Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2021 (April 25th)

[Zinoviev Letter]

Who is the DSM rider in the group off the front?

 

[RedheadDane]

Who is the DSM rider in the group off the front?

Donovan.

 

[Netserk]

There are teams trying to attack now, but they’d be more likely to get away if they’d made it harder earlier.

Especially if others made it hard earlier It's not easy to overcome the coordination problems there, as you don't want to coordinate globally (with all participants).

 

[Offline]

Is Pogacar back in the peloton?

 

[Netserk]

From @faustocoppi60 (jens_attacks):

 

[Faserr]

Still a nice gap for the lead group. They will probably make it over the Redoute climb.

Bunch is doing nothing at the moment.

 

[Red Rick]

And that is quite reasonable. Most of the favourites and most of the strongest teams will not really improve their chances with another tactic (in this given racing equilibrium).

No matter how slow they go here, the race is still plenty hard and selective enough in the end for them.

Especially if others made it hard earlier It's not easy to overcome the coordination problems there, as you don't want to coordinate globally (with all participants).

That's why you should go for strats that aren't overly dependent on coordination with other teams. Splitting the peloton in the right places will only improve your leverage. It should be relatively low risk if everyone has to put in the same amount of work, if you catch them by surprise it's almost an immediate win to split the peloton.

 

[Tinnekeisabella]

Is Pogacar back in the peloton?

Belgian commentator metioned Tadej back in peloton a while ago

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Especially if others made it hard earlier It's not easy to overcome the coordination problems there, as you don't want to coordinate globally (with all participants).

If you don’t have one of the top favourites and your strategy is to go early with strong outsiders, you might as well sacrifice some of your other riders to shear domestiques from the peloton beforehand. If you don’t, it just means that there are more around to pull back your attacks. The whole strategy hinges on a less than perfectly coordinated chase.

 

[Red Rick]

Bit late for a piss break innit?

 

[Breezy1985]

Bit late for a piss break innit?

Just opened my first beer of the race so many breaks coming for me

 

[Salvarani]

Bit late for a piss break innit?

Dont really think it is an option if you gotta go, you gotta go.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Not a bad way to ride his first LBL for Rota, a long day in the breakaway.

 

[Salvarani]

Redoute next.

Something should happen there.

 

[Mayomaniac]

I have to say that at least Lotto are trying something with Harm on the attack and a teammate in the breakaway.

 

[RedheadDane]

Dont really think it is an option if you gotta go, you gotta go.

An alternative could - of course - be attacking because "Gotta go! Gotta go! Gotta go!"

 

[Devil's Elbow]

An alternative could - of course - be attacking because "Gotta go! Gotta go! Gotta go!"

Based on that Tirreno stage, that seems like something Van der Poel would do.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Peloton has finally got the finger out

 

[RedheadDane]

Based on that Tirreno stage, that seems like something Van der Poel would do.

Imagine the post-race interview:

"I just really needed to piss!"

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Imagine the post-race interview:

"I just really needed to piss!"

Interview to be conducted in Dumoulin's camper.

 

[Tinnekeisabella]

Based on that Tirreno stage, that seems like something Van der Poel would do.

I miss Vanderpoel

 

[BlueRoads]

Honestly in the final just pee in you pants - among a bunch of very sweaty men I don't think one will recognize the difference.

 

[sir fly]

Does "Vliegen" means "flying"?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Do you think Vliegen has painted the road himself?

 

[Velolover2]

Giant peloton.