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

[Berniece]

I still wonder what was going on last year at Roubaix when Pogacar appeared to be on his last legs with about 70k to go and the group still had a half dozen riders in it. He was hurting, totally panicked, and apparently completely cured by the pickle juice or whatever it was delivered by the team car's dubious rally car style run through the groups.

I still wonder why UCI/ASO thought it was okay the UAE car made such dangerous manoeuvres to get him his beverage.

 

[Boehmand]

I still don't think he wins Roubaix this year. I don't see how/ where he drops faster sprinters like Wout, Mads and MdvP. He would need some luck to win it, I think.

Yeah, and for Roubaix you also gotta add people like Philipsen and Ganna to the list of people he can't outright drop on the flat cobbles, and if being generous you can probably add another 4-5 guys to that list.

But as always, Roubaix is a lottery, technicals often decide who makes it to the end.

 

[vappa]

I still wonder why UCI/ASO thought it was okay the UAE car made such dangerous manoeuvres to get him his beverage.

I'm pretty sure the UCI/ASO only gave them permission to go to the front group, not to ride like maniacs while doing so