Strade Bianche 2024, March 2, one-day classic (men's)

[AmRacer]

When the chasing group gives up the chase, Pog will slow down.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Anglos shall be shattered, Protestants shall be broken!

 

[Salvarani]

I think the state of cycling is so bad because most races are just plain boring. One rider is often so much better then all other riders and they can do nothing about it...no tactic or anything else. It is a problem for the sport. Racing was just much better before 2021.

Bunch of farmers and plumbers in the peloton.

 

[Samamba]

If Healy and Laporte soon catch Van Gils, we have a nice chase group.

No, the first bigger group is simply too big, they won't work together. Only chance if is like 4 guys jump to Van Gils, they work together and Pogacar cracks somehow (which won't happen but ok)

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

The peloton throwing the chase in the towel is ludicrous.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Well, at least the women's race was interesting

 

[Netserk]

Probably best like this, only chance is a larger group with helpers.

 

[Salvarani]

He said Sante Marie and just did it.

 

[Volderke]

Blythe is right, the peloton/chasers shouldn't throw in the towel but seems they already have...

What did Blythe say?
That the peloton / chasers shouldn't throw in the towel?

If he said that, he is dead wrong. But ofcourse, he's the commentator and has 2 gruelling hours to fill without any suspense.

 

[scribers]

Did pogi really call out his intention to go solo at 80k in pre race interview?

 

[Brullnux]

I think the state of cycling is so bad because most races are just plain boring. One rider is often so much better then all other riders and they can do nothing about it...no tactic or anything else. It is a problem for the sport. Racing was just much better before 2021.

This is pure nostalgia bias tbh

 

[Salvarani]

Did pogi really call out his intention to go solo at 80k in pre race interview?

Yes.

 

[Penninepeddler]

The peloton throwing the chase in the towel is ludicrous.

Only about 3 guys there actually look like they even want to try and up the pace. Everyone else just sitting back for a nice weekend ride.

 

[JosefK]

 

[ice&fire]

We could make our lives 2 hours longer, and we're still watching

 

[Netserk]

This is pure nostalgia bias tbh

Yeah, we had the best Ronde and Worlds editions of this century last year.

 

[Tim Cahill]

The difference between now and pre-2020 cycling is a question of whether you want a long range attack where you kinda know the race is over with 50+k to go, or the suspense to be left as long as possible before the winning move goes.

 

[Netserk]

Simmons taking Skujins out

 

[KZD]

I admire Van Gils bravery trying to chase Pogačar but he just has no chance here, it would be better for him to wait for the chase group.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

This is pure nostalgia bias tbh

Aside from the approximately three races a year where there are actually multiple of the happy few racing, it very much isn't. This era would be so much better if the big 5 didn't avoid each other most of the season.

 

[Samamba]

I admire Van Gils bravery trying to chase Pogačar but he just has no chance here, it would be better for him to wait for the chase group.

Yeah should really just sit up. He's kind of throwing away a really good result by doing this imo. 1st place is gona anyways.

 

[Volderke]

I admire Van Gils bravery trying to chase Pogačar but he just has no chance here, it would be better for him to wait for the chase group.

If that chase group really gives up, he has actually a chance to do a solo similar to Pogacar.

 

[Filippo_3467]

This is pure nostalgia bias tbh

How so? the period between the last good Froome years and 2021 was better racing with more people closer together. Now we have 6-7 really great riders but if one of them is alone in a race or the parcours is not optimal for the other (e.g. Ronde) you could also just announce the winner before the race.

 

[Berniece]

I admire Van Gils bravery trying to chase Pogačar but he just has no chance here, it would be better for him to wait for the chase group.

Yeah this is just extremely dumb, and I don't understand his directors aren't telling him to wait

 

[Brullnux]

What did Blythe say?
That the peloton / chasers shouldn't throw in the towel?

If he said that, he is dead wrong. But ofcourse, he's the commentator and has 2 gruelling hours to fill without any suspense.

Why is he wrong they should've give up 💀

The moment pogacar attacked the main group got (understandably) disheartened and kind of stopped. Maybe it is because it's a fairly large group, but realistically it's 80km away and there's 25-30km after this sector of fairly flat asphaly roads.

The gap is now 1:40, when it could've been 1:00 or so.