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I think E3What is the first road race they will ride against each other with MVDP?
Incredible consistency reallyThat's 13 silver medals in championships in road racing and CX.
Olympics, Worlds, Euros and Belgian championships.
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He is washed. There is zero chances he beat Pogi and MVPI guess it will be another year of 0 monument wins for WvA...
Idk about washed but he does no look good today. Unless he is sick I am not optimistic about his chances.He is washed. There is zero chances he beat Pogi and MVP
Do you think WvA did not care today?Should see how MvdP rides around in Tirreno every year.
I think monuments are not won in mid-February. I also think that every time Van Aert has been flying from the get go he's then been disappointing in April.Do you think WvA did not care today?
Sure, but being dropped by Labrosse does not bode well whatever time of year it may be.I think monuments are not won in mid-February. I also think that every time Van Aert has been flying from the get go he's then been disappointing in April.
He's racing Algarve again first.Hard to compare to last year's race, but he was also very unimpressive then when he tried to get back after his mechanical. Opening weekend is the proper benchmark for where he stands.
Didn't he win a stage in Algarve last year?He's racing Algarve again first.
He was pretty bad in Algarve last year.
An in form Wout would have closed the gap when he hit the front. Mathieu would have attacked from 50K out and held off everyone else by 5 minutes. Pog would have attacked from 120K out and won by 35 minutes.Don't worry, according to Sporza he was just training and let himself get dropped from the peloton
That's why Tulett did all that work for him initially.
Agreed.. But Wout rode excellent, he was solo yellow on the front pulling everyone for miles, yes he blew up but he also rode some intense quality kilometers,An in form Wout would have closed the gap when he hit the front. Mathieu would have attacked from 50K out and held off everyone else by 5 minutes. Pog would have attacked from 120K out and won by 35 minutes.
Normal stuff.
It's not a disaster, but to call this encouraging is a bit of a stretch.Agreed.. But Wout rode excellent, he was solo yellow on the front pulling everyone for miles, yes he blew up but he also rode some intense quality kilometers,
I saw his efforts as encouraging The Pog God was beat by 2 riders at UAE, Jonas not to be seen, Roglic getting coffee, Remco mendind eating pizza..MVdP transitions from cyclocross.. February..
<cough><cough>It's not a disaster, but to call this encouraging is a bit of a stretch.
Pogacar was beaten by two pure powerhouses on a flat course, and of course he'll win with at least a minute advantage on the climb tomorrow. That's different from Van Aert struggling to follow riders who will be nowhere in contention for the races he's trying to win.
WVA can win PR but RVV is out of reach IMHO. Dude is a shadow of his former self.
Yeah, I thought they did the other climb today. This was the usual bunch sprint climb. He'll win the other climbing stage by a bigger margin.<cough><cough>