Mathieu Van der Poel

[HashRouge]

He gets a pass because he's the only challenger to pocagar and he has a cycling family. If pocagar didn't exist he would have the most active thread in the clinic

I also think he gets a bit of a pass because a lot of us don't watch CX and just ignore his dominance there.

 

[jono]

I also think he gets a bit of a pass because a lot of us don't watch CX and just ignore his dominance there.

Which of the CX peloton, other than van Aert, should even be remotely competitive against van der Poel. He is as technically proficient as the best full-timers, and his motor is obviously much greater than the rest of the field that mostly ride .2 minor Benelux stage races all summer. Even Nys and del Grosso, who are merely "good" roadies and significantly lesser CX technicians dominated everyone else in many races this season. As much as I might wish otherwise, cyclocross is a regional and niche sport.

 

[AmRacer]

Which of the CX peloton, other than van Aert, should even be remotely competitive against van der Poel. He is as technically proficient as the best full-timers, and his motor is obviously much greater than the rest of the field that mostly ride .2 minor Benelux stage races all summer. Even Nys and del Grosso, who are merely "good" roadies and significantly lesser CX technicians dominated everyone else in many races this season.

Exactly