Gent - Wevelgem: March 28th, 2021

[Mayomaniac]

Trentin can do really good in a bunch sprint and he can do well in a hard one day race, but his sprint after a hard one day race isn't that good. I'd rate most of the other fast guys in the group above him in this kind of sprint.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

The big question is whether Matthews, Colbrelli and Trentin think they can win a sprint in this field.

 

[Red Rick]

Van Hooydonck should attack

 

[sir fly]

Obvious move would be Van Hooydonck at some point.

 

[Velolover2]

A non-sprinter like Küng should just sit up for now and wait to make a move.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Jumbo telling Hooidonk to ride tempo for Wout instead of attacking inside the final 10km only for the later to loose the sprint would be pretty funny.

 

[titan31]

Can't see any attack until at least 10k and maybe Kung, Van Poppel and Van Hooydoonck will give an attack.

 

[Velolover2]

Bennett is sitting up. Something weird going on.

 

[Volderke]

They cannnot attack yet, with 20K and 50s. This is good for Bennett (as long as he still has something in the tank).

 

[Cannavaro]

Jumbo telling Hooidonk to ride tempo for Wout instead of attacking inside the final 10km only for the later to loose the sprint would be pretty funny.

Van Hooydonck ois dead. I do not think he has anything left for an attack

 

[roundabout]

Eurosport Germany commentators sharply analyzing that this is looking like a race for the sprinters.

<1 hour later>

Bennett, Van Aert, Van Poppel, Trentin, Matthews have won bunch sprints in GTs

Nizzolo has won 2 GT points jerseys

and Colbrelli is not exactly slow himself

seems like quality commentary to me

 

[Red Rick]

They cannnot attack yet, with 20K and 50s. This is good for Bennett (as long as he still has something in the tank).

A strong solo attacker on the front here will easily hold off the 2nd group.

 

[Orbit501]

A non-sprinter like Küng should just sit up for now and wait to make a move.

If anyone can pull off an Asgreen near the end then it's Kung.
Can see all the sprinters looking at each other while he rides off to victory with only Hooydonck working behind.

 

[Red Rick]

Guys front group just stayed together cause none of them knows the way to the finish and they're afraid of getting lost.

 

[Bonimenier]

Bye Bennett

 

[SafeBet]

Bennett gone

 

[Orbit501]

Clever Jumbo tatics here, making Kung work.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

That was inevitable. Got to feel for Bennett though.

 

[Spine Concept]

Wout has this in the bag now, surely.

 

[Orbit501]

And Bennett out the back. Two birds killed with one stone.

 

[sir fly]

Kudos to Bennett regardless.

 

[red_flanders]

Clever Jumbo tatics here, making Kung work.

And getting rid of the fastest guy, WvA slipped back for a bit.

 

[Red Rick]

I can apprecaite the roleplay by Bennett but he's really overacting now

 

[happytramp]

Poor sam... Gave it a good bash.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Go home Sam, you're drunk.
Jokes aside, it sucks for him.