Race Thread

[sir fly]

Wout not losing an inch in the pitstop.

 

[KZD]

Aerts and Van der Poel started well but are already being dropped by Van Aert

 

[Hugo Koblet]

What's wrong with Pidcock?

 

[KZD]

What's wrong with Pidcock?

Nothing, just that he lacks the engine for these muddy courses something that the Anglo-Saxon press doesn't seem to have realised yet.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

What's wrong with Pidcock?

Nothing, just that the few times he's been really outstanding in CX have people overrate him as a cyclocrosser. He's had one or two outstanding races the past few years*, but he's also had many mediocre performances as well. He's not there yet, and overall i still don't rate him as the 3rd best cyclocrosser.

*i meant per season

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Hi Fausto Fans

I never watched much CX, only a little bit but I'm trying to watch more. I must say VDP is very impressive on his comeback ! I'm enjoying the race.

 

[Mick Dundee]

Or maybe Pidders is saving himself for tomorrow's race because as he's said himself, he can't quite manage it back to back just yet.... jeeez, sensing the anti Uk sentiment here!!

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Nothing, just that he lacks the engine for these muddy courses something that the Anglo-Saxon press doesn't seem to have realised yet.

Nothing, just that the few times he's been really outstanding in CX have people overrate him as a cyclocrosser. He's had one or two outstanding races the past few years, but he's also had many mediocre performances as well. He's not there yet, and overall i still don't rate him as the 3rd best cyclocrosser.

Thanks! I don't follow cyclocross much but in the Danish media is was touted as a 3-way battle (with Pidcock as the least likely winner of those). Great race, though!

 

[Gwbert]

Thanks! I don't follow cyclocross much but in the Danish media is was touted as a 3-way battle (with Pidcock as the least likely winner of those). Great race, though!

Pidcock at his weight is never gonna excel at these muddy courses

 

[noob]

Van Aert looks like a gazelle while Van der Poel looks like a bulldozer. Such different body constitutions. Such different movements

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Thanks! I don't follow cyclocross much but in the Danish media is was touted as a 3-way battle (with Pidcock as the least likely winner of those). Great race, though!

He's probably the only one with the class to rival and possibly beat Van Aert & Van der Poel on a few courses, but overall he has too many off-days and/or too many courses that don't suit him.

 

[sir fly]

By the time the Worlds come, MVdP should build the racing fitness to challenge Van Aert.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Pidcock at his weight is never gonna excel at these muddy courses

He managed rather well at the 2020 worldchampionships though.

By the time the Worlds come, MVdP should build the racing fitness to challenge Van Aert.

Next week or the week after that, on a different course, he'll be there.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Wout's gone

 

[Mick Dundee]

Wout untouchable here as expected but vdp doing better than I expected too.

 

[Ricco']

Due to the Corona restrictions in the Netherlands, the Hulst race will be held in last years location or the traditional one?

I think they changed the location last year as it was not viable to control the spectator ban in the city centre.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

 

[TourOfSardinia]

meanwhile in Slovenia

 

[noob]

I agree with Van Aert about spectators. On sports like this outdoors there's hardly no harm <3

 

[noob]

meanwhile in Slovenia

Where can I watch this?

 

[TourOfSardinia]

good question

 

[lemon cheese cake]

Due to the Corona restrictions in the Netherlands, the Hulst race will be held in last years location or the traditional one?

I think they changed the location last year as it was not viable to control the spectator ban in the city centre.

I thought it was supposed to be on the Dijks like last season, but the race website and official uci world cup website are both showing the course on the sides of the city moat.

Pidcock once again showing that it's the big two of WvA and MvdP and that he's more equal to the likes of Iserbyt, Vanthourenhout, Aerts and Sweeck.

 

[Bolder]

Honsinger is such an interesting rider. Always way down after the start but also always grinds her way back.

 

[Lequack]

Pogacar also won the local cross race

https://twitter.com/x/status/1475089685978431488

View: https://twitter.com/IgorTominec/status/1475089685978431488?s=20

 

[Axel Hangleck]

What's wrong with Pidcock?

Look at the size of him, he simply doesn't have the pure power for heavy, muddy CX courses. There is a reason he's the Olympic MTB champion; longer climbs, and more technical terrain suit him far better. Flat, heavy mud courses with next to no technical sections aren't his speciality.
I've said before on here, he'll win some nice CX races, but he'll do far better on the MTB.