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Better than the level he shows now. He lost 2 minutes to Vinge today. I don't see that happening in the tour. Will he be closer to Pog than last year? Honestly don't know, but of course he won't challenge Pog. He must set his sight on Vinge, but even that will be tough, because Vinge will be...

He rode within himself, he had to, given how far out he attacked from. Sure, he could have let loose the afterburners with a couple of kilometers from the finish line and distanced Vinge with another 20s, but he didn't need to. But even if he rode within himself, I think he pushed quite hard...

Remco is mentally strong, people have doubted his GC qualites for years and last year he proved them wrong. He will be better in the tour.

Keep working hard and keep believing. Not much else he can do. *** can happen in the tour and then he must be ready to pounce. It's looking bleak, sure, but hold on to the never die attitude. And if I know Vinge right, if he goes down he will go down swinging.

Maybe we could get a battle for 3rd in the tour. Remco might be challenged.

Pog even confesses he didn't went that deep. Vinge outclasses the rest but is himself outclassed. Must be tough. Vinge is interviewed: keeping the delusion alive he rode fairly equal to Pog after the attack. Hope he doesn't watch the replay, will be brutal.

Pogi still way ahead. But clearly better from Vinge today. Step in the right direction, but you feel he has to improve way more to be able to challenge Pog in the tour.

Popi supreme as always. Doesn't even look tired. Vinge way better than yesterday, time distance to the rest show that. Remco over 2 minutes back. Yikes.

He will get better. Problem is it won't be enough. Pog at current level will be superhard for Vinge to beat even in top shape. Scary thing is that Pog will improve to the tour. And Vinge can't follow a Pog attack anymore. The combination with Wellens, Narvaez, etc. setting a brutal tempo and...

Next interesting tour might be 2029: Pog vs Seixas.

We can only hope Vinge had a bad day and shape will improve to the tour. Otherwise, the tour will be incredibly boring. However, after seeing Vinge losing a minute in just 7-8k, I'm very pessimistic. Even Vinge on a good day is still 30s behind I believe. Some like to see domination. Well, I...

Vinge losing a minute in just 7-8k is not a good sign, not at all. Can we hope for a bad day? So tour just might get a bit interesting.

Looks so easy. In another league. And he is probably not in top shape yet. It will be domination in the tour also, just like last year.

Well, well, well that might explain the good tt yesterdagy. MVDP has been training on the tt bike!!! :openmouth: What is happening?! :) From Het Nieuwsblad: With a sixth place, VDP exceeded expectations, but he did not want to call it a real surprise. “I had hoped to ride in the top ten, so...

He will be fine to the tour. He is growing in form. He just lacks a few percent now and in a tt that can be costly. If Remco and/or Vinge rides away from him on the climbs this weekend, then I will be worried, but I don't see it happening.