LA fleche wallone thread

[saunaking]

Carapaz, what a faker, LOL!!!!

washed?

 

[tobydawq]

Despite cold legs, the Mur sprint is so much better without Cherave!

What was particularly good about this sprint?

 

[Tricycle Rider]

not taking my eyes off Wiliams. please do it!

Your wish came true!

 

[Zoetemelk-fan]

wowowowow...that's exactly why I love this race so much.
Looking forward to watch first 90-93% part in the weekend, though.

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

Well deserved from Williams.

 

[pastronef]

YES YES YES YES YES YES!!!

WOW!

I shouted at the office ahah!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I thought Buitrago was ready to follow Williams, but he didn't have it. Great win by Steffen, as Lars Bak called him.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

1			Williams Stephen	Israel-Premier Tech	400​	04:40:24​
2			Vauquelin Kévin	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	320​	+ 00​
3			Van Gils Maxim	Lotto Dstny	260​	+ 03​
4			Cosnefroy Benoît	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team	220​	+ 03​
5			Buitrago Santiago	Bahrain Victorious	180​	+ 03​
6			Johannessen Tobias Halland	Uno-X Mobility	140​	+ 10​
7			Grégoire Romain	Groupama-FDJ	120​	+ 10​
8			Godon Dorian	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team	100​	+ 10​
9			Benoot Tiesj	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	80​	+ 10​
10			Martin Guillaume	Cofidis	68​	+ 10​
11			Champoussin Clément	ARKEA-B&B HOTELS	56​	+ 16​
12			Skujins Toms	Lidl-Trek	48​	+ 18​
13			Carapaz Richard	EF Education-EasyPost	40​	+ 20​
14			Jegat Jordan	TotalEnergies	32​	+ 23​
15			Madouas Valentin	Groupama-FDJ	28​	+ 24​
16			Van Wilder Ilan	Soudal Quick-Step	24​	+ 24​
17			Eiking Odd Christian	Uno-X Mobility	24​	+ 24​
18			Laurance Axel	Alpecin-Deceuninck	24​	+ 24​
19			Hermans Quinten	Alpecin-Deceuninck	24​	+ 30​
20			van Dijke Tim	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	24​	+ 32​
21			Leijnse Enzo	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	16​	+ 32​
22			Armirail Bruno	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team	16​	+ 32​
23			Skaarseth Anders	Uno-X Mobility	16​	+ 36​
24			Formolo Davide	Movistar Team	16​	+ 36​
25			Doubey Fabien	TotalEnergies	16​	+ 41​
26			Adrià Roger	BORA-hansgrohe	16​	+ 43​
27			Staune-Mittet Johannes	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	16​	+ 52​
28			Van Boven Luca	Bingoal WB	16​	+ 59​
29			Howson Damien	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	16​	+ 01:08​
30			Hoelgaard Markus	Uno-X Mobility	16​	+ 01:21​

 

[Tim Cahill]

Williams looking ****ed in the finishing interview like he's just been picked up from the titanic wreckage.

 

[Netserk]

What was particularly good about this sprint?

No Valverde leading the peloton from 500 m to go with a controlled and even pace until the sprint after it flattens.

 

[KZD]

IPT having a great season, Williams really looked the strongest today.

Vauquelin confirms himself as a great talent and Van Gils very good performance once again

 

[proffate]

I hope nobody still wearing a rain jacket will win.

Not only that but a full scuba suit

 

[QueenStagiaire]

No Valverde leading the peloton from 500 m to go with a controlled and even pace until the sprint after it flattens.

I think Valverde wouldn‘t have been there anyway.

 

[Escarabajo]

Stephen Williams, Kevin Vauquelin and Maxim Van Gils. Top 3 just like it was predicted at the beginning of the race.

The favorites decided to face Pogacar and MVDP on nice weather. Lol.

 

[Red Rick]

Finally someone who paces the Mur well

 

[red_flanders]

Who the *** is Stevie Williams?

 

[Netserk]

Very nice top-5.

 

[Escarabajo]

I thought Buitrago was ready to follow Williams, but he didn't have it. Great win by Steffen, as Lars Bak called him.

Having cold legs if tricky. At one moment you think you have it and the next moment You don't.

 

[Didinho]

Just curious why it didn’t worked out in Brabantse and Amstel with this legs. Was nowhere near the front.
Better chances for Liege maybe.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Dr. Death Steve Williams already looked great on the penultimate climb.
I expected a bit more from Gregoire, tbh.

 

[tobydawq]

No Valverde leading the peloton from 500 m to go with a controlled and even pace until the sprint after it flattens.

It's not like that has happened every year...

Roglic went earlier than this, Fuglsang went earlier than this.

 

[pastronef]

5 French riders in the top10, 8 in the top15

FULL MPCC PODIUM
8 MPCC riders in the top10

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Finally someone who paces the Mur well

Who, Williams who went full sprint from 250 meters and was almost caught by Vauquelin, who waited way too long?

 

[movingtarget]

What a win. That acceleration did the trick and gave him a good gap.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Just curious why it didn’t worked out in Brabantse and Amstel with this legs. Was nowhere near the front.

Positioning and fighting for positions is much more important, mainly because today was mostly an elimination race with many contenders being taken out by the weather. Also no big crashes this year.