Dwars Door Vlaanderen

[Arredondo]

Benoot just killed Valverde. Absolutely killed him.

Impressive stuff!

 

[MartinGT]

Splitting up again. More riders going backwards.

 

[Alexandre B.]

Re: Re:

Stop chasing, Lotto-Jumbo..

Hopefully Groenewegen is not there.

He isn't, it's van Poppel.

French TV keeps telling they are pulling Groenewegen back but I don't recognize him. So DVP it is.

They are particularly clueless this afternoon.

 

[Krokro]

You gotta love Benoot. That kid is a pure gem!
Don't discard Laporte in case of a grouped finish

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Benoot is damn good this year. GVA almost can't hold his wheel.

 

[Velolover2]

Benoot stronger than Greg?

 

[portugal11]

GVA wins!

 

[Velolover2]

The Steppers are chasing the duo. Small group of 11-12 riders? Then another group of 10 rider following them.

 

[SKSemtex]

Re:

GVA wins!

no, they will be brought back

 

[Valv.Piti]

Holy smokes Benoot is super strong! Damn.

 

[DFA123]

Re: Re:

GVA wins!

no, they will be brought back

Not if the moto can help it.

 

[Samamba]

Don't think they can hold this if the second group keeps riding.

 

[Velolover2]

Still some fast guys in the chasing group. Edward Theuns, Van Poppel..

 

[jaylew]

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Not sure why you guys act surprised. He already did well in this race in 2014. It's just a semi-classic with small hills in it, the cobbled sections don't make that much of a difference in this race.

You guys sure love to over-hype anything he does lol.

And he will always have his past against him, so I don't see why everyone cheers him on. Sport will continue to rot if we do.

You sure like to criticise everything he does.

If Valverde went from the gun at Roubaix and held on, Pisti would still find a way to devalue the performance.

 

[Krokro]

Re: Re:

Stop chasing, Lotto-Jumbo..

Hopefully Groenewegen is not there.

He isn't, it's van Poppel.

French TV keeps telling they are pulling Groenewegen back but I don't recognize him. So DVP it is.

They are particularly clueless this afternoon.

Totally agreed. I miss EUSP sometimes

 

[DNP-Old]

Re: Re:

Stop chasing, Lotto-Jumbo..

Hopefully Groenewegen is not there.

He isn't, it's van Poppel.

French TV keeps telling they are pulling Groenewegen back but I don't recognize him. So DVP it is!

@Rollthedice: GVA is in the front group

They were riding for DVP, but he didn't make it lol. Roosen is their guy.

 

[DFA123]

Benoot a bit unlucky here. Normally after a move like that there is enough hesitation behind to get a 30+ sec gap. But today the chasers (Quickstep) responded almost immediately.

 

[WheelofGear]

Who is the fastest man if it comes down to a sprint between the final.. 12?

John D? Maybe GVA can outsprint him after a hard race.

 

[DFA123]

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Who is the fastest man if it comes down to a sprint between the final.. 12?

John D?

Degenkolb or Theuns I guess. Maybe GVA is everyone is cooked by the end though.

 

[El Pistolero]

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Not sure why you guys act surprised. He already did well in this race in 2014. It's just a semi-classic with small hills in it, the cobbled sections don't make that much of a difference in this race.

You guys sure love to over-hype anything he does lol.

And he will always have his past against him, so I don't see why everyone cheers him on. Sport will continue to rot if we do.

You sure like to criticise everything he does.

If Valverde went from the gun at Roubaix and held on, Pisti would still find a way to devalue the performance.

Reminds me of Froome's Tour-Vuelta double.

 

[Samamba]

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Benoot a bit unlucky here. Normally after a move like that there is enough hesitation behind to get a 30+ sec gap. But today the chasers (Quickstep) responded almost immediately.

Yeah, plus both don't have teammates to annoy the others.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Re: Re:

Stop chasing, Lotto-Jumbo..

Hopefully Groenewegen is not there.

He isn't, it's van Poppel.

French TV keeps telling they are pulling Groenewegen back but I don't recognize him. So DVP it is!

@Rollthedice: GVA is in the front group

They were riding for DVP, but he didn't make it lol. Roosen is their guy.

Are you sure? It looks like DVP to me.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

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Benoot a bit unlucky here. Normally after a move like that there is enough hesitation behind to get a 30+ sec gap. But today the chasers (Quickstep) responded almost immediately.

Why only Benoot?

Certainly, it looks like GVA is working more

 

[WheelofGear]

Why isn't other Sunweb riders chasing?

Edward Theuns apparently is there. He is faster than Degenkolb.

 

[DFA123]

Re: Re:

Benoot a bit unlucky here. Normally after a move like that there is enough hesitation behind to get a 30+ sec gap. But today the chasers (Quickstep) responded almost immediately.

Why only Benoot?

Certainly, it looks like GVA is working more

Well Benoot made the move and was on the front the whole time to establish the initial gap.