Binck BankTour 29 september - 3 october

[Logic-is-your-friend]

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.

They would best not underestimate Bissegger.

 

[Zoetemelk-fan]

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.

Scalextric crossing may be the new black in cycling!

 

[Danskebjerge]

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.

Yeah, it was something different to have a short starting climb on a TT route.

 

[tobydawq]

Yeah, it was something different to have a short starting climb on a TT route.

It was a pretty funny climb as well. Slingerberg is an apt name if slinger means the same in Dutch as in Danish.

 

[Wvv]

It was a pretty funny climb as well. Slingerberg is an apt name if slinger means the same in Dutch as in Danish.

In this case it means 'to twist', 'to curl' or 'to meander'. A bit like a river, and referring to the curves in that climb. As a noun it can also mean a sling or a pendulum.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

there's also a Slingerberg in the Netherlands btw, not too far from that other Slingerberg

 

[SarahtheDane]

No action here?

 

[tobydawq]

Just Mathieu attacking 70 ks out, nothing to see.

 

[Anderis]

This race's queen stage is one of my favourite cycling days all year.

Not much interest here, no live coverage on cyclingnews main page and no live TV coverage of that stage in my country, despite the fact that the earlier stages were covered, but today they decided to go with the Giro instead.

 

[SarahtheDane]

This race's queen stage is one of my favourite cycling days all year.

Not much interest here, no live coverage on cyclingnews main page and no live TV coverage of that stage in my country, despite the fact that the earlier stages were covered, but today they decided to go with the Giro instead.

Here they are showing this instead of the giro (though I want to see Fuglsang tt), so I'm here with interest!

 

[RedheadDane]

As a Dane, I'm a bit concerned with VDP being up the road...

 

[ciranda]

Yeah, Trek seems to only have two guys left. Should have brought Simmons I guess.

 

[tobydawq]

It's madness having let him go. Haven't they watched a minute of cycling the past two years?

 

[Ricco']

It's madness having let him go. Haven't they watched a minute of cycling the past two years?

To be honest, I don't think they let him go. He was just strongest on the Muur and Pedersen himself had to chase after it before the other two Trek guys regrouped.

 

[Anderis]

A late solo attack by Van der Poel. Just 50km from the finish.

 

[Bushman]

Bissegger looking great as well. What’s his schedule like for the rest of the season?

 

[Anderis]

Bissegger looking great as well. What’s his schedule like for the rest of the season?

He is in EF. They won't tell you who is riding where until it's a day before the race.

 

[ciranda]

He probably has it. Bissegger, Pedersen, Küng, more EF guys, Kragh were ahead on Geraardsbergen but they need to work pretty hard together from now to have a chance.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Even if nobody was able to go with MVdP, you have to wonder why Trek was the only team to contribute to the chase. Sunweb and Jumbo look like they have really missed their chance to do something about the situation. On the other hand, it was probably not so good for MVdP's break chances that he dropped Senechal, if the evil steppers decide to help with the chase behind.

 

[tobydawq]

To be honest, I don't think they let him go. He was just strongest on the Muur and Pedersen himself had to chase after it before the other two Trek guys regrouped.

I have to admit that I didn't see his attack.

 

[F_Cance]

They let him go. Even the Cofidis guy could follow his attack and while Senechal is a good classics rider, he isn't the most explosive to follow a full on VDP attack either.

 

[RedheadDane]

Kinda funny, really. A few years ago two Danish stage wins in a 5 4 day stage race would have made me cling to the ceiling - figuratively, if not literally - from excitement.
Now, anything other than a 1-2 on the GC is really a disappointment.

 

[gerundium]

I have to admit that I didn't see his attack.

Just drilled it from the front on the Muur at 75k. In the end only Senechal and one Cofidis rider could follow.

 

[Wvv]

Since it's Pedersen who has to do most of the work himself, I think MVDP has this in the bag.

 

[fuiers]

CMON MVDP! Dont let me drop to last place in fantasy cycling. Gotta protect my second to last place.