Closing the Book on the 2018 Classics Season

[MattTuck]

Wolfpack domination seems to sum it up pretty well.

As boring as that is, there were a few shining spots. Was great to see Benoot get a breakthrough win at Strade Bianche. The second place finishers in Flanders and Roubaix were perhaps more impressive rides than the actual winners. Mads Pederson's ride in Flanders, and Dillier's ride at Roubaix.

And some American results also with top 10 finishes from Phinney in Roubaix, and Craddock in Amstel, and Woods in LBL if you want to count Canada as American... the continent, not the country.

Much has been made of the negative racing. I wonder how much of that was QS dominance, and how much was the shift to 7 riders per team. With one less guy for teams to burn, it seems possible that this is the result. Not sure if they will eventually figure out a better approach.

Still, it gives me a team to root against. No one likes see such dominance. And this is coming from a Patriots fan