Gent - Wevelgem in Flanders Field 2023 March 26, 260.9 km (1.WT)

[BR2]

I wouldn't want this win if I was Laporte. Wout works pretty much the whole time and dropped him on the cobbles. It would be a farce.

 

[Tim Cahill]

You'd think Nils Politt had peak Cavendish on his team the way he's bringing back all these attacks.

 

[Volderke]

Seems like WvA will gift the win...!

 

[Didinho]

Hopefully Laporte to win the sprint.

 

[Savant12]

Seems like WvA will gift the win...!

Roglic agrees.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Ok, Jumbo should't even bother opening stores in Belgium, lol.
What a farce.

 

[Red Rick]

Even when Kirby says "there can be no gifts at this level" he is wrong

 

[Ricco']

Once again WVA loses the sprint in a 260k race.

 

[Tommy Gun]

real bromance

 

[Riek s]

well i didn't expect that gift.

Good for Laporte and nice of his teammate to share the success.

 

[Didinho]

Hopefully Laporte to win the sprint.

Easy win. A full bike length.

 

[Peyroteo94]

I made the cash out... gained 20 euros when I could win 72 euros

 

[BR2]

oh please. jumbo thinks it's christmas time or what

 

[Valv.Piti]

Meh

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Barf.

 

[BR2]

well i didn't expect that gift.

Good for Laporte and nice of his teammate to share the success.

I don't see how this is good for anyone.

 

[Tim Cahill]

SEP VANMARCKE IS THE MORAL WINNER!

 

[KOM]

Selfish van Aert strikes again

 

[Didinho]

I'm off to the Sporza fb comment section. grabs some popcorn

 

[Ricco']

Van Baarle - Omloop
Benoot - Kuurne
WVA - E3
Laporte - Gent
Van Hooydonck - Dwars?
Tratnik - Ronde?
Kooij - Scheldeprijs?

 

[Sciatic]

Vanmarke—won a sprint?

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Who cares these jumbo robots. Sep Banmaecke came third !!!!!

 

[Devil's Elbow]

lol

Not gifting big races to inferior riders to keep them happy (does Laporte not get paid?) is not being a good DS? You think big champions generally give away races of this calibre to keep their domestiques happy? looool

This aged well.

On a serious note, how often is a team leader in a position to gift a race of this calibre? That's your answer as to why it rarely happens.

 

[fmk_RoI]

Seems like WvA will gift the win...!

It's not a gift, he just didn't contest the sprint. ;-)

 

[KOM]

Vanmarke <3