Strade Bianche 2025, March 8, one-day classic (men's)

[ChewbaccaDefense]

also why is eurosport/tnt so allergic to showing the full top 10 finish the race? so annoying

Even PCS only has the top 10 still.

 

[Heston]

Vauquelin 20th
Hirschi 24th
Philipsen 25th
TGBM 35th
Fuglsang 43rd

 

[YavorD]

You still think he is less impressivr this year? After his attack I changed my mind to be honest (he looks as dominant as last year). He was probably toying with Pidcock in Sante Marie

I do, yeah. I don't see a logic reason to play with an opponent like that. Unless he's been utterly arrogant.

 

[Netserk]

Even PCS only has the top 10 still.

2025 Strade Bianche

The 2025 Strade Bianche was won by Tadej Pogacar of UAE Team Emirates-XRG.

firstcycling.com

 

[zlev11]

Even PCS only has the top 10 still.

i mean showing them cross the line

 

[Peyroteo94]

I do, yeah. I don't see a logic reason to play with an opponent like that. Unless he's been utterly arrogant.

Maybe to have a partner helping him until the last hour of racing.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

I think it's simply that Pidcock got considerably better this year and had still enough in tank to stay with Pog in Sante Marie but didn't have it anymore in the finale. Pogacar's performance was very impressive. In absolute terms maybe worse than last year but considering the circumstances it was as impressive as in 2024.

The interviewer said fastest ever, so it's hard to see where Pog wasn't better. Do agree that Pog wasn't toying with Pidcock on Sante Marie, as everyone in the world knew what Pog was going to do there, and Pidcock CLEARLY rode to not get dropped at that point. His entire race hinged on that sector, and I don't think he was getting dropped by anyone there, this year. If Pog did fastest ever, that means Tom was almost as fast as Pog last year.

 

[Brullnux]

Nice performance by Pogacar, but massive asterisk today due to the crash

 

[Tim Cahill]

Pogacar was objectively fewer than Evenepoel and Yates on Jabel Hafeet as well, he's either fewer than last year or perhaps he's working on things other than climbing ahead of MSR/Flanders.

Saying today was more impressive than an 80km solo last year does seem like copium.

I think his 3rd in that flat tt on UAE's average 2025 setup was his best performance of the season given how small he is.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Pello bilbao has a 100% success rate for top 10s in this race

2021: 10th
2022: 5th
2023: 7th
2025: 5th

 

[YavorD]

Maybe to have a partner helping him until the last hour of racing.

If he doesn't want to be alone for so long he doesn't ask his team to kill it so early.
Much like on Jabel Hafeet. If he didn't want to test himself, he doesn't attack 7-8 kilometres away.

What you're saying doesn't make sense. Why would he put his team on destruction mode unless he wanted to stay alone?

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Pello bilbao has a 100% success rate for top 10s in this race

2021: 10th
2022: 5th
2023: 7th
2025: 5th

Sex Panther, 60% of the time, it works every time.

 

[Berniece]

You still think he is less impressivr this year? After his attack I changed my mind to be honest (he looks as dominant as last year). He was probably toying with Pidcock in Sante Marie

I’m 100% sure he isn’t as good as last year. Doesn’t mean he won’t be better somewhere in the season, but last season at Strade he was already better than he is now.

The time he took on Pidcock and Wellens isn’t impressive, because where was Pidcock last week? And Wellens already rode himself to *** as a domestique today. Even taking into account he fell. He also doesn’t need to be as good now anyway, he can easily win it

 

[Netserk]

Kwiatkowski crashed the same place as Pogi.

 

[YavorD]

On a different note, Visma nowhere to be seen again.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

On a different note, Visma nowhere to be seen again.

Yeah, Valter over 5 minutes back does not bode well for their spring. Pity that Laporte still isn't racing.

 

[CatchyH]

I’m 100% sure he isn’t as good as last year. Doesn’t mean he won’t be better somewhere in the season, but last season at Strade he was already better than he is now.

The time he took on Pidcock and Wellens isn’t impressive, because where was Pidcock last week? And Wellens already rode himself to *** as a domestique today. Even taking into account he fell. He also doesn’t need to be as good now anyway, he can easily win it

Race conditions were very different last year and he crashed quite hard so it makes no sense to compare this performance with last years.

 

[BubbaChuck]

his performace at uae was better than anything last year to this point.he didnot do 6,7 till tour.

 

[AmRacer]

Race conditions were very different last year and he crashed quite hard so it makes no sense to compare this performance with last years.

Last year, he broke free 80km from the finish line.

 

[YavorD]

Yeah, Valter over 5 minutes back does not bode well for their spring. Pity that Laporte still isn't racing.

To be honest he is 2 minutes closer to Pogacar than last year 😂.
But yeah, apart from the TT in Algarve Visma look questionable to say the least.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Kwiatkowski crashed the same place as Pogi.

Emotional mimicry. Show of support.
Kwiat to UAE in 2026.

 

[scribers]

Nice performance by Pogacar, but massive asterisk today due to the crash

He tricked Kwiatkowsky into crashing too! bum

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Great performance by Pidcock today. And he wasn't afraid of Pogacar. He could have easily just let Pogacar go, stayed in the chasing group and ridden a very safe second place home, but he tried to challenge Pogacar. Chapeau. There's no one else in the peloton who would have beaten Pidcock today.

 

[AmRacer]

Great performance by Pidcock today. And he wasn't afraid of Pogacar. He could have easily just let Pogacar go, stayed in the chasing group and ridden a very safe second place home. There's no one else in the peloton who would have beaten Pidcock today.

Mathieu maybe

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Mathieu maybe

Mathieu maybe, I agree. Personally I don't think so, but he would be one of the few with a chance.