It was a surprisingly entertaining race -- at one point I thought the attack would stick, just needed about 15 more seconds once the gap went to 30 seconds...
Exactly… I, personally, thought this breakaway would not be caught, with Roglic and three Ineos riders. In the peloton, „only“ Intermarche and Groupama chased, so two of the weaker WT teams.
Then, in the sprint, I thought Walscheid would be too tired, after placing second in Nokere the day before.
In the end, a nice win for Cofidis. Their new signings Coquard and Walscheid already won races within the first three months of 2022, which is nice for this team, and a nice reward for Cofidis as a sponsor, who are so patient with the team - a team rather used to setbacks than to victories…