Cycling w/c 27 March : Ronde van Vlaanderen + Other

Looking forward to the second monument of the year on Sunday. Today we have

Dwars door Vlaanderen
183km Of ups and downs with cobbles thrown in. Weather normal in Belgium ie cold and wet. Looks like a good course for sprinters yet they normally run out of team mates. Difficult race to pick so going with the form sprinter. Taking De Lie because I often do and would be pissed if he won when I was not on and a one day dart.

Win
Philipsen @ 10/1
De Lie @ 18/1
e/w
Wellens @ 50/1

Nils Politt Top 10 Finish @5/1

He sure did! I was eagerly counting the sprinters ahead of him watching live and was sure he was 11th or 12th but got a pleasant surprise with the official result!

Hard to take on the Big 3 for Ronde on Sunday but I'm going to give it a shot and hunt for value; have to say I'm a little surprised Wout is third favourite of the 3 with how well the Yellow Bees have been performing on the Cobbles so far this season? Very tempted to pile into him but;

My main selection is Dylan Teuns who is lightly raced and was 6th in this last year along with a 6th in Liege and winning La Flèche!

Dylan Teuns EW 5 places @250/1 + Top 10 Finish @11/1

Then a couple of beers on the mandatory Lotto rider I can support (one in great form) and a Fred Wright podium.

Fred Wright Top 3 Finish @40/1

Frederik Frison Top 10 Finish @20/1.

kcmarinopirlo wrote: Nils Politt Top 10 Finish @5/1

Nice kc - Thought it was a pick for Ronde as we don't get any places in-play in SA.

Ronde van Vlaanderen
Joining Brent on Pogs and adding
Win and Top 10
Jorgenson @ 73/1
Top 10
Turgis @ 5/1

Hate to be the bearer of bad news but I heard an insane stat that Pog has never won a one day race in which both Wout and MVP has started! Hopefully today's the day!

As Fatih Terim of Galatasaray famously said, "Statistics are like mini-skirts, they don’t reveal everything!"


Chapeau Pogi Unbelievable Ride!

kcmarinopirlo wrote: As Fatih Terim of Galatasaray famously said, "Statistics are like mini-skirts, they don’t reveal everything!"


Chapeau Pogi Unbelievable Ride!

Great spectacle. Full house from Brent and I'm perfectly happy with 2 from 4 in cycling.