Template:Did you know nominations/2016 Dwars door Vlaanderen

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The result was: promoted by PFHLai (talk) 03:41, 6 April 2016 (UTC)

2016 Dwars door Vlaanderen

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• ... that the 2016 Dwars door Vlaanderen took place the day after the 2016 Brussels bombings, which caused several riders to withdraw from the race?

• ALT1:... that several riders were forced to withdraw from the 2016 Dwars door Vlaanderen cycling race as a result of the 2016 Brussels bombings the previous day?
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Flim Flam (horse)

Created by Relentlessly (talk). Self-nominated at 22:41, 23 March 2016 (UTC).

• Article is new, created four days ago. Article is long enough, easily exceeding 1,500 characters. The article is neutral and uses inline citations (the prose and source variation aren't great, but definitely not an issue). The first hook is short enough and definitely interesting. Simply the fact that the race still took place is already surprising. Minor typo fixed. Quid pro quo is done - I see no issues here. Ready for DYK: ~Mable (chat) 14:58, 26 March 2016 (UTC)

• I find the hooks confusing rather than hooky. With a few extra words, you could explain why they had to withdraw. Yoninah (talk) 19:15, 29 March 2016 (UTC)

Thanks, Yoninah; I spent some time trying to work out how to phrase it. How about

• ALT2 ... that travel problems after the 2016 Brussels bombings prevented several riders from participating in the 2016 Dwars door Vlaanderen cycling race took place the following day?

What do you think? Relentlessly (talk) 08:01, 4 April 2016 (UTC)

• How about keeping the punch of ALT1 and writing:
• ALT3: ... that several riders were forced to withdraw from the 2016 Dwars door Vlaanderen cycling race due to travel restrictions imposed after the 2016 Brussels bombings the previous day?
• Or:
• ALT4: ... that the Movistar cycling team started the 2016 Dwars door Vlaanderen with four riders instead of eight due to travel restrictions from the 2016 Brussels bombings the previous day? Yoninah (talk) 09:27, 4 April 2016 (UTC)

I like ALT3. ALT4 restricts it to Movistar, whereas the biggest impact was on Giant, who had to pull out entirely. Maplestrip, are you happy with ALT3? Relentlessly (talk) 11:15, 4 April 2016 (UTC)

I like ALT3 - I think it works really well as the Brussels attacks are still the "punch". All fine by me :) ~Mable (chat) 12:09, 4 April 2016 (UTC)