De Brabantse Pijl - La Flèche Brabançonne 1.HC 11.4.2016

[tobydawq]

Re: De Brabantse Pijl - La Flèche Brabançonne 1.HC 11.4.201

I don't get the Benoot love. He has so little finishing speed that he basically has to win solo and (particularly given the forecast is not bad) he is unlikely to find himself in that situation (a la Strade Bianche). I don't understand on what planet he is rated a better chance than, say, Colbrelli.

Anyway, Jungels for me.

And Jungels will just out sprint the field including that same Colbrelli

No, of course Jungels wouldn't outsprint Colbrelli, but he could outsprint many small groups (he's actually pretty good in that regard). But Benoot could hardly outsprint anyone.

But I might be wrong.

Benoot really isn't that slow. And he might do something on the hill which has its top 300 metres from the line.

 

[RedheadDane]

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I've never watched it, will be exciting to see it this year for the first time.

How?..................
Work or did you just have better things to do?

I have missed this race several times myself. In the past, when it was still on a Sunday, I was sometimes forced to spend one spring Sunday with the family, so I sacrificed this one rather than missing a monument.

Compromise is the key! Spend time with the family, but just hog the television.

You mean outdoors? Don't be silly...

 

[Blanco]

Re: De Brabantse Pijl - La Flèche Brabançonne 1.HC 11.4.201

I don't get the Benoot love. He has so little finishing speed that he basically has to win solo and (particularly given the forecast is not bad) he is unlikely to find himself in that situation (a la Strade Bianche). I don't understand on what planet he is rated a better chance than, say, Colbrelli.

Anyway, Jungels for me.

And Jungels will just out sprint the field including that same Colbrelli

No, of course Jungels wouldn't outsprint Colbrelli, but he could outsprint many small groups (he's actually pretty good in that regard). But Benoot could hardly outsprint anyone.

But I might be wrong.

I don't think that Benoot is slower than Jungels. You maybe think he's slow because he mostly sprints against very fast guys, like GVA and Gilbert, but I wouldn't call him slow. At the same time, I don't know why you think Jungels is somehow so fast that he could out sprint many small groups? He did beat some lightweight climbers in that Giro stage last year, but here he's going to face guys some 10kg heavier and certainly more faster than Quintana and Pinot.

 

[red_flanders]

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I've never watched it, will be exciting to see it this year for the first time.

How?..................
Work or did you just have better things to do?

Not sure, just busy I guess. Working today, but remote so I can have it on in the background + no commute during the middle of it.

 

[Scarponi]

Re: De Brabantse Pijl - La Flèche Brabançonne 1.HC 11.4.201

Australian Eurosport has had an absolute disaster describing what this race is about haha " from Belgium this 198km race is set for another epic installment with all eyes on Valverde who has won the last four years in a row, can Valverde make it a fifth in the German one day race "

 

[Jungle Cycle]

Re: De Brabantse Pijl - La Flèche Brabançonne 1.HC 11.4.201

Australian Eurosport has had an absolute disaster describing what this race is about haha " from Belgium this 198km race is set for another epic installment with all eyes on Valverde who has won the last four years in a row, can Valverde make it a fifth in the German one day race "

thats brazilian tv comment knowledge...

 

[RedheadDane]

Re: De Brabantse Pijl - La Flèche Brabançonne 1.HC 11.4.201

Australian Eurosport has had an absolute disaster describing what this race is about haha " from Belgium this 198km race is set for another epic installment with all eyes on Valverde who has won the last four years in a row, can Valverde make it a fifth in the German one day race "

:lol:

Wonder what race(s) they got this mixed up with...

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Nice bike handling skills from Dunbar earlier.

 

[Climbing]

Gasparotto is as white as a ghost!

 

[SafeBet]

Lotto goes berserk 70 km from the finish!
Loving it.

 

[Scarponi]

Re: De Brabantse Pijl - La Flèche Brabançonne 1.HC 11.4.201

Australian Eurosport has had an absolute disaster describing what this race is about haha " from Belgium this 198km race is set for another epic installment with all eyes on Valverde who has won the last four years in a row, can Valverde make it a fifth in the German one day race "

:lol:

Wonder what race(s) they got this mixed up with...

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Nice bike handling skills from Dunbar earlier.

haha I was fine with the flèche wallone mix up until the German one day race came in

 

[Pantani_lives]

Lotto has the team to make it a hard race. They don't want to take Colbrelli to the sprint.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

tiny peloton now

 

[Pantani_lives]

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Lotto has the team to make it a hard race. They don't want to take Colbrelli to the sprint (or Coquard).

Note: I accidentally clicked "quote" instead of "edit".

 

[Lexman]

Van der Sande & Haig are with the leaders but only with a small advance

 

[Frankschleck]

I want Neilands to win. I like his racing style.

 

[therhodeo]

Bahrain smothering...

 

[TourOfSardinia]

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Bahrain smothering...

hope its worth all the effort

 

[Velolover2]

Like last year, Colbrelli doesn't just wait for the sprint.. he want a hard race.

 

[Gigs_98]

Re: De Brabantse Pijl - La Flèche Brabançonne 1.HC 11.4.201

I love that colbrelli didn't just wait for the sprint. Cool attack

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Re: De Brabantse Pijl - La Flèche Brabançonne 1.HC 11.4.201

I love that colbrelli didn't just wait for the sprint. Cool attack

Yeah he's generally a pretty aggressive rider despite his good sprint.

 

[therhodeo]

Hoping Lotto get something out of being so aggressive today.

 

[Sestriere]

Wellens!

 

[Laplaz]

Brutal attack by Wellens

 

[Squire]

He just won it.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Winning move by Wellens