CX dudes in Road Racing (Dauphine spoilers)

[Jaybee]

So Wout van Aert now his first two road stage victories:

1) Dusts the likes of Tom Dumoulin to win a 26k TT (yesterday)
2) Dusts the likes of Alaphillipe and Sam Bennett to win a straight up group sprint.

I guess some of this isn't too surprising - for TT purposes, he is pretty used to riding at or near the redline for an extended period. And today's sprint was kinda false-flat with a lot of tricky corners, which you can imagine playing in to his CX handling skills.

Still, what an impressive 2 days (3, really, as he almost won the sprint the day before the TT) of bike riding by WvA.

[yinzerniner]

So Wout van Aert now his first two road stage victories:

1) Dusts the likes of Tom Dumoulin to win a 26k TT (yesterday)
2) Dusts the likes of Alaphillipe and Sam Bennett to win a straight up group sprint.

I guess some of this isn't too surprising - for TT purposes, he is pretty used to riding at or near the redline for an extended period. And today's sprint was kinda false-flat with a lot of tricky corners, which you can imagine playing in to his CX handling skills.

Still, what an impressive 2 days (3, really, as he almost won the sprint the day before the TT) of bike riding by WvA.

The most noticeable thing at the finish is his bike handling. He doesn't sway a lot side to side when sprinting, and his navigation at the last corner and around the other bunch sprinters is impeccable.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huX480jsqlw

Very excited for he and Van Der Poel in the near future, duking it out once again but on tarmac instead of dirt/grass/sand/mud.

[Dave B]

I am loving watching Wout and MVP do so well. Watching them race cross is just inspired and to see them both be successful in other forms of cycling is great. Plus I don’t think MVP can be stopped on dirt for much longer, his mob skills are impressive.

[nalax]

Alaphillipe was passed by MVDP a couple of times in the spring classics as well so he knows how fast they are.

[tony_mm]

BTW Alaphilippe started cycling in the CX category before he went to road cycling.

[ultraman6970]

CX riders usually do ok in road, but not necessarily a road rider will do ok in CX.

[weisan]

Cyclo-cross
UCI World Cup - Overall Winner (2009–10)
Superprestige - Overall Winner (2009–10)
World Championships (2nd 2008, 2009, 1st 2010, 2011, 2014)
National Championships (2008–2013)

Road
2006
1st Stage 6 Volta a Lleida
1st Stage 3 Tour des Pyrénées

2010
1st Prologue Okolo Slovenska

2011
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
3rd Overall Four Days of Dunkirk

2012
1st Stage 3 Tour de Pologne
2nd Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
1st Stage 4
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
10th Paris–Tours

2013
1st Jersey white.svg Overall Eneco Tour
1st Stages 3 & 7
1st Stage 7 Vuelta a España
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Tirreno–Adriatico
6th Paris–Roubaix

2014
National Road Championships
1st MaillotRepúblicaCheca.PNG Road race
3rd Time trial
1st Binche–Chimay–Binche
1st Stage 2 Eneco Tour
5th Paris–Roubaix
7th Milan–San Remo
10th Clásica de San Sebastián

2015
1st Strade Bianche
1st Stage 6 Tour de France
2nd E3 Harelbeke
2nd Paris–Roubaix
3rd Overall Czech Cycling Tour
1st Jersey orange.svg Points classification
1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 4
3rd Vuelta a Murcia
5th Overall Tour of Britain
7th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
9th Tour of Flanders

2016
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
2nd Strade Bianche
2nd Binche–Chimay–Binche
3rd Trofeo Pollenca–Port de Andratx
7th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
1st Stage 2
7th Overall Eneco Tour
8th Tour of Flanders
8th Gran Piemonte

2017
1st MaillotRepúblicaCheca.PNG Road race, National Road Championships
2nd Paris–Roubaix
4th Strade Bianche
9th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne

2018
1st Jersey red.svg Points classification BinckBank Tour
6th Bretagne Classic
6th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
6th Dwars door Vlaanderen
7th Strade Bianche
8th Gent–Wevelgem
9th Paris–Roubaix
9th E3 Harelbeke
10th Tour of Flanders

2019
1st E3 BinckBank Classic
1st Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
4th Strade Bianche
6th Overall Volta ao Algarve
1st Stage 5
8th Paris–Roubaix

[tony_mm]

Stybarrrrrrrr:banana:

[ultraman6970]

I was going to say froome... or Andy Schleck , but I got it wrong :P

Stybarrrrrrrr:banana: