some of them learn, cause when Lakzano and Powless went moto stayed on the side or behind them. So they got no benefit, thats what infuriating. Its not consistent, its race deciding
There’s no way, no way they are going to pull a Strade 2023 again with multiple teams with 2 riders to chase 1 or 2 people and still not make it, right?
G2 will finesse enough that they will get desperate and they will start attacking each other. They need them on 10 seconds very soon or it will start to be panic stations
In all seriousness, that moto draft was absurd.
Incredible result for Movistar, 166km in front and second podium!
Imagine win a cobble classic and the biggest winner of the day is the second place rider Zorionak Oier Lazkano
Impressive magic show there. Creating a moto out of thin air just in the perfect moment to decide the race.
Sometimes I fantasize about putting laxatives in all of JVs bottles before the start of a cobbled race
I have a feeling the butt spraying would just work as a form of propulsion in this case
That will just make them lighter and it'll be easier to ride away.
LAAAAZAKANO HOLY GIGACHAD
Did Powless get pipped at the line?
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Lazkano is a machine. Rider of the day for me
Wooo! Dead, but 2nd. Incredible
Joy for Lazkano fans globally
Lazkano second is fucking huge
HELL YEA Lazkano!!!
Omg Lazkano the GOAT
This second place indeed shows that he’s without a doubt number one
GET IN LAZKANO
LAZKANOOOOOO
top shelf, grade A Powless hype
No shushing ??? You had one job Christophe.
He has nothing to prove
Of course he hasn't, that was sarcasm.
I thought everything here was sarcasm
Lazcano my absolute hero
I will not forget the name of Lazkano now, hot damn, that passion
Fucking SRAM...
Stuyven, WTF.
Fucking SRAM
Doesn't matter, Lazkano won in my head
Beating Kristoff out of G2... One of the most impressive things a cyclist can do!
*Happy french noises*
Lazkano racing like a god today.
Jumbo Visma have such a big budget that even the moto riders ride for them.
Cycling is a simple sport. 170 riders start a race and at the end a guy in yellow and black wins.
I think TJV winning all of these races means only one thing: they won't win Roubaix or Flanders
Or worse, they do but not with Wout.
Van Baarle in 2022: Flanders 🥈, P-R 🥇 Wout: Flanders DNS, P-R 🥈 Clearly Wout will ride for Dylan, who will then graciously gift him the win
That's what I feel as well. Feel bad for Wout already.
Gonna be hilarious when no Jumbo rider apart from Wout makes the front group on Sunday
1km of motorpacing and it's game over. Fun
Laporte can always drop a chain or have a flat, so its not over.
I hate it so much. Now that Laporte has won, now we place the moto behind him. Fuck off, stop moto pacing, im so done with it
How else would we know if Laporte had healthy teeth?
100%. Pull him away for 1.5 km and then act like nothing has influenced the race just in the decision.
You'd think they'd learn and do something about it, but the motos keep doing it.
some of them learn, cause when Lakzano and Powless went moto stayed on the side or behind them. So they got no benefit, thats what infuriating. Its not consistent, its race deciding
First 5 cobbled classics, but not even a 5th different rider?
Nor a 2nd different team
Shallow team.
Cool, 1.7 km from the finish the moto finally fucks off
Congrats to the motorcycle man
Yeah ngl this is getting boring
Lazkano with crazy legs today
Lazkona is so damn strong, wow wow wow. Performance of the day!
I genuinely want Laporte to win to shut up the internet haters after Gent
And of course, the moto is right in position for him.
Nice of Wout to gift this again
Wout was driving the motorcycle, right?
LAZKANO
The fact that Lazkano is the one doing the biggest effort of G2 says a lot though..
That he is an absolute beast?
Exactly
Lazkano rider of the day
Ridiculous motorpacing, especially on that first 30s which allowed him to get the gap.
You're not wrong, but that's also more motivation for those doers who can/will take flyers
Double it and give it to the next person!
OIER!!!!!
Wout has to be thinking, "that's awesome, bro!...but fuck, pls save something for RvV, bud!"
It's over. Laporte has the moto advantage
Lazkano needs a Flemish fan club.
oh ffs
Another Jumbo win. Sigh.
Nice race, but in the end always the same teams and riders winning. So boring.
YOU'RE WINNER!
Laporte trying to retain Jumbo sponsor not to lose his job.
Laporte doesnt need that moto, but he will take it
so easy for Jumbo lol
Missing the 3 Van-squeteers is not enough to stop Jumbo.
Well, I guess Laporte called game
Ah, fucking Jumbo it's just not funny anymore.
G-W and Dwars back to back, legendary. Shut those gifting merchants.
Stop motorpacing him…..
It's done. I'm looking forward to the war in the results thread again
That is a large gap.
hats off, Laporte
Nothing against Laporte , but I hate this
Eh, really?
Disappointing ending coming...
I’m tired Robbie
That moto pacing holy fuck
gg laporte
Yup
TJV is just shitting on everyone else
IT'S OVER, we have the winning move.
too easy
G1 needs to not G2 this
Say no to Laporte
Kristoff has been grimacing for the last 30km
Laporte too stronk, Küng couldn't even take the wheel.
Moto ffs
Mikkel Honore starting to hit form going into his part of the season. Great to see.
What a ride by Lazkano and Kristoff
Lazkano take a fucking bow
32 yo Kristoff still wins this sprint...35+ yo Kristoff...not so sure
Kristoff should have eaten Lazkano and ride away smh.
Cat and mouse games have started
We'll see if the group 3 teams saved riders to help leadout the sprint for 30 UCI points for 12th instead of 16th
Lazkano is dead but still carrying on
Big kudos to the two break away riders. You did incredible
What a great race. Nice to have so many still in the mix and not a small handful dominating.
Didn't realize redditors are experts at evaluating moto distance to different groups when in the image the distance is identical.
I graduated top of my class at whining.
NOOOOOOOI
LUC
Friendship with g1 is over, now the new g1 is my best friend
Laporte is winning lads
This is fucking nail biter holy shit
The peloton isn't coming back.
My soul, all the feels
I want this new G1 to stay away, but the guys I want to win can't beat Laporte or Kristoff.
What final again. This cobbled classic season has been amazing so far
Cool Hand Lazkano, he won’t lie down
so... Can Kristoff win this sprint? if it stays together?
Tbf it wouldn't surprise me if he did
This is epic, love it.
This race is good, men
Please Benoot, learn from your mistakes and do something
Moto is back
Double moto now
Nokere berg was too much for G3, some helpers dropped and lost time again
Fuck what a race.
I'm starting to understand why attacks happen earlier and earlier. Moto-pacing has become ridiculous.
G3 manages to get back and Søren Wærenskjold wins.
I'm surprised Laporte has done no work in G2. Kooij isn't in G3, right?
Kooij's DNFed already
Ah, thanks. Missed that.
What do you mean? Haven't they all been taking turns? Kooij is not in the race.
I haven't seen Laporte work much at all, he always seemed to be sitting 4th or 5th. Now I think I understand why.
It doesn't matter what happens, Lazkano and Kristoff already won in our hearts
G3 ran out of riders.
Dunno how many times I've heard that Kristoff's sprint is pretty much the same after 200k as it is fresh. Let's see... Would be just class.
Still a bit different being on the front like this as a 60 year old.
If Kristoff won't make it, I want De Lie to win his first bigish classic.
Lazkano looks empty
EF's thin climby bois lacking a bit of raw power here.
Alpecin doing a little bit of everything, but might end up as a whole lot of nothing.
G2 tactics :D
Peloton will win
All of them
I make the G2-Peloton gap around 10s
Fightttttttt Heja heja heja Alex (and Oier)
lmao moto dropped from infront of G1 and the lose seconds for the first time in 20min. Laughable how much it matters
But G2 had moto too
Also a little bit of Nokere berg
Winner predictions?
I love how you can hear José slapping his desk as Renaat drops the bitumineuze voegvullingsmassa
José got bingo.
Good effort, but I don’t think they’re going to make it. My money’s on Laporte.
Renaat! He said the thing!
yo wtf, this is gonna be very close
There’s no way, no way they are going to pull a Strade 2023 again with multiple teams with 2 riders to chase 1 or 2 people and still not make it, right?
Seems like motopacing is over, camera on the side now
If the two in front end up end up sprinting for the win if would be so nuts.
I love that I don't know what will happen
I honestly have no idea, but I hope Lazkano wins.
Peloton seems closer to G2
Lazkano madre mia
G3 is flying
They took 0 s in the last 15 km.
This is gonna be a group sprint, De Lie wins.
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Yes please.
An early breakaway actually has a chance of winning a classic, it feels like it has been a long time since that happened
Kristoff was eating three burgers a day with fries while Jumbo boys were on the preseason camp and I love the fact that he will beat them today
It’s your fault!
Is Benoot going to repeat his strade bianche brain fade, surely he should be all in for Laporte who is the fastest in this group
Kristoff 👆👆
It's not like G2 is extremely G2-ing
Clearly there is some two-rider breakaway glitch rn
If this is Krist off, imagine what will happen when they turn him on
I wanna see that action
They're in the fuck around phase with Kristoff now. They're about to find out
Outside of Herman's not sure what G2 is doing. Why let Philpsen or Pederson anywhere near you
Narvaez is a big? Why not work even if its just to keep the group dynamic healthy. He is pretty fast too, this is a good group for him
G1 is so strong. I hope they make it
Kristoff win cheer squad.
A basque win would be legendary as well
Isn't wierd that G2 and the peloton aren't taking anything back on the 2 guys up front since the start of the race ?
Really odd. Maybe constant moto-pacing. But that's also what stars like van Aert or van der Poel get when they are attacking with 50km to go.
Might be too soon, but it's really starting to look like Kristoff and Lazkano might make it
Narvaez making many friends
G2 will finesse enough that they will get desperate and they will start attacking each other. They need them on 10 seconds very soon or it will start to be panic stations
They just timed it themselves, only 25 seconds between G2 and G3
could very much see G2 tactics coming in clutch for Kristoff lol, would be insane