Recent content by P4rthen0n

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    Volta a Catalunya, 23-29 March 2026

    Not really. Vingegaard went to the top of the peloton in the climb, right at the end of it, so that he could descend in a good spot. It's not about Remco, at all. It's really just about Vingegaard's racing intelligence.
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    Volta a Catalunya, 23-29 March 2026

    Remco pulling for Lipo. This is very smart from Remco, because this is a very good reason for why he won't be able to keep up with Lipo and Vingegaard in the last climb.
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    Volta a Catalunya, 23-29 March 2026

    Almeida yo-yoing too soon. He's suffered too much. Clearly not in his best shape (crashing yesterday didn't help).
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    E3 Saxo Classic 2026, March 27

    Great solo effort from MVDP, but it's clear he's not in his top shape. Today, the group 2 did a fabulous job reducing the gap from 1minute to 2 seconds... and then they managed to massively sabotage themselves. Mental...
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    Teams & Riders Jonas Vingegaard thread: Love in Iberia

    It's true. Visma is a great team and they do a pretty good job in supporting the leader. However, I place most of the credit on Vingegaard himself. Case in point: yesterday's stage. When Remco launched that beast of an attack, who was there to follow? The Visma guy was full sprinting after...
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    Volta a Catalunya, 23-29 March 2026

    Almeida launched a 40km solo attack in last year's Tour de Suisse, in a stage similar to this one. Doubt he'll do the same today tho. This is looks perfect for the breakaway.
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    Milan San Remo, March 21, 2026, 298 km monument

    McNulty did a great job in MSR for Pogacar. He did more for him in those 10 minutes than he did for Del Toro in the whole Giro 2025.
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    Milan San Remo, March 21, 2026, 298 km monument

    If the chasing group would have enough quality domestiques to put in the work, then fine, Pog might have been in trouble alone. But if group 2 was something like Pidcock, MVDP, Wout, Ganna, there's a very high chance for group 2 syndrome happening. They may even lose time looking at each other...
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    Tom 'Pidders' Pidcock

    Yup, decent showing today. He just went too early and did not have the legs for a long sprint. But Catalunya is a special beast. This race has too much elevation gain every single day and few serious mountains in a very short period of time. If everyone is on form, this is going to be a very...
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    Teams & Riders Everybody needs a little bit of Roglstomp in their lives

    Come on... this is not a big mistery waiting to be solved. Armstrong was 33 when he last won the Tour and he was an absolute beast for almost a decade. Cadel Evans was 34. Froome, Wiggins and Geraint Thomas were 32. Nibali was 30. Contador was 28. Roglic is 36 going on 37. What do you expect...
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    Teams & Riders The "MVP" Mathieu Van der Poel Road Discussion Thread

    No issue? Last year MVDP gave everything he had to stay on Pog's wheel. Everything. This year Pogacar managed to climb the Cipressa in record time and cooked MVDP. When they got to the Poggio MVDP had nothing else in the tank.
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    Teams & Riders The "MVP" Mathieu Van der Poel Road Discussion Thread

    Come on... lets not pretend that Pidcock is not one of the best puncheurs in the peloton and also a very good climber. This dude finished 3rd in last year's Vuelta AND Fleche Wallone. He's great in short climbs.
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    Teams & Riders Official Wout Van Aert thread

    Great result and great effort by Van Aert. It was a good surprise. Hope to see this form in RVV and Roubaix.
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    2nd Milano - Sanremo Donne, March 21st, 2026

    So sad for Kasia. She tried so hard on the Cipressa and then disaster struck in the descent. Then Kim Le Court staying with her, seemingly conducting concussion protocol? That's sportsmanship right there. Any news on the Laboral Kutxa rider who flew over the rails?
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    2nd Milano - Sanremo Donne, March 21st, 2026

    Group 2 syndrome, before there is even a group 1. Very low IQ riding from some of these riders. Props to Kasia for trying in the Cipressa.