If Hindley wins the Vuelta he takes the cake for me in most scenarios
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I just love the fact that there's a question mark in the new thread title.
You're a question mark.
Selfish Van Aert denies Belgium a guaranteed medal in the TT.
Without Van Aert in the World ITT he should have a chance given his remarkable time trialling at Le Tour.
Question mark is needed because it shows that Van Aert not being a Belgian Pozzato is only a consideration at this point and not considered truth by the cycling fan consensus
You know, I was watching that attack by Masnada in the last 7km of today's Burgos stage, forcing every other team to work and, after getting caught, he still rides to set up what would have been a likely win by Ballerini. Couldn't help thinking that WvA would've ridden out in front of the peloton for 2km while waving to the camera and then drop straight out the back of the peloton.
Difference between a class rider and a thermonuclear donkey
I don’t know, I think if Pogacar wins Worlds and Lombardia and Hindley wins Vuelta, Pogacar should still win Vel d’Or and be considered the best in the world. Pogacar would have performed well all year in that scenario. Then I’d have Hindley second and Evenepoel 3rd.
Lol there is no doubt Hindley is the rider of the year if he wins the Vuelta.
Winning 2 GTs is an incredible feat. Has happened only twice this century.
Winning 2 GTs is an incredible feat. Has happened only twice this century.
To beat out a monument, Worlds, 3 week GCs with 2 stages, 3 stages at Tour and 2nd, a classic win, 4th and 5th in Flanders and MSR when it could have been second? It’s for being the best cyclist in the whole year, not just two races. I think Hindley would have to have a superb Vuelta.
He is lucky that Vingegaard won the Tour. Weakest Tour winning season since Nibali (but not much worse than Pogi's first).
Really? Theres still Lombardia and WCs left, and I think the Giro and the Vuelta both needs some context - the 4 best GT riders are have not been present in both races. Say, if Wout van Aert wins WC, I'd not hesitate one second even if Hindley wins the Vuelta despite Wout not winning Roubaix/Flanders.
I don't see how that is more impressive than guys like Pogacar or Van Aert who basically compete for the win in any race they enter. The best GT guys don't even ride the Giro or Vuelta.
As usual in CN, a win (not even two) is worth more than a few good placings, unless the dude with the good placings and no win is your pet rider.
In CN and in the Velo d'Or, which is what we're discussing.
Van Aert didn't win it in 2020-2021 despite accumulating a gazillion wins, podiums, top10s. 2021 was better than 2022 (so far) by a margin. 2020 probably too because he won a Monument. He has a chance in case he wins the WC but I don't think he wins the Velo d'Or anyway unless they really feel like rewarding consistency and all-aroundness over big wins for a change.
And I clearly stated that Hindley wins it IF he does the Giro-Vuelta double.
Otherwise he's not even a contender.
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And both years he was 3rd behind the two Slovenians.
But it's a 'weak' year so far, with none of the big winners (monuments and GTs) having great seasons so far. I think it's between Pogi, Van Aert and Vingegaard.
I still think you can't discount the people who will still do the Vuelta though fir example: Remco/Hindley. If one of these 2 wins the Vuelta, Pogi/WVA/vingegaard will need to win the WC RR. (Or if either of those win WC RR i think it is also for them)
As of now?
Correct me if I'm wrong but I reckon there hasn't been a single Velo d'Or winner who wasn't at least a Monument/WC or GT winner.
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Yeah, I can't see how WvA has a chance without winning the Worlds. No monument, 3rd in the UCI Points standings. He's not going to get the Velo d'Or just for winning 3 more races than Jasper Philipsen.
Anybody with eyes who watched the Tour can see how Van Aert could be considered the best cyclist in the world.
The best cyclists in the world get results
The best posters in the world are not biased
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