Brabantse Pijl: October 7th, 2020

[Pantani_lives]

New to this race?
Newly discovered by race organisers?
Or have they actually built a road like that recently?

It replaces the IJskelderlaan. I think the organizers have just discovered it, and decided to make the final lap a little tougher.

 

[Oliver]

New to this race?
Newly discovered by race organisers?
Or have they actually built a road like that recently?

it’s not a new road, I already did it a few years ago, very bad cobblestones I remember... not my cup of tea

 

[tobydawq]

So the guy who can't understand why sprinters tend to open their sprints so late decides to follow Cosnefroy (who opened up with 200 to go) and just sat on his wheel and waited to 50 metres to go to try to open...

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

VDP usually opens up early. He even said he planned to do the same as last year. Go through the corner and open up at 200m

He was so surprised by Cosnefroy going BEFORe the corner that it screwed him. Because immediately Alaphilippe rode next to Cosnefroy. Which in turn blocked VDP. Alaphilippe was smart by only really going full for the last 100m so when the road did open up. It was too late.

Tactically smart by Alaphilippe. VDP simply fudged up. He should have reacted sooner

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

VDP usually opens up early. He even said he planned to do the same as last year. Go through the corner and open up at 200m

He was so surprised by Cosnefroy going BEFORe the corner that it screwed him. Because immediately Alaphilippe rode next to Cosnefroy. Which in turn blocked VDP. Alaphilippe was smart by only really going full for the last 100m so when the road did open up. It was too late.

Tactically smart by Alaphilippe. VDP simply fudged up. He should have reacted sooner

Strange he was caught off guard by Cosnefroy, because i actually thought Cosnefroy would have attacked earlier, hoping the big boys would hesitate a second by looking at each other. Cosnefroy was never going to win in a normal sprint here.

 

[Koronin]

Alaphilippe proved he's incapable of learning. To me he's looking more and more arrogant.

 

[Breezy1985]

Ha never change Ala never change
(except for crashing into people)

 

[RedheadDane]

Ha never change Ala never change
(except for crashing into people)

Otoh, could be kind of fun if he at some point wins solo, and then goes into full Adam Yates (CSS, 2015) mode; being so scared of celebrating too early.

 

[senna6541]

Wow. MVDP botched that one badly. I guess if you're going to botch one that bad, better it be a smaller race like this - still a missed opportunity though. He's obviously pretty frustrated with himself. As for AP, tremendous racer but mentally he's scattered all over the road with the constant fiddling, going back and forth to the car, the finish line stuff, etc.

 

[Ranagazoo]

Nice race as always. Whenever someone asks me which is my favourite race - Amstel Gold, Fleche Wallone or LBL - I will always say De Brabantse Pijl