Maybe Joris wants to buy a new house.
Well his new 'house' clearly seems better than his old one, DSM.
Sweeck beating Van der Haar again and great race by Felipe Orts in sixth.
Maybe Joris wants to buy a new house.
Its no coincidence that this result happened in a very technical course. This new generation of riders is not only very strong physically but also superior technically to their predecessors.
It's definitely a good place for him it seems. Considering Sven Nys said this year was a developmental year and next year would be where he's really going for it, he might be hitting his stride early. His first wc back in Maasmechelen was surprising for me where he rode towards the front until his puncture, but finishing fourth in Namur after probably riding the least chaotic and under the radar race where he was almost last the first time through the pits was even more so. Today was just confirmation he's found his stride and is showing as a former u23 champ should.Well his new 'house' clearly seems better than his old one, DSM.
Sweeck beating Van der Haar again and great race by Felipe Orts in sixth.
Also those saying it's an uninspiring course, I was there today and couldn't really see where those big banks that were in the national champs previously would've been.
Its no coincidence that this result happened in a very technical course. This new generation of riders is not only very strong physically but also superior technically to their predecessors.
Yeah I guess you can sort of see those areas from above on the map. That large square area of compacted sand by the Woohah Festival had all the teams and riders.I think the race was held in a different spot than the last edition. This year it was on the northwestern side of the lake while I think in 2013 it was in the southwestern side (in a place labeled as Woohah! Festival in Google Maps).
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Absolutely great to see that technique is paying off. Some years ago Brand was beating everyone on pure power. That’s okay now and then - for example on a very muddy course with lots of running - but I don’t like to watch it every race. Much more enticing to see skilled riders breaking away on technical sections and doing things that seem almost impossible like MVDP et al. The young generation brings everything to the table and it makes every race interesting.
I think he's over with the team now rather than his own thing and is doing the Zwift academy finals. I'd assume if it's like past years over 4 or 5 days, then it'll finish before the weekend and he can go home afterwards to ride round a forest a few times.I thought I saw yesterday that he was also doing Kortrijk, Hulst and Boom, but I guess they changed it.
Van der Poel is still in Spain and from what I've seen he seems to be mostly training on the road with his road bike. If he is going to Hulst, and since he will return from Spain on saturday, he won't have much time to do specific cross work, but maybe he doesn't need it.
oh it's been raining. I retract my statement haI think he might get on the podium today. quite an easy course. can build into it.