Ronde van Vlaanderen 2025, one day monument, April 6 (men's)

[Netserk]

Dillier already working from km 0. Bah.

 

[Medvind]

But like Paterberg, stronger riders open a bigger gap right after Koppenberg.

Well, it's about 45k left from Koppenberg. If Pog wants to go from that far out I think he must be sure that chasers are in atoms, at least for the some kilometers so he can build up a solid lead, say 30s.

 

[gregrowlerson]

The Pedersen of the board today

Anticipating. Peyroteo94 claims that even with 300 minutes he won't hold off Pogacar.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Arrrggghhh you fools alpecin it’s like they don’t even read my posts

 

[RedheadDane]

Well, it's about 45k left from Koppenberg. If Pog wants to go from that far out I think he must be sure that chasers are in atoms, at least for the some kilometers so he can build up a solid lead, say 30s.

For Pogacar, 45K from the finish is hardly "that far out".

 

[Netserk]

Wingbeats piloting Van Aert to the front in the right side for crosswind. Pogi, Bling and Pedersen at the back.

 

[iBanesto]

Memories of MVdP's power and skills.

 

[veganrob]

To me the only real interesting thing is if UAE is gonna just drive a hard pace all day or if they're gonna send guys in the break that are supposed to threaten MvdP and force MvdP to cooperate.

If no serious break gets ahead I don't see why Van der Poel doesn't just suckwheel Pogacar adn then does turns at 80%.

Rewatching pieces of 2023 it's pretty clear Pogacar really only did go all out on the Kwaremont and Koppenberg. On the Koppenberg Van der Poel already struggled a lot to follow and it was actually Van Aert who closed the gap Van der Poel was dropping there.

Champions like VdP don’t just suck anybodies wheel all day.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Van Aert wanting to get in the early days break perhaps, a jacky durand fan.

 

[topcat]

The Pedersen of the board today

View: https://youtu.be/-TAyuGFOuYI?si=ffc96d88MTAVPyBs

 

[Tim Cahill]

Every rider outside 2 teams might at least try here, if just to stay in the race longer than usual.

 

[Netserk]

Champions like VdP don’t just suck anybodies wheel all day.

True champs transcend their own pride and do whatever it takes to win, no matter how ugly. You cannot let your own insecurity compel you to pull when you shouldn't.

 

[Medvind]

For Pogacar, 45K from the finish is hardly "that far out".

Point taken. Still believe he chooses to go solo when he believes a strong chase can't be formed right away. In Worlds the parcour suited him for a long attack. In Strade in 2023, his team destroyed the peleton so that a chase couldn't form after Pog's attack.

 

[Salvarani]

Champions like VdP don’t just suck anybodies wheel all day.

Word.

 

[RedheadDane]

According to Bjerg, the finale apparently already started... yesterday.

 

[Red Rick]

Champions like VdP don’t just suck anybodies wheel all day.

This is the religious level of logic that does my brain in.

 

[Salvarani]

Attacks seems a bit "half-assed" so far. Like nobody really expects it to go yet.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

According to Bjerg, the finale apparently already started... yesterday.

Winners from 1000 years ago, races that already started a day before. There truly is a time portal below the circuit!

 

[Lequack]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1908801074946859499

View: https://x.com/Eurosport_ES/status/1908801074946859499

Also did that guy bring a proper handgun to the race? Seems like something Robocop would be using to clean up future Detroit.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1908799197882532116

View: https://x.com/RondeVlaanderen/status/1908799197882532116

 

[Netserk]

The greatest champ wasn't the rider in front:

 

[gregrowlerson]

View: https://youtu.be/-TAyuGFOuYI?si=ffc96d88MTAVPyBs

Was this actually Wout on the phone back to the team car at Dwars?

 

[Captain Sensible]

Woke up earliest I have in months to catch the Tour of hellas and they’re not even showing from km0, a total disgrace.

TNT ? On Discovery + it was and add free.

 

[gregrowlerson]

Winners from 1000 years ago, races that already started a day before. There truly is a time portal below the circuit!

Has the great grandfather of cycling, Brandon Mcnulty, taken off his slippers to race today?

 

[gregrowlerson]

I've put in a few pulls already. Time to drop back to the team car.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Has the great grandfather of cycling, Brandon Mcnulty, taken off his slippers to race today?

He hasn't. But as a wise old man he could know where to find the portal.

Or you can meet him before the race starts and he gives riders side Quests for the race to achieve some magical assistance, really needed against Pog and vdP.