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Ardennes 2019| Liège - Bastogne - Liège
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 28-04-2019 16:02
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Most deserved winner today. Great ride from Fuglsang, super consistent.  Ala needs a rest. |
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 28-04-2019 16:02
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Jakob wins at last!
Bora 2-3!
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 28-04-2019 16:03
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I love it when my stream crashes with 500 meters to go.
Regardless, congrats to Fuglsang.
RIP Exxon Duke, David Veilleux, Double Feature, and Monster Energy |
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| Shonak |
Posted on 28-04-2019 16:04
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Tour win next for the bird? would be very cool
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| SotD |
Posted on 28-04-2019 16:05
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Yea yea yea Jakob! You finally did it you wonderful guy!
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| Raziz |
Posted on 28-04-2019 16:07
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Such a deserved win for Fuglsang. I am so thrilled for him after such a season. |
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 28-04-2019 16:07
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Fuglsang took part in 9 events so far:
- DNF in Clasica de Almeria
- 6th in Vuelta a Murcia
- 4th in Itzulia
- Podium in Strade Bianche, T-A, AGR and FW
- Victory in Vuelta a Andalucia and LBL
What a beast!
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| Shonak |
Posted on 28-04-2019 16:09
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Gaudu 6th. Freaking yes, bernal who?
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 28-04-2019 16:12
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A very deserved win, clearly the strongest rider in this Ardennes season. Who needs a punch with that raw power.
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| Tafiolmo |
Posted on 28-04-2019 19:45
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Tuned in to watch LBL and didn't even know that they had changed the final part of the race WTF! No Saint-Nicholas etc. I thought the rain and cold would make an exciting race though until the sun came out and the race turned out to look like Amstel Gold but nowhere near as exciting.
The organizers seem to have got the change with Amstel right but imo totally wrong with LBL. Anyway the most deserving and best rider won.
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| Kiserlovski01 |
Posted on 28-04-2019 20:21
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It's a real shame Fuglsang's quite a late bloomer, such a likeable rider. Quite a contender for the next PCM.Daily Favourite Cyclist Contest. 
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 28-04-2019 21:37
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So, Valverde apparently fell in a training ride three days prior to Liège and injured his coccyx. |
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| Tafiolmo |
Posted on 28-04-2019 21:40
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FreitasPCM wrote:
So, Valverde apparently fell in a training ride three days prior to Liège and injured his coccyx.
... and swallowed a bee.
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 28-04-2019 22:08
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And turned 39
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| Tafiolmo |
Posted on 28-04-2019 22:15
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and doesn't like lluvia
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| trekbmc |
Posted on 29-04-2019 05:33
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And some people say the rainbow jersey isn’t cursed!
"What done is, is one." - Benji Naesen
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| Ripley |
Posted on 29-04-2019 08:07
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After that Ardennes Week and that LBL I'm glad I extended Fuglsang's contract in the ICL.
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| ringo182 |
Posted on 29-04-2019 11:00
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I think given Valverde's age it's no real surprise. He was always going to taper off at some point. Last year he came up short in the GTs, this year he seems to have lost his one-day edge. Retirement at the end of the season?
"Ringo is exactly right", Shonak - 8 September 2016
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| Tafiolmo |
Posted on 29-04-2019 11:16
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I think that Valverde knew last season that he had won all the classics that he was going to win and finally accepted that he was never going to win another GT (his only one many moons ago) he saw the Worlds with a course that suited him as being his final crowning achievement. This season has been his poorest so far in general and I also agree that retirement is not far off maybe this season or next season but that's not to say he won't throw a surprise or two.
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| AiZaK |
Posted on 29-04-2019 12:22
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The last year Valverde told that he want retire after Olympic Games in Japan in 2020 |
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