Dwars Door Vlaanderen

[hfer07]

just tuned in -

So Don Alejandro is the 2nd group chasing the leaders....

Interesting :surprised:

 

[Velolover2]

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,

Yeah. I find their tactics a bit odd too. Another Steppers fail?

Lampaert is the weakest on paper in a sprint. If Lampaert gets 5th in the sprint was it really worth it to "save" Terpstra and Stybar? Two of the best classics riders in the world.

 

[Bardamu]

Only chance for Lampaert to win is by sneaking away on the cobbles?

 

[DFA123]

Benoot and GVA just easily took 20 seconds off the gap. Almost certainly when it's too late. They are probably the two strongest in the race but haven't been the smartest today.

 

[Samamba]

just tuned in -

So Don Alejandro is the 2nd group chasing the leaders....

Interesting :surprised:

Chasing isn't the word I would use to describe what Valverde is doing right now.

 

[hfer07]

Benoot killin' it

 

[DFA123]

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,

Yeah. I find their tactics a bit odd too. Another Steppers fail?

Lampaert is the weakest on paper in a sprint. If Lampaert gets 5th in the sprint was it really worth it to "save" Terpstra and Stybar? Two of the best classics riders in the world.

You've got to let Lampaert have his shot at winning sometimes though. At least if you want to keep such a talented rider happy to stay with the team.

 

[Bardamu]

Always a delight to see Sep on the cobbles.

 

[Velolover2]

Re:

Only chance for Lampaert to win is by sneaking away on the cobbles?

Yeah, I don't really get QS's tactics.

Obviously they shouldn't be pulling, but attack.

 

[hfer07]

just tuned in -

So Don Alejandro is the 2nd group chasing the leaders....

Interesting :surprised:

Chasing isn't the word I would use to describe what Valverde is doing right now.

I never implied he was pulling

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Lampaert is plenty fast enough to beat these any way he chooses

 

[MartinGT]

GO ON SEP!!!!

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

Lampaert can sprint guys. Especially after a hard race.

 

[Velolover2]

Pedersen appears to be the smartest right now.

 

[portugal11]

Re: Re:

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.

I agree. these days, ardennes are so predictable. 99% of the times, it is all about the last 1 km.

 

[DFA123]

Vanmarcke is such an enigma. Looks one of the all-time great puncheur-rouleurs over any flattish cobbled section. But can't hold any kind of gap on a normal road.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Why doesn't Lampaert attack himself instead of closing the gaps all the time? He seems brutally strong.

 

[hfer07]

Kill 'em SEP!!

 

[superconfex]

c'mon Lamps

 

[Krokro]

Imagine: the group behind catches them at 400m and Bala wins

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Pedersen is playing this really smart.

 

[Krokro]

GO EDDY!

EDIT: Lampaert hahahahahahahhahaha hilarious
Dat was... trully pathetic..

 

[Velolover2]

Wow Lampaert again!

 

[Aristarchus]

Lampaert while the others hit the snooze button. Unreal.

 

[DFA123]

bit of a lame finish