matticus
Guru
I'd forgotten about this thread - what idiot started it?!?
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"Is Wout finished?" thread.
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matticus
Guru
I was a little surprised that Laporte didn't mention this in his (otherwise effusive) post-race interview yesterday. Hrumph.
(Checked Laporte's results - surprised to see how few top-tier wins he has. 1 Tour stage, that GW win and another classic IIRC? Yet in any race he's always talked of as a great man to have in the final group, etc.)
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Dogtrousers
Lefty tighty. Get it righty.
No Ta Doctor
Über Member
Wash your mouth out, he's won Tro-Bro Léon!
The other classic you're looking for is the What are The Scores On The George Dwaars Door Vlaanderen, '23
These are his non-win one-day podiums at WT level
Almost all his best results since he joined Visma in '22, but that coming at the price that he's domestique/1st Lieutenant in most races, not out and out leader. I think he's a pretty decent second card to play in a finale
These are his non-podium top tens in WT one dayers - three in Roubaix, two in the Ronde - that looks pretty useful to me.
matticus
Guru
More importantly, Wout loves him - and what more could anyone want in life??
No Ta Doctor
Über Member
Stuyven says Laporte was the perfect teammate for Wout
https://www.feltet.dk/landevej/den-perfekte-holdkammerat-visma-stjerne-knaekkede-kaeden/11148966
matticus
Guru
"Ja, he is the perfect teammate. But for a supposed sprinter - who did no work in the chase group - how did he lose to Matthieu, who had chased for 100km?!? " I may have made this quote up.
mididoctors
Über Member
Laporte owed him for "gent in a flanders field between two unpronounceable towns " anyways
mididoctors
Über Member
The most un-catchy race name ever
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Jameshow
Guru
He owes me royalties!!
No Ta Doctor
Über Member
It's clearly the pound-shop knock-off version, you can see the phrasing isn't quite right - there's no mention of swallowing pride.
