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I'm not sure about Van Aert...he sadly seems past his prime. I believe all the crashes and illnesses have robbed him of his best years.

It will be a nice race for MvdP to add to his palmares.

Froome hung around too long and tarnished what could have been a great legacy. All his lies that he was putting out watts in training as good as his winning days while he was milking his last pro contract and then show up to minor races and being a donkey among race horses. That to me makes me...

Is Remco starting the season too hot? Will he be lukewarm by the time the Tour de France starts?

You have to manage a talent like MvdP carefully or you will mentally burn him out. He still probably has a good 2 years left near his peak physical powers. The last thing you'd want to do is burn him out and have him quit training hard and/or retiring early. I imagine Visma suffocates racers...

After his last trip to Australia, I doubt he ever travels to that country again.

Just looking at podium shots, del Grosso needs to hit the weight room to build some upper body strength so he can become the next MvdP. You can see the power MvdP generates when he decides to go by pulling on his bars and crushing the pedals. You need upper body strength to generate that kind...

Could Brand have been carrying a lot of fatigue from a Spanish training camp? If so, she should rest this week and do some shorter, intense efforts to stay sharp.

Yesterday would have been a walk in the park for MvdP also if not for the two punctures.

Hopefully MvdP will win his 8th CX World Championship this year and retires from CX racing. Then Wout will not feel the need to follow him to the fields each winter.

Some racers create their own "bad luck" by overriding their skill level and making bad decisions when they are on the limit. Did Wout follow too closely in that tarmac turn in slippery conditions...Yes. Did he lean his body/bike over too much for the conditions with his butt in the saddle...Yes.

What is up with Tibor Del Grosso's back? He's stretching it out all during the races. It's the same way MvdP used to stretch out his back during CX races when he was having back issues a few years ago.

del Grosso and Puck were in a video at the same training camp. Both of them are fading at the end of the races. Something tells me riding wheelies uphill doesn't translate to CX dominance. del Grosso has tons of talent but he lacks the killer instinct of MvdP.

Fem would do best with a smaller contract with a CX team without the expectation of also doing road racing. I suspect the contract she signed with Visma was too big to just be a CX racer. The internal pressure to also perform on the road got to her. She may not like all the travel involved...

Fem is calling a timeout on her cycling career. She is mentally burned out and is leaving Visma.