Anyone named Pedersen in the Giro?
Yes. MVDP only reacted if WVA was trying. Don't know what that was about. You don't win races that way.Van Aert at least tried. It felt like MvdP only tried to not let Van Aert win. Pedersen profited very well. Nice win.
Mikkel Bjerg should change his name to Mikkel Pedersen.Unfortunately not.
Yes. MVDP only reacted if WVA was trying. Don't know what that was about. You don't win races that way.
Yes. MVDP only reacted if WVA was trying. Don't know what that was about. You don't win races that way.
You can watch him, chase him back, but if you don't help him chase 3-4 guys getting away in the last 2 km, you're not going to win. Thus, MVDP made sure neither he nor WVA won.Cmon, Van Aert is the best bike rider in the world atm. Obviously MVDP is going to mark him.
This is what's so great about cycling. Arguably the two strongest in a race finish 8th and 9th in a group of 9.
Teunissen would probably have been dropped on the Kemmelberg had it come down to that group.Van Aert made a mistake I believe chasing down the 7ish man group at 50k to go, which has Teunissen in it, who was the fastest man.
VDP looking over his shoulder constantly, but only at one man.
Cmon, Van Aert is the best bike rider in the world atm. Obviously MVDP is going to mark him.
This is what's so great about cycling. Arguably the two strongest in a race finish 8th and 9th in a group of 9.
You can watch him, chase him back, but if you don't help him chase 3-4 guys getting away in the last 2 km, you're not going to win. Thus, MVDP made sure neither he nor WVA won.
There‘s marking an opponent and then there’s letting a race disappear because you are obsessively marking one opponent. MVDP of all people should have more confidence in his own abilities. You can’t get a clearer cut throwing the race away moment than when WVA tried a last gasp chase and MVDP sat in his wheel and refused to help.
Wout polite but very clear in his post-race reaction.
"Unfortunately there was one specific rider always on my wheel. I responded to a lot of attacks, but can't bring them back every time. It's like he forgot that I already won some big races this year and have the right to start playing the gamble game to save something for my sprint. Now we both have nothing today. Shame, because I had very good legs and would've loved to add this race to my palmares."