E3 Saxo Classic 2024, one day classic, March 22

[Salvarani]

Did Hagenes crash or something?

 

[Earns1985]

Did Hagenes crash or something?

Yes,

 

[dobrien]

I hope someone like Oier Lazkano, Arnaud De Lie, Wellens,... will win this race (or at least feature in the finale), and, as the winner of E3 is often top favourite / winner of the Ronde, I hope more than one of those will feature very deep in the finale of RVV.
I would like WvA to finally win RVV or Paris-Roubaix, but I won't be excited watching another MvdP (or MvdP vs WvA) dominated race.

Mirrors my sentiments exactly. It would add some real excitement if someone broke through with the legs and cleverness to make a race of it near the end.

 

[DNP-Old]

Average speed of 50.1 in the first 1:30. About to be an early finish.

 

[DNP-Old]

Herzog in the break, I do like that.

 

[Earns1985]

Herzog in the break, I do like that.

Yes, also Steimle, who won last week out of a break..

 

[Stasat]

Average speed of 50.1 in the first 1:30. About to be an early finish.

Strong tailwind by the looks of it so a chance of echelons when they make the turn then a headwind to the finish.

 

[Samamba]

Strong tailwind by the looks of it so a chance of echelons when they make the turn then a headwind to the finish.

Not that much wind.
Sunday on the other hand will be absolute carnage.

 

[Stasat]

Not that much wind.
Sunday on the other hand will be absolute carnage.

Nice, proper spring classic weather!

 

[Netserk]

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Headwind now until Knokteberg.

 

[Samamba]

Live images at 14:03

Some drops of rain now.

 

[Volderke]

raining here (and I'm not that far from the parcours), so very likely the parcours will get some rain or at least wet roads.

 

[Samamba]

4'30 for the break. Didn't expect them to get that much time. Some riders in there might be some sort of role in the final.

 

[Salvarani]

In my Jens Voight impression: "The breakaway might have a chance today!"

 

[Samamba]

Gonna be a full on downhill bunch sprint towards the Kortekeer cause after that moving up will be pretty hard.

 

[Berniece]

Gonna be a full on downhill bunch sprint towards the Kortekeer cause after that moving up will be pretty hard.

I don’t like the tactic of going very slow uphill and then accelerating.

 

[dobrien]

MVDP to open it on the Taaienberg à la Boonen...

 

[Samamba]

MVDP to open it on the Taaienberg à la Boonen...

Yeah he's gonna drop a bomb.

 

[Samamba]

Only 2 Visma's (Van Aert and Jorgensen) at the front.

Trek will drop the bomb on the descent, they have 5 at the front.

De Lie a bit far already. He still can't get the positioning right.

 

[Samamba]

Van Baarle done

EDIT: mechanical, but that's basically over & out

 

[DNP-Old]

So close to the Taaienberg, this is game over for Van Baarle.

 

[Potomac]

In my Jens Voight impression: "The breakaway might have a chance today!"

ohhh....it's like he's here in the room with us....almost spooky

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

This is where Teddy would have attacked

 

[Salvarani]

Race is about to explode

 

[Rob5091]

WvA is going to have to do this on his own I think.