La Flèche Wallonne 2022, one day race, April 20

[movingtarget]

He's been in great form since the start of March so it's kinda expected that it should drop at some point (to build the 2nd peak for July). We'll see at Liege - he still can win it, even without his best form.

Liege will suit him better.

 

[Amazinmets87]

Pog tried the old Dan Martin and blew up, I was sure he was going to zoom past them when he started moving up the outside. One of the few occasions when the relative weakness of his team has had an impact.

You don't think the chaseback to the peloton was a factor?

 

[Escarabajo]

I mean Valverde several years younger vs the top performers of this years edition

If Ala, Hirshi, Pogi, Roglic, Valverde, Purito, and other riders were in peak conditions they would have won today. We can say that we are shocked by this edition but let's wait for the numbers.

 

[Carrick-On-Seine]

What music would they have played if Vlasov won? Does the UCI have an anthem like UEFA do or would Vlasov get to choose walk-on music like they do in WWE?

 

[Amazinmets87]

What a controversial statement to claim someone would have won the race if he was a couple of years younger, when he in fact did win the race several times when he was a couple of years younger.

Well, 5 years younger. He didn't need 5 years to win this one.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

If Ala, Hirshi, Pogi, Roglic, Valverde, Purito, and my grandma were in peak conditions they would have won today.

If Masnada was in that attack with Andersen instead of Vansevenont, Quickstep would have finally won a classic!

 

[Eclipse]

I think Pog was pretty clearly still extremely strong, he was just waaaaay too far back and went too deep too early getting up the pack and lacked the tiny bit extra he needed.

 

[Billie]

If Ala, Hirshi, Pogi, Roglic, Valverde, Purito, and my grandma were in peak conditions they would have won today. We can say that we are shocked by this edition but let's wait for the numbers.

Everyone lucky Argentin, Berzin an Cenghialta stayed home this edition.

 

[Billie]

Everyone lucky Argentin, Berzin an Cenghialta stayed home this edition.

Lool just realised it was Furlan and not Cenghialta.

 

[Bonimenier]

Pog is clearly at the tailend of his career. His level is dropping rapidly. Valverde on the other hand showed his potential once again. Bright future ahead.

 

[Red Rick]

Time is around 2'45'' from the 1km banner to the finish line.
I don't know what is the usual distance for those mesurements though.

It is the final 1km, its a decent but not supergreat time

 

[Bonimenier]

It is the final 1km, its a decent but not supergreat time

Alaphilippe did 2.41 last year and equalled Valverde's record time. How is 2.45 not great then?

 

[yaco]

Congratulations to Dylan Teuns - There were some poor performances in the final making it a strange result.

 

[Salvarani]

Evenepoel really dropped like a stone as soon as the road went up.

Too steep...

Apparently he had been training for these short efforts though.

LBL is supposedly his biggest target of the spring. A chance to redeem himself.

 

[hayneplane]

Alaph was on the wrong wheel, not that you can really blame him

Nothing to do with positioning imo he just didn’t have it. Pogi wasted too much energy being a long way down the group until the final 400 metres.

Chapeau to Teuns but the rest want rounding up and whipping for racing so timidly.

 

[KZD]

After today I believe Valverde can win Liège, great win from Teuns anyway

 

[Cagalitroso]

I think Pog was pretty clearly still extremely strong, he was just waaaaay too far back and went too deep too early getting up the pack and lacked the tiny bit extra he needed.

Pog seems a nice kid, but it would be pretty boring if he wins absolutely everything. Let him lose a little bit more and then destroy everybody at the Tour.

 

[Salvarani]

I think Pog was pretty clearly still extremely strong, he was just waaaaay too far back and went too deep too early getting up the pack and lacked the tiny bit extra he needed.

Dug deep, but maybe not extremely deep. A good result still. Main race is this weekend.

Teuns looked like he could have gone even faster today though. Expect him to fight for the win in LBL. Will be a hard nut to crack for the others. He is in great form and will probably not lose it in just a couple of days.

 

[jmdirt]

DT!

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Valverde wins that race 100% of the time if he were even a couple of years younger

Reverse prediction.

 

[Bonimenier]

Reverse prediction.

Postdiction?

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

I am just going to assume everyone was sick!!!!

LOL. Chapeau Teuns!!!

I was fine before but i did get nauseous watching this race.

 

[Red Rick]

Alaphilippe did 2.41 last year and equalled Valverde's record time. How is 2.45 not great then?

Most winning times are between 2.40 and 2.50

 

[search]

Woods really needs to work on his placing, every year he starts the mur in 30th position to end up around 5th place.

the team actually pretty much did a perfect job today:

but of course, he somehow lost the wheel, leaving only Fuglsang up there

 

[Bonimenier]

Most winning times are between 2.40 and 2.50

In 30 years 2.45 is the 4th fastest time behind Ala and Valverde with 2.41 and Gilbert with 2.44. Only in 50% of the cases where they start with the péloton at the base they went under 2.50. If it in fact is 2.45 you are really selling Teuns short here.