No he didn't. He was in third or second position on a climb far from the finish, and when things started to happen, he was nowhere.Coat-O said:He did fine in Dwars door Vlaanderen and that was his first cobble race ever.
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No he didn't. He was in third or second position on a climb far from the finish, and when things started to happen, he was nowhere.Coat-O said:He did fine in Dwars door Vlaanderen and that was his first cobble race ever.
Netserk said:About half as much as 2nd places...
Netserk said:No he didn't. He was in third or second position on a climb far from the finish, and when things started to happen, he was nowhere.
Yeah if he could only believe he can do it against the big boys...Red Rick said:Valverde would be super awesome if he could be brainwashed into thinking WT races, monuments and GT's were 2.1 races or lower
GuyIncognito said:Maybe his quality just makes me expect too much, but so far this season he's looking like he's slightly worse, as you'd expect at this age
Hugo Koblet said:The Challenge Mallorca win was a dominant performance, though.
GuyIncognito said:Maybe his quality just makes me expect too much, but so far this season he's looking like he's slightly worse, as you'd expect at this age
jens_attacks said:too skinny in such an uphill sprint on cobbles. no chance whatsoever
overall still superb performance of course, i liked the way he rode
Kwibus said:He rode aggressive to entertain us and well you sure did bala.
Hope we will see more of this style from you.
nepetalactone said:Credit where due. Never been a fan ov Valverde, but he definitely helped make the race great yeasterday!
lemon cheese cake said:Plus he positioned himself on the front for the climb up to the finish, and its an unwritten rule that you cant attack off the front.
SeriousSam said:Is that an unwritten rule? If the difference in strength is like it was in the race, it really doesn't matter at all where you start the attack. That matters only when your strength is close to the opponent's
That's also why a certain Sky rider can just ride off the front. He is simply much stronger.
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I felt Valverde did too much work but Stybar, who didn't work much less, was simply too strong. Shame, I really want Valverde to win this race.
Asero831 said:Another solid race from Bala. He can create damage this Sunday