Le Samyn 2023 (February 28)

[Samamba]

Belgians going to gift an Italian the win like this lol

 

[Samamba]

Dainese is definitely there. Is Nizzolo still there or Groves?

Mikhels obviously also really fast.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

That's one big throw by the front group.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Trek all-in for Theuns in a sprint with real sprinters...

 

[Samamba]

Dainese winning this, or is it not him from DSM?

 

[RedheadDane]

Menten takes it.

 

[Samamba]

Well didnt expect this lol. Menten wow. I thought he was ill lmao. Deserved win from Lotto tho.

And painfull for Asgreen. He doesn't deserve this at all. Honeslty hope he wins a big one this year.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Menten saves it for Lotto, excellent sprint considering how far back he was compared to Theuns.

 

[postmanhat]

How on earth did Lotto win that?

 

[Samamba]

Arkea makes a BIG mistake there. Back to their lets finish with 2 guys in the top 5 without winning strategy.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

And painfull for Asgreen. He doesn't deserve this at all. Honeslty hope he wins a big one this year.

Asgreen needs to go to a proper cobbles team rather than staying with (checks notes) Quickstep. So little support today.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Milan menten like a prime sagan with the finish. Campanaerts have to buy him some beers for that .

Trek tactics are so bad

 

[Berflamand]

Remember that time when Trek took Theuns to the Tour de France to switch between him, Stuyven and Mads Pedersen in the sprints?

 

[Samamba]

Still confused as to what the guys in the front group were thinking tho. Campenaerts too btw, no way they expected Menten to win this.

 

[Strawberry_Jams]

very aggressive by Menten, but I'd probably do the same in that situation at the chance of the win.

 

[Kazistuta]

Well didnt expect this lol. Menten wow. I thought he was ill lmao. Deserved win from Lotto tho.

And painfull for Asgreen. He doesn't deserve this at all. Honeslty hope he wins a big one this year.

To me it looked like a self-inflicted blunder. Sadly, but let's hope he's not seriously hurt.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

very aggressive by Menten, but I'd probably do the same in that situation at the chance of the win.

Hofstetter moved well to the right for no reason which meant there was a gap, perfectly clean sprint.

 

[Samamba]

very aggressive by Menten, but I'd probably do the same in that situation at the chance of the win.

I don't think he did anything wrong. It's Hofstetter that for some reason gives him space. Incredibly dumb.

 

[Samamba]

Jeez Hofstetter seems to be dying from the cold. Give him something. He's shivering.

 

[Jagartrott]

Campenaerts ffs. He has no chance at winning this. But tbf, unlike last year they don't have anyone behind who can win either.

Well, this didn't age well... Understandable mistake though. You're forgetting that Lotto is now the winning team, QS the perpetual losers (at least in the northern classics). Must be some sort of Soudal magic.

 

[yaco]

Arkea makes a BIG mistake there. Back to their lets finish with 2 guys in the top 5 without winning strategy.

It's not a big mistake it's how they got their WT licence.

 

[tobydawq]

Remember that time when Trek took Theuns to the Tour de France to switch between him, Stuyven and Mads Pedersen in the sprints?

Couldn't you substitute Theuns' and Stuyven's bames in that sentence and it would sound equally comical?

 

[Berflamand]

Couldn't you substitute Theuns' and Stuyven's bames in that sentence and it would sound equally comical?

Yes absolutely. I think in a pure sprint Stuyven might be even slower than Theuns.

I still just cannot fathom that idea, especially when you had Mads Pedersen on your team.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

All the epic fails did make for an interesting race. Very entertaining edition.

 

[tobydawq]

Yes absolutely. I think in a pure sprint Stuyven might be even slower than Theuns.

I still just cannot fathom that idea, especially when you had Mads Pedersen on your team.

To be fair, at that point, Pedersen had probably only done one or two really good bunch sprints in his life. That should of course have been enough for the management, though.