🚴🇳🇱 | We zijn live met de Elfstedenrace in Nederland! Een grote kopgroep gaat om de zege strijden en grote namen als Dylan Groenewegen en Fabio Jakobsen ontbreken. #Elfstedenrace 📺 Stream koers op HBO Max
Touching! Taco van Hoorn races with year-and-a-half skull injury and wins solo in Friesland
CyclingWednesday, 02 October 2024 at 16:26
Taco van der Hoorn has won the BetCity Elfstedenrace. In the cycling variant of the Elfstedentocht in Friesland, he was the strongest from a breakaway group of five. In doing so, he finally ended a year and a half of hardship after suffering a concussion at the Tour of Flanders in 2023.
As one of the last major races in the Netherlands, we sat down to enjoy the spectacle. Not only was there a strong starting list at the start, but also because the flags were flying. And who says Friesland and the Elfstedenrace also says echelons! At 10:45 a.m., the race took off for 199.9 kilometers, and from kilometer zero on, it went hard.
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Jakobsen and Groenewegen miss the battle in the wind
While the first attempt was repaired, it happened again in the direction of IJlst. Here, the peloton tore apart into four pieces. At this stage, it was still mainly a knock-out race, with groups three and four breaking away. Near Stavoren, the first two groups joined together, leaving us just 24 riders after a hundred kilometers. Major casualties: Dylan Groenewegen and Fabio Jakobsen.
In the front group, we did have, among others, Christophe Laporte, Mick van Dijke, Tosh Van der Sande (Visma | Lease a Bike), Nils Eekhoff (dsm-firmenich PostNL), Elmar Reinders (Jayco-AlUla) ánd the recently returned Taco van der Hoorn (Intermarché-Wanty). With that solid leading group, we ended up in a status quo, as the peloton called group two was not much bigger than the group in front. The difference was more than two minutes going into the last thirty kilometers.
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🚴🇳🇱 | Dit kan wel eens de beslissende aanval zijn! Taco van der Hoorn zet aan en Elmar Reijnders, Christophe Laporte en Lionel Taminiaux gaan mee. Het viertal loopt langzaam verder uit. #Elfstedenrace 📺 Stream koers op HBO Max
Front group with Van der Hoorn and Laporte having decisive battle?
The front group seemed to compete for the win, especially when the lead increased to three minutes in the final twenty kilometers. So it was time to attack, with Van der Hoorn getting away with Reinders, Laporte, Jelte Krijnsen, and Lionel Taminiaux. Twelve chasers witnessed it happen and quickly found themselves twenty seconds behind. Problem for the group of five: Reinders. He skipped turns because Max Walscheid had a fast man behind him in group two.
The other four didn't let Reinders' play fool them, and with good teamwork, the gap to the back increased. Especially when there was a hard crash, and the pace completely dropped. The battle was between the five in front, with Van der Hoorn choosing the perfect moment to attack at four kilometers from the finish. The rest all eyed the fast Laporte, but he wouldn't or couldn't. Van der Hoorn was free and could go solo to the finish line. The screams could be heard as far away as Limburg because there was finally nothing wrong with the Dutchman's brain. Krijnsen was cleverly second in the background, ahead of Laporte.
VICTORY FOR TACO VAN DER HOORN!!!! 🥇 #Elfstedenrace
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Latest Comments
- Well explained, thanks for the clarity! Daniel DantasDanieldantas20-12-2024
- This is the kind of 'news' that belongs in a cheap tabloid. No matter how boring the offseason gets, nobody wants to read this.
santiagobenites19-12-2024 - I wish we could have seen him try. He'd absolutely get dropped before Pogi overtakes his domestiquesVeganpotter10-12-2024
- Talk is cheap! Next year barring crashes with a healthy team... all well be on track! Some need to talk to make a headline!mootman27-11-2024
- I do not see this event listed on HBO Max Sports Online? Can anyone confirm? Thanks!
MrYuck23-11-2024 - It seemed that he was focusing forward at the time of the crash, after seeing a quick video snippet. But one thing I think he should focus on more intently is breaking a bad habit he has, right now. And that is his constant looking over his shoulders. He does that so much, that I am very sure it is not good for him. Simply watch videos of the greats of CX and you will see very little of that constant looking over their shoulders. That is a behavior that betrays a bit of insecurity on his part. He shouldn't be so concerned, incessantly, about what is over his shoulder. He needn't worry they didn't all disappear. He neds to keep his focus more ahead of himself, and he needs to pay a bit more attention to himself, in a confident manner. It is very frustrating to watch, because it is apparent that he has a lot of potential, and is in much better shape thwan many of his competitors, but the mental game needs to be sharpened more, because that part of strategy plays a huge part in the final results
reemmo022-11-2024 - hahahaha love this shit! I didnt even watched the race, but reading all the gossip articles of how stupid this is!Zatoichi19-11-2024
- Van Aert is really handsome. He can influence me all day! Ditto for Philipsen. Why do you think many of us love cycling?: to see heroic attempts at climbing mountains at high altitudes or to watch speedsters sprint for the finish line or to watch a human being ride at break neck speed down a tricky descent? No, it's all about their lean physiques and muscular legs. (apologies for objectifying these dedicated and amazing athletes).BarwonHeadsUp25-10-2024
- It is unfortunate that the author can't feel the joy that Pogacar brings to the sport and his fans who are legion and I for one feel lucky to have watched such a memorable performance and historic season From the Strada until yesterday with multiple wins in stages in both tours and beyond dominance in the World's. He is proud to wear the Rainbow stripes, shows his leadership to protect his fellows and is as courteous and sportsman-like as the sport allows. He goes early to not have to respond to each attack as all the rest would make him do it. Any racer who could would do the same. Don't "grow tired" of greatness as it is always fleeting.ccrider13-10-2024
- What load of rubbish. Pog is likely a once in a generation cyclist, the like of which hasn't been seen since 'the Cannibal '. How many people were complaining that Merckx was making racing predictable? I remember this year's World RR as one of the most exciting I've watched. Mainly BECAUSE Pog was the favourite and launched what everyone thought (Pog included) was a suicidal attack with 80km to go. For the next 2 hours, I was on the edge of my seat thinking "this is too much, even for Pog". Maybe Zonnefeld prefers the snooze-fest that is a bunch sprint? Like most people I know, I can't watch two hours of the bunch riding very fast... I wait for the final 5km and watch just the sprint. In any event, most races are won from a sprint or lone break. What difference does it make who makes the lone break? Ultimately, the other contenders will have to figure out a way to beat Pog. Even if that means collaboration between teams. It's going to be an exciting few seasons, until the next Pog arrives on the scene. If this is boring, heaven knows what exciting looks like!Michael513-10-2024