Can't say Stybar didn't deserve that, but such hard luck for Stannard.
Good racing.
Wow - he's going to be good value in the cobbled classics next year for sure.Just read a Stybar interview. He was told 1km from the end on team radio that he had 30 seconds lead, but he heard 13s, so absolutely buried himself in the last km to try to protect the 8 seconds he needed for GC.
Wow - he's going to be good value in the cobbled classics next year for sure.
a great race all round, with plenty of lead swapping and surprises, expect the unexpected, and fine to see the cobbles outside of springtime too.
Agree, although I didn't watch it much... the few highlights I saw: the TT, the "mini Fleche Wallonne" (Saturday) and the "mini Tour de Flanders" (Sunday) seemed like some interestingly chosen stagesAgree - the more Pave, the better. Although many don't, I like the Eneco tour [it's Belgian (ish)...what's not to like] and this year was decent!
I agree, although it's questionable if Stannard would have stayed away on his own. Did you see Styby's little bunny hop on to the kerb?