Recent content by Oldman

The one thing I still find hard to believe is the absolute abuse Mathieu is exposed to. The a*shole that threw a full water bottle into his face....what fan base is that aggressive? Cyclocross fans are usually local drunks and upset the local lads are getting schooled. It does seem like it...

Still a race in the NFC. 3 teams want the luxury of a playoff bye andless travel so I'd expect all of them to play as hard as possible today. Lamar's backup in the Packers game was excellent. They replayed the events leading to his injury exit and he must be tough to carry that from game to...

Thanks. I checked the balance of the coverage and Pogi's came at 20+km to go. Both had instant service from team cars with only Pogacar risking getting caught by the 3 ....2 chasers. Vermeersch seemed to annoy Wout by not pulling. VanAert must've been seriously bent to waste energy trying...

The NFL is rich. The can afford to refurbish some old Concordes to lend to those teams.

I just re watched an edited version of the coverage after the crash up to 20km or so and did not see a flat. He was adding on to the gap at that time so it's possible he had time for a quick change with his team car right there. I'll watch the rest to confirm for my own memory.

The vast majority of fans have never ridden a bike until they crashed, except maybe as youngsters. Crashing at race speed has to be experienced to understand the effect, no?

Pogi lost PR: first, because of his crash. Second, because MvP paced his gap until Pogi eased off. Third, because there was no need for a sprint. Who would've won that sprint?

Don't we all. After that do you think he wants to continue getting fluids thrown at him in the same Belgian races? He can do other things and still afford his Lambo (s).

it is but the general discussion was that 2000m posed a barrier. There is also the challenge of competing, attacking and responding at an altitude that aren't the same as a measured effort. Racing repeatedly 2,000 m with sea level preparation; that elevation proved to be monumental in...

He likely knows how to train and race for that elevation. Steady efforts and not much jumpy accelerations seem to be his solution, now. Get a gap at lower heights and then steadily maintain it while forcing the others into the red zone to close.

The '23 Loze incident was a total energy bonk. He was in a large group of riders that normally only see his rear wheel disappearing. It looked like both tires were flat and no one was attacking. Jonas had to look around to confirm he was gone before he attacked. That is an outlier.

I don't think you can ever say that getting dropped above 2,000m is a myth. Living at just below that elevation I can assure you what happens when you get above it relates entirely to how often you prepare at 2-3,000 m. Absent any regular training; the pulse rate will cap out and additional...

That's alot of winning, now. Tadej might be paying attention to this level of form from his best cobble buddy.

And now we have CN news that maybe this is last year for MvP doing cyclocross. He's tired of having human waste, beer and potvape in his face. My guess is he'll be a little irritated....or a lot irritated. This could change the scope of what he wants to race and that should make everyone...

Correction: 3 out of 3 vs serious challengers after rest/buildup. The guy knows how to prep for important races and Tadej will appreciate the competition. Maybe those observers will quit whining about Pogi's dominance against this serious Guy. Win or lose they are on par with each other.