Ronde van Vlaanderen: October 18th, 2020

[Volderke]

Doesn’t matter what it is, the rule is “always on the right side of the road”.

Can you show me that rule?

Because if you give me a euro/dollar everytime they do it on the left, I'll be rich.

 

[Pantani_lives]

AVV is attacking. This is officially Code Red. AvdB is reacting. Another race dominated by the two top favourites?

 

[jmdirt]

WOW! I look forward to seeing this again, and again for a few years!
Congrats MVdP!

 

[RedheadDane]

Looks like it's gonna be a Van-tastic day for the Dutch.

 

[Pantani_lives]

Looks like it's gonna be a Van-tastic day for the Dutch.

But... They're not working together and the Belgians and Uttrup might come back.

 

[sir fly]

They're great.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

MATHIEUUUU YESSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry had to get that out of my system. Damn that was close.
So unfortunate for Alaphilippe as well, I'd love to see a 3 man sprint.. but oh well. Other than that, I might call it a boring RVV because after ala was gone it was clearly going to be VDP vs Van aert and nothing else.

 

[movingtarget]

Just as well the leading riding was paying attention as all three of them could have come down. Nothing is more irritating in pro cycling at the moment than moto riders making bad decisions. Nice sprint at the finish, the lower gear worked for VDP.

 

[sir fly]

GW remake?
...I mean the men's race.

 

[BlueRoads]

I had to go so I only managed a short look when the two male vans were sprinting and I could not tell who had won so fast, only just found out...

 

[Pantani_lives]

Looks like it's gonna be a Van-tastic day for the Dutch.

Only Van Morrison is missing.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Only Van Morrison is missing.

And Van Halen dropped out (too soon?)

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Congrats to Van der Poel on his first monument. Wanted him to win in the finale. Van Aert second again (after two silvers at WC). Super strong breakaway with 3 biggest favourites! Bad luck for Allaphilippe.

 

[richwallone]

Can you show me that rule?

Because if you give me a euro/dollar everytime they do it on the left, I'll be rich.

I'm pretty sure it's somewhere in here, just too lazy to look for it

https://www.uci.org/docs/default-source/publications/guidelines-for-vehicle-circulation-in-the-race-convoy.pdf

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Cille's putting the hammer down now!

But it didn't work out. It'll be hard to bring van den Broek-Blaak back.

 

[sir fly]

Thought Van den Broek-Blaak wouldn't stay away over Paterberg.
Looks promising now.

 

[richwallone]

Van Vleuten goes!!! She has a chance. I had her for a win in my bet

EDIT: She doesn't

 

[Pantani_lives]

Cille's putting the hammer down now!

Unfortunately it's only a gavel. She will need a sledgehammer.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Boels-Dolmans doing their best Quick Step impersonation here.

 

[sir fly]

That was a perfectly timed move from Van den Broek-Blaak.
Well done.

Dutch afternoon in Flanders.

 

[Volderke]

I'm pretty sure it's somewhere in here, just too lazy to look for it

https://www.uci.org/docs/default-source/publications/guidelines-for-vehicle-circulation-in-the-race-convoy.pdf

searching for 'right' didn't deliver. All I found is this on page 17 (and it seems to apply more to the peloton or a big group of riders, not so much to a small group, maybe because this kind of incidents happen rarely):

"If a vehicle wishes to return to the back of the race by being overtaken by the peloton, it must do so safely by carefully pulling off the road in a manner that does not hinder the progress of the peloton. Any vehicle that pulls over must do so completely out of the way of the riders. "

As I understood, WvA tried first to draft at the left, and next he changed line to follow the neutral moto's draft to the right. That's when the jury probably indicated that the neutral motor had to slow down in order not to draft. Unfortunately, their speed difference with the lead group was too big so it surprised both Vdp and caught Alaphilippe totally off-guard.

 

[RedheadDane]

See? Told ya the winners of both races would have a 'van' in their names!

Chantal marries and gains a 'van', wins Vlaanderen. Coincidence? I think not!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

See? Told ya the winners of both races would have a 'van' in their names!

Chantal marries and gains a 'van', wins Vlaanderen. Coincidence? I think not!

Time to buy a DAF, since Dutch vans are the best

 

[sir fly]

See? Told ya the winners of both races would have a 'van' in their names!

Chantal marries and gains a 'van', wins Vlaanderen. Coincidence? I think not!

Chantal rides a van?!

 

[richwallone]

Recover quickly champ!!!

"... The World Champion was taken to the hospital in Ronse, where the X-rays showed fractures of the metacarpal 2 and 4 on his right hand. ..."

https://twitter.com/x/status/1317842478104444929

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