Classic
The cobbled classics have wrapped up and we have already begun the hillier one day races of the Ardennes. This season has left us with no shortage of action, in fact it has been one of the better starts to the season in recent memory (more on that in a later post). Others have won races as well, but there have been two names to dominate the classics so far: Van Avermaet and Gilbert.
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| Almost tastes as good as the Paris-Roubaix brunch |
GVA kicked off the cobbled classics by destroying Sagan in an Omloop sprint finish. Only to fully break Sagan's spirit a few weeks later in Gent. In the mean time he out muscled his former frenemy Gilbert at E3. A second place in Flanders foreshadowed his hugely impressive Paris-Roubaix victory. This guy is crushing it and leads the Wiskota league with over 1300 points.
It appears that Jill Bear read my pre-season post about solidifying his legacy. He said he was going to win Flanders and then he went out and did it. In spectacular fashion nonetheless. High placings in several other races and most recently a win in Amstel has PhilGil as our 3rd best scorer with just over 1100 points. Unfortunatly, we will not get to see more of him in the Ardennes as he crashed in Amstel and lacerated his liver or some crazy shit. Yup, crashed, damaged an internal organ, got up and beat Kwiatkowski in a sprint. Panache.
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| You earned that crisp european lager |
It appears that Jill Bear read my pre-season post about solidifying his legacy. He said he was going to win Flanders and then he went out and did it. In spectacular fashion nonetheless. High placings in several other races and most recently a win in Amstel has PhilGil as our 3rd best scorer with just over 1100 points. Unfortunatly, we will not get to see more of him in the Ardennes as he crashed in Amstel and lacerated his liver or some crazy shit. Yup, crashed, damaged an internal organ, got up and beat Kwiatkowski in a sprint. Panache.
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