Dwars Door Vlaanderen (188.6 km) goes straight through Flanders

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Wtf? I feel like this is the stuff Hansen's rider union should be making more of a fuss about, rather than descending when it rains.

Still, though, this is exactly where a rider's union can help.

they are looking into it, according to Hansen

https://twitter.com/x/status/1772958169393672401

View: https://twitter.com/HansenAdam/status/1772958169393672401

 

[repre]

Hansen is a hype machine. All he can do in this situation is to help Capiot to lose his job

 

[Netserk]

Essentially skipping all the hard hills we know from Flanders and E-3. Thats disappointing, but it will probably still be a very good race. Even the 'lesser' Flandrian races usually are that, but no doubt many of these riders still racing this with Sunday in mind..

Wout victory or Lidl-Trek? Maybe Philipsen?

Better like this than back when Kwaremont was in the race.

 

[staubsauger]

I believe the origin is French, (edit: Slavique Nuke beat me to it) so interesting that it is found in at least three other languages. I wouldn't say it is common usage in English, and the meaning is perhaps not what Staubsauger really intended. Pulling chestnuts out of the fire is about doing something unpleasant or harmful that is to the benefit of somebody else, who doesn't really deserve such a favour (In de la Fontaine's fable, cat burns its paws pulling chestnuts from the fire, but a monkey eats them all).

I suspect that staubsauger might have meant that van Aert might pull the cat out of the bag.

I also suspect that Potomac has a very strange idea of human anatomy.

In German it (also) means to iron out a unfortunate situation / turn it around into a success. (for someone else)

Like Van Art winning Dwars door Vlaanderen would do for Visma after all their injuries.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Jakob fulgsang is doing his second participation in Dwars door Vlanderen today. His first was in 2006. 18 years ago!

 

[Potomac]

Does live coverage really not start for another 2½ hours?

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

To quote him correctly, in his pre-race interview he said the following:

Translation: Can someone please get me out of this contract?

 

[wheresmybrakes]

Does live coverage really not start for another 2½ hours?

Eurosport 1 in 45 minutes

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Does live coverage really not start for another 2½ hours?

You might be looking at the coverage for the women‘s race. AFAIK the coverage should start in less than an hour

 

[Netserk]

Does live coverage really not start for another 2½ hours?

40 minutes for me.

 

[Mayomaniac]

South Tyrol is mostly a German speaking region, so my guess is that they use a different keyboard layout (QWERTZ) but someone like @Mayomaniac could probably clarify this.

Yes, we use the German keyboard layout. If you have people from other Italian regions in the same office it can be a nightmare until everyone has the right one (yes, I know that you can just change keyboard options on your computer, but not everyone does and wants to work like that.

 

[Potomac]

You might be looking at the coverage for the women‘s race. AFAIK the coverage should start in less than an hour

Mystery solved.

Thank you all for responding.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Strong break this, will be interesting to see how much of a gap they will be allowed.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Gachignard: "Is there a season-long most combative rider award if I go in the break in every single race I enter?"

 

[Netserk]

Seems the break formed just before Hellestraat/Tiegemberg?

 

[hayneplane]

Gachignard: "Is there a season-long most combative rider award if I go in the break in every single race I enter?"

I like the idea. Should be a world tour award and a full season award for the .1 and .2 races as well.

 

[Didinho]

Tratnik DNF.

 

[Samamba]

There will definitely some guys out of that break going far. They always go far in this race and this one is big and strong. Abrahamsen and Pedersen for example.

 

[Netserk]

 

[Rob5091]

Tratnik DNF.

Crash? "Stomach bug"?

 

[scribers]

Gachignard: "Is there a season-long most combative rider award if I go in the break in every single race I enter?"

Im going for the forum equivalent

 

[Slavique Nuke]

Crash? "Stomach bug"?

It sounds like he's still not feeling well after last weekend's crash, he probably shouldn't have started today.

 

[Netserk]

Lidl-Trek could light the first fuse here at the top of Knokteberg.

 

[Netserk]

The wind is quite noticeable.

 

[Rob5091]

Now De Lie's not here, Lotto are all over the race ... odd.