Gen Posted April 21, 2019 Share I was also really impressed by Max Schachmann today..he rode a good race. fanievb 1 Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/164472-the-classics/page/308/#findComment-3491688 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen Posted April 21, 2019 Share Watching Mat dominate this past CX season with early solo attacks .. boring. Watching Mat win like he did today .... priceless. Guess he night be thinking Olympic Road Race now?Yeah that whole bit about it being to hard to get selection in the Dutch RR team has just become true for all the other Dutch riders..but not him[emoji1787] Jewbacca, kosmonooit, Vetplant and 2 others 5 Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/164472-the-classics/page/308/#findComment-3491689 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vetplant Posted April 21, 2019 Share Last 33km now on SS5 on DSTV if anyone else wants to relive that epic final Gen 1 Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/164472-the-classics/page/308/#findComment-3491707 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakoota Posted April 21, 2019 Share Watching on DSTV now with 2.5km to go and I still can't undertand how Van Der Poel won. The commentators comments are quite funny with this context though. Vetplant and Long Wheel Base 2 Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/164472-the-classics/page/308/#findComment-3491714 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakoota Posted April 21, 2019 Share What a sprint! I'd fire Fuglsang and Alaphilippe for incapacity due to poor work performance though... Wayne pudding Mol, Long Wheel Base, OneLove and 1 other 4 Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/164472-the-classics/page/308/#findComment-3491716 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vetplant Posted April 21, 2019 Share Yep, Allaphillipe and Fuglsang surely mucked it up between the two of them. They had 45s or more on the kwiatkowski pair with 4odd km to the go, and he caught them at 900m from the finish. That won't happen unless they completely let up in front. So they really threw that away. But still massive respect for VdPoel, who had some helpers until about 2.5km to go but had to do all of the work from there and nobody could get past him from there until the finish line. Brilliant! kosmonooit, Long Wheel Base, Gen and 1 other 4 Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/164472-the-classics/page/308/#findComment-3491718 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nochain Posted April 21, 2019 Share That was just crazy..will remember this win for a long long time!! Love this guy!I think cycling won today..that was probably the best example of what makes this sport so unique, complex and beautiful!! Best sport in the world by a million miles!! Long Wheel Base and Underachiever 2 Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/164472-the-classics/page/308/#findComment-3491724 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nochain Posted April 21, 2019 Share Plus I think the Fleche and Leige organizers are kicking themselves at this stage!! MvdP is hot property right now and to not have him there will be a bit of a let down for most fans! Long Wheel Base 1 Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/164472-the-classics/page/308/#findComment-3491725 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotSoBigBen Posted April 22, 2019 Share Fuglsang: "The information I got on the radio was that Michał Kwiatkowski and those guys were too far behind and so the team orders were they didn't want me to pull anymore so I said 'ok but you’re going to need to keep me updated with the timings'." #AGR Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/164472-the-classics/page/308/#findComment-3491729 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pure Savage Posted April 22, 2019 Share Commentators went on about 4000m ascent but Willie's Smit Strava is just over 3k which seems more believable Unless Willies Garmin reset when he was showing the motoman his wattage Did Willie finish the race? Official timing has him as DNF. Simon Clarke got 3800 which is pretty close. Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/164472-the-classics/page/308/#findComment-3491731 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne pudding Mol Posted April 22, 2019 Share Did Willie finish the race? Official timing has him as DNF. Simon Clarke got 3800 which is pretty close.Just the 10 000 calories burnt then - similar to my average ride. Plus I hit 40 sometimes if the slope is right. I might see if mvdp needs a team mate Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/164472-the-classics/page/308/#findComment-3491740 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie NL Posted April 22, 2019 Share Did Willie finish the race? Official timing has him as DNF. Simon Clarke got 3800 which is pretty close.Mystery solved as Willie “only” has 235km Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/164472-the-classics/page/308/#findComment-3491746 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosmonooit Posted April 22, 2019 Share Fuglsang: "The information I got on the radio was that Michał Kwiatkowski and those guys were too far behind and so the team orders were they didn't want me to pull anymore so I said 'ok but you’re going to need to keep me updated with the timings'." #AGR No one saw the Mat train coming back to the leaders - even Sean Kelly on Eurosport said nah too late. Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/164472-the-classics/page/308/#findComment-3491758 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 22, 2019 Share Fuglsang: "The information I got on the radio was that Michał Kwiatkowski and those guys were too far behind and so the team orders were they didn't want me to pull anymore so I said 'ok but you’re going to need to keep me updated with the timings'." #AGRiI that same interview, he said he was told that the gap was 20s, but Kwiatkowski was only 10m behind. Vetplant 1 Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/164472-the-classics/page/308/#findComment-3491760 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen Posted April 22, 2019 Share So it is Monday has Pat Lefevere figured out how he is going to pin Alaphillipe's loss on Sagan yet..[emoji6] Aaah he is saying.. he doesn't want to be a sore loser BUT the race director gave incorrect time gaps and there were motos between the groups ..insinuating that the VDP group had motos pacing them back... but unfortunately for him aerial pics show no help from motos..VDP was the moto. Nevermind that Alaphillipe and Fulgsang slowed down a LOT in the last 3km when they started playing games...esp the last km. Edited April 22, 2019 by Gen Long Wheel Base and Vetplant 2 Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/164472-the-classics/page/308/#findComment-3491764 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen Posted April 22, 2019 Share iI that same interview, he said he was told that the gap was 20s, but Kwiatkowski was only 10m behind.chuck the radios away racing it would be really fun all the time.[emoji1787] Edited April 22, 2019 by Gen Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/164472-the-classics/page/308/#findComment-3491765 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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