Ronde van Vlaanderen 2025, one day monument, April 6 (men's)

[KZD]

Seriously? Unbeliavable the luck a certain guy have.

That guy has so much luck that he lost 3 domestiques with crashes today.

 

[Medvind]

Pedersen attack incoming on Berg ten Houte?

 

[iBanesto]

New aka old bike for Van de Poel.

Train ahead!

 

[Tim Cahill]

Van Aert taken some advice from Alaphilippe before the race

What you need to do is swerve around a lot near the back and go to the car at least 7 or 8 times.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

nice bit of race action from Ineos.

 

[Red Rick]

Ineos having 4 guys at the front affecting the rhythm isn't helping.

They could do much more by dropping gaps every corner with Pogacar sitting behind them.

 

[Didinho]

New bike for Van de Poel.

Train ahead!

Back to his original bike. With the teamcar and already back.

Time to move up now.

 

[Netserk]

Vermeersch (UAE) is back.

 

[Gigs_98]

Politt being saved atm so it looks like he'll be tasked to do the leadout on the 2nd Kwaremont.

Depens on what you mean by leadout. I think he'll simply be the guy to get over the next climb or two with the peloton. Pogacar will need him simply to make sure the gap doesn't become insurmountably big until then

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Vermeersch still back there picking his nose or something

 

[Peyroteo94]

Vermeersch (UAE) is back.

Wow! Great news for Pogi!

 

[Peyroteo94]

This gap is minimal. There is 21 km missing until Kwaremont. First group is doomed

 

[yaf2]

Will Pog attack earlier? Its very weakened Uae vs the rest now. Maybe the remaining doms will last until Kwaremont.

I think he is in a difficult situation as visma & trek still have their whole team so how can he be at the front for kwaremont and if those teams block the roads its over for him

 

[hayneplane]

Wellens crash altered the composition big time, race going up the road at the moment.

Not even going to start getting the tiniest bit concerned until the gap goes well above 2 minutes.

 

[SafeBet]

I think he is in a difficult situation as visma & trek still have their whole team so how can he be at the front for kwaremont and if those teams block the roads its over for him

That's why he's saving Politt, I think.

 

[Salvarani]

That's why he's saving Politt, I think.

He is pulling now infront of Pog

 

[Red Rick]

Depens on what you mean by leadout. I think he'll simply be the guy to get over the next climb or two with the peloton. Pogacar will need him simply to make sure the gap doesn't become insurmountably big until then

Would need to go to 3 minutes for that to be the case.

 

[Netserk]

No Dwars attack today, it looks like

 

[Peyroteo94]

I can't spot Vermeersch

 

[Salvarani]

I can't spot Vermeersch

Me neither

 

[Krzysztof_O]

I think he is in a difficult situation as visma & trek still have their whole team so how can he be at the front for kwaremont and if those teams block the roads its over for him

Tactical disadvantage due to weakened team unable to reduce the gap: Pog will need to do it himself in the last 50 km and none will cooperate (Mvp and co can suck wheel and say they have teammates ahead).

 

[rghysens]

27 km until Kwaremont. They need to keep the gap below 3 minutes and they are fine.

In 2023 a similar group had 3 minutes and Pog and Vdp caught them at the Hotond.
Even 4 minutes won´t be a problem.

 

[RedheadDane]

No Dwars attack today, it looks like

Of course not.
Wrong race.

 

[Monsi]

I can't spot Vermeersch

He was at the back of the peloton a moment ago.

 

[hayneplane]

In 2023 a similar group had 3 minutes and Pog and Vdp caught them at the Hotond.
Even 4 minutes won´t be a problem.

That group had more depth of talent than todays lead group