Ronde van Vlaanderen 2026, monument, April 5 (men's)

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Who will win?

  • Pogacar

    Votes: 70 72.9%
  • Van der Poel

    Votes: 9 9.4%
  • Van Aert

    Votes: 5 5.2%
  • Pedersen

    Votes: 2 2.1%
  • De Lie

    Votes: 1 1.0%
  • Laporte

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • F. Vermeersch

    Votes: 1 1.0%
  • another guy

    Votes: 2 2.1%
  • Evenepoel

    Votes: 6 6.3%

  • Total voters
    96
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Jan 10, 2019
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I’m gonna have a neck injury tomorrow, looking back more than Vingo to see if the Redbulls are coming.

This race will be better for him to challenge Pogi than Amstel or Liege. Don’t think he’s getting dropped more than a couple meters on the hardest cobbled sections, like in Brabantse. His engine will make up a lot for it.

If I was him or Mathieu, I wouldn’t follow Pogi all the way to the top. Try to stay within a couple bike lengths with some “reserve”. Or stay close to each other just behind. Maybe the only way to beat Pogi is together.
 
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I’m gonna have a neck injury tomorrow, looking back more than Vingo to see if the Redbulls are coming.

This race will be better for him to challenge Pogi than Amstel or Liege. Don’t think he’s getting dropped more than a couple meters on the hardest cobbled sections, like in Brabantse. His engine will make up a lot for it.
That’s a bold prediction, especially for AGR. At this stage, Remco should have a much more realistic chance of challenging Pogacar at AGR than at RVV. In any case, let’s hope for a strong debut from Remco, that way, he’ll definitely come back.
 
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That’s a bold prediction, especially for AGR. At this stage, Remco should have a much more realistic chance of challenging Pogacar at AGR than at RVV. In any case, let’s hope for a strong debut from Remco, that way, he’ll definitely come back.

I agree regarding Amstel. But I think Remco could be closer to Pog in RVV than Liege. It's shaping to be an interesting race!
 
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Awesome news! Finally Remco and his team listened to the renowned forum experts.

Even top3 place wouldnt surprise me much given his awesome engine on such terrain but lets see how his positioning works there. He may need some experience but there will be no pressure during his 1st participation.
He's the biggest Belgian rider in the biggest Belgian race in the most cycling crazy country.

Yeah, good luck holding that pressure off. :grimacing:
 
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In the first minute of his new YT video he said on 27th of December he will be riding the Ronde. So no last minute switch.
 
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Remco in the race just increases Pogacar's chances even more. Remco will work with Pogacar and MVP, this will allow Pogacar to work less and Remco is so aero that MVP will probably eat more wind, recovering less between hills.
I like the way you think. Every possible race circumstance (bad weather, new contenders, whatever) is better for Pogacar!
 

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