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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Are we going to have to condone mullets as part of the Rules, now? Because Karpets had nothing on this guy. Brilliant ride, though.
Goddammit!!!! Unibet must be making a killing!
Good showing from Dan Martin as well - had him in Fleche when he came sixth and didn't put him today.
On the down side... I wonder if and what the Cycling News live text commentary meant when they said "The Kazakh team has certainly had the winning formula in the Ardennes this week."
Answers on a postcard...
Well at least I had Nibbles...
"Only now, at the end, do you understand..."
Hopefully they'll play Borat's version of the Kazakh national anthem as punishment for such poor taste in haircuts
@RedRanger
Is Nibbles riding the Giro? If so, he's also showing great form.
I loved his move, and was really hoping it would stick. He drove it up to the top of the Stockeu (?) and saw everyone hesitate and made his move from 20 k out - not waiting for the finale. Beautiful move. Beautiful.
@the Engine
:::snort::: :-D
@ChrisO
"And in other news, there are several new, untestable variants of EPO on the market."
@the Engine
And kit.
@frank
I read some were that he is gunning for a spot in the Giro, but I thought Basso was gonna be captain of the Giro squad and Nibali-V was gonna head up Le Tour team. could be all wrong though. one thing for sure, that guy knows how to make moves.