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[Bonimenier]

What the hell is going on this race? So strange.

 

[titan31]

Bit of a fail by Quick Step again here. Only Senechal in the VDP group when you've Ala, Asgreen, Lampaert and Ballerini isn't good

 

[Velolover2]

MVDP looks cooked. Very surprising.

 

[SafeBet]

Ok he's more than passive, he's just dead.

 

[titan31]

I can't figure out where anyone is in this race.

 

[Wvv]

Weird to see VDP let go. He seemed to suffer as well.

Greg doing a good race. Very generous in his efforts.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

This is the weirdest Flemish race in a long time. Ronde looks much more open than at any other point this season.

 

[Escarabajo]

Fatigue happens. You have to be careful and be selective in which races you participate.

 

[Panda Claws]

I feel like most of the cyclists today would like to grab the win here but that many of them simply don't have the legs.

 

[Velolover2]

As indicated in E3 and GW, Van Baarle is in an amazing shape.

If he can pull this off, he should be considered on of the strongest outsiders for the Ronde.

 

[roundabout]

Wawa the Flandrian

 

[Bonimenier]

Van der Poel and Alaphilippe in the 4th group 23k from the finish. Just what everyone expected.

 

[tomorrow]

This is the weirdest Flemish race in a long time. Ronde looks much more open than at any other point this season.

Yup, and add Sagan to the group. I think the old guns won't give to those the young guns for free.

Btw, the reason might be somewhere in stagnating/decreasing shape of MvDP, bad position on Taaienberg(yes, again) and doing waaay too much afterwards and/or hunger flat.

 

[jarvo]

WvA looks strong for Ronde on the weekend, skipped this race to rest up, looked strong in his last outing, 1 week too far for MvdP?

 

[Berflamand]

Very strange race.

I wonder if the first hours have something to do with it. There was no early breakaway as the pace was constantly very high (50km/h). Maybe some teams already killed themselves off desperately trying to get in the breakaway. With that pace many guys probably also forgot to eat and drink enough or simply didn't have the time which would be deadly in this extraordinary hot weather.

 

[Bonimenier]

Van Baarle looking very strong. Gaining time.

 

[SafeBet]

Btw, the reason might be somewhere in stagnating/decreasing shape of MvDP, bad position on Taaienberg(yes, again) and doing waaay too much afterwards and/or hunger flat.

He has done nothing apart from a fake acceleration of maybe 5 seconds. He never even followed one attack the whole race.

Honestly. I think he's bluffing.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Chasing groups are too big, it would seem.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

There’s no such thing as an organised chase in a modern classic...

 

[Panda Claws]

I think it is funny you are all talking like that about MVDP. He would still drop you all like a cobblestone on the bridge over your local brook.

 

[tobydawq]

I think it is funny you are all talking like that about MVDP. He would still drop you all like a cobblestone on the bridge over your local brook.

So the hell what?

 

[Bonimenier]

I think it is funny you are all talking like that about MVDP. He would still drop you all like a cobblestone on the bridge over your local brook.

Nah, I would easily ride him off my wheel

 

[Skalman]

Dylan wins this

 

[Devil's Elbow]

This feels like a race for second at this rate. Brilliant ride by Van Baarle, the second-best solo of the season so far.

 

[Wvv]

Van Baarle really strong. It's weird that Stuyven and co don't cooperate better, but the Dutchman would be a deserving winner either way.