Bretagne Classic + GP de Plouay

[DJ Sprtsch]

Would be nice with Banks winning, but it's probably going to be Deignan

 

[RedheadDane]

Deignan wins.
Peloton caught the chase group; Marta Cavalli won the sprint for third, possibly thought she won it all... or just really happy with third.

 

[SafeBet]

Banks played leadout there, too easy for Deignan.
Marta Cavalli was probably just happy with her third place.

 

[RedheadDane]

And now apparently it was Consonni who was third...

 

[wheresmybrakes]

So no Bora at Bretagne due to rider testing pos!

 

[bob.a.feet]

One of my favourite races in the cycling calender, although sometimes the field is far from spectacular.

I think Remi Cavagna will win, but I'd watch out for the Breizh teams Arkea and B&B - they'll surely want a win in their home race. They haven't gotten into the top ten in a while, but they should be able to take advantage of the weak field this year.

 

[ppanther92]

So no Bora at Bretagne due to rider testing pos!

Do we know who it was?

 

[Faserr]

No.

 

[Anderis]

I think Remi Cavagna will win

He is in the early break, interestingly.

 

[RedheadDane]

I mean... that is a nice finish line, but I'd still prefer actual race images...

 

[Jspear]

He is in the early break, interestingly.

Because Senechal is their better option. IMO he’s a decent pick for the winner.

 

[RedheadDane]

Cavagna is Cavagnaing.

 

[RedheadDane]

Le Gac and Henao on the attack.

 

[Oliver]

Nice to see Deignan has won.

With the men, not many big participants it seems

 

[RedheadDane]

Did Matt Stephens just refer to Bjerg as "Norwegian"?
That's unforgivable!

Lafay solo.

 

[Oliver]

Finally Henao is alive again.

 

[DNP-Old]

Impressive from Simmons once more.

 

[DNP-Old]

Eekhoff and Simmons did very good.

 

[RedheadDane]

Matthews wins.

Good thing there were no riders to his right, coz he was definitely not keeping his line!

 

[SafeBet]

Eekhoff and Simmons did very good.

Yep, Eekhoff with a monster final pull. Simmons still racing without much tactical sense, but indeed strong.

 

[Wvv]

Bling wins due to a sparkling Eekhoff.
The decisive group got away because Philipsen dropped a bike length.

Kudos to young Simmons. Kudos to De Bondt and Bakelants earlier in the race.

PS: makes even less sense than Démare, not taking Matthews to the Tour.

 

[Alexandre B.]

They always say "don’t look back!".

Sénéchal should have.

 

[Volderke]

Does anyone have the email adress of Spekenbrink to plead that Matthews should be in the Tour?

 

[sir fly]

Not sure if Mezgec could have done better... maybe should he have taken off later would've been closer.
Congrats to Bling.

Exciting pursuit from the top of the climb to the finish.
Good race.

 

[SafeBet]

Bling wins due to a sparkling Eekhoff.
The decisive group got away because Philipsen dropped a bike length.

I think it was an EF rider leaving a gap, Philipsen didn't have the legs to close, there was another Nippo rider who clearly didn't want to pull and then Cortina, who probably had the legs but waited too long.

BTW very impressive attack by Fedeli, who confirms his shape after winning a stage in Limousin.