La Flèche Wallonne 2022, one day race, April 20

[Ilmaestro99]

Don't know why Teuns is surprising.

He was 3rd here 5 years ago without ideal prep.

He is on great form.

Alaphilippe not on the best form, Valverde is 42 , Roglic not here.

For me it's not a surprising result. Strange the way valverde sat up though

 

[Salvarani]

Pozzovivo 15th!

 

[johnymax]

Anyone have the time of the Mur? I think a healthy Roglic would smoke everybody here easily...

 

[Valv.Piti]

Damn, so close, so close.

Liege should be easy on sunday. Bag?

 

[ppanther92]

Will finish in the top 10.

Called that one at least.

 

[BigCoward]

I'm no fan of AV, but that at his age is truly remarkable.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Hahalaphilippe. Good tactics by QS.

I completely agree. Having Remco being a 100% helper is downright ***, instead giving Vansevanent (who obviously never could win) a chance.

Oh well.

 

[Velolover2]

Valverde almost did a Tom Brady...........

Or just a Chris Horner.

 

[ppanther92]

Don't know why Teuns is surprising.

He was 3rd here 5 years ago without ideal prep.

He is on great form.

Alaphilippe not on the best form, Valverde is 42 , Roglic not here.

I think thats true. Ala was still quite good for his messed up prepr. Valverde as well for his age. Still interested in the climbing times.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

So was Teuns that good or the rest that bad? Very interested in the climbing time.

Valverde finished 2nd, way ahead of Ala and Pog. You tell me.

 

[movingtarget]

Don't know why Teuns is surprising.

He was 3rd here 5 years ago without ideal prep.

He is on great form.

Alaphilippe not on the best form, Valverde is 42 , Roglic not here.

For me it's not a surprising result. Strange the way valverde sat up though

Valverde might have cramped or just ran out of legs. He is 42 after all.......

 

[ppanther92]

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

 

[Mayomaniac]

Don't know why Teuns is surprising.

He was 3rd here 5 years ago without ideal prep.

He is on great form.

Alaphilippe not on the best form, Valverde is 42 , Roglic not here.

For me it's not a surprising result. Strange the way valverde sat up though

His legs were probably just cooked.

 

[Escarabajo]

Anyone have the time of the Mur? I think a healthy Roglic would smoke everybody here easily...

We can say the same thing about many riders here!

 

[Bonimenier]

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

He sat up after he saw Ala didn't follow him to the front.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

What a finish! Disappointing finale by Pogacar (his first weaker moment this year) and Alaphilippe. I think they were maybe a bit too far at the bottom and were looking at each other too much (Ala may have payed for it). Congrats to Teuns but what a pity that Grandpa didn't win! He was about to pass Dylan but decided to let him win, what a gentleman. I still remember his MtVentoux heroics (victory given to Szmyd).

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

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

lol

 

[Mayomaniac]

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

"Let's have the small top TTer who is already great on flat and rolling terrain put on a few extra kgs for the Ardennes classics that feature steep climbs". Sounds like a bad idea to me...

 

[cen]

Damn.. Valverde had it but it looks like he just exploded at the end.

 

[dicanio_michael]

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

He should be on his teammate wheel. Remco just stop pedalling where he could hold on. Strange tactics all over this season. I nearly thought they changed all the DS.

 

[ppanther92]

He sat up after he saw Ala didn't follow him to the front.

Yeah and then Ala passed him and he still couldn't speed up. But its also not the thing he should be doing probably. Why not send him with Kragh Andersen?

 

[Samamba]

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

 

[Amazinmets87]

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

 

[Ilmaestro99]

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

Probably even 1 year younger. Last year he was beaten only by Alaphilippe and Roglic at their absolute best

 

[Bonimenier]

Yeah and then Ala passed him and he still couldn't speed up. But its also not the thing he should be doing probably. Why not send him with Kragh Andersen?

Couldn't or wouldn't? Yeah, he should have had the Mauri role.