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

[AmRacer]

Pidcock, from evenpoels vocabulary has the big balls!

WTF 🤣

 

[Netserk]

Pogacar is a good descender man. Beautiful!

The difference was noticeable from 2023 to 2024.

 

[Samamba]

Bilbao tactically a master. Was dropped, comes back on his own attacks and has a good group now to get a close result

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Bet some of those strong-ish guys behind are wishing they chanced their arm in the early break now.

To be honest in the era of mutants, if you are an outsider in a big classic you will have a better chance of a top 10 from the break than following the leaders nowadays.

 

[Samamba]

2 guys working in front, then 3 guys, then again 3 guys (with Wellens just following). That with 60k to go. There will be riders completely collapsing at some point.

Wellens about to podium this I think. Would be a nice result for him.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Vamos Pello!!!!!

 

[Netserk]

Pogi
Pidcock
Swift

Adrià
Bilbao
Vermeersch

Wellens
Healy
Valgren
Van Eetvelt
Cort

 

[Peyroteo94]

2 guys working in front, then 3 guys, then again 3 guys (with Wellens just following). That with 60k to go. There will be riders completely collapsing at some point.

Wellens about to podium this I think. Would be a nice result for him.

However this is not good for the race. UAE has a tactical advantage now

 

[Salvarani]

This race seems quite tailormade for Remco but he must be the only Belgian who cant ride on gravel

 

[Tim Cahill]

If UAE want Wellens to podium then they need Pogacar to get rid of Swift asap because they're just dragging him to to finish here. This next section with the steep part looks good but Swift is a good descender on gravel.

 

[postmanhat]

Is this the first time ever, Pidcock has done some work for an Ineos rider?

 

[Peyroteo94]

I think Pogacar will try in the next sector

 

[Froome]

I think Pogacar will try in the next sector

He will win this race, but clearly he is another top rider who is not as strong as he was last year.

 

[Heston]

I mean Pogacar can just wait for the final ramp if he wants. He only loses if he punctures and Pidcock goes solo

 

[Netserk]

First lap to be ridden conservatively by everyone and then attacks will fly the second time they do these sectors?

 

[Salvarani]

Visma is nowhere in this race

What happened to Valter? He has been good here before.

Another terrible performance from them as a collective

 

[Peyroteo94]

He will win this race, but clearly he is another top rider who is not as strong as he was last year.

Too early to tell. He needs to delay his peak for April

 

[Netserk]

Pogi down!

 

[Heston]

Oh boy!!!

 

[Didinho]

Pogi and Turner crash.

Pidcock solo.

Auwtch at that speed. Thank god no wall.

 

[snipeheem]

Wtf

 

[Miha81]

Pog down :/

 

[Salvarani]

Damn crash

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

HOLY SH!T!!!

 

[TourOfSardinia]

MTB advantage