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

[Peyroteo94]

Pogacar didn't race RvV last year, and Van der Poel won 3 cobbled classics including the 2 monuments with very long solos.

Pogacar was also the favorite for Sanremo, dropped a huge Cipressa record and yet he didn't drop Van der Poel.

There's a lot we don't know, there's a lot of small variables that consistently get ignored, and frankly there's no way to know, and it's not some personal insult to think Van der Poel is the favorite like some seem to think it is.

Pogacar wasn't the favorite to win San Remo

 

[Red Rick]

Which race is GdL?

Lombardia

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Pogacar was also the favorite for Sanremo

Great joke

 

[Salvarani]

Arkea lol

Thats nasty

 

[Tim Cahill]

Hahahaha Arkea attacking the nature break, incredible scenes, words exchanged!

 

[Medvind]

Which race is GdL?

Giro de Lombardia

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Any tip to watch the race while babysitting your daughter?

This is a very important race. Just hide your daughter somewhere (preferably a soundproof place).

 

[RedheadDane]

Any tip to watch the race while babysitting your daughter?

Not to be nickpicky, but techically you're not babysitting your daughter. That's called parenting.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Not to be nickpicky, but techically you're not babysitting your daughter. That's called parenting.

Portugal, Cycling, Daughter. In that order.

 

[Netserk]

Hahahaha Arkea attacking the nature break, incredible scenes, words exchanged!

A pantomime attack. And no one else were in on the joke. SAD!

 

[Rackham]

Pogacar didn't race RvV last year, and Van der Poel won 3 cobbled classics including the 2 monuments with very long solos.

Pogacar was also the favorite for Sanremo, dropped a huge Cipressa record and yet he didn't drop Van der Poel.

There's a lot we don't know, there's a lot of small variables that consistently get ignored, and frankly there's no way to know, and it's not some personal insult to think Van der Poel is the favorite like some seem to think it is.

I might be approaching this from a different angle because I am seeing some Pog fans trying to downplay his chances. I assume that's "just in case" he loses.

I'm not having it. This race has to be his first mega objective of the season because unlike MSR he's won this one before. Anything other than a win would be a major disappointment IMO.

 

[Netserk]

This is a more serious try. But this is how they should have done it the first time around.

 

[Stablo]

Lombardia

Thanks, had a brain shutdown😂of course Giro de Lombardia 🤌

 

[AmRacer]

I might be approaching this from a different angle because I am seeing some Pog fans trying to downplay his chances. I assume that's "just in case" he loses.

I'm not having it. This race has to be his first mega objective of the season because unlike MSR he's won this one before. Anything other than a win would be a major disappointment IMO.

MSR was the first mega goal, he wants to win them all. That's why he added PR to his schedule.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Hahahaha Arkea attacking the nature break, incredible scenes, words exchanged!

Decisive move of the race. Teddy and Mathieu will be very pissed off at the end.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Arkéa are paying the price for not having Me Better riding. He would have ended up in the break easily.

Edit: Why does my phone change Le Berre to that?

 

[gregrowlerson]

Hahahaha Arkea attacking the nature break, incredible scenes, words exchanged!

Arkea; "We thought the 'break of the day' meant that you were subsequently the first riders dropped."

 

[Netserk]

Great joke

He had the shortest betting odds before the race.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Not much order was there, about 50 riders missing and multiple attacks and random groups still getting little gaps off the front. If Armstrong or Hinault were knocking about there would be punches thrown.

Hopefully that was just the opening salvo and the punches will come later, it would be sensational viewing, what we all want to see.

 

[gregrowlerson]

This is a very important race. Just hide your daughter somewhere (preferably a soundproof place).

Maybe Pogacar has left his loud music on from last night. Take her there.

 

[Rackham]

MSR was the first mega goal, he wants to win them all. That's why he added PR to his schedule.

I mean if Pog fails to win MSR, Flanders or Roubaix, then he's been wasting his time before Liège (aka an easy open goal for him).

Racing monuments and losing them doesn't do much for Pog's aura. So yeah, I say anything other than a win here and he'll be mega disappointed.

 

[RedheadDane]

Arkéa are paying the price for not having Me Better riding. He would have ended up in the break easily.

Edit: Why does my phone change Le Berre to that?

His way of arguing that they should ride for him:
"Me Better!"

 

[Red Rick]

Great joke

The truth hurts.

 

[AmRacer]

I mean if Pog fails to win MSR, Flanders or Roubaix, then he's been wasting his time before Liège (aka an easy open goal for him).

Racing monuments and losing them doesn't do much for Pog's aura. So yeah, I say anything other than a win here and he'll be mega disappointed.

Mathieu is not easy to crack in those three races.

 

[Lequack]

Eurosport commentators great conversation.

First: "Are you more afraid of wolfpacks or beehives?" (in relation to Quickstep vs Visma)
Second: "How many bees?"