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That's the way bike racing usually goes.Matthews was following no wheels for about 30 meters, and that was enough. Oh well.
Thanks, he's won at Montreal also hasn't he?
Matthews gambled on the fact that it's going to come back together and he was absolutely correct.
Post finish interview Matthews strongly criticised his own positioning, said that he should have been in a place where he could join the attack.He didn't have the legs to follow, most likely.
Still, nice win!
You can't doubt Matthews was very strong.
2, 3, 4, 5 and 7 came from the late attack.
Not gambling, badly positioned. He said he got lucky in the post race interview and should have been in a place where he could respond. Apparently he was quite angry with himself.Matthews gambled on the fact that it's going to come back together and he was absolutely correct.
What sets him apart from the rest?Peter Sagan looks very good for the Worlds.
This.To be fair to Matthews, the selection was almost entirely made due to positioning. He could have been the strongest rider in the world today, and he wouldn't have been able to go with the front trio when they attacked, if he had more than a couple riders between himself and Van Avermaet.
And in the interview he did indeed say that he was angry with himself for being badly positioned, because he wanted to go with them. Now it wound up becoming a blessing in disguise (at least for his palmarès, not for his esteem in this community).
Yes, they look good! There are several others who could be good as well, like everyone in the move at the end. Obviously there are some guys who we aren't even thinking about who are polishing their form like ninjas.Sagan and VdP are the biggest favorites but I find it really hard to rate them against each other at this point.
Three worlds championships.What sets him apart from the rest?
That was years ago, what sets him apart from the competition today/in two weeks?Three worlds championships.
"years ago"That was years ago, what sets him apart from the competition today/in two weeks?