I will never understand why there's always so much stress in the peloton in a random sprint stage. They are riding like it's the last 4km with 40k to go. And then they are surprised why they crash.
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Probably because someone is shouting in their ear, get to the front! it's really narrow ahead! make sure you're at the front! etc etc.I will never understand why there's always so much stress in the peloton in a random sprint stage. They are riding like it's the last 4km with 40k to go. And then they are surprised why they crash.
I really hope we get a decent parcours next time, because this WT race is a joke.
UCI ruined it tbf. They ordered the organizers to shrink the race to 5 days, but there were still contracts with all the flemish start and finish places, so the options for a better parcours were really limited.
I expect a better parcours next year. Hopefully back to 7 days too (no worlds or olympics in August).
There was no problem with the source, no problems on Sporza.Weird, the commentators apparently had a signal...
Milan wins again - with ease apparently.
There was no problem with the source, no problems on Sporza.
He also swerves to the right and unwillingly blocks his teammate.Finally we see what happened and MvdP gives Milan a great lead out and the rest is history, as they say.
Yeah ngl I don't Philipsen had the pace there even without the block. He recovered a bit but it was all in the wheel and still finished pretty comfortably back.He also swerves to the right and unwillingly blocks his teammate.
Funny to see Milan push such a small gear for such a huge guy.
I don't know for sure. He lost the slipstream and managed to come closer after the swerve. If he could have stayed in the wheel, he might have been able, especially since he was pushing a bigger gear. But the finish came soon after the bend and he could just as easily have ran out of road even if he was faster.Yeah ngl I don't Philipsen had the pace there even without the block. He recovered a bit but it was all in the wheel and still finished pretty comfortably back.
Milan always seems undergeared, it was already the same at Bahrain.He also swerves to the right and unwillingly blocks his teammate.
Funny to see Milan push such a small gear for such a huge guy.
During the Giro I think I remember McEwen (?) saying that he'd spoken with Lidl-Trek guys and they said he prefers having that smaller gear. Unsure why, or when I heard them talking about this exactly.Milan always seems undergeared, it was already the same at Bahrain.
Good to know it wasn’t the race organisers plan as it gives hope that, even if it stays at 5 days, we will see a sprint day dropped in favour of an Amstel style punchy hills day.UCI ruined it tbf. They ordered the organizers to shrink the race to 5 days, but there were still contracts with all the flemish start and finish places, so the options for a better parcours were really limited.
I expect a better parcours next year. Hopefully back to 7 days too (no worlds or olympics in August).
an Amstel style punchy hills day
Clipped a pedal on the bike he rides 3x a year
I think he's grown older and wiser and going up against the likes of Milan and Philipsen is a learning experience. He still has positioning problems too so that does not help. This race for him was always going to be about Sunday's stage so let's hope he's keeping his powder dry.De Lie lost so much speed the last 2 years it's insane. He was significantly faster in his u23 years and as a neopro