It's a joke (I guess). Aimed at the other rider threads comparing with another rider.Gigs_98 said:So being good in Strade Bianche shows he is not the new Zdenek Stybar? Makes sense.
Well, he's got a pretty good adversary in Van Der Poel. Problem his, he doesn't seem to be able to beat him outside of the worlds. So I wouldn't say he lacks adversaries.Kazistuta said:It's a joke (I guess). Aimed at the other rider threads comparing with another rider.Gigs_98 said:So being good in Strade Bianche shows he is not the new Zdenek Stybar? Makes sense.
If there isn't more money in CX, Wout Van Aert should definitely switch. As much as I like the intense effort in CX, the competition is limited. He should challenge himself and get more adversaries, and we'll get a true racer with grit on the road.
Van Aert seems like the better climber of the two, in the most hilly cyclo-cross courses he usually wins. He also copes better with pressure (as evidenced by his 3 wins at the Worlds and today's race). He was invited for the press conference alongside Sagan and Kwiatko, and this for a guy who never even rode a WT race. That's a lot of pressure to put on someone.Maaaaaaaarten said:I'd love it if both Van Aert and Van Der Poel switch to road, both becoming amazing all rounders competing in major classics throughout the season and then Mathieu keeps edging out Van Aert everywhere and wins all the big classics, only for Van Aert to end up winning WCs all the time.![]()
Pluraljflemaire said:Well, he's got a pretty good adversary in Van Der Poel. Problem his, he doesn't seem to be able to beat him outside of the worlds. So I wouldn't say he lacks adversaries.Kazistuta said:It's a joke (I guess). Aimed at the other rider threads comparing with another rider.Gigs_98 said:So being good in Strade Bianche shows he is not the new Zdenek Stybar? Makes sense.
If there isn't more money in CX, Wout Van Aert should definitely switch. As much as I like the intense effort in CX, the competition is limited. He should challenge himself and get more adversaries, and we'll get a true racer with grit on the road.
He will be better than Stybar. Maybe much better.Gigs_98 said:So being good in Strade Bianche shows he is not the new Zdenek Stybar? Makes sense.
He will stick to cyclocross for a while but i think that's a mistake. I also don't get why van der Poel is wasting his time with this cross niche. Do the real thing, Mathieu!Jspear said:No! He needs to stick with cyclocross...sure do some road races, but he shouldn't completely make the switch.
He'll return to being a full-time crosser next year. Even less road racing than he is doing this season.Jspear said:No! He needs to stick with cyclocross...sure do some road races, but he shouldn't completely make the switch.
Tour and Vuelta stages, Eneco Tour, 7 Top 10s in monuments, actually winning Strade Bianche, ... a lot of people would be quite happy with those palmares on the road. "Much better" is quite a challenge. Even I as a Qs-fan am often frustrated by Stybars way of riding but it is effective and for his skillset he sure gets the most out of it!fauniera said:He will be better than Stybar. Maybe much better.Gigs_98 said:So being good in Strade Bianche shows he is not the new Zdenek Stybar? Makes sense.
That's not at all what I heard.DNP-Old said:He'll return to being a full-time crosser next year. Even less road racing than he is doing this season.Jspear said:No! He needs to stick with cyclocross...sure do some road races, but he shouldn't completely make the switch.
https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20180225_03376462Jagartrott said:That's not at all what I heard.DNP-Old said:He'll return to being a full-time crosser next year. Even less road racing than he is doing this season.Jspear said:No! He needs to stick with cyclocross...sure do some road races, but he shouldn't completely make the switch.
He first wanted to know if he has something to offer on the road. And he's clearly capable, so I'm expecting a similar or lighter cross season next year.
Van der Poel is transitioning to mtb at least until 2020 probably. I think cycing fans often forget that a factor influencing a rider's choice could just be enjoyment of the sport, and VdP just enjoys cross/mtb much mroe than road cycling. Besides, the pay in cross isn't too much less. I mean, he (vdp) made at least 40k in prize money alone last year, and Wout made around 30k, not including sponsorship or salary from the team, or even continental races.fauniera said:He will be better than Stybar. Maybe much better.Gigs_98 said:So being good in Strade Bianche shows he is not the new Zdenek Stybar? Makes sense.
He will stick to cyclocross for a while but i think that's a mistake. I also don't get why van der Poel is wasting his time with this cross niche. Do the real thing, Mathieu!Jspear said:No! He needs to stick with cyclocross...sure do some road races, but he shouldn't completely make the switch.
That depends on where you are in the hierarchy of the two sports. There’s no real financial incentive to go from being one of the two guys who divide up all of the cross races to being a pretty good road racer. But there’s an enormous incentive if you can be Tom Boonen.Brullnux said:Van der Poel is transitioning to mtb at least until 2020 probably. I think cycing fans often forget that a factor influencing a rider's choice could just be enjoyment of the sport, and VdP just enjoys cross/mtb much mroe than road cycling. Besides, the pay in cross isn't too much less. I mean, he (vdp) made at least 40k in prize money alone last year, and Wout made around 30k, not including sponsorship or salary from the team, or even continental races.fauniera said:He will be better than Stybar. Maybe much better.Gigs_98 said:So being good in Strade Bianche shows he is not the new Zdenek Stybar? Makes sense.
He will stick to cyclocross for a while but i think that's a mistake. I also don't get why van der Poel is wasting his time with this cross niche. Do the real thing, Mathieu!Jspear said:No! He needs to stick with cyclocross...sure do some road races, but he shouldn't completely make the switch.