Heartbreak for Marijn 💔💔💔 Our dutchman came close to coming to a flying finish at De Brabantse Pijl but got caught with 500m to go. Proud of the way this squad rode today.
"It was a bit stupid not to go for the sprint" - Marijn van den Berg rues wasted opportunity at Brabantse Pijl
CyclingWednesday, 10 April 2024 at 17:52
After winning the Région Pays de la Loire Tour last week, it was evident that Marijn van den Berg was in great form. However, few would've expected the sprinter to be outright attacking on the cobbled climbs of the Brabantse Pijl... But he was carried away with a late attack that ruined his chances of competing in a sprint for the win.
With just over 30 kilometers to go, the EF Education-EasyPost rider did a tremendous effort to follow Tim Wellens and Dylan Teuns up the Moskesstraat. In the final time up the steep cobbled climb, he was the one pushing the pace and putting Teuns into difficulty. A few riders joined the front group in the final kilometers, but after a gap opened up with 3 kilometers to go, he tried to take advantage of possible misunderstandings in the chasing group.
“They left a hole and at first I thought I had good legs, but then I exploded," he explained. A tactical choice that cost him a possible podium. He tried his luck with a move that at times succeeds, but the work of Israel - Premier Tech in the final climb saw him get caught with the line not far off. "It was a bit stupid not to go for the sprint. I am a bit disappointed. The biggest chance was probably betting on my sprint. I don't know, it was a bit stupid of me."
Nevertheless, van den Berg's signs today were great and will certainly earn him a leadership position for Amstel Gold Race this Sunday. With home crowds on his back and great form, he can certainly be a dangerous outsider for the win. “I feel good at the moment. I think I can show beautiful things. Next Sunday I hope I can do a little better than this," he concluded.
Read also
claps 0visitors 306
Just in
Popular news
Latest comments
- i don’t know nearly as much about bruyneel or hincapie as most of us do about lance, but we judge people by the company they keep. i hand no idea what psychological problems the other two have, but there’s gotta be something pretty severely wrong with them if they continue to choose to be close to armstrong.OCexile26-12-2024
- Ayuso and Rodriguez are only 22 and 23. Don't pressure it as they're still so sooo young.
James2631826-12-2024 - Not sure that can be true, in that USA Cycling is part of the UCI.acem8226-12-2024
- Oh, and yes: I am no psychiatrist/psychologist, but Bruyneel and Texas Turd are both sociopaths. It goes well beyond "protect my world and anyone would" that is the usual zeitgeist of their bullshit. No normal person has Bob Roll go at Greg Lemond with an audio recording device at Ron Keifel's bike shop...for example.EricJensenRidesBikes26-12-2024
- Funnier: this website keeps giving credo to their ramblings. In this case, why in any possible way would Boonen want to create a fantasy world to attach himself to these two clowns when more likely he would want to forget he was even there? Laughable.EricJensenRidesBikes26-12-2024
- A sociopath is an informal term used to describe someone with antisocial personality disorder (ASPD), a mental health condition characterized by a chronic pattern of disregard for social norms, laws, and the rights and feelings of others.EricJensenRidesBikes26-12-2024
- Rowe spent his whole career on one team being nothing more than a thug for Skyneos. I have no idea why another team would want import this type of person into their program.Sweep26-12-2024
- “CyclingUpToDate would like to extend it's condolences to family and friends of Pascal.” Paging a copy editor….menk26-12-2024
- yeah, that’s a more fair assessment. “reaching mathieu’s level” doesn’t mean you’re planning to replicate his whole career. the former IS doable, potentially. it’s just the latter that likely is not.OCexile25-12-2024
- That’s not entirely true. Every person follows their own development path and peaks differently. Remco and Primoz had hardly started cycling before elite level. Jonas was pretty much under the radzr until he unexpectedly had to take over responsibility at JV. Some guys only get real good in their thirties others have peaked mid-twenties. You can’t tell in advance how and upto what level they will progress, obviously his career might not have MVDPs length but nothing says he could not end up doing a few seasons at his level.Mistermaumau25-12-2024