I watched Der Ronde with MJ and Christopher yesterday. Man what a great race. Devolder made some big moves that got him the win. What a man beast. Hienrich looked to have good form again, but obviously did not have what it takes to win this big dog race. He finished 1:10 back, and only 1 sec in font of Gillbert. For me the disappointment came in Boonen. He was with Stijen the whole race, was on his wheel when Stijen bridged, and was also in the pack at the finish. I would have atleast liked to see a field sprint out of him to get on the podium. This is all under the context of his interview where he stressed the importance of this race. I know there are politics involved with being a marked guy in the peleton, but if he is on form, shouldn't he be able to shut down any followers? And I can help but think "What IF" Boonen would have followed Stijen up to Chavenel(who had a great race BTW). The trio, arguable the three strongest in the race, could have waxed anyone that opposed the move. Maybe Boonen is going for 2x this weekend. Either way, he is running out of chances to etch his name into the 2009 Classics. Just one mans opinion.
Will he be able to carry his form for one more week?
The manbeast on the race winning attack. About 16km to go on the MUUR. He put 45 sec on the chase group in the next 3km, and rode solo to the line with a little encouragement from his manager in the car. He is defiantly grunting while getting his swell on.
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