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

[Mayomaniac]

At least Pogacar isn't a "no gloves fuckboy"

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Hes the world champ in TT'ing. Multiple times. Used to work alone.

That does not absolve him from the laws of biology and physics.

 

[KoopaCycling]

MVDP doing well, making sure Remco does not come back by pulling every now and then, but making Pogacar do most of the work.
I would do even less if i'm MVPD but okay.

 

[dobrien]

Remco rode a good Koppenberg there; honestly, the term of ‘own goal’ upthread really seems accurate.

 

[Flamin]

lol no. He's getting worked and gonna get worked.
Hopefully from far so remco catches him

Perhaps, but that doesn't mean he should play this differently.

 

[dazaau]

Remco needs to kill himself for five seconds and get back on. If he keeps dangling, he's gonna finish 14th.

I don't know, the kid can TT and wout and pederson are not coming back

 

[Mayomaniac]

Trailer park boys aero mullet is kinda hillarious.

 

[E_F_]

Pretty sure MvdP needs Remco to get back, if he wants to have a shot at beating Pogacar, but sure...

 

[dazaau]

Trailer park boys aero mullet is kinda hillarious.

I am a big fan. I hate it so much

 

[Dazed and Confused]

That does not absolve him from the laws of biology and physics.

sure, but the was not the point.

 

[Andre]

I thought Wout would last longer

 

[dazaau]

MVDP doing well, making sure Remco does not come back by pulling every now and then, but making Pogacar do most of the work.
I would do even less if i'm MVPD but okay.

I'm not sure he should be worrying about remco coming back

 

[Strawberry_Jams]

At least Pogacar isn't a "no gloves fuckboy"

it's his only weakness. how can we utilise this?

make him hold lots of paper.

 

[saunaking]

Perhaps, but that doesn't mean he should play this differently.

i dont see why he shouldn't sit on the wheel and tell Pog to work, who cares if Remco comes back. WHy would you work with an alien robot who has shown nothing but imperious strength the last 3 years

 

[Tim Cahill]

Battle for P6 looks cracked, don't think Gianni wass happy with Laporte

 

[MJR]

I thought Wout would last longer

Same.

 

[canina82]

MVP is not working at all. If he doesn't win, I don't know what he can do better

 

[Sciatic]

MVDP doing well, making sure Remco does not come back by pulling every now and then, but making Pogacar do most of the work.
I would do even less if i'm MVPD but okay.

Interesting . . . I would think that MDVP could benefit from Remco staying in contact to help chase back Pogacar after the Kwaremont? Gap is too big now though.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Why do they keep repaving their "legendary" cobbled streets in Flanders!?

Unfortunately, unlike the Roubaix ones which are mostly farm tracks used only occasionally by agricultural machinery and cyclotourists, a lot of de Ronde's cobbled roads are in regular use by general traffic, and though the history and tradition of the race is significant, if they let them get into a state of disrepair there will be complaints from locals who need to use these roads to commute, and so while it does mean that the difficulty of the climbs can be reduced every so often, regular repaving of the cobbles is preferable to seeing these icons go the way of the Alsemberg, and ending up on two-lane tarmac which ruined Paris-Bruxelles and turned it into a sprinter's race.

 

[Heston]

That was such a tense moment when Remco almost caught them and the motorbikes were forced to go right in front of Pogacar to prevent it

 

[Tim Cahill]

12 seconds timed

 

[Didinho]

Mathieu should ride easier so Pogi will go harder when Remco comes closer again.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Interesting . . . I would think that MDVP could benefit from Remco staying in contact to help chase back Pogacar after the Kwaremont? Gap is too big now though.

If Van der Poel raced with a brain, this would be his strategy. But he has never done so and at the wrong side of 30 it's hard to see him suddenly learn.

 

[Flamin]

i dont see why he shouldn't sit on the wheel and tell Pog to work, who cares if Remco comes back. WHy would you work with an alien robot who has shown nothing but imperious strength the last 3 years

Because you won this particular race 3 times before, and you've beaten Pogacar head to head in the past.

 

[jono]

Interesting . . . I would think that MDVP could benefit from Remco staying in contact to help chase back Pogacar after the Kwaremont? Gap is too big now though.

If (when?) MVDP gets dropped on Kwaremont, Remco will be a further 20 seconds behind.