How can WVA lose this type of races?
It was probably 12-13 seconds gap for Laporte at 1km to go. It was an insane effort to catch him so no wonder Van Aert did not have anything left in the end.
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How can WVA lose this type of races?
It looked to me like Van Aert just blew up and couldn't sustain his sprint.Yes. Either De Lie was stronger, or Van Aert gifted this to Laporte. In both cases, that should disqualify you from doing the sprints instead of De Lie.
I think so too, but that isn't much of an argument for him continuing to lead Belgium on these kinds of parcours. Especially when De Lie will only get better from here, and when Philipsen puts more and more focus on the classics.It looked to me like Van Aert just blew up and couldn't sustain his sprint.
It was probably 12-13 seconds gap for Laporte at 1km to go. It was an insane effort to catch him so no wonder Van Aert did not have anything left in the end.
Laporte is a great modern classics rider. Good sprint, good engine, good racing instinct. I don't like jumbo riders doing this but I quite like laporte. And he proved he's better than WVA again
Well it's not like he got beaten in the sprint from his own group. Laporte benefitted a huge amount from the moto draft, the short bit of recovery and the technicality of the final km.I think so too, but that isn't much of an argument for him continuing to lead Belgium on these kinds of parcours. Especially when De Lie will only get better from here.
But if De Lie is doing the sprint, then Van Aert doesn't need to be on his wheel in the first place...Well it's not like he got beaten in the sprint from his own group. Laporte benefitted a huge amount from the moto draft, the short bit of recovery and the technicality of the final km.
And De Lie is not the guy who's wheel I wanna be on through some narrow descending corners.
This wasn't a big race, though...Poor De Lie... Incredible how they keep trusting in someone that can't win big races.
The Premier Leagueification continues.this weekend really showed that pro cycling is not in a good state.
That hasn't stopped Van Aert from losing at any point this year...This wasn't a big race, though...
It was probably 12-13 seconds gap for Laporte at 1km to go. It was an insane effort to catch him so no wonder Van Aert did not have anything left in the end.
Ok but Laporte was not spent too? De lie did a wonderful job, this should be an easy win specially against his regular domestique in classics. He is not riding against MVP.It was probably 12-13 seconds gap for Laporte at 1km to go. It was an insane effort to catch him so no wonder Van Aert did not have anything left in the end.
If Van Aert full sends those corners he just gaps de Lie.But if De Lie is doing the sprint, then Van Aert doesn't need to be on his wheel in the first place...