Nokere Koerse 2025, March 19th

[tobydawq]

Eekhoff!

Good for Picnic after an utterly terrible start to the season.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

So much for the safer finale...

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Eekhoff wins with a long sprint

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Most chaotic sprint I've seen this year.

 

[Samamba]

First race back after his insane crash in Saudi. Very important for Picnic DSM sSHimano POstnl

 

[E_F_]

Thank God they changed the finish...

 

[TourOfSardinia]

That was no PicNic
for Eekhoff

 

[tobydawq]

Fretin and his shoulder third, I think.

 

[tobydawq]

Thank God they changed the finish...

Big difference between crashing with 50 and 75 kph.

 

[tobydawq]

So much for the safer finale...

Big difference between crashing with 50 and 75 kph.

 

[Netserk]

Philipsen almost escaped it. I hope he'll be ready Saturday.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Nice long sprint. Pretty dominant.

 

[Tim Cahill]

What a bloody disaster, bring back the dangerous finish!!!

Delighted for Eekhoff after he went absolutely barrelling into a post in Saudi, looked a bad one that and it's his first race back.

 

[Berniece]

Philipsen almost escaped it. I hope he'll be ready Saturday.

He’s DNF though, so that doesn’t look good. Hopefully it’s just premature

 

[Sciatic]

Why work when Philipsen is in your group?

Im probably not right, but take for example the UAE rider in that leading group who was the one most obviously sitting up or sitting on. How did refusing to work in a strong front group increase their team’s chances when they didn’t even have someone able to get into the top ten in the finishing sprint?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Apparently I can't quote a post that consists solely of other quotes, but my comment was intended to be tongue in cheek. This was mostly on the riders (although in retrospect it wouldn't have hurt to fence off the gutter).

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Im probably not right, but take for example the UAE rider in that leading group who was the one most obviously sitting up or sitting on. How did it increase their team’s chances when they didn’t have someone able to get into the top ten in the finishing sprint?

Molano could definitely Top 10 in the finishing sprint.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Philipsen got a big wound in his right hip. Hope for a speedy recovery.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

In hindsight a bit strange for philepsen to do this race 3 days before Sanremo, but I'm not gonna complain about riders wanting to race historic one-day races.

Very impressive sprint of echkoff the former u23 world champion

 

[Samamba]

Crash doesn't really have anything to do with the finish.

Sucks for Philipsen tho

 

[postmanhat]

Ville De Cofidis outscores the Chinese Village over the two races today. The French and Belgian Cups may save them yet?

 

[pastronef]

Moschetti has a big scar on his cheek, chin

 

[Sciatic]

Molano could definitely Top 10 in the finishing sprint.

Like I said aim probably not right. If Molano was the UAE guy sprinting at the end he couldn’t even get in the top 15 (only top 10 available right now).

ed Molano was 22nd (though he probably took foot off gas once out it), top UAE rider 16th

 

[Tim Cahill]

Ville De Cofidis outscores the Chinese Village over the two races today. The French and Belgian Cups may save them yet?

Cofidis know how to play the game too, Piet Allegaert is about to drop the most dastardly racing schedule we've ever seen, from Turkmenistan to the Hebrides.

 

[rghysens]

In hindsight a bit strange for philepsen to do this race 3 days before Sanremo, but I'm not gonna complain about riders wanting to race historic one-day races.

He did it last year too.