Liège-Bastogne-Liège: April 28th, 2019

[Zinoviev Letter]

Re:

He was not lying when he said he still had not recovered enough then. But to DNF this early? Why did they even let him start...

The team seem to have wanted him to ride despite his illness

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Re: Re:

He was not lying when he said he still had not recovered enough then. But to DNF this early? Why did they even let him start...

The team seem to have wanted him to ride despite his illness

With friends like that, who needs enemies?

 

[Jungle Cycle]

Vamos Vicenzo!!

 

[Savant12]

Splits in the peleton.

Valverde stepping off?

 

[Laplaz]

Valverde gone

 

[Simurgh]

Valverde quitting

 

[Red Rick]

Valverde abandon

 

[Salvarani]

Nasty weather

Valverde looked like was about to abandon

 

[rick james]

Horrible out there

 

[Strawberry_Jams]

Not a good look to dnf in the rainbow

 

[gregrowlerson]

Perfect weather for the shark.

 

[jaylew]

Re:

Horrible out there

Yep, I'd abandon in these conditions too.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Understandble DNF everything taken into consideration. Get better, Alejandro.

 

[Salvarani]

Re:

Not a good look to dnf in the rainbow

Not much to do if you not in good form. He has to regroup and think about how he should continue with the season and even over next season, I believe. Knowing he probably has declined a bit... how he can stay competitive and win races. Although, not as frequently anymore. If he really wants to continue racing.

 

[Jungle Cycle]

is there some big participation bonus??
why on earth let them start..!?..

 

[Climbing]

This will be hard and selective as hell for sure.
Horrible weather.

 

[Stelvio]

Did the CCC car pick up Valverdes bike?

 

[Salvarani]

Re:

This will be hard and selective as hell for sure.
Horrible weather.

I would put money on Nibali, Wellens or Gilbert.

 

[Velolover2]

Yates in problems?

He is my outside bet for today.

 

[Samamba]

Think Schachmann, Yates & Lotto Soudal are behind

 

[SafeBet]

Any info about who's in the second group?

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Quickstep laying down the hurt.

 

[Akuryo]

CCC and Sky helping them now.

 

[Laplaz]

Antonio looks good. Will probably destroy the peloton on Redoute.

 

[postmanhat]

I think the peleton was not much smaller than this with about 20k to go last year? Could be just pure attrition making the selection this time