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anyway, be sure to watch the first (half?) hour of the race today, it's going to be interesting

they came in 4x4, too! and would leave many a Defender/Grenadier-type car in deep mud because they weigh as much as Pozzovivo

Vos crawling up like a spider on a wall... dat finish 😱

https://twitter.com/wcsbike/status/1305183107293868038?s=21

Was never gone. Vos, same.

I wonder how much closer Alaphilippe would've got if he learned to ride his bike in a straight line

Out of curiosity: How's the litter situation in London/the UK in your experience as cyclists, what kind/brand do you see thrown most in the streets and roadsides?

Here in NL the #1 is illustrated with this pic, #2 is McDonald's waste...

Exactly, that's what one would expect. I really can't get my head around it. Any narrowing of the available road in the last 1K is unacceptable, especially on a flat run-in with speeds around or over 70kph. Mind blowing.

an absolute madman sprint. and race organisers without brains. how can they do this after what happened in Poland?

could have been a very nasty 'Jakobsen', he squeezed past right at the point the barriers stuck out on the road. scary stuff

https://twitter.com/pasiociclismo/status/1302968354051969025?s=20

It takes some level to beat WVA... Theo Bos' analysis was that he missed about two full power pedal strokes before going around the last leadout man.

very much so!

Class. He got the right wheel, Bol had a beautiful leadout but wasn't strong enough. Ewan nowhere to be seen, surprised me.

Would love to see it, but passing Ewan will be tough!

Sporza's Flemish commentator was suggesting Tom D & Roglic should do the work up front and let WVA have the stage.

Why would anyone want to ride a bike in or near Amsterdam 😜 if we do it in Brabant, I'm in!

Chiming in: Dutch 'radio Tour de France' tune. (All sports program tunes have trumpets in them here)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TWdKrQO4DA

the race should have been (at least) 50kms longer I think, 177 is quite short for a serious championship race

dank je! wist ik nog niet

yes I put it in the 'Alpenbrevet thread' https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/242028/

this is indeed a thing, with the fixed (mass) start time and cut-off times at the cols, you can't really help but feel a bit rushed throughout all of the ordeal @TTM

Enjoyment has many faces. Actually I was close to throwing the towel and taking the train back to Andermatt after reaching the top of Passo Lucomagno... because I was stupid enough to ride too fast and take too many turns at the front of a little peloton from Airolo to Biasca. This made the last 3 cols erm, challenging. Ended up finishing just (in time) before dark. https://www.strava.com/activities/185062324

If you are experienced in spreading the effort on long, hard rides you may enjoy it more! Good luck :-)

He's all about finding (marginal?) aero gains to compensate for his non-aero tall figure, also see the 'wrists turned in' position when he's riding track.

All Dutch speaking forumengers should check out the post-race interviews, JW van Schip is smart, fast talking and hilarious

Once was enough for me, what a monster... it's a great ride though, if you're doing the long one make sure to get many miles and elevation in your legs as preparation, and pack some extra willpower!

All eyes, no brains or legs ;-)

Surprise: Annemiek van Vleuten did not finish 1st, Anna van der Breggen won the Dutch Nationals. All eyes will be on MVDP for the men's title this afternoon.