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I think these are just hearsay, based on market value, similar to current Pog contract at UAE. This figure has been widely circulated in all media and is entirely credible IMHO.

that's tricky because the terrain suits Remco better, but the result of Seixas in Fleche Wallone has shown he can play on all fronts. So I vote Paul, I don't think the lenght of the race is such an issue for him.

Is this race used as a prep for LBL ???

It's not just a question of being more mature simply thanks to mother nature, I think it's mainly because training of Seixas from 15 to 18 years old was much more substantial and structured than Pog at the same age. He still has the same coach he had when he was 16. His progress over the past...

Kevin with the (small) bike of Laurance.

I guess the other scenario for Seixas would be to put a hard pace from the very beginning of the final Mur, taking the risk to collapse before the end line.

I hope this time there is a small chance for a breakaway with some big names a little before Mur de Huy. With Remco I think that possibility would have been even stronger.

2026 could be a french hat trick

This race reminds me a picture of Moreno Argentin with Miguel Indurain in a breakaway in the rain. That was 36 years ago and I was young and innocent lol.

This is a real blow for him. He seemed to be in really great shape yesterday.

Very good point. I was waiting for the moment when someone would finally quote him 😀 Nothing to do with, but imagine the look on the shopkeeper's face when Wemby walks into a bike shop to buy a racing bike. "Hmm, let's see what we can do, but it's gonna complicated....."

I just learned in a podcast that one of his coaches when he was U15/U17 nicknamed him "Texas Instrument" because during group outings where the youngsters were fighting and doing whatever they wanted, he followed precisely the training zone instructions that had been set with the coach without...

I agree. I mentioned the age of 10 simply to emphasize that this particular boy has been preparing for a professional career for a very long time. Since joining the world tour last year, he has incorporated the latest key elements into his training (altitude training camps, a very strict diet...

We're talking about the chosen one.

100% subjective. Emotion isn't rational.