The official Great Bauke Mollema thread

[Chris Gadsden]

I don't really believe them. The DS tells Woods "start sprinting in the last corner, take the inside line". The next scene they are talking about "Woods didn't know it was the last lap". Doesn't make sense to me.

It could be the way the film was edited, or perhaps radio communication was not working at that point.

It was kind of funny to see JV explain what happened.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

If it's true than Mollema is a genius and Woods is very naive

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Cue Mollema winning Lombardy at the end of this year.

Nine years early?

 

[SHAD0W93]

Nine years early?

TGBM decided to play the long game in order to shock all.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

TGBM decided to play the long game in order to shock all.

Somebody else predicted that TGBM would suddenly stop getting a million placings and would start winning races for like a year in his early thirties, before signing a big contract and reverting to always coming seventh. The thing is that they predicted it would start with Lombardia! It might have been @Leinster ?

 

[18-Valve. (pithy)]

I don't really believe them. The DS tells Woods "start sprinting in the last corner, take the inside line". The next scene they are talking about "Woods didn't know it was the last lap". Doesn't make sense to me.

Mollema denies it, too:

Bauke Mollema ontkent 'truc' in Japan Cup: "Het is niet waar"

Bauke Mollema won ruim één maand geleden de Japan Cup, volgens EF Education First door zijn concurrent en vluchtgezel Michael Woods in de finale expres verkeerd in te lichten. “Nee, dat is niet waar. Ik heb nooit gezegd dat er nog een extra ronde moest worden afgewerkt”, zo vertelt Mollema in de...

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Bauke Mollema ontkent 'truc' in Japan Cup: "Het is niet waar"

Bauke Mollema won ruim één maand geleden de Japan Cup, volgens EF Education First door zijn concurrent en vluchtgezel Michael Woods in de finale expres verkeerd in te lichten. “Nee, dat is niet waar. Ik heb nooit gezegd dat er nog een extra ronde moest worden afgewerkt”, zo vertelt Mollema in de...

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[emmaemilyzoe]

Hi all,
Have a great day

 

[F_Cance]

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2 more years

 

[BlueRoads]

So tough to watch this guy on a bike, but honour to whom honour is due: Bauke did pretty well this weekend!

 

[Red Rick]

#1 favorite for the yellow jersey

 

[F_Cance]

complex fracture, surgery necessary, season over

First season without a TGBM win since 2012.

 

[Red Rick]

Yeah complex wrist fracture and broken radius I'm reading now

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[shalgo]

Yeah complex wrist fracture and broken radius I'm reading now

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That's terrible. I seriously had him as my top favorite for the WCRR.

 

[Red Rick]

Bauke Mollema moet seizoen vroegtijdig beëindigen

Bauke Mollema is vannacht succesvol geopereerd aan zijn verwondingen, die hij gisteren opliep bij zijn val in de dertiende etappe van de Tour de France. Zijn ploeg Trek-Segafredo verwacht niet dat de Nederlandse ronderenner dit seizoen nog terugkeert in koers. Wie wint de Tour de France...

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Surgery was succesful, Mollema is already on his way home.

Expected recovery time is 6 weeks, the team don't expect him to ride again this season

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Sad, he looked really good so far as well. I know he was only 13th but I think he'd definitely finish top 10 in the end

 

[SafeBet]

Is it me or Mollema reads races a lot better than he used to when he was younger?
Impressive start of the season for TGBM, more to come in Strade Bianche?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

he was also less powerful when he was younger.

Dont forget Mollema started biking pretty late. When he became pro he only had like 3 years on a bike

 

[Mayomaniac]

he was also less powerful when he was younger.

Dont forget Mollema started biking pretty late. When he became pro he only had like 3 years on a bike

Yeah, that could really be the reason why he has become a lot better at reading races over time. I hope he shows up at LBL in peak condition, him and the team could make the race really hard and interesting to watch.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Is it me or Mollema reads races a lot better than he used to when he was younger?
Impressive start of the season for TGBM, more to come in Strade Bianche?

lt’s not just you. He has really dramatically improved tactically as he has got older. I’d love to see him get a big race this spring.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

It's definitely not simply reading races and tactics. He races with more conviction, do or die. The young Mollema was more of a follower that was hard to get rid of in stage races. Now he's focusing more on classics it seems and one day races. He races more like Evenepoel than anyone else in the peloton that i can think of right now. If he didn't get a 30s gap by the time Bernal attacked, they would have caught him again, and people would be saying he went too soon considering there were still two climbs and Bernal and Landa were on his tail. Maybe they'd even say it was dumb or naïve. Being able to extend that gap, made all the difference though, and that was not due to tactics.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

The era of TGBM has finally begun.

 

[Sciatic]

The era of TGBM has finally begun.

I thought it started when you started this thread, but then had a period of dormancy. Sort of like Mt. Aetna, now back more fiery than ever!

 

[movingtarget]

lt’s not just you. He has really dramatically improved tactically as he has got older. I’d love to see him get a big race this spring.

I agree. Much smarter rider now and has developed into more of an allrounder. Also having a bit more luck re crashes.

 

[jmdirt]

Congrats Bauke!
Way to take the race!

 

[Red Rick]

Definitely the greatest of the original Rabo trident.