lechatnoir Posted February 3, 2020 Share Happy for Tom, getting a 2nd is a big achievement when he could have easily and probably won the U23 but prefers to give it a go in the elites!! the way I see it is that MVDP dominated the race, but Pidcock dominated too... Each time Aerts or WVA looked like making inroads, TP put the hammer down and took the gap out. And the gap to MVDP went out fast, but there were times that TP brought it back a bit. but MVDP was just too good on the day. shaper and kosmonooit 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosmonooit Posted February 3, 2020 Share But Tom rode in the chasing pack the first 5 laps was it? Brilliant attack but no way was he going to catch MvdP and he had to work hard to keep Toon at bay. Uitstekende ride in my opinion, No one has dropped the Belgians like that besides Mat, who normally rides in the pack the first few laps and then goes, and when he does.. its a sight to be seen, but this time it was from the get-go. Fact is the best people (on the day) got the results. Not sure what happened to Isi, he and Tom normally 'ave it large. Long Wheel Base 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted February 3, 2020 Share Watched the race. He just rode away from them from the very beginning. Didn't even see him look back ONCE. Interesting that the lap times slowed down each time, but his lead kept growing. Such is the power of MvdP. I cannot wait for the Olympics.I’m sure his times were slower with each given the conditions. Go search YouTube for the GoPro lap (on Friday) by Cameron Mason, then watch the Woman’s race. It puts the men’s race into a completely different category of HTFU by each participant. Epic stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted February 3, 2020 Share Well Done Wout van Aert!!!!!!!Good to see him back racing, after his horrible crash at the Tour. Vetplant, Underachiever and Long Wheel Base 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lechatnoir Posted February 3, 2020 Share But Tom rode in the chasing pack the first 5 laps was it? Brilliant attack but no way was he going to catch MvdP and he had to work hard to keep Toon at bay. Uitstekende ride in my opinion, No one has dropped the Belgians like that besides Mat, who normally rides in the pack the first few laps and then goes, and when he does.. its a sight to be seen, but this time it was from the get-go. Fact is the best people (on the day) got the results. Not sure what happened to Isi, he and Tom normally 'ave it large. MVDP was clearly not in the mood to eat mud at all, so gapped it at the gun. Watching the race (and the U23 women before), I reckon WT riders are thanking their lucky stars they have it so easy... man, it looked so damn hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosmonooit Posted February 3, 2020 Share Will he be riding into the Roubaix velodrome on the 11th April with a silly grin on his face? Vetplant and Underachiever 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted February 3, 2020 Share Good to see him back racing, after his horrible crash at the Tour.True that What a bike racerBoth him and Matthew of the Pool Frosty and Vetplant 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted February 3, 2020 Share Cool moveThe board at Canyon Bikes would've grinned Edited February 3, 2020 by 'Dale Vetplant and JohanDiv 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Wheel Base Posted February 3, 2020 Share Cool moveThe board at Canyon Bikes would've grinned and he literally rode it for like a minute from pits till finish. That last bike change was all about the clean bike photos on the finish line. Well Played. Vetplant and Underachiever 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissVan Posted February 3, 2020 Share and he literally rode it for like a minute from pits till finish. That last bike change was all about the clean bike photos on the finish line. Well Played.He changed bikes every lap that I watched.... his pit crew must have been having their own race to clean and lube the bike and chain between laps peetwindhoek and Long Wheel Base 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lechatnoir Posted February 3, 2020 Share and he literally rode it for like a minute from pits till finish. That last bike change was all about the clean bike photos on the finish line. Well Played. Thought I spotted him running a front mech? looked more than just a chain guide... also, did anyone see WVA ride out the pits with a puncture? if so, that was a bummer He changed bikes every lap that I watched.... his pit crew must have been having their own race to clean and lube the bike and chain between laps Jet wash - not sure they're too fussed with bearing life. Long Wheel Base 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Wheel Base Posted February 3, 2020 Share Thought I spotted him running a front mech? looked more than just a chain guide... also, did anyone see WVA ride out the pits with a puncture? if so, that was a bummer Jet wash - not sure they're too fussed with bearing life.I did see close to the end they played a slow-mo of WvA back wheel coming onto the tar section and it was definitely a lot softer than normal. Ant Mcrossen didn't seem to notice so he didn't say anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Wheel Base Posted February 3, 2020 Share Thought I spotted him running a front mech? looked more than just a chain guide... also, did anyone see WVA ride out the pits with a puncture? if so, that was a bummer Jet wash - not sure they're too fussed with bearing life.Last year sometime I saw an article on MvdP new bike and the press release bike had 2x. It was a twitter link and I asked but never got a response. Maybe he uses both depending on course, weather etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissVan Posted February 3, 2020 Share Thought I spotted him running a front mech? looked more than just a chain guide... also, did anyone see WVA ride out the pits with a puncture? if so, that was a bummer Jet wash - not sure they're too fussed with bearing life.With MVDP spewing times of just under 10 minutes a lap = plenty of time ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Brink Posted February 3, 2020 Share the way I see it is that MVDP dominated the race, but Pidcock dominated too... Each time Aerts or WVA looked like making inroads, TP put the hammer down and took the gap out. And the gap to MVDP went out fast, but there were times that TP brought it back a bit. but MVDP was just too good on the day.And then there is this, from Piddles' post-race interview: kosmonooit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosmonooit Posted February 3, 2020 Share Finally a lad from ole Blighty on the XCO scene - only good things can come of this. Going to be interesting to see how he shapes up in the Cape Epic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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