He even said he wanted to do De Ronde earlier but Quick Step wouldn't let him.
The biggest Belgian team, who has been struggling to get a meaningful result in the biggest Belgian race for the past decade, would refuse their most marketable and most promising rider to ride De Ronde?
Sure thing...
Makes perfect sense to me, Pogacar's participation was always a possibility, this wasn't. As you said yourself, you were pretty sure he was going to.
Anyway, I didn't like it back then and I like this even less because they turned it up a notch.
Which makes it more annoying to me.
Planned everything out, lieing every single time and then come out with these cringe announcement videos.
Really dislike it.
It was stupid but less theatrical/dramatical and less cringe. UAE and Pog changing their mind last-minute atleast had a minor hint of credibility.
This has taken it up a notch.
I'm afraid WvA has replaced Evenepoel as my favorite Belge star.
OP doesn't even mention Landa's return to racing
Bernal not racing but there are plenty of forum favorites participating.
@Ilmaestro99 is Jayco backing Paul or are they going with the inferior GC rider O'Connor??
Well Colombia is also one of the wettest countries in the world and Bogota gets as much sunshine as Reykjavik and just slightly more than Manchester.
Because of the altitude it also doesn't get particulary hot either.