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Last Post 04/22/2019 03:12 PM by Orange Crush. 10 Replies.

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Orange Crush

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04/21/2019 10:10 AM
That the only word appropriate for Amstel Gold finish. Holy F.

longslowdistance

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04/21/2019 12:20 PM
Just watched the finale replay. Holy Cow, otherworldly effort.

79pmooney

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04/21/2019 01:23 PM
Wow! Grandma was right. (I'll enlighten later.)

Cosmic Kid

Posts:4209

04/21/2019 10:36 PM
As posted in the other thread.....Holy schitt.

Just say "NO!" to WCP!!!!

Orange Crush

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04/21/2019 11:05 PM
The effort was only part of story. VDPs one hour red zone power output is obviously unmatched by road racers. Props to CX racing. You could tell though being a bigger guy he certainly wasn't among the best on steep hills. The other part of story is that lead two effed this one up royally. Yet another factor was the nicely spaced mini chase groups that kept providing visual targets. But yeah seeing VDP tow that seven some for several kms and then seamlessly dominate the sprint is something exceedingly rare.

79pmooney

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04/22/2019 12:38 AM
Alaphilippe is going to rue this a long time. I think he had better than 50-50 of beating Fugsland even if he towed him much of the way and even if he couldn't, finishing in full view in second place is a lot better than fourth two seconds back and being just an afterthought.

Cosmic Kid

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04/22/2019 10:49 AM
There is a certain irony in Fulgsang still making the podium.... On the other end of the spectrum, something is clearly amiss with Sagan. I had thought they just mis-judged the timing for his peak form, but was expecting him to come good for this week of racing. Instead, he abandoned yesterday. Still not ruling him out for Sunday in Liege, but....

Just say "NO!" to WCP!!!!

Orange Crush

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04/22/2019 12:05 PM
I think PR was a better indicator of his form (close but not quite) than AGR. There's few that line up for both give how exhausting PR is. Main reason why VDP didn't race it. Van Avermaet didn't factor either yesterday. The withdrawal was largely precautionary. The bigger question is whether he should have switched focus as he's done this year. I have a hard time seeing him be competitive at LBL even in top shape.

Cosmic Kid

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04/22/2019 02:33 PM
Posted By Orange Crush on 04/22/2019 12:05 PM Main reason why VDP didn't race it. No, not really....main reason he didn't race it was because his team wasn't invited.

Just say "NO!" to WCP!!!!

Orange Crush

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04/22/2019 02:42 PM
They were verbally invited but the invite was not formalized when team made it clear they would be lining up without VDP. The main goal was always Amstel and PR was sacrificed for it. That bit of behind the scene back and forth has been missed by most media except Nieuwsblad, https://cyclingpro.net/velopro/course/paris-roubaix/mathieu-van-der-poel-pas-frustre-de-rater-paris-roubaix/

Orange Crush

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04/22/2019 03:12 PM
Btw grandpa Poulidor didn't get that decision to skip PR and made his unhappiness very clear. Maybe he's the one who initially pushed ASO to extend the invite LOL. The other part that may be getting missed by English media is on VDPs future. The real question here is when Corderon will become a world tour team. There's lots of money and ambition there.