Paris - Tours 2014 (1.HC), 12.10

[jaylew]

Wallays not helping much

 

[burning]

Wallays is playing this really nicely.

 

[GuyIncognito]

Wallays is playing this really nicely.

When Valverde does this people want his head on a platter

 

[Gloin22]

When Valverde does this people want his head on a platter

I think there's a vast difference between one of best riders of generation and a rider that's usually a domestique

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Very nice racing by Wallays. And so happy that he beat Voeckler here.

 

[T-Nielsen]

Wallays not helping much

He has done his part.

 

[luckyboy]

When Valverde does this people want his head on a platter

Because Valverde is a doping *** and this is Jelle Wallays of Topsport Vlaanderen

 

[Bushman]

No, not with these riders.

I beg your pardon sir

 

[T-Nielsen]

LOL on that celebration.

 

[luckyboy]

Eurosport commentator "Beautiful ride by Voeckler"

jesus

 

[Hugo Koblet]

I beg your pardon sir

Yeah, I have no idea why the chase handed the victory to the break.

 

[GuyIncognito]

I think there's a vast difference between one of best riders of generation and a rider that's usually a domestique

Because Valverde is a doping *** and this is Jelle Wallays of Topsport Vlaanderen

Thank you, that is precisely my point. People don't judge tactics by the actual tactics, they judge tactics by their pre-held feelings on each rider.

 

[DNP-Old]

When Valverde does this people want his head on a platter

Not sure if serious.

 

[cineteq]

When Valverde does this people want his head on a platter

You must be one of those guys who see the world black and white.

 

[jaylew]

Thank you, that is precisely my point. People don't judge tactics by the actual tactics, they judge tactics by their pre-held feelings on each rider.

This is news to you?

 

[GuyIncognito]

This is news to you?

Nope, just making a point

 

[Bernie's eyesore]

I can't recall Valverde riding like that before.

 

[Jagartrott]

Wallays seemed to have done his part - besides, this was a 200 km break, so I'd say comparing this to a wheelsuckers victory is pretty stupid. He was smart enough to let Voeckler take the front and was cool enough not to panic when they slowed down. Well played, and good for him and his team.

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

I'm glad they've made it. The chase group (apart from Sinkeldam and Teuns) was a disgrace.

Great racing in the last 20 km, I love that race.

 

[luckyboy]

Nope, just making a point

Sitting on without working are the tactics of a small rider. Valverde is not a small rider.

In any case being in the break for 200km and working up until the final km when the break is sure to stay away means that the comparison is irrelevant

 

[Hugo87]

Enjoyed this race, nice way to finish the European season this year.

 

[Flamin]

Great finale. Clearly guys like Degenkolb and Van Avermaet were riding on their last legs. And those wet roads (and crashes) sure didn't help the chase either.

When Valverde does this people want his head on a platter

Except that Valverde does this for 2nd place

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Voeckler under pressure to get a win played perfectly into the hands of Wallays who took the biggest win of his career. Congrats.

Such leadership in the chase group, lol.

 

[Bushman]

It can't be bad luck when it happens that often.

Surely not bad luck when a moto suddenly stops right in front of you

 

[jaylew]

Enjoyed this race, nice way to finish the European season this year.

Still a few races left. What, you're not holding your breath for Romagna and that Belgian race I'm not going to bother trying to type out?