Milan San Remo, March 21, 2026, 298 km monument

KoopaCycling · Sunday at 7:39 PM

AmRacer said:
Because he used the wrong tactic. Had he used correct tactic, he would've won.

Clearly you are in the know, though logically you can only assume.
Edit: my bad, in this instance you are actually right. It's been proven taking UAE wheel in that moment was wrong.
Flow of things and all ^^

Edit Edit: I overlooked the last part of the sentence when you said he would have won. So no you did not know after all, you can assume. Had you stopped at WVA using the wrong tactic, you would have been right.

canina82 · Sunday at 7:40 PM

KoopaCycling said:
Actually the one he lost by photo finish. against Van Aert. i've rated his sprint since then.

Same logic. I ask the same question " in what moment did you think "oh Pidcock is a better sprinter than MVP?"
Do you know MVP already beated WVA in a sprint, right? Do you know MVP has way more wins in reduced sprints than Pidcock?

AmRacer · Sunday at 7:44 PM

KoopaCycling said:
Clearly you are in the know, though logically you can only assume.
Edit: my bad, in this instance you are actually right. It's been proven taking UAE wheel in that moment was wrong.
Flow of things and all ^^

Logically, I know. Wout for the win.

KoopaCycling · Sunday at 7:44 PM

canina82 said:
Same logic. I ask the same question " in what moment did you think "oh Pidcock is a better sprinter than MVP?"
Do you know MVP already beated WVA in a sprint, right? Do you know MVP has way more wins in reduced sprints than Pidcock?

Cause i assume that whilst MDVP has faster accel, Van Aert has more top speed. From then on i rated Pidcock his sprint speed. and i assumed Pidcock was the fastest, and could possibly surprise .

YavorD · Sunday at 7:44 PM

KoopaCycling said:
Look i made it clear. If you believe that Pogacar would not have pulled my premise falls apart and both lose their chance to win. If like me, you believe Pogacar would have always pulled in that situation , then by your own admission Pidcock chances rise. I don't think pogacar chances fall to zero procent. I think the 65/35 split more likely.

Yes, I believe that Pogacar isn't that stupid to pull hard-ish for 2 kilometers.
And he needed to pull at a rather high speed to stay away from the group. He only "well measured" the gap because they worked okay together until the last km.

And I don't think you disagree that if he pulls hard, his chances decrease progressively.

kingjr · Sunday at 7:44 PM

KoopaCycling said:
Actually the one he lost by photo finish. against Van Aert. i've rated his sprint since then.

Why since this one and not the one where he actually beat van Aert?

KoopaCycling · Sunday at 7:46 PM

kingjr said:
Why since this one and not the one where he actually beat van Aert?

Cause that was the first moment i realised Pidcock sprint speed. not later

kingjr · Sunday at 7:47 PM

KoopaCycling said:
Cause that was the first moment i realised Pidcock sprint speed. not the year after when he won

I'm talking about Brabantse Pjl 2021

Red Rick · Sunday at 7:47 PM

YavorD said:
No, it's not mostly on Pogacar.
Pidcock never won a monument, never had a better shot of winning one. It's far from a guaranteed that he'll ever have a better shot.
You don't waste your best shot by playing silly games. Especially not if you're the strongest sprinter (since you yourself claimed that you think he is better than Van Der Poel).

Imagine arguing the pressure shouldn't be on the one rider that wins everything, never loses, always wins and is undefeated

KoopaCycling · Sunday at 7:48 PM

kingjr said:
I'm talking about Brabantse Pjl 2021

I was unsure after Brabantse. Something about WVA saying he had not been able to sprint right or so.
That was impressive but Amstel is clearly the moment i began to truly rate Pidcock sprint speed.

kingjr · Sunday at 7:49 PM

KoopaCycling said:
I was unsure after Brabantse. Something about WVA saying he had not been able to sprint right or so.

"I’m a little bit disappointed, but there was one guy stronger," Van Aert said. "No regrets - it was just a proper bike race."

canina82 · Sunday at 7:50 PM

KoopaCycling said:
Cause i assume that whilst MDVP has faster accel, Van Aert has more top speed. From then on i rated Pidcock his sprint speed. and i assumed Pidcock was the fastest, and could possibly surprise .

What about RVV 2020? Recently in 2026 TA? 2021 TA?
You can't see the absurdity in thinking Pidcock is better than MVP in sprints because he almost beated WVA? This is your whole argument.

kingjr · Sunday at 7:51 PM

Anyway, almost everybody has won a sprint against van Aert at this point, including Neilson Powless and Remco Evenepoel. And Tadej Pogačar, of course.

YavorD · Sunday at 7:51 PM

Red Rick said:
Imagine arguing the pressure shouldn't be on the one rider that wins everything, never loses, always wins and is undefeated

Imagine arguing that a rider never being (this) close to win a monument shouldn't have as much pressure on him...

QueenStagiaire · Sunday at 7:53 PM

YavorD said:
Imagine arguing that a rider never being (this) close to win a monument shouldn't have as much pressure on him...

The pressure isn‘t on the one with the most to win, but the one with the most to lose.

KoopaCycling · Sunday at 7:56 PM

canina82 said:
What about RVV 2020? Recently in 2026 TA? 2021 TA?
You can't see the absurdity in thinking Pidcock is better than MVP in sprints because he almost beated WVA? This is your whole argument.

This is what i believe. I'm more than willing to say i can be wrong on this, but it's what i think.

Also WVA in 2020 made the mistake of starting from a crawl and waiting till 200m from the finish. Thus it was MDVP accel that proved decisive. You actually debating Van der Poel had the same top speed as WVA in his better sprinting days?

kingjr · Sunday at 8:03 PM

KoopaCycling said:
This is what i believe. I'm more than willing to say i can be wrong on this, but it's what i think.

Also WVA in 2020 made the mistake of starting from a crawl and waiting till 200m from the finish. Thus it was MDVP accel that proved decisive. You actually debating Van der Poel had the same top speed as WVA in his better sprinting days?

Again, Powless, Evenepoel and Pogacar himself have all beaten van Aert in sprints.

canina82 · Sunday at 8:06 PM

KoopaCycling said:
This is what i believe. I'm more than willing to say i can be wrong on this, but it's what i think.

Also WVA in 2020 made the mistake of starting from a crawl and waiting till 200m from the finish. Thus it was MDVP accel that proved decisive. You actually debating Van der Poel had the same top speed as WVA in his better sprinting days?

Did I say that? It's clear when we talk about sprinting, the order is this: WVA>MVP>Pidcock.
You should support your opinion with evidence, facts, logic. Your opinions are based on your gut feeling, it's very hard to discuss anything reasonable with you when you have these bold opinions coming from nowhere.

KoopaCycling · Sunday at 8:06 PM

kingjr said:
"I’m a little bit disappointed, but there was one guy stronger," Van Aert said. "No regrets - it was just a proper bike race."

What can I say. that's what I remember. Not about to scoure the internet. Might be he said he did not have the legs on that occassion. But what I remember is something along the lines of Wout saying he could not sprint right or so. In any case it was Amstel Gold when i began rating Pidcock sprint speed. if you started rating him after Brabantse or earlier, good for you.

Red Rick · Sunday at 8:06 PM

YavorD said:
Imagine arguing that a rider never being (this) close to win a monument shouldn't have as much pressure on him...

Absolutely.

Unless the Enemy is simultaneously unfit to even lick my boots but also required to solve the problem while I'm off sipping champagne and making selfies with F1 drivers.

KoopaCycling · Sunday at 8:07 PM

kingjr said:
Again, Powless, Evenepoel and Pogacar himself have all beaten van Aert in sprints.

You're not actually saying last couple of years Wout is the same as earlier in his career are you when it comes to sprint speed are you? I'mhoping that knee recovered somewhat and he has a faster 2026. But last years aren't his top clearly.

kingjr · Sunday at 8:08 PM

KoopaCycling said:
You're not actually saying last couple of years Wout is the same as earlier in his career are you when it comes to sprint speed. Im' hoping that knee recovered and he has a faster 2026. But last years aren't his top clearly.

When's "the last couple of years" for you?

Well, they have to be post-2024 I guess since that's when Pidcock won Amstel. Pogacar beat van Aert convincingly in a sprint in 2022.

KoopaCycling · Sunday at 8:10 PM

canina82 said:
Did I say that? It's clear when we talk about sprinting, the order is this: WVA>MVP>Pidcock.
You should support your opinion with evidence, facts, logic. Your opinions are based on your gut feeling, it's very hard to discuss anything reasonable with you when you have these bold opinions coming from nowhere.

Says the guy who contradicted himself a few pages earlier.
But i clearly state why i posted what i posted didn't i. Up you to agree or disagree.

YavorD · Sunday at 8:12 PM

QueenStagiaire said:
The pressure isn‘t on the one with the most to win, but the one with the most to lose.

Who has the most to lose though?
As good as Pidcock is, he probably won't get countless chances to win a monument. Heck, I don't bet he'll ever have a better chance.
Pogacar may never get a better chance to win Sanremo.
I think it works both ways.

canina82 · Sunday at 8:14 PM

KoopaCycling said:
Says the guy who contradicted himself a few pages earlier.
But i clearly state why i posted what i posted didn't i. Up you to agree or disagree.

I contradicted myself? WTH? You are a lost cause, bye.

Milan San Remo, March 21, 2026, 298 km monument

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Sprint

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Alaphilippe will determine the winner

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