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Someone here in the forum said he might, I don't remember where because I'm starting to mix up the threads. But it makes way more sense that he's just skipping Flèche.
It's the race he can win more easily, but Liège is a monument and he's never won it. If he's bad in both races the sponsors won't be happy either.
I don't think there's much blame in partying too much, I think with all the attention he'll get, riding FW will be a significantly worse preperation for LBL, which is the bigger target.At this point in the season, he has very little to gain at la Flèche. If he doesn't win, everybody will say that he partied too much or something... all this for a race he's already won twice.
It'd be great to see him fight for the win at Liège and Amstel, maybe even Flanders ?
I'll say this. If he doesn't win Lombardia in rainbow stripes Imma call him overrated.
thatsthejoke.jpgSo, first he needs to re-win the rainbows next year? After all; isn't it back to normal schedule next year, with Lombardia being after the Worlds?
So, first he needs to re-win the rainbows next year? After all; isn't it back to normal schedule next year, with Lombardia being after the Worlds?
So, first he needs to re-win the rainbows next year? After all; isn't it back to normal schedule next year, with Lombardia being after the Worlds?
Still a bit gutted that Pedersen did not get to wear his at Roubaix... can Ala not give it to him for Roubaix, since he's hardly going to race it? (I mean, not actually his, that one won't fit.)
You don't think 70 kg Pedersen could squeeze into the jersey of 62 kg Alaphilippe?
Well, I suppose he could squeeze into it, but he wouldn't be able to do much more; breathing might become an issue...
And I think his belly button might show.
Nice new bike - I like that they chose black instead of white as the background colour (but probably I would've opted for a black steering wheel as well):
It's not a "better v worse" thing. The Spesh is a nice enough looking paint job on a good looking frame.You really think Pedersen's bike stood out in a better way?
Okay, I'm not going to argue about design here anymore...
It's not a "better v worse" thing. The Spesh is a nice enough looking paint job on a good looking frame.
But Mads' bike was, very clearly, the bike of a World Champion. You don't ride that bike unless you're also wearing a rainbow jersey, and won a 250km+ circuit race against the best road cyclists in the world.
I'd ride a bike with Alaf's colour scheme at my local group ride, and the most anyone would say is "nice bike." By jumbling up the rainbow colours, and putting them down on the lower part of the bike, they pretty much hide the whole "World Champ" thing. I'm all for understated, but I think this doesn't even state anything.
If being the World Bicycle Riding Champion of the Whole Wide World isn't about status, then nothing is.So it's about status?
If being the World Bicycle Riding Champion of the Whole Wide World isn't about status, then nothing is.
I'm sure he's very happy with his watch and his jersey and his bike, and doesn't give a flying bidon what I could possibly think about any of it.Well, personally I would be content with knowing what I have done. And he's wearing the jersey. But then he wore this watch, so maybe he's disappointed with his bike now.