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[Velolover2]

Degenkolb not taking any pulls. Too spend?

 

[Breh]

Idk why Lampaert is doing so much work.

He's gonna finish last if that group stays together.

Degenkolb not taking any pulls. Too spend?

Is Degenkolb there? Stuyven and Pedersen I thought.

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

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Sep will drop them all on the last cobble sector.

...then get caught 500m later.

 

[Velolover2]

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Idk why Lampaert is doing so much work.

He's gonna finish last if that group stays together.

Degenkolb not taking any pulls. Too spend?

Is Degenkolb there? Stuyven and Pedersen I thought.

Aaah, that's why. Pedersen is in the lead group.

 

[MuskyOurSaviour]

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Idk why Lampaert is doing so much work.

He's gonna finish last if that group stays together.

Degenkolb not taking any pulls. Too spend?

Is Degenkolb there? Stuyven and Pedersen I thought.

After such race sprinting abilites won't matter..

 

[Cance > TheRest]

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Degenkolb not taking any pulls. Too spend?

It's Stuyven in the chase group. Mads P is up front, so he's not taking any turns. Same with the QS guys in the chase group

 

[portugal11]

this is the difference between hilly classics like and cobbled classics. in cobbled classics you need to be the smartest to win. in hilly you just need to be the strongest

 

[SafeBet]

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Sep will drop them all on the last cobble sector.

...then get caught 500m later.

Most likely scenario, yes.
Just let me dream for 5 minutes more.

 

[Samamba]

Valverde being a bit of a pussy now.
He's acting like he has a teammate in front.
Same with that Roosen dude.

 

[Velolover2]

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Degenkolb not taking any pulls. Too spend?

It's Stuyven in the chase group. Mads P is up front, so he's not taking any turns. Same with the QS guys in the chase group

Stuyven for 6th, then. He is fast too.

 

[Scarponi]

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this is the difference between hilly classics like and cobbled classics. in cobbled classics you need to be the smartest to win. in hilly you just need to be the strongest

Would take the strongest any day over the smartest

 

[Velolover2]

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Valverde being a bit of a pussy now.
He's acting like he has a teammate in front.
Same with that Roosen dude.

He is up front now. I think he saw your message. :lol:

 

[El Pistolero]

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this is the difference between hilly classics like and cobbled classics. in cobbled classics you need to be the smartest to win. in hilly you just need to be the strongest

Exactly.

That's why these riders are better imo. The only exceptions are Nibali and Contador.

 

[Velolover2]

Sep and Yves has to try on Nokereberg, otherwise they are going to lose the race.

And Terpstra or Styby should attack as well as a plan B. I don't think Yves is fast enough to win it.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

On paper Hagen is the fastest here but he looks the weakest of the five. Both Teunissen and Pedersen are fast as well, but they are on unknown territory. Vanmarcke looks strong and sprints well after a hard race. Lampaert I have no idea about, but I would guess that he's normally the slowest of the five.

 

[repre]

Is Vanmarcke the best classic rider in the world without the sprint?
He needs to attack now...

 

[jaylew]

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this is the difference between hilly classics like and cobbled classics. in cobbled classics you need to be the smartest to win. in hilly you just need to be the strongest

Agree for the most part. I would add that there is also more of a luck factor in the cobbled classics. The randomness is part of what makes them more fun to watch.

 

[DFA123]

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On paper Hagen is the fastest here but he looks the weakest of the five. Both Teunissen and Pedersen are fast as well, but they are on unknown territory. Vanmarcke looks strong and sprints well after a hard race. Lampaert I have no idea about, but I would guess that he's normally the slowest of the five.

Agree with all this, I think Vanmarcke will take it. Either by a late attack or in the sprint.

The one advantage Lampaert has got is he could stop working at some point, with strong riders behind, and try to time a late attack.

 

[Alexandre B.]

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On paper Hagen is the fastest here but he looks the weakest of the five. Both Teunissen and Pedersen are fast as well, but they are on unknown territory. Vanmarcke looks strong and sprints well after a hard race. Lampaert I have no idea about, but I would guess that he's normally the slowest of the five.

He has a decent speed.

 

[Velolover2]

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Is Vanmarcke the best classic rider in the world without the sprint?
He needs to attack now...

The depressing results of Sep:
2nd Paris - Roubaix ('13)
2x 2nd Gent - Wevelgem in Flanders Fields ('16, '10)
2x 3rd Ronde van Vlaanderen / Tour des Flandres ('16, '14)
2x 3rd Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Elite ('18, '17)
2x 4th Paris - Roubaix ('16, '

Do less for once, Sep! :lol:

 

[El Pistolero]

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this is the difference between hilly classics like and cobbled classics. in cobbled classics you need to be the smartest to win. in hilly you just need to be the strongest

Would take the strongest any day over the smartest

Kwiatkowski has a better palmares than most cyclists in the peloton and he has never been the strongest in a big race he won. Kudos to him.

 

[deValtos]

Just looking from QS's perspective statistically it would appear better to have 3 options from 13 than 1 from 5. I always find these situations a little odd.

Terpstra and Stybar should've done more to stop anyone coming across to Lamp/Sep when it was just those two,

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

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On paper Hagen is the fastest here but he looks the weakest of the five. Both Teunissen and Pedersen are fast as well, but they are on unknown territory. Vanmarcke looks strong and sprints well after a hard race. Lampaert I have no idea about, but I would guess that he's normally the slowest of the five.

He has a decent speed.

And he's also very strong in **** weather.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

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Is Vanmarcke the best classic rider in the world without the sprint?
He needs to attack now...

I'd say that Lampaert is a candidate for the strongest cobbles rider at the moment.

 

[SKSemtex]

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this is the difference between hilly classics like and cobbled classics. in cobbled classics you need to be the smartest to win. in hilly you just need to be the strongest

Would take the strongest any day over the smartest

Kwiatkowski has a better palmares than most cyclists in the peloton and he has never been the strongest in a big race he won. Kudos to him.

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