Race Thread

[Coffeeplanter]

What is your suggestion? Should he not be allowed to race?

You're looking for ghosts again.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Seems that Mathieu heard me...he is taking time now. Still, amazing ride by Wout.

 

[E_F_]

You're looking for ghosts again.

"wow... looking at the race for second - that would make for a great race for first... hm..."

"Do you intend to murder Mathieu van der Poel!?"

 

[Bolder]

Joris also strong again...get that guy back on the road this year, please.

 

[Coffeeplanter]

"wow... looking at the race for second - that would make for a great race for first... hm..."

"Do you intend to murder Mathieu van der Poel!?"

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Wout taking out time from Mathieu...I guess your only solace is to pretend that Mathieu is out there just giving it 80%...you know, because that's how he always races...

 

[theyoungest]

Complete fanboy BS to think that if Wout were on the front row, he wouldn't be challenging Mathieu right now. Wout is out there crushing it.

I think the fanboy here is you. Between Wout and Mathieu, I honestly don't care who wins. But clearly Mathieu is a level above in cyclocross right now. Or two levels.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

And on the pedals, these words appear:
My name is MVdP, King of Kings;
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!
Percy Bysshe Shelley

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

I think the fanboy here is you. Between Wout and Mathieu, I honestly don't care who wins. But clearly Mathieu is a level above in cyclocross right now. Or two levels.

Look at the lap times. You can pretend anything you want, but if Wout had started beside Mathieu, he would still be challenging Mathieu. Sure, Mathieu almost certainly wins, but we would have had a race, rather than a procession.

Funny too, I didn't quote your post, but you yelped anyway. Methinks the lady doth protest too much.

 

[Davesta]

The race for third between Joris & Nys is looking like a close battle. Imagine if Wout got murdered as well…

 

[theyoungest]

Look at the lap times. You can pretend anything you want, but if Wout had started beside Mathieu, he would still be challenging Mathieu. Sure, Mathieu almost certainly wins, but we would have had a race, rather than a procession.

Apparently Mathieu had a flat tire as well, according to Eurosport. I haven't seen it, but that could have accounted for his slight time loss. He's also just consolidating, not riding at maximum ability. That's just logical, why would he take unnecessary risk.

 

[tobydawq]

Good thing this isn't Twitter.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Apparently Mathieu had a flat tire as well, according to Eurosport. I haven't seen it, but that could have accounted for his slight time loss. He's also just consolidating, not riding at maximum ability. That's just logical, why would he take unnecessary risk.

He races flat out every race. That is his nature. You think he is changing that in the most important race of the season? Poppycock.

Wout freaking crashed, clearly, and rode back from pretty close to last place.

 

[AmRacer]

He races flat out every race. That is his nature. You think he is changing that in the most important race of the season? Poppycock.

Wout freaking crashed, clearly, and rode back from pretty close to last place.

He races flat out until he doesn't need to do it, that would be lap two.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

He races flat out until he doesn't need to do it.

As evidenced by which race this season? Abusrd to think he isn't putting everything into the pedals.

Mathieu wants to crush.

 

[E_F_]

Good thing this isn't Twitter.

Yeah, the tweet is wrong about that. It should say: "Twitter and cyclingnewsforum the only places..."

 

[theyoungest]

He races flat out every race. That is his nature. You think he is changing that in the most important race of the season? Poppycock.

Wout freaking crashed, clearly, and rode back from pretty close to last place.

Mathieu's first lap was much faster, he had the gap, and since then he's just been maintaining the gap. Isn't that obvious?

 

[AmRacer]

Mathieu's first lap was much faster, he had the gap, and since then he's just been maintaining the gap. Isn't that obvious?

It's not obvious for Wout fanboys.

 

[E_F_]

Mathieu wants to crush.

Is he not crushing?

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Is he not crushing?

Well...yeah...that's my point. He isn't crusing anything.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

He's taking time out of Wout...and Wout is taking time out of everyone else. What seems obvious to some here, seems to be fanboy goggles, or hater goggles, doesn't really matter which...

 

[E_F_]

You've lost me @ChewbaccaDefense

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

You've lost me @ChewbaccaDefense

Hey, I'm a Wout fanboy, that should have been obvious well before today...of course my posts are going to be slightly (maybe more) ridiculous.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Whatever the case, I am happy to see that Wout is clearly gaining form. I still think the spring is going to be a lot of disappointments for Wout fans, but there is a sliver of hope.

 

[Davesta]

Whatever the case, I am happy to see that Wout is clearly gaining form. I still think the spring is going to be a lot of disappointments for Wout fans, but there is a sliver of hope.

A silver of hope?!