The official Great Bauke Mollema thread

[Monte Serra]

2021 is the first season that he manages to win more than two races! After his early couple of victories, I thought the rest of the year would be cursed. But luckily, Bauke has proven my magical thinking wrong.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Chapeau Bauke, a very fine victory.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

and the olympics are 1 week after the tour

normally San Sebastian is 1 week after the tour. We all know how Mollema performs there.

 

[Red Rick]

and the olympics are 1 week after the tour

normally San Sebastian is 1 week after the tour. We all know how Mollema performs there.

 

[laarsland]

 

[DoYouEvenRideBruh]

Doesn't really happen often to me, but I must admit I don't get the joke. Is this something about the obesity issues in the Cook Islands?

 

[Red Rick]

Doesn't really happen often to me, but I must admit I don't get the joke. Is this something about the obesity issues in the Cook Islands?

Bol = puffy/round/fat in Dutch.

 

[laarsland]

Doesn't really happen often to me, but I must admit I don't get the joke. Is this something about the obesity issues in the Cook Islands?

In addition to the Dutch meaning already posted, bolle is one of the quintessential Scandinavian bakery goods.

 

[BlueRoads]

Oh my, there's this German song, we even sang that at school... I remember "Aber dennoch hat sich Bolle ganz köstlich amüsiert"... I had forgotten about that, why could it not stay that way... that was so embarrassing to sing even when I was ten...

And I have to admit I always thought the name was ridiculous for such a skinny guy, there's something in it implying that the person is quite round. Maybe it's the German "mollig" ~ chubby.

 

[BlueRoads]

In addition to the Dutch meaning already posted, bolle is one of the quintessential Scandinavian bakery goods.

Excuse me, those are clearly Zimtschnecken.

 

[laarsland]

Excuse me, those are clearly Zimtschnecken.

The speciality of Bergen which had major ties with the Hansestic league back in the day - probably something which originated on the continent.

On this tangent - Prinsessekake, our version of Brioche is a lot better than the original too

 

[Sciatic]

This thread is definitely heading in a good direction; if Bauke continues to perform well can we get more pastry posts?!

 

[DoYouEvenRideBruh]

Bol = puffy/round/fat in Dutch.

Poor Cees then! Had no choice but becoming a heavyweight sprinter.

 

[Pantani_lives]

TGBM is the kind of rider that appeals to people. He's not the unbeatable machine or the ingenious calculator, but someone who attacks and keeps trying. After several top 10 places in GTs he decided to make a change and adopt a more agressive riding style, which resulted in winning Lombardia and yesterday's stage.

He already tried to win a stage in the Giro by joining breakaways, but that didn't work out. So he tried again in the Ventoux stage, but again fell short. If at first (and at second) you don't succeed, try, try, try again, he must have been thinking, so he joined another break and attacked in the descent - knowing that he probably wouldn't get away on the climb. For someone who has tried so often victory tastes three times as sweet when it finally comes.

In the final two kilometers he didn't forget to show some grins and let his tongue hang out of his mouth. You have to think of the television audience; those images will be in the year overview and in his in memoriam. The only thing missing was a little pendant around his neck with a child's tooth or something - Michael Boogerd style. Well, he certainly got a terrific and well deserved win. A long solo in a mountain stage remains the most epic type of triumph.

 

[Red Rick]

4th but wasn't really close in the sprint anyway. Missed the right move.

Anyone notice how he cheekily tried to box in Pogacar in the sprint?

 

[Tim Cahill]

I had 80 pounds on him each way at 50/1.

Why did he do this to me.

 

[SafeBet]

I thought it'd be Bauke's day when Van Aert almost got the group back to Carapaz and McNulty.

Yes, he missed the move. I don't think he would have won anyway though.

 

[Monte Serra]

Solid ride by Bauke. He looked like he was cooked on the Mikuni. I think he got the best possible result out of the race, considering who finished on the podium. He's already looking forward to San Sebastian, so we can probably expect him at the point end of the race next weekend.

 

[Carrick-On-Seine]

4th but wasn't really close in the sprint anyway. Missed the right move.

Anyone notice how he cheekily tried to box in Pogacar in the sprint?

Yeah, he did quite a fairly decent job at it and I was cheering him for doing it as I had money on him to win a medal. Close.

 

[18-Valve. (pithy)]

4th but wasn't really close in the sprint anyway. Missed the right move.

Anyone notice how he cheekily tried to box in Pogacar in the sprint?

Yes. Pogacar lost silver because of that, IMO. Although Mollema apparently said that Pog started it... which I didn't see. Pog's sprints are crazy strong when everyone is cooked.

 

[Red Rick]

Yes. Pogacar lost silver because of that, IMO. Although Mollema apparently said that Pog started it... which I didn't see. Pog's sprints are crazy strong when everyone is cooked.

Pog just mistimed the bike throw tbh. Mollema clearly started it, but I guess there's not much Pog can do about it considering Van Aert was riding very slowly in the lead up to the sprint.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

can't just really say something about finishing 4th behind Carapaz, Van Aert and Pogacar...

just shows how strong Mollema is this season

 

[Netserk]

Van Aert could easily have afforded to wait a bit longer with launching his sprint (I think he did so at >250 m to go), while Pogi left his slipstream with 100 m to go.

And maybe Mollema would have been 3rd if he had managed to take Van Aert's wheel, I'll have to rewatch it to say if I'd favour him over Pogi in that scenario (probably I would).

 

[SHAD0W93]

Van Aert could easily have afforded to wait a bit longer with launching his sprint (I think he did so at >250 m to go), while Pogi left his slipstream with 100 m to go.

And maybe Mollema would have been 3rd if he had managed to take Van Aert's wheel, I'll have to rewatch it to say if I'd favour him over Pogi in that scenario (probably I would).

All 3 of the last sprints he has done he has launched around 250.

 

[Netserk]

All 3 of the last sprints he has done he has launched around 250.

Yes, but I think he would have kept it shorter this time if not for Yates (who he should have ignored, more or less).