Classics Brugge-De Panne (26/3 and 27/3)

[awavey]

Cool they get a keg of beer as a prize 🍻

 

[awavey]

Kool got squeezed out. I don't think Consonni would have beat Wiebes, she didn't really make up any ground after she came out of her slipstream.

But she was like 3rd row back and behind Wiebes when Wiebes went, loses a bike or twos length, goes through the gap Balsamo had left, clearly does lose bit of speed then & even taking a longer diagonal route to the finish still finishes with only a bike length gap, whilst Wiebes had a completely clear direct route to the finish.

If she'd been better positioned, she had the speed to take that imo

And Kool yep Team Picnic hamper are saying the same thing but where was she with 100m to go, she's sat right next to Consonni who finished 2nd but she kind of misses Wiebes going is already 3 or 4 bike lengths back and then finds herself squeezed by Veenhoven and just freewheels to the line

 

[kingjr]

But she was like 3rd row back and behind Wiebes when Wiebes went, loses a bike or twos length, goes through the gap Balsamo had left, clearly does lose bit of speed then & even taking a longer diagonal route to the finish still finishes with only a bike length gap, whilst Wiebes had a completely clear direct route to the finish.

If she'd been better positioned, she had the speed to take that imo

Maybe, but I doubt it. She was strong to be sure, but she was completely shielded from the wind for the entire sprint, except the last 10 meters.