La Flèche Wallonne 2023, one day classic, April 19 (men's)

[dobrien]

Too easy. Again. Can't see the triple not being completed.

Remco will be the toughest competition he'll face in the three, I wouldn't call it just yet.

 

[ppanther92]

Still not Pogacars cup of tea. Everything went perfect, placing, timing. But still did not destroy the rest like some winners did in previous years. But ok, thats high standards I am applying here.

 

[Salvarani]

Pog!

What a rider!

 

[ppanther92]

Doubt that would change anything.

Not for the win but Bardet finishsing some spots higher up.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Doubt that would change anything.

It could have changed Bardet's result, although it also could have meant he'd blown up earlier.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Remco will be the toughest competition he'll face in the three, I wouldn't call it just yet.

Remco probably needs to actually drop him because he's the underdog in a sprint, that seems a long shot with Pogacar in this form.

 

[tobydawq]

S. M. Jensen it says on the graphics.

Sometimes it's a marvel to me how little respect ASO have for other nationalities and their names. It's not like Mattias Skjelmose is an unknown rider...

 

[skippo12]

Biggest suprise was Woods being in a good position at the bottom of the climb.

 

[bizzmane89]

Mas finaly freed from Valverde !

 

[Panda Claws]

Pogacar is not going to win this. He is the favourite but for some reason I feel he won't win.

Oof

 

[Mayomaniac]

Cicconone 5th while the team mainly worked to position Skålmoser on Pogi's wheel, decent result for him.

 

[gunara]

Resistance is futile

 

[RedheadDane]

S. M. Jensen it says on the graphics.

Sometimes it's a marvel to me how little respect ASO have for other nationalities and their names. It's not like Mattias Skjelmose is an unknown rider...

Seems like it's the UCI you should blame in this case:

Skjelmose Mattias JENSEN | UCI

 

[Mayomaniac]

Bagioli MIA. I think Van Wilder, Schmid and Knox finish ahead of him.

Looks like he got caught behind, dissapointing. Still, how many other Quickstep riders got 2 top 10 results in the spring classics this year? Beggars can't be choosers...

 

[Strawberry_Jams]

barguil getting his annual top 10.

and pidcock really disappointing

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

This forum:
->Pog looking questionable
->Yeah, Van Dingleberry is looking strong coming up on the left side
->Pog is isolated. Bad news.
->Gianni Delafraude launches!
->5 millimeter gap to Pog, is the favorite cooked??
<Pog launches, smashes everyone>
Oh yeah, man, booooring, everyone knew this was going to happen, moto paced him up the 25% grade anyway, smh

 

[Danskebjerge]

Oof

After 20 wins in a row, Pogacar will fail, and people will go: "Look, cycling isn't predictable at all!"

 

[SafeBet]

Bagioli MIA. I think Van Wilder, Schmid and Knox finish ahead of him.

He's been like that his whole career. Very good on some selected days, but then invisible the race after. At this point I'm kinda losing hope.

Nice to see Tobias Johannessen finish 15th. Rough start of the season for him.

 

[ice&fire]

Mas finaly freed from Valverde !

He's still behind Aranburu, who is not as good at climbing but is much better at getting a good position

 

[KZD]

Still not Pogacars cup of tea. Everything went perfect, placing, timing. But still did not destroy the rest like some winners did in previous years. But ok, thats high standards I am applying here.

Yes against Alaphilippe or Roglič, Pogačar would have likely beaten but that's racing. Pidcock is another one that doesn't have on this race his cup of tea.

Skjelmose impressive and Landa confirming his good legs from Itzulia.

 

[tobydawq]

Also pretty boss that Skjelmose said before the race, that while Pogi would be hard to beat, 2nd behind him wouldn't be a bad result.

 

[Blanco]

Mas finaly freed from Valverde !

Yeah, he was flying If they pulled Valverde from the gravel team, they would've finished at least 2nd here.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Ok, how the hell did Landa finish 3rd in this race? Did everyone else mess up their sprint/got boxed in or lost contact before the final climb?

 

[Red Rick]

Didnt even put time into Landa and his 6.3 W/kg sprint

 

[Red Rick]

Ok, how the hell did Landa finish 3rd in this race? Did everyone else mess up their sprint/got boxed in or lost contact before the final climb?

#freelanda was destined for classics all along