[Rashadabd]

There seemed to be talk before the race that he'd be a contender for the win-- but still many would be surprised to not see van Aert or van der Poel, right?

Paris-Roubaix moved to October due to COVID...

Agreed, Asgreen was definitely in good form, he won earlier this Classics campaign. I was still shocked to see him outsprint MDVP and ride WVA and Alaphillippe off his wheel though.

 

[Rashadabd]

It would seem that both MvdP and WvA are discovering their limits. Killing it through the Cx season then trying to continue at the same level right into a spring classics was questionable. Now suddenly they’re running out of gas at just the wrong moments.

It is also instructional to watch Chris Horner’s comments on his YouTube vlog, The Butterfly Effect. He’s especially critical of Jumbo Visma tactics.

Valid points for sure. No human can be on 100% of the time all season long. We've seen that with Sagan and others recently too.

 

[PBL450]

Valid points for sure. No human can be on 100% of the time all season long. We've seen that with Sagan and others recently too.

It really drives home the point of training specificity... The perfect fitness window is small and fragile...

That finish shocked me! It also looked like maybe WvdP knew his legs were shot as he was caught in a smaller gear?


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[Rashadabd]

It really drives home the point of training specificity... The perfect fitness window is small and fragile...

That finish shocked me! It also looked like maybe WvdP knew his legs were shot as he was caught in a smaller gear?


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Agree. He definitely sat up and I've never really seen him do anything like that during a sprint finish in cyclocross, road or MTB. Not sure what happened, but my guess is his legs just didn't have it for such a long sprint after all they had been through.

 

[KoroninK]

Happy to see Asgreen win Flanders. Surprised he was able to win the sprint. He's been in good form for the classics.

I was happy to see Valverde win GP Miguel Indurain. Yes, yes, it's just a small 1 day race in Spain, but still nice to see.

 

[Rashadabd]

Valverde definitely looks good right now. Alpecin Fenix are not going to be able to hold on to Philipsen for long if he keeps doing things like this.

Philipsen beats Bennett to win Scheldeprijs

Cavendish takes podium placing

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Jasper Philipsen overpowers Sam Bennett and Mark Cavendish after brutal day in Scheldeprijs 2021 - Cycling Weekly

Jasper Philipsen put in a phenomenal sprint to deny Sam Bennett after a brutal day of racing in Scheldeprijs 2021.

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[Rashadabd]

One for the old(er) folks.... Happy for him.

Tour of Turkey: Mark Cavendish wins stage 2

Manxman takes overall lead after first win in three years

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