Rain in Belgium, rain in France, rain in italy. Danish win in Belgium, Danish win in France, third place in Italy. Coincidence? Probably not.
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MVDP much more to blame than WVA there. It was like watching GVA ride against Sagan, very negative approach.
I can’t say I blame him for being a bit snide. It’s one thing getting Saganned when you are a Sagan, it’s another getting Saganned by a Sagan.
Clearly the coronavirus was a plot from the Danes to get more rainy races.Rain in Belgium, rain in France, rain in italy. Danish win in Belgium, Danish win in France, third place in Italy. Coincidence? Probably not.
Clearly the coronavirus was a plot from the Danes to get more rainy races.
Cmon, Van Aert is the best bike rider in the world atm. Obviously MVDP is going to mark him.
This is what's so great about cycling. Arguably the two strongest in a race finish 8th and 9th in a group of 9.
Sigh.No need to show off with your previous results.
Well we did appoint Frank de Boer as our manager so......Anti-voetbal
Ofcourse it's tactics, but he shouldn't expect that with his sprint after a hard race his opponents will close gaps for him. They both rode to win, so they both lost.Sigh.
That has nothing to do with 'showing off'. It's pure tactics. When you have some big wins under the belt already, you can gamble a bit more in race finals because there is more pressure on your opponents. It explains that he isn't obliged to chase down every attack, and a rival should know that. You see it often that a second or third big win for a good rider sometimes comes easier than the first one, exactly because of this. Having the mental upperhand, a case of confidence.
Sigh.
That has nothing to do with 'showing off'. It's pure tactics. When you have some big wins under the belt already, you can gamble a bit more in race finals because there is more pressure on your opponents. It explains that he isn't obliged to chase down every attack, and a rival should know that. You see it often that a second or third big win for a good rider sometimes comes easier than the first one, exactly because of this. Having the mental upperhand, a case of confidence.
Next Sunday, it won't be like this: there are enough cobbled climbs to separate them from the others. I don't see more than 2-3 other riders following the wheels of WvA and MvdP.
There was a lot of logic in both WvA's riding and MvdP.
I wouldn't call it anti-... It's annoying for WvA and from the point of view of MvDP, it was MvdP's best tactic to have a chance that there would be a sprint.
MvdP dearly missed a team mate.
It's clear WvA and MvdP were the best. Apologies for all others in that front group, but they were a bit like the furniture in a theatre of two rivals.
Next Sunday, it won't be like this: there are enough cobbled climbs to separate them from the others. I don't see more than 2-3 other riders following the wheels of WvA and MvdP.