Liege Bastogne Liege-7 hour monument, Sunday, April 21, 2024

[Savant12]

Pogacar peaking too early, like remco last year, bardet and Thomas will outclass him in the giro

Pog doesn't need to be at 100% to win the Giro. Also, Pog > Remco.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Pogacar was riding for Urška's mother.

Hence the finger point to the sky.

The people's champion! A lovely person and a fierceful competitor!

 

[dazaau]

He's got the same odds on that than Van Aert

Van Aert in theory would have mvdp covered as he is a significantly better climber. However, IRL mvdp would dip deep, get in Wout's head and find a way somehow

 

[Samamba]

Tbh Tiberi was massively strong today as well.

100% strongest Bahrain guy today.

 

[AnotherArmChair]

Bardet in a Pog MVDP sandwich on GC

Nice one for him

 

[Red Rick]

People still think Red Rick was trolling when he said he longs back to the Sky era?

 

[Gigs_98]

So, if pog, rog, remco all stay home it is possible for Mvdp. Smart ride by him.

Perhaps it is, but people would ride very different without Pog in front.

 

[Brullnux]

100% strongest Bahrain guy today.

I think in my defence Hatch and co kept saying Bilbao for all the Bahrain riders.

Tiberi having a bit of a breakthrough spring, though.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

He's got the same odds on that than Van Aert

I love how, even when though he wouldn't have ridden anyway, the Wout hate continues.

Wout derangement syndrome never fails to amuse.

 

[Didinho]

Tbh Tiberi was massively strong today as well.

The Alps good prep race for Liege it seems. If you’re not called Pogacar.

 

[dazaau]

Bardet in a Pog MVDP sandwich on GC

Nice one for him

Yes, that group wasnt dragging mvdp to second...

 

[Squire]

I actually didn't realise Tiberi was riding, I feel like UK comms didn't really mention him? Paret-peintre also fifth

Hatch, who also commented on him the TotA, mentioned him a few times when he was pacing the group behind Healy/Bardet/Cosnefroy/Gregoire. But Tiberi was also right up there behind the UAE train for most of the day. Excited to see him in the Giro.

 

[Peyroteo94]

People still think Red Rick was trolling when he said he longs back to the Sky era?

Even Pogi pointed out to the sky, showing how he misses the Sky era

 

[QueenStagiaire]

The dedicating wins to random people hypocrisy is notable though, Vingegaard would be ridiculed into oblivion.

 

[ppanther92]

Ok, lets create some artificial Tour hype then.

I don't fully trust Roglic, although he is back on the bike already and should be optimally prepared.
Evenepoel is hurt, so we have to see.
Pogacar will have a Giro in his legs and peaked too early anyway according to user Ilmaestro99.
Vingegaard with his pneumothorax is very uncertain to even make it.

So, there is only one conclusion after today's race: Bernal upsets them all and wins his second Tour.

 

[Brullnux]

I love how, even when though he wouldn't have ridden anyway, the Wout hate continues.

Wout derangement syndrome never fails to amuse.

Is that hate? I thought it was the opposite

 

[Brullnux]

Hatch, who also commented on him the TotA, mentioned him a few times when he was pacing the group behind Healy/Bardet/Cosnefroy/Gregoire. But Tiberi was also right up there behind the UAE train for most of the day. Excited to see him in the Giro.

My bad!

 

[Taxus4a]

Van der Poel's result is historic.

Someone of his weight podium iat Lieje is not easy at all, although it is true that the new route makes it easier.

How many Roubaix winners have been on the Liège podium? It's like if Pogacar makes a podium in Roubaix one day, it would be something historic, although we all dream that one day he can win it, but something would have to happen to the favorites, It is not his race, as it's not Líeje of VDP either.

 

[Red Rick]

Ok, lets create some artificial Tour hype then.

I don't fully trust Roglic, although he is back on the bike already and should be optimally prepared.
Evenepoel is hurt, so we have to see.
Pogacar will have a Giro in his legs and peaked too early anyway according to user Ilmaestro99.
Vingegaard with his pneumothorax is very uncertain to even make it.

So, there is only one conclusion after today's race: Bernal upsets them all and wins his second Tour.

People still thinking Pogacar won't be at least 99% at the Tour?

You really just watched LBL and think the cycling common sense of 2015 applies to him?

 

[Peyroteo94]

Ok, lets create some artificial Tour hype then.

I don't fully trust Roglic, although he is back on the bike already and should be optimally prepared.
Evenepoel is hurt, so we have to see.
Pogacar will have a Giro in his legs and peaked too early anyway according to user Ilmaestro99.
Vingegaard with his pneumothorax is very uncertain to even make it.

So, there is only one conclusion after today's race: Bernal upsets them all and wins his second Tour.

Then you wake up

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Maybe I'm wrong, but I see LBL as far better suited to WvA than VdP. Wout is a significantly better climber. The stars really had to align for VdP to podium here, and they did.

 

[JosefK]

A great win for the greatest rider in the world. Bardet impressive in second. Van der Poel exceptional to make the podium after a long spring campaign and having to ride hard to make it back to the lead group after getting held up in the crash mid race.

 

[Sciatic]

He can win one day this race if all stars align.

He’ll have Remco to deal with as well as Pogacar his entire career, as well as other new stellar climbers that might COE along.

 

[Boehmand]

I have great appreciation and respect for Pogacar and MvdP - but man do they make the big races a boring watch

 

[Netserk]

The race went exactly as expected for first. Nothing before Redoute (besides a crash), as the section from Stavelot to the foot of Redoute favours a big group and is known as such by the riders, reinforcing a stalemate there.

Then come the climb, and the race was over at the top. The gap quickly went out, and there never was any doubt.

Modulo headwind, I actually quite enjoyed the race for 2nd. It took a while for 4 riders to get away before RaF and they worked quite well together. They duked it out on RaF, and Bardet was strong enough to drop the rest and stay away. Ineos chased behind, and Bernal (!) was the first to bridge the gap to the three left in front. The wind, the route and the distribution of strengths of those left then meant that no one could get away for 3rd.

While I would like the route to change, I think it's important to keep in mind how different it would have been without Pogi here. Or with Evenepoel at his best here too.