European Championship 2025: Men’s RR, October 5

[Berniece]

Pogacar slowed down to make sure Evenepoel stayed in his wheel it seemed

EDIT: nevermind

 

[bah]

Because he keeps using the same bad strategy basically

What strategy should he be attempting then?

 

[kingjr]

Too easy

 

[ChasingPotatoes]

Remco's saddle looks the right height.

Edit: I spoke too soon.

I feel a bike change coming!

 

[moljoh]

well...

 

[Netserk]

Bravo belge!

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Pogacar strikes hard. Can Evenepoel recover and chase? I think he wanted to keep Pogi's wheel too much. Too close to the sun.

 

[Didinho]

Wait for Seixas and try to hang on now.

 

[kingjr]

Getting dropped is the smartest thing Evenepoel can do here

Let's see if he gets dropped by Seixas as well

 

[chickenlips]

That was a massive "I give up, you're the best"

 

[Red Rick]

What strategy should he be attempting then?

Don't make the race hard, keep teammates around, try to get away solo on the flatter circuit inbetween the climbs.

It's easier to surprise Pogacar in a 30 man group than in a 2 man group.

 

[Netserk]

Über machismo on display. The gorilla got to pound his chest, wow!

 

[Samamba]

Great, we got a 30km race. I don't really understand people who prefer a race between 100km and 70km over a race in the last 30km like in the past.

 

[Salvarani]

Broke him completely

 

[Rou]

Remco will drop.

 

[AlpRaid]

and same again at Lombardia...

 

[No Excuses]

Pogi cruising

 

[Rou]

He is done. Cracked him wide open.

 

[Salvarani]

Drop him Seixas!!! CMON

 

[Didinho]

Pogi knows what he has to do to drop everyone. If he got the legs, he’s solo.

 

[chickenlips]

Looks like Vingo knew what was about to happen, so went to the pub early.

 

[Samamba]

Seixas

 

[ChasingPotatoes]

But... This race has more flat in between so Evenepoel will reel Pog back in no? (according to the Belgian press).

 

[Tim Cahill]

Christian Scaroni has appeared on the mountain!!!

 

[Samamba]

Scaroni is alive again????