Brabantse Pijl 2025, April 18

[Peyroteo94]

Remco was doing altitude training, it was obvious he wouldn't come here to get just miles in his legs.

 

[Netserk]

Despite not making the podium, I think Van Aert was relieved after Ronde and Roubaix and that he is much more relaxed here.

 

[Cycling111]

According to the logic of favoritism and Van Aert's recurring second places, he should be on the wheel?

 

[houtdffan]

peloton is not blowing up as expected

 

[postmanhat]

Powless will try to go now.

 

[ChasingPotatoes]

With someone like Remco it would be stupid, even for WvA, to try something. He'll just have to wait for the sprint, if he gets there.

 

[Filippo_3467]

Blackmore rode like he belonged there, so chapeau to him. He was never beating either of his companions. It wasn't stupidity, it was a guy racing like he deserved to be raceing, and the bridge he made to get to them was impressive. It's not a loss to him.

if he sits on he won't be dropped on this hill. So yes like with Pedersen it's delusional too pull that much. He could have also won if the race was closed down again and opened later again because he has that good of a sprint. I don't think people would have pulled with Sagan in 2017 in such a situation.

 

[red_flanders]

EF using 80s gearing?

 

[Cycling111]

Remco was doing altitude training, it was obvious he wouldn't come here to get just miles in his legs.

Last year he won in Portugal wiht a solo in his first race. Remco is another of those riders who is in shape in the first race.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Tramadolito Baudin with a bit of a move!

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Blackmore rode like he belonged there, so chapeau to him. He was never beating either of his companions. It wasn't stupidity, it was a guy racing like he deserved to be racing, and the bridge he made to get to them was impressive. It's not a loss to him.

He probably learned a lot more this way than had he stayed in the wheel and tried to steal the win.

 

[Didinho]

Remco all in Holstheide. Wout looked cooked on the Moskes.

 

[red_flanders]

He probably learned a lot more this way than had he stayed in the wheel and tried to steal the win.

Blackmore rode like he belonged there, so chapeau to him. He was never beating either of his companions. It wasn't stupidity, it was a guy racing like he deserved to be racing, and the bridge he made to get to them was impressive. It's not a loss to him.

Thank you both for adding a dose of rationality to the discussion.

 

[Cycling111]

This is already more fun than I'm expecting any of the other Ardennes classics to be.

mmmmm, this isn't differente what Pogacar and Van der Poel did in the previous classics.

What you like is t the names, or not like the other two names It's the same kind of resolution.

 

[houtdffan]

oof

peloton sat up for a second

 

[memyselfandI]

Baudin having his moment of a hero, no need to ride as a team to close the gap to the front..

 

[Samamba]

How is Wout going to manage to lose this sprint guys

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

if he sits on he won't be dropped on this hill. So yes like with Pedersen it's delusional too pull that much. He could have also won if the race was closed down again and opened later again because he has that good of a sprint. I don't think people would have pulled with Sagan in 2017 in such a situation.

Delusional to think he had a chance to beat either of them, in any situation today. Maybe in years to come, but not today. He gets dropped regardless.

I applaud his showing, and his decision to ride like he belonged there, because he did. He just didn't belong on the top 2 steps today.

 

[Gigs_98]

Really think Remco should have tried to attack there

 

[Cycling111]

Wout has lost every sprint this year.

Will he finally win one or add another second place?

 

[Lequack]

Watching this reminded me of why I really missed Remco. So glad he's back and in form. And on Sunday we get these two + Pog.

 

[Berniece]

How is Wout going to manage to lose this sprint guys

If he loses this sprint I doubt he’ll ever recover

 

[Didinho]

How is Wout going to manage to lose this sprint guys

It’s gonna be closer than you think. Wout grimacing since the Moskes.

But Remco should stay in his wheel the last km at least.

 

[Netserk]

He probably learned a lot more this way than had he stayed in the wheel and tried to steal the win.

He learned the lesson (that he shouldn't pull), by not following the lesson, and he wouldn't have learned that if he followed it to begin with?

"steal the win" Cringe af.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

How is Wout going to manage to lose this sprint guys

It's an uphill sprint, he could definitely lose if Evenepoel makes it a long one and has more left in the tank.