Who will win Liege?

[topcat]

Do you know?

 

[Red Rick]

Ignore my Lutsenko vote.

Morally, Alaphilippe shall be victorious.

 

[Potomac]

Only one EF rider was listed, so that made it easy.

So Pidcock is the gag choice now?

 

[Escarabajo]

There can be only one!

 

[RedheadDane]

Aww... the poll actually closes before the race...

 

[scribers]

Winning for Alaphilippe is trolling pogi into another stupid long range attack he can’t survive

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

There can be only one!

Ah, Highlander sports!

 

[topcat]

Well? There's still time to change your vote.

 

[scribers]

I'm leaning Pogi on this one.

 

[Jan the Man]

If Pog races ‘smart’ he waits for Roche aux Facons. Then I think it is obviously very much ‘his to lose’ if there are no crashes. I suspect He will be almost impossible to follow on that climb based on what we’ve seen in the past two races and the finish is closer than his long solo attempt at AMG.

Evenpoel’s best bet is forcing the issue on La Redoute isolating Pog and making it a tough finale. Pog won’t be able to resist working with Remco i suspect if they get away as a twosome but it will also be where he is most vulnerable and would give Remco the best shot in a 2 up sprint at the end of a long classic.

It is difficult to make a realistic case beyond these two but AMG shows anything is possible and obviously Skjelmose is in very good shape provided he heals up ok after today’s crash

 

[Cookster15]

There are no guarantees but logically Pog is the big favorite - a no brainer. He just showed us at FW that he is in imperious form and was obviously just tired at Amstel. What I am finding impressive is his recovery after races. Only PN knocked him around. He should be primed for LBL.

If it comes down to a Pog vs Remco 2 up sprint, who has the best sprint? Surely that is Pogacar?

 

[Medvind]

Pog and Remco takes 1st and 2nd.

Question is who gets 3rd. I go with Pidders, 3rd in the wet in FW is a good sign. Thinks his climbing legs are pretty good since he will do the Giro.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

There are no guarantees but logically Pog is the big favorite - a no brainer. He just showed us at FW that he is in imperious form and was obviously just tired at Amstel. What I am finding impressive is his recovery after races. Only PN knocked him around. He should be primed for LBL.

If it comes down to a Pog vs Remco 2 up sprint, who has the best sprint? Surely that is Pogacar?

Yes. I think Evenepoel has slightly better chances in a flat sprint (compared to uphill), but in order to even the odds, he would need to push Pogacar on the flat over many kms.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Kevin Vaquelin

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Kevin Vaquelin

But only if he's not held back by the weight of a wet rain jacket.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

But only if he's not held back by the weight of a wet rain jacket.

Try and hold him back as much as you like, you can't stop him!!

 

[ashhutch1997]

Pogačar, by miles...

 

[Tonton]

Winning for Alaphilippe is trolling pogi into another stupid long range attack he can’t survive

"unless you win" - Shogun - I'm like many, I want Alaf's comeback to be complete. I clicked on him first. And I remembered rule #1: never bet against Pogacar. Click...

 

[gregrowlerson]

If Lutsenko wins he will be admitted to an asylum, mumbling "I think I won?" every ten seconds for the rest of his days.

I may well do the same ("I think he won?").

 

[topcat]

It's a strange one. Luts is slightly more favoured in the voting wisdom than Ala. But Ala has the better sprint, so Luts would have to drop him. Can't wait for Sunday.

 

[gregrowlerson]

It's a strange one. Luts is slightly more favoured in the voting wisdom than Ala. But Ala has the better sprint, so Luts would have to drop him. Can't wait for Sunday.

Pog is going to have to accept only being the third wheel here; good thing he got his win Wednesday.