Recent content by Berflamand

I guess you missed a few pages with the Cunego comparison. :sweatsmile: All jokes aside, Pogacar right now is THE reference in cycling. I think it makes sense that all current world class cyclists are compared to/judged in relation to Pogacar. It makes sense for Vingegaard (in GT's and stage...

Does anyone know if there's going to be any press conference/interview before the race (Tour of Britain)? He's back to racing tomorrow but it has been very quiet these past few weeks, there's not even a single Strava post since August 4. I guess no news is good news but I'd like to hear how...

Magnier? He's riding in Bretagne, not in Britain. Lamperti (and/or Hayter?) is their sprinter in Britain. Anyway I think the team not saying Remco's the leader doesn't mean much. I think he's going to race aggressively (if the parcours allows for it) to see where he stands and to further...

Wasn't he also the most vocal one (or even the only one?) voting for the exclusion of Van Aert after a false start at the Belgian Championships CX years ago?

Shouldn't have said anything, looks like I jinxed it. :cry:

When he can launch his sprint from a good position, he hasn't lost a sprint since stage 4 of the UAE Tour in february when he lost against Milan. That one stage in the UAE Tour aside, he has won every group sprint he could contest from a good position this year, beating Milan (amongst many...

It's obviously nitpicking because they rode a great race but imo the day would have been perfect for Quick Step if Magnier also managed to take some boni seconds at the golden km because I think on this parcours he can have a shot at GC.

20km/h+ should be enough if the terrain is exposed and teams are willing to split it no? I think the constant changes of direction might be a bigger problem as there will be many parts (cross-)headwind. Anyway, it's probably going to be very nervous all day.

There's nothing on Strava from him personally but as Berniece said he's training in Livigno and has done some rides with Cattaneo, Meurisse and/or Masnada among others. For example: https://www.strava.com/activities/15433195732

I feel like this could have been a much shorter message if you just started with something like: 'these were my results in Denmark' and finished with the few results in Hamburg.

What do you mean terrible? Don't you think it makes perfect sense that Uijtdebroeks is the 4th favorite for the win today on a sprint stage ? https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/czech-tour/2025/stage-1/game/most-picked And that Cerny is the 5th favorite for the overall win in a race that has...

Don't say this too loud cause it might restart the arguments in the Uijtdebroeks thread.

It's very similar yes. Pogi didn't do PN/Tirreno but he did do Paris-Roubaix (+ Strade Bianche) which is probably the hardest one-day race to recover from. If you scratch Strade Bianche I think it's a reasonable schedule.

I would also like to see him in at least some of the cobbled classics for the first time. Perhaps a schedule like this? Figueira Classic Algarve (Strade Bianche?) Paris-Nice/Tirreno-Adriatico Milano-Sanremo E3 or Gent-Wevelgem RVV Ardennes (Amstel - FW - Liège) Dauphiné Tour San Sebastian...

If there isn't any downside to training that long at altitude and he has the means to do it, I would also do it in the current circumstances even if there's no clear physical benefit to it. After his DNF at the Tour and his transfer to Red Bull-Bora probably every (Belgian) journalist is on his...