La Flèche Wallonne 2026, 22nd April

[RedheadDane]

It's an ideal bike, so it's our shared bike as we participate in it's idea. So it's the generic platonic bike of concept wielders, for example.

Aah, the famous "One size fits all" bike.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Ion Izagirre up to 22nd in UCI points trained for the race by doing laps around his old peoples home like Captain Tom.

 

[Boehmand]

Great ride by Schmid - Jayco is riding a really good Ardennes campaign.

Also great to see Kron round out top 10 for Uno-X, time for them to stop using him as a dom,

 

[Taxus4a]

We will see if Remco can drop Seixas.

The important thing is to have a disputated race and to see all this riders at his best using his tactics and looking for him chances. What I have clear is that if Pogacar managed to go alone at Redoute, he is not going to get alone the last part, if Seixas and Remco colaborate to go for him.

 

[Tim Cahill]

2:43 up the Mur apparently, pretty fast

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Sixas with dried blood all over his forearm. Must have crashed earlier in the race.

Or if he's like Remco, after the finish line.

 

[Red Rick]

2:43 up the Mur apparently, pretty fast

Happens when you do Cherave at negative watts.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

All that for... wait.. let me search, they should be up there somewhere... just a minute...
ah yes: a beautiful 33d place!

Joke is on me as I spent 700 cq points on him

 

[Boehmand]

Only if the team does not send Seixas to the Tour (which would be a travesty in itself).

People need to calm down about the Tour.

The 19 year old has never done a 3 week race.

It would be insane for Decathlon to let him ride GC at the Tour this year, the risks are far too great and the team is not prepared for it.

Ease him into it at the Vuelta, let him learn how to ride as a GT captain, and then try the Tour next year.

 

[yaco]

Skjelmose started the climb in 50th, with no doms in front of him, and ended up 5th

I'd argue the poor positioning of the team cost him, at least, the podium.

Reckon Schmid started the climb in 40th position.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Ion Izagirre up to 22nd in UCI points trained for the race by doing laps around his old peoples home like Captain Tom.

That is what Itzulia is. In 50 years people will still be talking about the day Izagirre dropped Seixas, like when Karel Vacek beat Remco as a junior.

 

[Netserk]

2:43 up the Mur apparently, pretty fast

i think thats the fastest ascent with cherave in the route

 

[Sciatic]

Seixas's performance makes the anticipation for Liege even more enticing

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Seixas's performance makes the anticipation for Liege even more enticing

For me less exciting, I really don't care about battles between NPC teens who were training to be a pro from the womb, just not engaging at all. The sport is less interesting than ever. I may tune in for some remco arm waving thougj

 

[Boehmand]

Reckon Schmid started the climb in 40th position.

Didn't notice, that is awesome.

He must have caught some luck on the outside on the first part of the climb, because he was in the first 10 when they hit the narrow part.

 

[Red Rick]

Del Toro at least had the grace to farm .1 fields in .1 races.

 

[Brullnux]

Yes, because Pidcock can't defeat Schmid and Tullet...

As in, beaten Seixas. I don't think Pidcock would have beaten Seixas

 

[Red Rick]

As in, beaten Seixas. I don't think Pidcock would have beaten Seixas

Yeah he's actively complaining he's awful so he wouldn't do much.

Sanremo Pidcock though, easily cleans this.

 

[burning]

For me less exciting, I really don't care about battles between NPC teens who were training to be a pro from the womb, just not engaging at all. The sport is less interesting than ever. I may tune in for some remco arm waving thougj

I think you are getting older if you are calling these guys NPC teenagers.

 

[Boehmand]

Seixas's performance makes the anticipation for Liege even more enticing

Agreed

But Liege is a different animal - it's a war of attrition with UAE torturing the rest of the peloton all day to make it as hard as possible.

It will be really interesting to see how both Seixas and the Decathlon team responds to that.

Also Red Bull is a very different team when they bring the A-line.

I for one will be glued to the screen on Sunday

 

[Sciatic]

For me less exciting, I really don't care about battles between NPC teens who were training to be a pro from the womb, just not engaging at all. The sport is less interesting than ever. I may tune in for some remco arm waving thougj

I kinda understand that, but in sport I want interest and entertainment regardless of who is providing it.

 

[Netserk]

As in, beaten Seixas. I don't think Pidcock would have beaten Seixas

id take pidders

 

[the asian]

Wow Seixas ! Really did not think he had such punch in him.

The current Peloton aliens are not leaving any race to the mere mortals to win. At least one of them turns up and wins the race.

 

[Alien Performance]

Happens when you do Cherave at negative watts.

Glad to see that Rick has found a new champion to support on the level he loves Pog

 

[Red Rick]

Glad to see that Rick has found a new champion to support on the level he loves Pog

Premature hype grinds my gears. Guess that's a me problem.