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fussballclub-
I think it was maybe prioritising making the Tour squad that neutered him in the classics. He hasn’t ridden the Omloop, a race he won fucking twice, for the last two years. The sense is he is taking easy early season to prevent burnout for July, with Moscon as Sky’s new classics token rider. Both should join Quickstep #armchairds
Jimmy_Fingers
That’s an issue with your memory more than it is with Stannard’s ride.
It was a good race with a high quality group - EBH, Terpstra, Vanmarcke, GVA and Stannard - making the race winning move. The last two got away in the closing stages to contest the win.
This is worth a watch to remind people how the race was won;
https://youtu.be/lcjBUU-lgXc