Ronde van Vlaanderen: April 7th, 2019

[happytramp]

None of these guys deserve 2nd place.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Asgreen pulling a "Mads P"

Guess his domestique days are over

 

[Red Rick]

Kristoff winning that sprint so easily is a tactical mistake for future races

 

[Mavic]

Betiol looks like he didn’t even drop a sweat.

 

[quadrago]

Re:

None of these guys deserve 2nd place.

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Agree. Asgreen was the only one deserved of 2nd.

 

[happytramp]

Re:

None of these guys deserve 2nd place.

Well other than MVP.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Bettiol just saved EFs season, singlehandedly.

Great ride!

 

[Red Rick]

Re:

None of these guys deserve 2nd place.

VdP?
Langeveld?
Vanmarcke?

 

[DenisMenchov]

I had Kristoff @30, but he can't ride without a team... GvA will never win this race, he had to follow Bettiol

 

[drc]

Change of guards on cobbles.

 

[Andy262]

Chapeau Bettiol and indeed a great team performance. EF were all over the race.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Visma not as strong as we thought. DQS same or not as smart as we thought. Deserved win for Bettiol, good work from Vanmarcke. Too bad Mathieu was so stupid to take risks like that, otherwise he could have won it.

 

[DenisMenchov]

Great race by EF, everything was perfectly executed

 

[Alexandre B.]

Again, he made quite an improvement this year.

 

[Escarabajo]

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Bettiol just saved EFs season, singlehandedly.

Great ride!

??
2018 is gone already!

 

[Son of Amsterhammer]

One of those occasions where the group is just too big and no one trusts anyone else. There were certainly some that didn't want anything to do with the wind hitting their face.

 

[Bolder]

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Why are riders in the chasing group getting to second wheel and then just sitting up? Even just taking a token turn to come through keeps up the momentum.

never underestimate the collective pro-cyclists' stupidity

As Bettiol rode off with the victory. But, then again, you don't want to be the guy who pulls a group of finishers to the line and missed the podium. At least that's the mentality, I think

 

[42x16ss]

Pathetic finish to what was otherwise a fantastic race. Sick of watching cowards refuse to ride because they would prefer to be towed to a chance for second place. Half those chumps could have beaten Bettiol in a sprint.

 

[Mavic]

This was van der Poel’s for the taking. Unbelievable ride considering what he went through. Maybe the strongest rider today.

 

[krakenKE]

Great win by Bettiol. Asgreen and MVdP also very impresive. DQS was not looking very convincing at all. Stybar should be better next week but his blow out was surprising. Sagan did not have the legs to even sprint. I hope he will be better next week.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Insane to me, that someone could think Asgreen does not "deserve" 2nd.

I simply don't get the reasoning.

It's his debut in the race - it's his first full season on the world tour.

Last year, everyone was shocked that a debutante (Mads P) could take second, and called it the best debut in recent history.

 

[Son of Amsterhammer]

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I had Kristoff @30, but he can't ride without a team... GvA will never win this race, he had to follow Bettiol

GvA is just too honest for his own good. Spends way too much time at the front.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Bettiol & Bastianelli
Italy FTW

 

[Kazistuta]

Nicely done interview by Bettiol, considering it's his first pro win. More pink in front!

 

[Pantani_lives]

Congratulations to the eighteen people who voted "other". I'm sure you all had Bettiol in mind.