Liège-Bastogne-Liège: April 28th, 2019

[Velolover2]

Relax Bird!

 

[Red Rick]

Fuglsang's mom just had a heart attack

 

[Gigs_98]

Holy crap, what a save

 

[Yingge]

New shorts needed.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Dann close one and what a save

 

[scapewalker]

Save of the year!

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Re:

New shorts needed.

You too ? Mine are going straight in the wash

 

[More Strides than Rides]

Re: Re:

Really, really surprised that Fuglsang could drop them all at the last climb. I thought that Alaphillippe and a couple of others would be able to follow him at the very least. And therefore he should have attacked earlier. Clearly I have to take back what I said! Alaphilippe's downspiraling form isn't really that big of a surprise, if you think about it - he has been flying for weeks, and eventually it had to end.

How can you be surprised? Its the hardest climb and he is the strongest rider.

Yeah. Fuglsang had only shown to not be better than Alaphillipe, not that he wasn't better than everyone else. The idea that he isn't explosive or can't sprint (this season) is mostly due to a comparison to the most explosive rider at his best.

 

[Pantani_lives]

Fuglsang would be a deserved winner. If the strongest guy drops everyone and finishes solo that's still the greatest way to win.

 

[Leinster]

Re:

This is real racing. They need to keep this route!

Like others will say, I'm sure, I wish the "real racing" had started before the final climb. But yes, this is an improvement on a climbers' bunch sprint in Ans.

Ironic that the last year in Ans was also a solo attack over the Roche au Faucons by a member of the strongest team on the day.

 

[Jungle Cycle]

mtb years payed off...

 

[Savant12]

Almost a sliding track stand out of that corner.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Performance of the year if you ask me

 

[Poursuivant]

Amazing save that

 

[Red Rick]

Frigging this Fuglsang would have won it on the old route to roflmao

 

[Velolover2]

Perfect win for Fuglsang!

 

[sir fly]

Chapeau, Fuglsang!
Finally, the first across the line.

 

[glassmoon]

Epic. Chapeau.

 

[Carols]

Birdsong SINGS!!!!

 

[More Strides than Rides]

Empty crowds...

 

[Velolover2]

Why on earth haven't they used this route before? It's much more classics-esque with the smaller groups of favorites arriving together. And It's called Liege-Bastogne-Liege after all.

With the Ans finish, it always felt more like a longer stage race to me.

 

[Red Rick]

Nibali trying to sprint with about 500m to go after a 260km one day race.

 

[TomLPC]

Miles better than the rest to be fair

Vdp will animate next season

 

[Pantani_lives]

When they got off with three on RaF I was afraid Fuglsang would be 2nd or 3rd again, but then he dropped them on the uphill immediately after the official climb. The second Dane to win LBL!

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Well deserved.