathetic performance by SKA this year.

 

[Zoetemelk-fan]

Mads Pedersen obviously training for a mud conditions Paris-Roubaix

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Overall:

1. Mads Pedersen 6.35
2. Soeren Kragh +0.07
3. Stefan Küng +0.13
4. Stefan Bissegger +0.14
5. Mathieu van der Poel +0.17
6. Jasper Philipsen +0.19
7. Yves Lampaert +0.24
8. Max Walscheid +0.28
9. Mike Teunissen +0.30
10. Florian Senechal +0.31

Guess we'll see Pedersen in Kraghs wheel the next two days, while Kragh tries to shake him off on every gradient

 

[RedheadDane]

Guess we'll see Pedersen in Kraghs wheel the next two days, while Kragh tries to shake him off on every gradient

Dunno about Sunday, but you're probably right regarding tomorrow - the final stage.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Mads Pedersen obviously training for a mud conditions Paris-Roubaix

I dearly hope it does not get cancelled...... the Covid-19 situation isn't looking too good.

I have Pedersen as the main contender for winning Roubaix this year.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Dunno about Sunday, but you're probably right regarding tomorrow - the final stage.

Does it end tomorrow?

I thought there was a Sunday stage too

Interesting profile, it's like a mini-Ronde...... and the Ronde is Kragh's big season target

 

[RedheadDane]

Does it end tomorrow?

I thought there was a Sunday stage too

Nope, no Sunday stage. But just imagine Søren going out on a training ride Sunday, and there's Mads just... randomly in his wheel!

 

[SafeBet]

VdP will go bananas on the Muur. Danes better be ready.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

VdP will go bananas on the Muur. Danes better be ready.

Kragh is very good on short, sharp climbs.

Pedersen not so much

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Nope, no Sunday stage. But just imagine Søren going out on a training ride Sunday, and there's Mads just... randomly in his wheel!

they can be in eachothers wheel it doesn't do them good if VDP blasts away. They better be ready.

 

[Anderis]

Of course Vanmarcke had to crash. He can never finish high in GC in this race.

 

[Berflamand]

Big chapeau and thanks to the organizers and the hosting town to make this TT on a really nice parcours happen on such short notice in just two days!

I liked the route and wouldn't mind seeing the same TT back in some of the next few editions of the Binck Bank tour.

 

[Jagartrott]

They could've done a Sunday stage with a parcours partly overlapping LBL, just for the fun of it. Or crossing the parcours in a couple of place, like in those electrical play-car tracks where the lanes cross from time to time for added excitement.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

They could've done a Sunday stage with a parcours partly overlapping LBL, just for the fun of it. Or crossing the parcours in a couple of place, like in those electrical play-car tracks where the lanes cross from time to time for added excitement.

Head on collision, other side of the road. only separated by plastic ribbon. UCI wouldn't mind either.

 

[RedheadDane]

Head on collision, other side of the road. only separated by plastic ribbon. UCI wouldn't mind either.

Or maybe at some point the races would just merge - for a time - and then when they split up again, everybody better make damn sure they stay in the right race!

 

[ciranda]

they can be in eachothers wheel it doesn't do them good if VDP blasts away. They better be ready.

No, cycloxcross man better be ready. Also Küng and Bissegger are close in addition to Søren and it would be a mistake for Mads to focus too much on just one guy.