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It's called derny race over here!The unofficial motopacing WC!
Dunno if Pedersen still can be described as half-injured 11 days after Dwars door Vlaanderen. Frankly, that's the only guy that beat him at Gent-Wevelgem!idk, worlds glasgow he took nearly 2 minutes with a fall on a group with pogi and van aert and a better Pedersen (before taking it easy in the final k), without fall probably more.
in pr 3 minutes on a group with basically just Pedersen half-injured
But can he do the electric slide? I'll have to pay more attention to him...He moves side to side mostly. Uptempo disco imho.
I don't know, but i think he can do the funky chicken if he slows down a bit.But can he do the electric slide? I'll have to pay more attention to him...
With what he's shown the past two weeks, I don't think anyone but teddy can touch him, and he isn't racing...but I hope you're right.idk, Pidcock, Ayuso, Skjelmose aren't exactly pushovers
I dont find Mathieu's dominance to be compelling to watch.But why would it be boring?
I dont find Mathieu's dominance to be compelling to watch.
Because he is the only "big one" at the start. Let's hope Healy, Skjelmose, Ayuso and euh, obviously Mollema, Fuglsang and Matthews can make it interesting.Why do people expect that to continue in this race?
I can't listen to Jorgenson's interview on my end because I'm not an "exclusive fan" of Visma, but I'm sure the interview went just fine?Interview with Matteo Jorgenson: "I am hugely impressed with the team"
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Because he appears to be on another level than everyone else, and he's won the race before. I hope you're right, but I've hoped for the past 2 weeks for something to be different than what appeared to be the most likely outcome, and he convinced me last Sunday that betting against him is stupid...maybe my streak of being wrong will continue, and Mathieu's streak of winning races will end...so really, it's me versus Mathieu Sunday. What's the handicap on that?Why do people expect that to continue in this race?
I don't know, on the one hand I'm like 'can he really keep this level for so long?'
Then again, in the classics season we all seem to experience some kind of time-dilation. Because it was only a mere four weeks ago he rode his first race.
Aside from that, I don't get people saying that AGR wouldn't suit him. It's actually the perfect race for Mathieu. Tight twists, turns and short climbs... coupled with his alien in-race recovery? Barring a crash out of over-confidence or a tactical mistake (which he was definitely not immune to in the past), I can't see anyone else taking this one.
Dude how fast did you do the cyclo?Just came back from cycling in the Limburg area.
Headwind in the section following Keuterberg and tailwind in the "false flat" selction following Bemelerberg. Might have an impact on the tactics tomorrow.
I would be a bit surprised if Leo van Vliet would pull the same antics as last year. But then, he seems to know no shame or remorse, so who knows. I'll be glad when he is gone.We can only hope that the motorbikes and race director themselves do not deliberately rig the race. As they did when van der Poel and Pogacar have won the race. Just to get a big name on the results list. I still don't understand why the UCI never intervened. As they didn't when Demare won San Remo after hanging on the team leader's car
Mate, he pulled out frigging Matrix signs during the world championships in Limburg (2012?) to bypass the ban on earpieces. Any dumb thing you can imagine he is capable of doing.I would be a bit surprised if Leo van Vliet would pull the same antics as last year. But then, he seems to know no shame or remorse, so who knows. I'll be glad when he is gone.
According to the WF article, they are counting on Benoot and Jorgenson.Jörgensen apparently isn't even fielded for leadership by Visma given his start number.
Benoot & Hagenes co-leadership it seems!