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Olav Kooij is a young sprinter who had 12 wins last year. Frederik Frison does great impressions, most famously of Peter Sagan.Without any abuse I’m not familiar with the riders who came 2nd and 4th. Any potential for a good classics career or just taking advantage of a smaller race ?
Without any abuse I’m not familiar with the riders who came 2nd and 4th. Any potential for a good classics career or just taking advantage of a smaller race ?
6th to 10th I have no idea on either hahaKooij might. Not Frison.
Lampaert was in an ideal situation. He just didn't capitalize on it.I can't think of more bizarre tactics than those employed by Quick Step today - You back in your sprinter and if you want to attack the group with your numbers you do it in the last 5kms.
Lampaert was in an ideal situation. He just didn't capitalize on it.
That's not what happened. He found himself in an attack with two sprinters, but he didn't do anything, just sat on for 15 k. He should have attacked though in the final, not wait for the sprint, that's the stupid part.In an ideal situation ? You attack the group and bring two riders who are infinitely faster in the sprint, while you have your sprinter who would have come one or two in the sprint.
the problem was that Jacobsen couldn’t bridge across. I don’t think he played it wrong. He was banking on philipsen and kooij being too tired, but they weren’t. Philipsen was a beast today.Lampaert was in an ideal situation. He just didn't capitalize on it.