For sure!! I woke up early to see him get a result.. Nothing.. Again!!
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As much as his legs, I don't think his heart is in it anymore. No disrespect to him, as life is lived by the person in their own context, just an observation.
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It's hilarious to me that the one race I choose to make fun of Soudal's cobbles squad is the one they somehow get fourth in. Sometimes it feels like I have the strongest jinxing powers out of anyone on the forum.
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So was it Teunissen who won the peloton sprint? Astana really are spectacularly efficient at farming.
Still finding recent victory salute bow from Del Toro, speedsuit ripped open, to be finest so far. Actually one of the best, one for the history books of finest salutes (of course UCI here handing fine, where they should have given him some extra credit for fine artistic performance, ***s.)
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Now I remember why I blocked you before.
Here's to hoping you're correct.
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Just saw a video of a guy spitting on Mathieu on the E3 hill I think. Hope they make it go viral again and find the man.
Standing up semi military salute is better than torn clothes exposing super model upper body!! Sorry Isaac!! Lol
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It's cobbled classics, random schmucks get great places all the time. Pretty sure casuals wouldn't be able to tell me who got 2nd in RVV last year without looking it up.
As much as I dislike the guy, I just don't get that. It's a *** sport.
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Did you hear what he said about altitude training? He doesn't want to be away from his family anymore.
I mean, not true for last year, but you can always answer "Wout van Aert" and have a better shot than average of being correct.
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Do they hate MVP because he is dutch? Or there is another reason?Just saw a video of a guy spitting on Mathieu on the E3 hill I think. Hope they make it go viral again and find the man.
While WvA was abysmal, even in top shape there seems to be nothing that can stop MvdP winning 2-3 years of big monuments. He is such a killer, such a talent and riding these races technically and tactically perfect. There would be no shame finishing second behind MvdP in all of these races, but WvA finished about 7th in a sprint for a top 20, seated. That's far below what anyone would expect, probably even including himself.
VDP staying with these ultimate stereotypical salutes of surprisingly holding his head or doing standing military salute, boring af imho. Del Toro being real rockstar that is.
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That doesn't make him "washed," it means what it means to may people in sports. Taking fewer risks when you have a family is not uncommon in all disciplines in cycling, auto racing, and many other dangerous sports. Why you need to disrespect him is weird to me.
Good man Mathieu, a stirring tribute
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Frittes and beer clearly run that guys life. He shouldn't be hard to find this afternoon. Just look for the closest local bar with fried food.Just saw a video of a guy spitting on Mathieu on the E3 hill I think. Hope they make it go viral again and find the man.
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Your emotional connection to WVA is bliding you... his problem is not just about him taking fewer risks. His legs are very underwhelming too, he is probably not "sacrificing" his body like he used to be. For me, that is his main problem. His head and heart are not 100% focused in cycling anymore IMHO. When this happens, retirement is very soon (e.g. Dumoulin, Sagan as recent examples).
WvA told in an interview he rode away with Florian Vermeersch on Koppenberg (*). Maybe that explains why he wasn't with the lead group: he trained the extra miles to be ready next week! 
(*) before correcting himself with Kwaremont
(*) before correcting himself with Kwaremont
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