Gent-Wevelgem (men’s) 2024 (Sunday, March 24)

[Filippo_3467]

Why are the other teams pushing that split with MvdP and Philipsen being allowed to sit back? Turner and Küng are pushing...probably best to try to create a new break. and anticipate.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

The worst news for G2 is that Küng is in G1.

 

[RedheadDane]

If Judd Trump can finish off Ding here in the snooker on Eurosport 1 maybe the "Home of Cycling" (lol) could put Gent-Wevelgem on in it's place?

Are they still trying to claim that slogan?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Sporza reporting that they are likely to run into a closed railway crossing.

 

[Volderke]

Everyone is safe across the railway, 40s and no more cars allowed between G1 and G2

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Motorpacing them back...

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Motorpacing them back...

Motor is too close for G1 too.

 

[postmanhat]

Front group just too big? Not much co-operation.

 

[Brullnux]

Motorpacing them back...

I think there's also the issue that no really big names are in the second group, and the peloton has a lot more teammates. Lidl and Wanty have three riders, but even for them it doesn't make too much sense to ride hard with 100km to go. Peloton has much more to lose than front groip had to gain, and as long as they kept riding it was always possible they'd bridge back.

 

[Filippo_3467]

no alpecin guy is taking one turn at the front... it's already hard to get excited if the favourite is so clear and it will be probably a clear win but why do the other teams not even try to make it a race. Van Poppel oushing on why? Meeus is in Narnia after the Kemmelberg anyway.

 

[Izzyeviel]

I love how its basically a national sport now to bash Quickstep for being a rubbish classics team.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

I love how its basically a national sport now to bash Quickstep for being a rubbish classics team.

Still insane how the entirety of the dropoff from dominant to nearly irrelevant happened in a single year.

 

[Valv.Piti]

I love how its basically a national sport now to bash Quickstep for being a rubbish classics team.

How's even their best rider? Yves Lampaert? Pathetic display

A far cry from the years of Tommeke, Devolder, Terpstra, Gilbert, Stybar etc. And even just recently with Asgreen and Alaf.

 

[KOM]

Meeus is in Narnia after the Kemmelberg anyway.

Please dont bring the memes from that podcast over here

 

[Devil's Elbow]

G1 needed to put in 15 minutes of effort to put most/all of G2 out of contention, and didn't. Could be a very expensive bout of profiteering over taking responsibility.

 

[Didinho]

All together.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

If Judd Trump can finish off Ding here in the snooker on Eurosport 1 maybe the "Home of Cycling" (lol) could put Gent-Wevelgem on in it's place?

Update: Trump won about 20 mins ago but they haven't even given him the trophy yet since they've been introducing just about everyone in the arena to have their minute on tv and the Home of Cycling doesn't want to miss a minute of this closing ceremony

 

[Brullnux]

G1 needed to put in 15 minutes of effort to put most/all of G2 out of contention, and didn't. Could be a very expensive bout of profiteering over taking responsibility.

Who in the second group can really challenge, though? If you're Lidl, is it worth burning up your three best cards to still have all your main competitors there?

 

[Ilmaestro99]

My favourite spring classic after Flanders and roubaix because I have done a couple of training camp on these roads, kemmelberg is such a fun climb.

 

[Salvarani]

Why is Mads working so much?

 

[Ilmaestro99]

My favourite spring classic after Flanders and roubaix because I have done a couple of training camp on these roads, kemmelberg is such a fun climb.

Last time I did kemmelberg I got passed by a guy in full quickstep gear, I thought it was a pro but I saw he wasn't at the top, maybe it was at @Didinho or @Logic-is-your-friend ?

 

[Brullnux]

Why is Mads working so much?

Him and Milan have been taking turns, so looks like Stuyven #1?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Who in the second group can really challenge, though? If you're Lidl, is it worth burning up your three best cards to still have all your main competitors there?

De Lie, Mohoric, Girmay, Matthews...

And regardless of who's behind, now you need to put a lot of energy into positioning for the Kemmelberg, with the risk of being out of position.

 

[Salvarani]

Him and Milan have been taking turns, so looks like Stuyven #1?

You could be right.

 

[Didinho]

Last time I did kemmelberg I got passed by a guy in full quickstep gear, I thought it was a pro but I saw he wasn't at the top, maybe it was at @Didinho or @Logic-is-your-friend ?

Nope never done the Kemmel. Some friends of my Sunday group rode the cyclo yesterday. Gonna do a ride there this summer.