I thought I’d take this opportunity to move en danseuse on Rule #89 and to refer to Liege-Bastogne-Liege by its less-common Flemish name. It also draws into sharp relief that fact that while Dutch may be every bit as expressive and subtle as French, it certainly sounds less sexy.
Some races seem to foster a romanticism that other races of equal difficulty simply can’t match. Sometimes it is due to the parcours of the event, but many times it has to do with its history and the tales of superhuman effort that capivate our imaginations and builds on itself. The last few editions of this event have left something to be desired in terms of its legend, with the event falling to riders with less-than-pristine records. But that probably only means we’re due for another epic, so buckle in. Perhaps snow is in the forecast, or perhaps the hearts of the early break foil the computers dictating the pace to the field and it stays away. Or perhaps we wind up with a nail-biting sprint finish between the big names. One thing is for sure; the final of this race is perhaps the most difficult of any race on the calendar, with a combination of kilometers and climbs taking its pound of flesh from any who venture towards the line.
La Doyenne is a monument, and as such the winner of this event will win the customary symbol pack and earn the right to comment for the remainder of the season with the LBL Winner’s comment badge. Check the start list, watch the countdown timer, and try not to Delgado this beautiful race. Bon chance.
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1. Maxim Iglinskiy (AST)
2. Vincenzo Nibali (LIQ)
3. Enrico Gasparotto (AST)
4. Thomas Voeckler (EUR)
5. Daniel Martin (GRM)
@Netraam
Absolutely. Total balls award for Nibbles for going for it so far out! Pure class right there! Glad that he hung on for second place at least.
@Buck Rogers
A whopping one point myself. Probably some people are getting points on Nibali and Gasparatto.
@Sauterelle
What you said.
fookin goose egg. ha! I'll be back...
one point for me as well. this has been a crazy classics season apart from Boonen killing it.
@Buck Rogers
Deja vu, right?
But on the up side Tommy V is showing fine form.
One fooking point when I thought I was gonna get seven. And Iglinskiy was on my first list before I started trimming.
Iglinskiy looks like he pissed himself.
Low points today due to the unusual finish. Nibals is henceforth Nibal-V as far as I'm concerned.
Anyone else think the way Iggy rode away on the climb to Ans (after a 20km chase) reminded an awful lot of Frank Vandenbroucke in 1999?
Congrats to @xyxax who takes the win over @GProsser and the bunch in the 5-way tie for third. Nice work!
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