Brabantse Pijl: October 7th, 2020

[Broccolidwarf]

The look of absolute terror on Alaphilippe's face, when VDP ducked under his arm,,,,,, for a couple of sceonds he thought he'd done it again

 

[sir fly]

Alaphilippe really wants a poster photo of the jersey on the line.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

MVdP really messed that up. Should have been a comfortable win if he knew how to time his sprint

 

[Alexandre B.]

Well at least he won this time.

 

[Velolover2]

Did he celebrate too early again?

 

[Volderke]

DQS: "he celebrated too early. He will never do it again."
Alaphilippe: hold my beer!

 

[Ricco']

MVDP should have started his sprint right at the beginning of the straight.

Don't know what he was thinking when he stopped when Cosnefroy slowed and looked back.

 

[ppanther92]

What was that from MVDP?

A lack in experience in road races.

 

[titan31]

On the overhead, VDP should have gone once he had Cosnefroy. Really messed that up

 

[Pantani_lives]

MvdP still had the legs for that sprint, but he had a positioning problem.

 

[Flamin]

MVdP really messed that up. Should have been a comfortable win if he knew how to time his sprint

Yeah, he messed up, but no way would he have won comfortably. Didn't have much left, else he would have never sat down with barely 100m to go.

 

[hrotha]

It's just so unfair that Alaphilippe didn't lose again. Imagine how hilarious it would have been. The universe sucks.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

That will never happen again!

* 3 days later *

 

[Krokro]

Even if Julian almost screwed this again, MVDP did lost it by himself.

He boxed himself in, I'm pretty sure he would have won it looking at how he came back really stronger on the last meters.

Entertaining finale!

PS: I've never noticed how much he's french when he talks english

 

[Pantani_lives]

Alaphilippe is the first winner in the rainbow jersey since Oscar Freire in 2005.

EDIT: And before that it was Eddy Merckx in 1972.

 

[richwallone]

Can't wait for the Flanders... MVdP has a monster form. Really hope he takes it!!!

 

[Flamin]

A lack in experience in road races.

He won here last year. A combo of lack of super legs and misjudgement I'd say.

 

[Oliver]

I think MVDP will sleep bad after this must have won this...

 

[fuiers]

Could've, should've, would've.

 

[BlueRoads]

Okay, it's not just nervousness... he's really desperate to get this photo... that almost got even more hilarious than it was...

 

[Wvv]

I'm happy that the reigning world champion, who is worthy of the shirt and races offensively, doesn't make a fool out of himself twice in a row.

It's also good to see that MVDP can make mistakes and can be defeated in a finale like this. It makes him more human.

Good race, nice podium.

 

[BlueRoads]

So... if van der Poel's girlfriend kisses Alaphilippe and Alaphilippe's girlfriend goes to kiss van der Poel... will they notice?

 

[Pantani_lives]

Chapeau to Cosnefroy. He could have gone on holiday after showing himself in the Tour, but he podiums in both Flèches.

 

[richwallone]

Nice trophy, aaaand cheap Lidl champagne on the podium

 

[Armchair cyclist]

The Moskesstraat, the new cobbled climb, is a good addition. It will also be in the world championship next year.

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