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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.
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.
Van Anrooij is technically pretty ordinary, especially compared to the other two; she's another Brand type rider; more power than technique.
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- Mar 22, 2010
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Vantourenhout and Sweeck seem to have totally different mechanisms for attaching their arms to the rest of their bodies.
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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.
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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. I agree it's nice to see more challenging courses like Namur, Koppenberg and Overijse, but having a very technical track like this was has broken up those courses with lots of elevation from all following after each other. I think one of the main organisers was Richard Groenendaal so i'd say it's not as if someone got a map and drew a squiggly line around the venue.
I thought the course and the racing today was great! I like close races where you are left wondering until the very end who will get the win.
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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 ok 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.
Furthermore I think the women’s races are determined more by skill than actual power - in comparison with the men’s races where skill is very equal but sustainable power differs a lot (only a few are able to sustain a whole race eg Iserbyt, Sweek, Vanthourenhout, Van der Haar) - and that makes race outcome less certain and more exciting. Time for the Belgian squad to promote some young talents.
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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).
Yes, absolutely. It's an off-road discipline, skills & technique should be a factor in races. I do think course design could also be better; we see too many with straights that favour pure power.
The women's podium yesterday was a mix of skills; Van Anrooij who is a Road/CX rider, Van Empel who will likely be a Road rider with CX/MTB outings, and Pieterse, who is an off-road CX/MTB rider.
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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.
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.
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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.
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Wout: "The CX Worlds is my only real objective this winter"
he said to Het Laatste Nieuws
he said to Het Laatste Nieuws
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I would not say it's quite an easy course. But it's definitely got less elevation that previous races and is probably less technical than last weekend's world cup.
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His first race back is usually a few notches below his best level in upcoming events, so I wouldn't be surprised if he is out of the podium.
oh it's been raining. I retract my statement ha
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Yee of little faith... he's not bad in classic cross conditions.
He's conditioning at this point in time however?
He's conditioning at this point in time however?
Nice win for Alvarado, quite dominant though both Betsema and Brand had poor starts. Vos faded badly. Will be interesting to see how Alvarado goes against the young guns as she looks close to her best. A mistake cost her last week.
Nice to see another win for Alvarado - and Backstedt looks to be coming into form - and ahead of her team mate. Vos fading isn't really concerning; she's not as effective in these conditions.
Pidcock's first race since MTB Worlds in late August......
Pidcock's first race since MTB Worlds in late August......
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Solid opening for Pidcock. Very consistent riding for Sweeck, van der Haar and Alvarado. Didn't see it while watching the race, but others spotted Betsema giving Honsinger some sort of push or shove on the first lap.
Congrats CdCA!
Homer hat on: Honsiger cracks the top ten, 1:15 ish back.
Congrats LS!
TP good enough for his first outing. I didn't see the race yet, but saw a photo of him sprawled on the ground.
Homer hat on: Honsiger cracks the top ten, 1:15 ish back.
Congrats LS!
TP good enough for his first outing. I didn't see the race yet, but saw a photo of him sprawled on the ground.
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