Yesterday, the one who was strongest in the final 60 kilometers won.
the 2 bike changes from his team car where on asphalt. when he got the Shimano bike, it was the blue Shimano car on the left, and the white doctor car stopped on the right, blocking the road cause the Shimano motorbike was there too. that's when riders where blocked in the middle of the sector as you write
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I so look forward to next year's Roubaix. also, they should run 2 next year, to make up for the 2020 cancelled edition
also, dire luck for Uno-X with many punctures and the early split that left Abrahamsen in the 2nd group
also, dire luck for Uno-X with many punctures and the early split that left Abrahamsen in the 2nd group
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Pogacar puncture was normally an out of all options for most of riders anpother year. He had a goof team and once they waited he managed to come back, mainly becouse Van Aert puntured and other riders. For Pogacar that was an over work. but it was the same or worse for the rest of contenders.
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( I was banned yesterday, Now I understand why, it was more or less a Misunderstand)
As I said I am happy becouse WVA won. He deserved it for several reasons.
But I think Pogacar face a good oportunity to make history, and maybe he wont be in this situation another time, with VDP behind in the last part.
Pogacar did again IMO the same mistake he did at San Remo 2025: to pull too much againts a rider with a better sprint. This year at San Remo, Pogacar asked Pidock for pulls...he did 2 in the last Km after poggio descent...that way Pogacar won, other way it would have been impossible.
With Van Aert he had it much more difficult, but if are in the front the last 2 km you are dead...maybe you are going easy, but WVA behind is much easier, and it is a mistake to go on the front before the spint if you are slower. He behave as if PR was a good race for him or if he was the favopurite at the sprint.
Why Pogacar was so interested to be second?? yes, it is again a super result for him, but he came here to make history He was second once.
At the moment Visma said, we dont collaborate, he shoudl have stopped..and to see if really Visma wanted Van Aert and Laporte to finish at the sprint with Van der poel... Anyway, if that was the case..it is just to attack after to have a rest or even when all the gropup rejoin...More oprtunities to win that alone againts Wout.
And he was always at the fornt on the cobless..Wout is better than ypu on the coblles. he was saving energy by doing that. The chance is to go behind him at mucha as possible, collaborating 30 % and attack out of the coblle in an amll slope (as the one after Mons en pevele) or a flase falt and try to make a gap. No more options
Pogacar just knows to win by pure strenth, and with the false pride of: ai am a champion, I always pull... ( he did well anyway at -San Remo thisyear..maybe learned form last year, or maybe after the crash he considered just a miracle make him to win and he needed ask aleways for pulls, it was at least justificated) He need a miracle to beat WVA or Van der Poel at Roubaix, and he must act as no favourite. He has to admit Mwrkx was better for this race than him, but anyway he is on the way to be the GOAT, and I consider he is maybe already.
Anyway Wout, beside all the emotional part of his victory and what that means for his career to make justize, it was really strong, no less than Pogacar, similar to Van der Poel, and he was a little bit more luckier than this one and he has a better sprint than Pogacar, so he is without no doubts a deserved winner, and of course one if the big 5 of today, maybe 6 alreasy with Seixas. Becouse for me is always as good as MVDP for classics, and much better than him on the mountains, so I would never consider him worse cyclist than Van der Poel, it doesnt matter if this one has 25 Rondes, 15 Roubaix and 16 San Remos...
Best whises and We are happy to watch races like this, Historic.
This is why i argued comprehensively that Pidcock made a mistake by working too much with Pogacar. I said Pogacar wanted San Remo and would have pulled regardless if Pidcock had fake pulled/barely pulled/stopped pulling. That Pogacar would rather do a 1vs1 sprint against Pidcock than let the others come back. I said Pidcock should have gambled more and if he had done so he might have had a bit fresher legs and Pogacar might have been a bit more tired. Enough to overcome the slight sprint different at the finish line. I was laughed out of the room. I feel vindicated after this Roubaix.
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It is. This is roubaix. Not some flat sprinter stage in a gc
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Pidcock doidnt worked too much, he missed the last one before Poggio, he was always at ôgacar wheel on Poggio and he just pass a little beat at the end (the group was clearly close). He acyted clebver, not last 2025 Pogacar that his race had no sense. Of course he could even pull less between Cipressa and Poggio, but Van der poel, he was almost dead with a Zombie face, collaborated more. It has sense becpuse previous year Pogacar give him away the race by pulling much more when VDP has a better sprint and gping forst the last part to Ganna didnt catched them, when his only posibility was and sprint with the 3.
So, I mean, Looking now the race he copuld have collaborated less, but then I consider legitimated to call him, not a fare rider, not a champion way to win, etc..or even the gropup could have chased them, and the possibility to play it the race at the sprint with Pogacar after a crash wanst bad, and he was really close. Pidock did well, but destiny wanted Pogacar has this monument, ewhere he was the stronger the last 2 years.
But the way Pogacar Puked yesterday or the way VDP collevorated at The Ronde rhis year has no sense. I dont want to say any adjetive about my opinion to maybe be banned.
But in the case of Pogacar is not his blame, I see that in the car they told him he can beat at the end to anybody if the race was hard...Seriously?? to beated WVA who beated him at Paris, a super and historic rider who is almos as goof for this races as MVDP, after a flat race full of hard cobbles, to a man with that fast sprint??
I cant believe Baldato said that...that team has become totally crazy wiith Pogacar. He is maybe the GOAT, but he is not Mecrkx for PR.
Last year I went at UAE car at Beasain (or Ordizia, it is more or less the same city in 2 parts) at the start of an stage of Basque country, after to take some pictures to Del Toro (last year paintfull on the neck, he said diodnt sleep well to another cyclist). I didnt know who people where in that car, the man driving was Matxin..I told them they rode quite...no sense..as junior... at San Remo and why, one of them smiled. I dont think they take my into consideration, but at least this year they raced properly and he won. He asked for pulls all the time. I hope in Pogacar come back to this race, and I hope yes... they make the race hard (yes, that is good for hi, specially the small slopes of road of the begining. But the rest pf the race they ride with more modesty ( I consider Pogacar a normal guy, quite humble), becouse he is not the main favourite for this race. He can win it and I hope he het it, but it will be difficult.
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it is sportive, and more in this race where was UAE who lanched the race from the begining and later anybody can have some problem at any time as it happends.
But to suck wheel in some moment, it is totally sportive, although Museeuw and Adrie VAN der Poel dont agree.
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UAE lit up the race from the get go to make it as hard as they could. They aren't complaining. It's a freaking monument, not a charity ride.
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No. They should only add some descents to attract Seixas.
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They should add the passo di ganda descent to attrack masnada.
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A wormhole in a bike race would definitely be a novel thing.
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It could be difficult to make that happen logistically, but the most tricky part would be to time travel back to 2021 and bring back the good version of him for the race. Otherwise it would mostly benefit Pogačar.
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Dansker er bitter: - Måske er jeg bare en dårlig taber
Mikkel Bjerg er irriteret over situationen, hvor Visma | Lease a Bike og Alpecin - PremierTech satte sig frem, da Tadej Pogacar havde en punktering.
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If wout van aert can do it, then I believe that so can fausto.
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the strongest maybe was MVDP. with Pogacar and Van Aert very close. To win the strongest or not it is not necesaary cobbles, or hills, it doenst matter the route. Must win who combine better strenth, strategy, luck, actitude....
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So he's complaining they did not help UAE & Pogacar like they did last 2 monuments...
Dansker er bitter: - Måske er jeg bare en dårlig taber
Mikkel Bjerg er irriteret over situationen, hvor Visma | Lease a Bike og Alpecin - PremierTech satte sig frem, da Tadej Pogacar havde en punktering.
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Really bot a good look for him...Dansker er bitter: - Måske er jeg bare en dårlig taber
Mikkel Bjerg er irriteret over situationen, hvor Visma | Lease a Bike og Alpecin - PremierTech satte sig frem, da Tadej Pogacar havde en punktering.
Mads and Wout had literally just punctured as well without them waiting.
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