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

[Boehmand]

Pedersen isn‘t pulling here, it‘s the end of the world

He has to ride the race differently because of his recent injuries - or he won't even make the finale - not least when none of his teammates managed to stick with him.

 

[yaf2]

Remco needs to give a vingegaard to wva, this is embarrassing if you are in the catagory of “big four”

 

[Tim Cahill]

Trentin is doing a stellar job, doing absolutely nothing mid pack, fake pulling whenever someone tries to flick him through, looking great for another big result.

Observe what just happened, saw the wind, grabbed for something in his pocket and looked behind like he was about to go to the car, then went backwards and just resumed his mincing about in p10.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Remco needs to give a vingegaard to wva, this is embarrassing if you are in the catagory of “big four”

Racing smart is probably the least embarrassing thing you can do in the classics?

 

[dazaau]

Remco needs to give a vingegaard to wva, this is embarrassing if you are in the catagory of “big four”

What is giving a vingegaard may I ask

 

[Red Rick]

Racing smart is probably the least embarrassing thing you can do in the classics?

I cannot believe the current era of riders is turning me into a disciple of Simon of the House of Gerrans.

 

[MJR]

Get off the damn front, Wout!

 

[MJR]

I cannot believe the current era of riders is turning me into a disciple of Simon of the House of Gerrans.

Never admit that in public.

 

[AmRacer]

Remco needs to give a vingegaard to wva, this is embarrassing if you are in the catagory of “big four”

Remco is working?

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

I've seen the "XY looking good" movie too many times. Yeah, people will look good until the last Kwaremont when Pogacar rides away like a motorbike.
The one good thing about Remco being there so far is that he's probably the only one that can ever chase down Pogacar on the flat (after Patenberg) so let's see.

 

[Red Rick]

Never admit that in public.

"I'm not going to stop the wheel. I'm going to suck it"

 

[Sciatic]

Remco is working?

As someone mentioned upthread, rotating through in a group of 20 is not the kind of work as pulling hard in a group of 3-4.

 

[dobrien]

I've seen the "XY looking good" movie too many times. Yeah, people will look good until the last Kwaremont when Pogacar rides away like a motorbike.
The one good thing about Remco being there so far is that he's probably the only one that can ever chase down Pogacar on the flat (after Patenberg) so let's see.

Hey, ive issued my “this could blow up in my face” disclaimer already, so i consider myself covered! 😜

 

[Brullnux]

Remco needs to give a vingegaard to wva, this is embarrassing if you are in the catagory of “big four”

You people need to get a grip, he's about 10% worse than Pogacar and wants to win. How else is he going to

 

[red_flanders]

I've seen the "XY looking good" movie too many times. Yeah, people will look good until the last Kwaremont when Pogacar rides away like a motorbike.
The one good thing about Remco being there so far is that he's probably the only one that can ever chase down Pogacar on the flat (after Patenberg) so let's see.

No one is saying anything different. I made my remark because I’m surprised a bit how well he’s riding.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

What is peloton doing, there are like 50 guys who should work until Kwaremont.

 

[E_F_]

What is peloton doing, there are like 50 guys who should work until Kwaremont.

Only ones doing anything that makes sense are UAE.

 

[AmRacer]

As someone mentioned upthread, rotating through in a group of 20 is not the kind of work as pulling hard in a group of 3-4.

But you can save the critical percentage sucking wheel.

 

[yaf2]

You people need to get a grip, he's about 10% worse than Pogacar and wants to win. How else is he going to

Wheel sucking is a very bad thing even in training..

 

[iBanesto]

Composition of the breakaway.

#	BIB	Rider			Team
1	1	POGAČAR Tadej		UAD
2	7	VERMEERSCH Florian		UAD
3	11	VAN DER POEL Mathieu		APT
4	12	DILLIER Silvan		APT
5	21	MOHORIČ Matej		TBV
6	25	GRADEK Kamil		TBV
7	35	DEWULF Stan		DCT
8	44	LAMPERTI Luke		EFE
9	63	SHEFFIELD Magnus		IGD
10	64	SWIFT Connor		IGD
11	66	WATSON Samuel		IGD
12	71	PEDERSEN Mads		LTK
13	83	VAN BOVEN Luca		LOI
14	111	EVENEPOEL Remco		RBH
15	112	VERMEERSCH Gianni		RBH
16	117	VAN DIJKE Tim		RBH
17	123	STUYVEN Jasper		SOQ
18	132	DE POOTER Dries		JAY
19	146	VAN DEN BERG Julius		TPP
20	151	VAN AERT Wout		TVL
21	156	LAPORTE Christophe		TVL
22	187	ZAMPERINI Edoardo		COF
23	192	FRISON Frederik		PQT
24	201	TRENTIN Matteo		TUD
25	207	PLUIMERS Rick		TUD
26	214	FAGÚNDEZ Eric Antonio		BBH
27	227	VERCOUILLIE Victor		TFB
28	243	DE VRIES Hartthijs		URR

 

[Squire]

What is peloton doing, there are like 50 guys who should work until Kwaremont.

They are 2026-ing. It's getting worse. One Movistar rider followed by two Red Bull riders who are just patrolling.

 

[MJR]

Group is too big now. Get to thumpin', favs.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Why dafuq are you so far back in that group Wout

 

[Red Rick]

Local government (?) gonna take action against riders in the peloton that passed the train crossing.

 

[dobrien]

That’s a pretty section through there.