Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2021 (April 25th)

[Billie]

Valverde atleast finished in front of Woods so Koronin will be happy

 

[Velolover2]

5th in Amstel, 4th in Liege and 3th in Fleche.. Who is this young neo-pro?

 

[Red Rick]

So has Carapaz been disqualified yet?

 

[Rackham]

Pogacar is the best cyclist in the world.

These sorts of "he's the best" posts alternate between Pogacar, Alaphilippe, Van Aert etc. based on which race they're in & what the result is.

All I note is the guys who finished number 1 & 2 today had extremely strong teams compared to the rest. Great result for Gaudu in these conditions.

 

[HelloDolly]

Pog is the best cyclist in the world and Rog is not too far behind but I am not looking forward to them slogging it out at the Tour to be honest

Why ?

becasue they are too alike and neare each other and I dont like those final 4km mountain top sprints deciding GT along with strong TTs

I want a duel between different riders. i want the drama and the unknown
The long range attack that may not work out , I want the underdog to have a chance even if its only for awhile


There I said it

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

In fairness to Ineos, who I’ve just been mocking, they only really made one big mistake. When Tao ripped the field apart and left them in a small group with most of the favourites, they needed to attack immediately. Instead they seemed surprised by their own success and hesitated. Other than that big screw up, they were the most ambitious of the teams without a rider who made the final selection and they played their cards pretty well.

the teams that give something a go and fail always get more grief than the ones that just passively lose.

 

[HelloDolly]

Ineos gave a flagrant display of tactics today

Em shouldnt tactics actually benefit you ?

 

[Red Rick]

I dunno after today Alaphilippe has 0 claim to being the best rider in the world.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Nice tactics from Gaudu as well, to bridge the gap for Valverde and Pogacar.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

So has Carapaz been disqualified yet?

Yes.

 

[movingtarget]

Even super experienced riders like Valverde can get caught on the front ! Very confident sprint by Pogacar, He gave himself the final run at them. Shame Woods doesn't have a better sprint as he is very consistent.

 

[HelloDolly]

I like Carapaz.

He is a very attacking rider but if I were advising him I'd say pick your moments to attack

 

[Mayomaniac]

After RaF it was pretty much UAE's race to loose. Pogi probably could have been just wheelsucking in the front group, if t all came back together Hirschi probably would have won the sprint and they still had Formolo for a late attack.

 

[BlueRoads]

Yes.

Seriously.

 

[Mayomaniac]

I dunno after today Alaphilippe has 0 claim to being the best rider in the world.

Best garage ramp sprinter in the world?

 

[RedheadDane]

Yes.

Seriously? Because he was supertucking(ish) for maybe two seconds, and - as the Danish commentators pointed out - might having simply (briefly) forgotten about the rule in the heat of battle.

 

[BlueRoads]

I don't know. I can't get warm with Pogacar. There's nothing really to be said against him, but he just appears so cold and too focused for me.

 

[Red Rick]

Best garage ramp sprinter in the world?

Best rider in the world on climbs between 2'30 and 3'

Bet he doesn't get top 5 in the world on Montelupone.

 

[Red Rick]

Seriously? Because he was supertucking(ish) for maybe two seconds, and - as the Danish commentators pointed out - might having simply (briefly) forgotten about the rule in the heat of battle.

So?

He lost no result worth speaking about, and it should be a decent reminder to other riders to not slip up. Better set a precedent now than DQ a winner in a controversial decision without a precedent.

 

[saganftw]

if the rule is "no supertuck" then there is no discussion whether is heat of the battle or not

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I don't know. I can't get warm with Pogacar. There's nothing really to be said against him, but he just appears so cold and too focused for me.

Yeah, Hodeg and Alaphilippe are the sort of riders, who can keep you warm at night.

 

[Bonimenier]

Seriously? Because he was supertucking(ish) for maybe two seconds, and - as the Danish commentators pointed out - might having simply (briefly) forgotten about the rule in the heat of battle.

I'm not a fan of the rule, but I do feel that rules should be followed when they are there. It would be way too chaotic if you start giving exceptions.

 

[Koronin]

Thankfully Pogacar won and NOT Alaphilippe.
Valverde still has some of the worst tactics on the planet. Stupid, stupid, stupid opening up at 250m AND leading everyone else out. His form is no where close to 2017 or 2018. It's at best 2019 levels.

 

[RedheadDane]

So?

He lost no result worth speaking about, and it should be a decent reminder to other riders to not slip up. Better set a precedent now than DQ a winner in a controversial decision without a precedent.

I'm not a fan of the rule, but I do feel that rules should be followed when they are there. It would be way too chaotic if you start giving exceptions.

Just shows how stupid the rule is.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Best rider in the world on climbs between 2'30 and 3'

Bet he doesn't get top 5 in the world on Montelupone.

I agree, before the 2019 Tour happened I always saw him as overrated on +5min climbs.
Roglic is clearly not as explosive near the end of a 250km race, looks like 2020 was a bit of an outliner because of the post-Tour supercompensation.
Reminds me of his results in the Italian Autumn classics in 2019 when he was a monster in the Giro dell' Emilia, but couldn't drop the other favourites in the Giro di Lombardia.

 

[BlueRoads]

I'm not a fan of the rule, but I do feel that rules should be followed when they are there. It would be way too chaotic if you start giving exceptions.

While I agree - imagine Carapaz would have made it... and then be disqualified for that small moment. Just shows how bad this rule is, to me.