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

[staubsauger]

Astana had no riders finishing... Good job.

Bol looked surprisingly strong and then crashed to be fair!

 

[CyclistAbi]

Congratulations to Mathieu van der Poel for winning in grand style.

As expected no real competition for the win still a battle for remaining podium places was nice and rather intense. Hopefully Moho to be OK after getting a couple of stitches.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

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...maybe it's hard to motivate to ride for such a d0uchebag?

 

[Netserk]

I have been on this forum since 2005 or so. I had an account that I used (Thoughtforfood), but deactivated it. I came back with this name.

Know what you're talking about before you put my name in your mouth.

The forum is from 2009, and in between you had ChewbaccaD: https://forum.cyclingnews.com/members/chewbaccad.25783/

 

[Cookster15]

I have been on this forum since 2005 or so. I had an account that I used (Thoughtforfood), but deactivated it. I came back with this name.

Ah, Thoughtforfood , I remember you when I began lurking but not a member - but around 2009 or so.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

The forum is from 2009, and in between you had ChewbaccaD: https://forum.cyclingnews.com/members/chewbaccad.25783/

So, I guess it was cyclingforums I was thinking about. Still, I have never had a sockpuppet, and you know that.

 

[Netserk]

That checks out. Can't ever recall such cowardly behaviour from you as that'd be.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

That checks out. Can't ever recall such cowardly behaviour from you as that'd be .

I'm waaayy to full of myself to want someone to think I'm someone else.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

That checks out. Can't ever recall such cowardly behaviour from you as that'd be.

Went back and looked. It was cyclingforums.com, and I started posting there in July of 2007. True story, I found that forum because I Googled "Cadel Evans is a wheelsucking punk."

 

[veganrob]

Went back and looked. It was cyclingforums.com, and I started posting there in July of 2007. True story, I found that forum because I Googled "Cadel Evans is a wheelsucking punk."

You used to spend more time in the Clinic also. That's where I resided. Man that was fun. It's godawful now.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Make the law so that if you throw beer at a race, you have to drink only American mass-market beer for two years. Let's see those *** throw real beer ever again after drinking piss for two years.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

You used to spend more time in the Clinic also. That's where I resided. Man that was fun. It's godawful now.

I am spending more time there recently...sadly.

 

[Nick2413]

After reflecting on this, I feel it’s a sign of the times that some of the sport’s best riders are being forced into throwing 90k+ Hail Mary attacks to have any chance at all of beating the true top dogs. Just unbelievable.

 

[saunaking]

Anyone remember the world's champion curse?

What a masterclass!!

 

[saunaking]

EF kit today is fire!!!!

 

[dazaau]

EF kit today is fire!!!!

Attention seeking kit is what they do best

 

[saunaking]

Attention seeking kit is what they do best

That is literally their job

 

[saunaking]

...maybe it's hard to motivate to ride for such a d0uchebag?

not a problem for Remco
Or dozens of classic and monument winners in the past couple decades

 

[yaco]

Waited to I watched all angles before commenting on the Bling relegation. The relegation decision was harsh and unnecessary. will also add that Mozzato and Politt in post race comments had no issue.

 

[Rob5091]

Special shout out to Mozzato & Arkea B&B. A team seemingly doomed to relegation, gets 2nd at Flanders - chapeau!

 

[Oldermanish]

Make the law so that if you throw beer at a race, you have to drink only American mass-market beer for two years. Let's see those *** throw real beer ever again after drinking piss for two years.

Coors Light. They would be hard pressed to drink enough of it to get rowdy drunk. I like that penalty!

 

[RedheadDane]

No it wasn't. It was annoying as hell because it never looked like it would put him in even a remotely good position as opposed to last year. It was as annoying as Alaphilippe always wasting his few bullets 80 kilometres from the line.

It's also possible that he wouldn't have been able to get a proper good result anyway, other than an anonymous top-10ish.

Of course, I'm also slightly biased, since for my amazing CQ Game aspirations, it was far better that Bjerg got a good result.

 

[search]

Waited to I watched all angles before commenting on the Bling relegation. The relegation decision was harsh and unnecessary. will also add that Mozzato and Politt in post race comments had no issue.

in the German interview (before the relegation) Politt called it "a clever sprint by Matthews", so he didn't really seem to have many issues with it indeed.

 

[frisenfruitig]

in the German interview (before the relegation) Politt called it "a clever sprint by Matthews", so he didn't really seem to have many issues with it indeed.

It's not like he only slightly deviated from his line though. If you do a sprint like that then you shouldn't be surprised to be disqualified imo.

 

[Salvarani]

in the German interview (before the relegation) Politt called it "a clever sprint by Matthews", so he didn't really seem to have many issues with it indeed.

I think reading between the lines of that statement, he knows what Matthews did but didnt want to complain or throw him under the bus. Ultimately, he handled that question with grace and the jury then decided to relegate Matthews so it worked out.