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

[Andre]

...and still the drama of cycling remains in a nightmarish loop...

 

[dazaau]

Respectable performance by Remco. Surely he would wanne do some more cobble races moving forward.

He had great legs. If he had stayed with the front two then mvdp and him may have made the last kms very interesting. Which they were most certainly not

 

[Boehmand]

Stuyven 6th

 

[Tim Cahill]

That is an absolute disgrace cutting to the studio after Pedersen came in, these guys have ridden 250km, for some it could be their best result.

 

[Rob5091]

Pogi won ... MvdP 2nd, so much as expected. Remco, a learning experience.

 

[iBanesto]

2027 - a chance for Pogacar to match Fiorenzo Magni's 3 Ronde wins in a row.

 

[Boehmand]

3 RB riders in top 11

 

[iBanesto]

That is an absolute disgrace cutting to the studio after Pedersen came in, these guys have ridden 250km, for some it could be their best result.

I know!

I want to see the race for 6th place.

 

[Brullnux]

Van der Poel should've done more to make sure Evenepoel caught them after the Koppenberg, and Evenepoel shouldn't have pushed on post Kwaremont. I don't think MvdP went all out to keep the gap but half committing was still qorse than not committing, if only ro make sure Evenepoel got back on.

That said, if Evenepoel had got back on, then Pogacar would've just attacked on the Taaienberg. Still, may as well make it harder for him – it was obvious that Pogacar was concerned about Remco, so lean into it. MvdP actually rode the Kwaremont smartly but Pogacar is just a level above.

 

[red_flanders]

Respectable performance by Remco. Surely he would wanne do some more cobble races moving forward.

Feel like "respectable" is underselling it a bit, no? I thought he was outstanding. Couldn't really have asked for more. Hell of a fight at the end.

Couldn't agree more about the cobbled races. He made this race a lot better.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Result:

1	Pogačar Tadej	UAE Team Emirates - XRG	800	275	6:20:07
2	van der Poel Mathieu	Alpecin-Premier Tech	640	200	0:34
3	Evenepoel Remco	Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe	520	150	1:11
4	van Aert Wout	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	440	120	2:04
5	Pedersen Mads	Lidl - Trek	360	100	2:48
6	Stuyven Jasper	Soudal Quick-Step	280	90	4:10
7	Vermeersch Florian	UAE Team Emirates - XRG	240	80	4:13
8	Mohorič Matej	Bahrain - Victorious	200	70	4:17
9	Laporte Christophe	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	160	60	5:13
10	Vermeersch Gianni	Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe	135	50	5:23

 

[red_flanders]

3 RB riders in top 11

Outstanding racing today from that team.

 

[noob]

wtf happened to pog hair?????? whoever thought that was a good idea

 

[Schultz0620]

Always a privilege to watch Pogacar, but I find myself incredibly impressed by Remco's debut. Hopefully he comes to realize how iconic of a classics rider he has the potential to be.

 

[MJR]

wtf happened to pog hair??????

It's his Eminem era.

 

[red_flanders]

Always a privilege to watch Pogacar, but I find myself incredibly impressed by Remco's debut. Hopefully he comes to realize how iconic of a classics rider he has the potential to be.

Waiting for the Roubaix reveal Monday.... 🤣

 

[Tommy Gun]

wtf happened to pog hair?????? whoever thought that was a good idea

douchebaggery...

 

[Samu Cuenca]

He's raced three times this year. It's nice to see UAE give this Slovenian neo-pro a slow and gradual introduction to WT racing. If he needs a break for two weeks every time he races, then I am not sure he will make it as a GT rider, but maybe he could become the next Špilak in the future.

 

[Kazistuta]

So the top5 was the expected top5 before the race. Personally I'd picked Wout before Remco, but still everything went pretty much (sadly) as expected.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

wtf happened to pog hair?????? whoever thought that was a good idea

It's to support the free energy he get's from earth magnetic field with the hair sticking out.

 

[noob]

I really should get into womens cycling instead. This is like watching reruns.

I know one has to imagine Sisophys happy but cme one

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

I really should get into womens cycling instead. This is like watching reruns.

I know one has to imagine Sisophys happy but cme one

Try it, there have been pretty good races this year already.

 

[Boehmand]

Excerpts from the Pedersen exit interview:

"All things considered 5th is fine"

"I knew I would be lacking something on the climbs after the injury"

"I rode more conservatively today, I knew I had to save myself for the climbs, and it still it wasn't enough"

"It's weird to say I'm happy with 5th, but I am, and with a week more in the legs I'll be ready for Roubaix"

"It's the injury which caused me lacking on the climbs"

 

[KoopaCycling]

The top 5 is the Top 5. they were the strongest in that order.
That said, the numbers 2 and 3, especially number 2 could have ridden a better race so as to create a chance to nullify the fact that number 1 is the strongest. Rider 2 does not seem to realise he could have ridden it differently given his interview. Moto's once again decided to help the strongest rider in the race as if he needed it....

number 4 rode a near perfect race, except being to far during 1 early moment.

I'll try not to fall in repeat in this thread so i'll end it here.

 

[SHAD0W93]

They about to put a moto before Pogacar again, to make sure he stays ahead of MVPD i fear.

Why do you type it MVPD? Is there a cultural meaning I’m missing?