Race Thread

[Gwbert]

Excellent ride by Vandeputte. He really shines when conditions are difficult and technical. Must’ve been one of the most difficult course conditions in a long time. Well deserved victory! Fun to see Orts high up and a little bit surprising that MVTH had such a difficult day. Yet he kept going and didn’t cave in.

I think Orts likes these conditions too, as does Mason. I guess the party is over now the big boys are back in town.

 

[stonerider]

Maybe tomorrow we will see if all the men are raising their game, which is making it harder to pick winners. MvdP is the litmus test. But it is hardly fair as the others are coming off the hard conditions in Hulst which has got to take something out of their legs, right?

 

[Wyndbrook]

Storm apparently blown through (just starting where I am, turbo for me today) and junior and u23 races being delayed and squeezed up.
Previous wins at Zonhoven suggest Toon Aerts might be the main challenger today.
Brand will looking for better than last year when she landed on her nose.

 

[Axel Hangleck]

Another interesting men's Junior race; 5 nations in the Top7.......

From a UK perspective, we're not producing enough talent, in both CX, and XC MTB.......when other countries are.

 

[Coffeeplanter]

Benjamin Noval beaten on the line by reigning European champion Agostinacchio. This class of first years is so strong with Lejeune, Bruyere Joumard and Timmermans also.

 

[Barkintheeye]

No broadcast of the junior men / women races?

 

[AmRacer]

Wout sick, won't race tomorrow

 

[RedheadDane]

That did not look good for Worst...

 

[JR1012]

Long way to go. But Backstedt is looking strong.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I thought Brand would win after she got a fairly decent start this time around, but Alvarado was much better than yesterday.

 

[Axel Hangleck]

For a while I thought the long 7 year wait for a British Elite women's World Cup was going to end........but 2nd is a good result for Zoe.

 

[jono]

Isabella Holmgren really needs to improve her starts. It's been a consistent issue, and today she was in the mid-30s halfway through lap 1 and had to spend most of the rest of the race working her way up through the field. She was riding top 10 lap times the rest of the race. Hopefully Ava Holmgren isnt too banged up from her crash.

 

[Gwbert]

Isabella Holmgren really needs to improve her starts. It's been a consistent issue, and today she was in the mid-30s halfway through lap 1 and had to spend most of the rest of the race working her way up through the field. She was riding top 10 lap times the rest of the race. Hopefully Ava Holmgren isnt too banged up from her crash.

I think both Holmgrens would do well with a front row start. Ava looked really smooth until that crash. Gery was great too.

 

[AmRacer]

The race lasted 1 minute

 

[Axel Hangleck]

Isabella Holmgren really needs to improve her starts. It's been a consistent issue, and today she was in the mid-30s halfway through lap 1 and had to spend most of the rest of the race working her way up through the field. She was riding top 10 lap times the rest of the race. Hopefully Ava Holmgren isnt too banged up from her crash.

She's a bit like Mitterwallner - very little explosivity off the start......and in Elites you can't get back.

 

[jono]

The race lasted 1 minute

Return of the King

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Race over after a minute haha.

 

[RedheadDane]

They could make a rule that VDP would always have to start at the back, with his bike parked against the barriers...
and he'd still win.

 

[AmRacer]

The rest of the bunch pretends Mathieu isn't racing, they don't see him anyway.

 

[Didinho]

When you lead 12” after 3’. Good thing he’s only peaking for the Worlds.

Enjoy him while we can 😍

 

[Samu Cuenca]

They could make a rule that VDP would always have to start at the back, with his bike parked against the barriers...
and he'd still win.

No, he wouldn't.

 

[RedheadDane]

No, he wouldn't.

Exaggeration is your friend.

 

[Coffeeplanter]

About as exciting as the average road race this year.

 

[AmRacer]

100 km attack or 1 hour attack, what's most boring to watch?

 

[Tim Cahill]

More history to witness, aren't we all truly blessed!

Where's the Australian police when you need them eh