Tour de Wallonie 2020

[RedheadDane]

It's just exploded.

 

[jaylew]

C'mon Greg

 

[jaylew]

No cooperation. GVA must be cooked. Go Narvaez!

 

[RedheadDane]

C'mon Greg

No cooperation. GVA must be cooked. Go Narvaez!

You appear to be a little at odds with yourself here.

 

[jaylew]

I was rooting for Greg but he was cooked after the climb so I switched to Narvaez. Much rather see him win than another sprint and a Démare GC win.

 

[jaylew]

He's not going to make it

 

[RedheadDane]

I was rooting for Greg but he was cooked after the climb so I switched to Narvaez. Much rather see him win than another sprint and a Démare GC win.

If Demare wins, it'll just mean that he was able to hang on on the climbs.

 

[Alexandre B.]

What a well-crafted win. Magnificent team effort.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Wow, Demare is a beast at the moment. FDJ should bring him to the Tour for sure.

 

[RedheadDane]

Congrats Demare.

 

[jaylew]

Fair play to him but...blech

 

[Jspear]

Boom Demare.

 

[sir fly]

Magnificent finale, I agree.

 

[Jspear]

Wow, Demare is a beast at the moment. FDJ should bring him to the Tour for sure.

Yes, but will they realize that and do it?...They really should take advantage of his form.

 

[RedheadDane]

Fair play to him but...blech

Why? He had to put up quite a fight to be at the front.

 

[Faserr]

That was really strong.

 

[BlueRoads]

I agree he's in amazing form, but he also uses quite a lot of helpers. So pretty difficult to support him and Pinot properly at the same time.

 

[DNP-Old]

Will the team car join in for the podium ceremonies?

 

[Krokro]

Is it still that old MSR joke or has he hanged onto his car today?

 

[yaco]

FDJ have always worked it beautifully with Demare and Pinot - They switch between the Giro and the TDF which keeps both parties happy.

 

[Pantani_lives]

When I saw the course I thought they could have made it a little tougher, with one or two longer climbs, but I still didn't expect Démare to win. Well, I think he and his team deserved it because they were a strong collective and no one else really stood out. Démare could be a contender for green as well.

 

[tobydawq]

When I saw the course I thought they could have made it a little tougher, with one or two longer climbs, but I still didn't expect Démare to win. Well, I think he and his team deserved it because they were a strong collective and no one else really stood out. Démare could be a contender for green as well.

He won't be at the Tour, though.

It's only the very fluctuating Bennett and Ewan and a poor Viviani who will go for green, I think, so Sagan can't really avoid winning it.

 

[Andy262]

Can't really argue with the FDJ performance here. Well done Demare.

Nice attempt to nick it by Gilbert too. But a bit disappointing from GVA. Thought CCC would break the duck here.

 

[BlueRoads]

Can't really argue with the FDJ performance here. Well done Demare.

Nice attempt to nick it by Gilbert too. But a bit disappointing from GVA. Thought CCC would break the duck here.

Really, when van Avermaet, after last season I think, said he had done his part and the team needed to up their game, I thought like "w**, how can you say that in public". (I still do.) But today I understood his frustration. He was strong, but the team, after working the whole day, was spent, and he had to climb, catch, ride on his own for a rather long time, while FDJ was then able to work for Démare.
Well, of course Démare is way more of a pure sprinter, so him surviving the hills after all is impressive in his own, but there was a time when he was at the back of the bunch and was then brought back by his team.
Gilbert was actually quite good in the end, I would have expected a bigger "jump" by Démare in comparison to him.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

What a well-crafted win. Magnificent team effort.

Agreed. Demare is arguably the best ”durable sprinter” at the moment, but that win was a superb team effort. Really top notch support riding.