Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2023, one day monument, April 23 (men's)

[Tim Cahill]

That group is... small

50/60?

 

[wheresmybrakes]

QS riding as if Patrick has threatened to rip up their contracts unless they do something

 

[Samamba]

Tratnik and Madouas already! Big hitters

 

[Salvarani]

Tratnik!

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

No I mean Quickstep rode a tempo that wasn't exactly blowing up the peloton on the climb and everyone happily let Remco sit second wheel without even trying to disrupt the very obvious plan to set up an attack over the top. If Remco had dropped everyone on a climb I'd say yeah he was just too strong, but that wasn't what happened.

I don't know how high the pace was, i do know the backdoor of the peloton was wide open. So it should have been high enough for nobody to feel motivated to up the pace or move to the front (which even whithout a looming attack, is a better place to be for the sake of positioning and avoiding crashes or gaps). And while he didn't attack on the climb, he attacked at the top and nobody was able to close a 5m gap. Who is going to ride in front, trying to block a possible attack, if it means you need to put in a serious effort to get there?

 

[Samamba]

Pidcock on the move?

Sheffield

 

[Salvarani]

Sheffield

 

[Netserk]

Sheffield too.

 

[Tim Cahill]

It's the Asgreen/Wright move, one of the EF and Bahrain leaders should've been latching onto that.

 

[Riek s]

Mas. ....

 

[Samamba]

Mas gone, Higuita gone.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Mas is not afraid of Evenepoel or Pogacar.

 

[Salvarani]

Mas

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

Interesting that Ineos chooses Sheffield to follow, no immediate response behind.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Yesterday somebody posted a graphic where Pogi was acting a bit naughty and was punching other riders out of the way. As soon as Remco came into the picture Pogi was like hi, his arm up and smiling.

What did Pogi expected would happen?

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Bagioli also gone.

 

[DNP-Old]

Bagioli dropped without working for a single meter.

 

[Red Rick]

Never seen a group this tiny before the Stockeau

 

[LookProGoSlow]

Yesterday somebody posted a graphic where Pogi was acting a bit naughty and was punching other riders out of the way. As soon as Remco came into the picture Pogi was like hi, his arm up and smiling.

What did Pogi expected would happen?

pure troll

 

[Riek s]

Not many people left. ( Also not Qs.)

 

[Samamba]

Yeah this is going to be carnage. 90% of the peloton already dead. Going to look like a mountain stage.

 

[dobrien]

It doesn't matter, no way to compare or speculate on that. Even if he crushes everyone, it will be just that Pog wouldn't be dropped. It's all naught. Race is also different now and much harder for Qs. Pity for the race though, was looking forward to a duel.

Totally hear you regarding how it will be viewed, but it's all he's got now. Definitely a huge pity for the race.

 

[Salvarani]

Madouas didnt make it.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Madouas is cooked

 

[Netserk]

Bahrain disappointedly passive. Israel too.