De Ronde van Vlaanderen (270.8 km), 2024 March 31 (Sunday)

[Berniece]

Have a great day everyone. It's the most beautiful race of the year today!

 

[Netserk]

Wind is picking up during the day, starting moderately from SE, going more SSE.

Probably not strong enough for crosswinds like last year here in the first phase.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Not great for van Baarle's confidence: they've just given him a tyre marked 'Reserve'

 

[Slavique Nuke]

Have a great day everyone. It's the most beautiful race of the year today!

How can it be the most beautiful race when Remco has no chance of winning it?

 

[Netserk]

Asgreen going for the morning break?! Ah, just backing off.

 

[DNP-Old]

Bahrain, INEOS and Quick Step are all trying to get one or more riders into a break to put big pressure on Alpecin, but instead of working together they are just neutralising one another.

 

[Netserk]

That's it. Much more quiet opening than last year.

 

[Salvarani]

Alpecin and Jumbo tried to slow down but others not done yet.

 

[Salvarani]

Definitely seem like Jumbo and Alpecin wants to sabotage and let this break go, but others not given up yet.

Only 20-25s for the break.

 

[Netserk]

Join the break, Visma. This is pathetic to watch.

 

[Salvarani]

Morgado!!

 

[DNP-Old]

C. Swift, Merlier, Asgreen, Morgado... Actual great engines are trying to join the break, and then there's Visma riding around like Van Aert is the clear favorite to win.

 

[Samamba]

C. Swift, Merlier, Asgreen, Morgado... Actual great engines are trying to join the break, and then there's Visma riding around like Van Aert is the clear favorite to win.

Visma is trying to be in the break with Van Dijke, they are not trying to control. The problem if, is Visma goes, Alpecin or Trek reacts.

 

[Netserk]

C. Swift, Merlier, Asgreen, Morgado... Actual great engines are trying to join the break, and then there's Visma riding around like Van Aert is the clear favorite to win.

To me it looks like QS won't pull in front nor behind.

 

[DNP-Old]

Visma is trying to be in the break with Van Dijke, they are not trying to control. The problem if, is Visma goes, Alpecin or Trek reacts.

Van Dijke hasn't done anything other than doing Dillier's work thus far.

 

[Samamba]

Van Dijke hasn't done anything other than doing Dillier's work thus far.

He has attacked twice himself... Weak attacks, but they were attacks.

 

[Netserk]

He has attacked twice himself... Weak attacks, but they were attacks.

I've only seen him on the wheel of another riding going off?

 

[Salvarani]

Van Dijke hasn't done anything other than doing Dillier's work thus far.

Yeah, only half-hearted attempts and then slowing down.

Both Alpecin and Visma been trying to let this go or make others give up.

 

[Salvarani]

Now it is over.

 

[Salvarani]

Or not!

It always work

 

[Netserk]

Bahrain, DSM and the two Swiss wildcards are active with the defibrillator.

 

[Netserk]

🇧🇪 Bert Van Lerberghe (QST)
🇳🇱 David Dekker (ARK)
🇵🇱 Stanislaw Aniolkowski (COF)
🇫🇷 Damien Touzé (DEC)
🇦🇺 Luke Durbridge (JAY)
🇳🇱 Elmar Reinders (JAY)
🇧🇪 Lionel Taminiaux (LOT)
🇧🇪 Jelle Vermoote (BIN)

 

[Berniece]

How can it be the most beautiful race when Remco has no chance of winning it?

Because Remco isn’t bigger than cycling itself.

 

[Netserk]

What's the wind situation on the most important hills today?

Headwind on Kwaremont, ~20 km/h.

 

[Slavique Nuke]

Because Remco isn’t bigger than cycling itself.

Fascinating insight that one of the smallest guys is no bigger than cycling