(Dutch Beer Race) Amstel Gold Race 2021, 216.7k. Sunday.

[SafeBet]

I'm happy Wout won. However I think the decision was not entirely fair and they should have played beer pong to determine the true winner.

Peppermint tea pong sounds better.

 

[Bonimenier]

Condolences to the 3 guys on the podium. Imagine having to drink Amstel after such an effort.

 

[benzwire]

Pidcock doesn't drink beer?

 

[Orbit501]

Naah, they should have a drinking-race to see who can empty one of those big "podium-beers" first.

I think Shachmann won that one

 

[TourOfSardinia]

FYI

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Congrats to the strongest riders in the race, Schelling and vansevenant.

 

[RedheadDane]

I think Shachmann won that one

I switched to Valencia before the podium.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

In fact Vos and Van Aert again.

So you're saying that if Longo Borghini had worked with Kasia and won, then Stuyven would had won too replicating the MSR/Trofeo Binda double?

 

[Luthor]

Much better fotofinish than the one on TV.
It was incredibly close.

 

[DenisMenchov]

Much better fotofinish than the one on TV.
It was incredibly close.

What's with the second red line?

 

[kingjr]

What's with the second red line?

Mabye that's the other end of the finish line

 

[JosefK]

I think the light sidewall stripe on Wout's tires allowed the TV snapshot to look like Pidcock was a hair closer.

 

[DenisMenchov]

Mabye that's the other end of the finish line

Then what is the white line?

 

[Luthor]

What's with the second red line?

Each rider has a red line which is the far point of his bicycle. The difference between the red lines is the difference between them. The scan is done when the first bicycle crosses the finish.

 

[RedheadDane]

So you're saying is that if Longo Borghini had worked with Kasia and won, then Stuyven would had won too replicating the MSR/Trofeo Binda double?

That was not on the same day. The double back then was ELB and Moschetti in the Binda Races.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

So you're saying that if Longo Borghini had worked with Kasia and won, then Stuyven would had won too replicating the MSR/Trofeo Binda double?

I would actually back Kasia in that head to head, no joke

 

[DenisMenchov]

Each rider has a red line which is the far point of his bicycle. The difference between the red lines is the difference between them. The scan is done when the first bicycle crosses the finish.

I thought so too, but here, the second line is touching Wout's wheel instead of Pidcock's.

 

[Luthor]

I think the light sidewall stripe on Wout's tires allowed the TV snapshot to look like Pidcock was a hair closer.

True, on the TV finish you can't actually see that yellow right.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

That was not on the same day. The double back then was ELB and Moschetti in the Binda Races.

That is technically true, but since Trofeo Binda is the closest to a women's MSR in terms of date and ranking,I figured they matched up alright. But I guess you're right then.

 

[Luthor]

I thought so too, but here, the second line is touching Wout's wheel instead of Pidcock's.

That yellow stripe goes beyond the second line, exactly what @JosefK mentioned.

 

[Lequack]

Naah, they should have a drinking-race to see who can empty one of those big "podium-beers" first.

https://twitter.com/x/status/853798415549050881

View: https://twitter.com/Jason__Frank/status/853798415549050881?s=20

 

[Carrick-On-Seine]

is there an extra time? Or we need VAR?

Or, if this was the PGA they'd opt for getting more advertising revenue in and make them do the last lap again.

 

[CyclistAbi]

One freaking beer i had and i ended up watching what it looked like a Paris-Nice replay, Roglič on the side of the road. Finally, when i managed to tune in. There where van Aert and Pidcock sprinting.

After that it went all fuzzy.

 

[yaco]

Also, Matthews must be fuming. If the peloton had cooperated, he could have won, him lacking teammates really impacted that finale.

Matthews was asleep at the wheel - he had to go with the leading three - A big failure on his behalf.

 

[JosefK]

What's with the second red line?

I think the distance between the first two red lines is the margin of victory. Wout's wheel touches the first red line when Tom's wheel is touching the second one? (maybe?)