Best Moments 2023

[dansoldit]

I was asked, "What were the Best moments of the 2023 Men's RR season"?

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Personally i think it was Pogacar dropping Vingegaard on Cauteres. After stage 5 I felt, and I think a lot of people get the same, that the Tour was over and it was going to be pretty easy win for Vingegaard, but when Pogacar could drop him and gain time it was a great sign of “we still have a race”.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Most WTF moment for me was "C'mon Jonas, show the world who is the strongest". That day, I remembered my childhood supporting Lance in the Tour.
Best moment was probably Pogacar winning Tour de Flandres. For me was a fantastic race with a thrilling finale.

 

[Blanco]

1.Van Der Poel - Worlds
2.Roglic - Monte Lussari
3.Pogacar - Flanders

 

[Red Rick]

1.Van Der Poel - Worlds
2.Roglic - Monte Lussari
3.Pogacar - Flanders

I would add Vingegaards Tour ITT in there and that has to be the top 4 surely

 

[Salvarani]

Blobloblo

 

[Wyndbrook]

Well I've only stood up and shouted at the screen once so far this year.
Cavendish winning stage 21 of the Giro.

 

[Salvarani]

Rui Costas stage-win in the Vuelta.

 

[Salvarani]

Kobe Gossens dominant win in Trofeo Andratx - Mirador D'es Colomer.

 

[Salvarani]

Nans Peters incredible win in Trofeo Laigueglia.

 

[Salvarani]

Davide Bais fantastic stage-win in the Giro.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Chronologically:
Pogacar winning Flandres after an epic duel with MVP and other strong guys
Roglic's dramatic Giro win on Lusarri TT after a mechanical with Thomas cracking in the final 2 km
Pogacar dropping Skeletor and winning on Cauterets after JV tried to kill him on Tourmalet
Skeletor's ridiculous, best of the century ITT at the Tour
MVP's epic WC win after a great race by top cycling stars

 

[RedheadDane]

Mohoric's stage win in the Tour, and in particular his interview after.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Chronologically:
Pogacar winning Flandres after an epic duel with MVP and other strong guys
Roglic's dramatic Giro win on Lusarri TT after a mechanical with Thomas cracking in the final 2 km
Pogacar dropping Skeletor and winning on Cauterets after JV tried to kill him on Tourmalet
Skeletor's ridiculous, best of the century ITT at the Tour
MVP's epic WC win after a great race by top cycling stars

These are my favorites as well, though I would add VdP's fantastic win in MSR to that list.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Pogacar humiliating a peak Van der Poel on his own turf at Oude Kwaremont. Im going in 2024, and Im hoping to witness something similar!

 

[Miss Violet Smith]

Pogačar on Oude Kwaremont for me too. First time was already great, second time incredible.

 

[EddyMazzoleni]

A lot of great moments already mentioned, one i haven't see is Pogacar on Puy the Dome. One of the hardest attacks i can remember, and a great duel with Vingegaard. Anyway, the best for me is Mvdp winning WCRR in such a dominant fashion, truly a historic moment.

 

[will-10]

In addition to those posted above, really enjoyed Remco's scrap with Roglic for Catalunya.

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

MvdP triple crown of P-R, MSR, and WCRR, all three awesome races.

 

[Froome]

Pogacar humiliating a peak Van der Poel on his own turf at Oude Kwaremont. Im going in 2024, and Im hoping to witness something similar!

I think winning by 19 seconds, is not humiliating for someone.

 

[Froome]

1- Vingegaard ITT in the Tour.
2- Van der poel crashes in the worlds and then he still wins.

 

[Anderis]

I think winning by 19 seconds, is not humiliating for someone.

It can be, depending on circumstances.

 

[Froome]

It can be, depending on circumstances.

Pogacar's abilities are very suitable for tour de flandres, i don't think it was a humiliation for van der poel.
Van der poel didn't lost a tour de flandres for quintana. That would be a humiliation.

 

[Anderis]

Pogacar's abilities are very suitable for tour de flandres, i don't think it was a humiliation for van der poel.
Van der poel didn't lost a tour de flandre for quintana. That would be a humiliation.

I think Pogacar kinda humiliated the entire group of northern classics specialists, because they don't have to train to be good in the mountains like Pogacar, yet he beat them on their own terrain in style.
It doesn't matter if Pogacar's abilities are suitable for Flanders or not- of course they are if he was able to win but he was at a disadvantage. Grand Tours and cobbled classics require such different skillset and favour different physical builds that a few years ago it seemed impossible to be absolute top in both of them at the same time in modern cycling, but Pogacar has done it, with much less effort put on developing his skills towards the cobbles than many other riders.

 

[Bolder]

MVDP dropping the best one-day riders at the WCRR and MSR. And the corollary when Pogacar did it at Flanders.

Remco dropping everyone at LBL. You knew when and where it was going to happen but it was still satisfying.