Men's U23 races and talents

[Tim Cahill]

Commentator calling it like its some random intermediate sprint, bring back Carlton, even if he gets all the names wrong.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Good sprint by Kockelmann.

 

[Squire]

Why isn't Sentjens doing this? Does Widar really need five climbing domestiques for what is basically one single normal mountain stage?

 

[Samamba]

This might save Kockelmanns Lotto(-Intermarché) spot.

 

[Samamba]

Why isn't Sentjens doing this? Does Widar really need five climbing domestiques for what is basically one single normal mountain stage?

You mean Van Bylen?

Cause Serge Pauwels doesn't know what he's doing. Bring 5 domestiques for Widar to just then work against Widar in a flat stage and make him lose more than 2 minutes.

 

[RedheadDane]

Sorry, but Kockelmann's name just reminds me of this absolutely epic song:

 

[Squire]

You mean Van Bylen?

Cause Serge Pauwels doesn't know what he's doing. Bring 5 domestiques for Widar to just then work against Widar in a flat stage and make him lose more than 2 minutes.

I meant Sentjens. Isn't he the biggest Belgian sprint talent? I don't know too much about Van Bylen.

 

[Samamba]

I meant Sentjens. Isn't he the biggest Belgian sprint talent? I don't know too much about Van Bylen.

I was joking a bit cause Van Bylen beat him in Belgian nationals in a bunch sprint. Sentjens is definitely the most known one.

 

[Samamba]

Very bad weather expected tomorrow... If it was a pro race this would be cancelled

Not good for Widar and If I remember correctly Seixas also does not like it at all. Nordhagen about to crush everyone.

 

[AlfaLum]

Very bad weather expected tomorrow... If it was a pro race this would be cancelled

Not good for Widar and If I remember correctly Seixas also does not like it at all. Nordhagen about to crush everyone.

Is it that bad? I think Seixas was quite well most of the days in Tour of the Alps, but just did not eat enough during his bad day, which was also at a higher level of racing.

Seixas will still crush everybody today.

 

[RedheadDane]

Very bad weather expected tomorrow... If it was a pro race this would be cancelled

If it's unsafe - conditions that would necessiate cancelling a pro race - hopefully they'll also cancel here.

 

[SafeBet]

Not good for Widar and If I remember correctly Seixas also does not like it at all. Nordhagen about to crush everyone.

What I remember from last year JR WC is Seixas having bike handling issues in wet conditions and thus wasting a lot of energy not to lose contact in downhill and rolling sections. He looked better in TotA though.

 

[Netserk]

Belgium working on Saisies.

 

[Tim Cahill]

PCS seems to have the same aversion to Widar that it does Wellens

 

[Samamba]

Spain upping the tempo in peloton. 15minutes till live, doubt there will be a lot of the peloton left by the time we will be able to see anything

 

[Samamba]

Turconi and Ward dropped.

Apparently we need to watch some interviews with the femmes from yesterday before we get to see any race action.

Let me guess, we're not gonna have a lot of live images today...

 

[Squire]

Turconi and Ward dropped.

Apparently we need to watch some interviews with the femmes from yesterday before we get to see any race action.

Decomble the only remaining threat from the breakaway guys then, I guess.

 

[Brullnux]

Italy maybe should've brought Scalco instead of Turconi. Turconi is a much better talent but he's out of form, whereas Scalco is probably the best he's been this year.

Edit: impressive though that Borgo is still there, I thought he was a semi-sprinter

 

[Netserk]

Belgium leading the peloton.

 

[Samamba]

Finally images

Eeman at the front for Belgiuim

 

[Berniece]

Cause Serge Pauwels doesn't know what he's doing. Bring 5 domestiques for Widar to just then work against Widar in a flat stage and make him lose more than 2 minutes.

All favourites lost those 2 minutes. Do you think it'll matter after today and tomorrow?

 

[Netserk]

Spain taking over again.

 

[Samamba]

All favourites lost those 2 minutes. Do you think it'll matter after today and tomorrow?

No, but that's not the point. You take a risk for no reason.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Decomble the only remaining threat from the breakaway guys then, I guess.

Dalby?

 

[Berniece]

No, but that's not the point. You take a risk for no reason.

To give others in the team a chance so they are more motivated during the stages they really need to work for Widar?