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Who will win Liège-Bastogne-Liège?

Who will win this classic?

  • Samuel Sanchez/other

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if the schlecks go on roche aux faucons with the same supersonic speed as in the last years,no one will follow this time.bruynee's plans suggest something else anyway

my favourite is voeckler.does anyone know if rolland will be here too?
 
Panda Claws said:
I wasn't sure if Sanchez was participating.

Fair enough.

Though I think even if Samu has 50% chance of participating, he is more likely to win than Mollema Voeckler or Nibali, who even if their odds of participating are 100%, their odds of winning when participating are so much worse than Samus, the possibility that Samu wont participate isnt enough to place him behind them.

If that make sense, which i don't neccesarily hope it does.
 
The Hitch said:
Fair enough.

Though I think even if Samu has 50% chance of participating, he is more likely to win than Mollema Voeckler or Nibali, who even if their odds of participating are 100%, their odds of winning when participating are so much worse than Samus, the possibility that Samu wont participate isnt enough to place him behind them.

If that make sense, which i don't neccesarily hope it does.

I agree, but I didn't want to risk having a 'wasted' option.
 
Panda Claws said:
Gilbert will win in a sprint against Cunego.

why did you have to break such a nice combo of damiano love :(

on a serious note, he looks the best we have seen him in years i honestly think he would have won AGR if not for that silly crash, he was perfectly positioned on phil's wheel and looked pretty comfortable following his pace. so if there is a year for him to win liege, this is it!!!
 
Parrulo said:
why did you have to break such a nice combo of damiano love :(

on a serious note, he looks the best we have seen him in years i honestly think he would have won AGR if not for that silly crash, he was perfectly positioned on phil's wheel and looked pretty comfortable following his pace. so if there is a year for him to win liege, this is it!!!

That's true, is he a known rain rider?
 
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I'd say Gilbert. I expect something like Valverde's first win, 8 or so guys sprinting for victory, and Gilbert, although not in his best shape, still fast enough to win.

The last couple of years we had a big selection on the Roche-Aux-Faucons already. But with the Schleck's in average/bad shape, I don't know if anyone has the guts and legs to make the race hard from there.