World Champs Flanders 2021 *Spoilers*

[Adam4868]

Best man won ...again ! Don't think there was any strategy mistakes.Just whoever had the legs and it showed.

 

[Cathryn]

Brilliant race. So exciting to watch.

 

[Adam4868]

Pidcock sticking with WVA.... 🤔

Pidcock had a good race...shame he was just out of the mix near the end.Still great result for him at 22 years old.

 

[rich p]

Watched it on a phone (on a beach!)🏖️ but what a ride from Alaphillipe. He's a pleasure to watch.

 

[pawl]

Watched it on a phone (on a beach!)🏖 but what a ride from Alaphillipe. He's a pleasure to watch.

Brilliant ride No messing with this guy

 

[Adam4868]

Watched it on a phone (on a beach!)🏖 but what a ride from Alaphillipe. He's a pleasure to watch.

Rub it in why don't you....hope it's pissing it down 😁

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Only Alaphilippe rides à la Alaphilippe!

Young Pidcock looks like he's got a few classics in him.

 

[Cathryn]

Does anyone else sing 'alaphilippe' to the tune of Addams Family, or is it just me?

(Guessing just me)

 

[Chislenko]

Just a shout out for Zoe Backstedt, must have been torture to commentate on for Magnus, no chance of staying impartial when your daughter is winning a rainbow jersey.

From a personal point of view let's hope we see her at the Commonwealth Games, could be our next Nicole Cooke.

 

[Mike_P]

Wonder if Alaphilippe was not showing his full form in recent races where he had attacked, got caught and been dropped so lulling other riders into thinking he was attacking too soon.

 

[matticus]

Wonder if Alaphilippe was not showing his full form in recent races where he had attacked, got caught and been dropped so lulling other riders into thinking he was attacking too soon.

That would be next level mind games - hard to rule out in this example!

(although he really does have the right physiology/engine to make these moves work - at last year's race his move was almost entirely predictable*, yet no-one could go with him right away, allowing him to build that key gap.

*The parcours meant that the timing was much simpler than on the Flanders course.)

 

[mjr]

Pidcock had a good race...shame he was just out of the mix near the end.Still great result for him at 22 years old.

Good result but should he have followed JA instead? In a sprint between Pidcock and WVA, who wins?

 

[Adam4868]

Good result but should he have followed JA instead?

So should every other rider if they could...

In a sprint between Pidcock and WVA, who wins?

Dunno..maybe a photo finish ?

 

[mjr]

So should every other rider if they could...

You made it sound like Pidcock could have followed JA but chose to follow WVA.

Dunno..maybe a photo finish ?

 

[Adam4868]

You made it sound like Pidcock could have followed JA but chose to follow WVA.

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