Strade Bianche 2026, March 7, one-day race

[canina82]

Sad to see Del Toro reduced to this, the gap is 1.30

I agree with you but he is gonna be 2nd because he is in UAE. If he was in another team, he could very well be beaten by Seixas.

 

[Extinction]

What we can say is that Seixas is the number two rider in the world at the moment.

 

[Sciatic]

seixas thinking perhaps Del Toro will work with him to secure a certain podium spot. But Del Toro I'm sure is confident that having had a free ride all day he will beat them all on the climb into Siena.

 

[Tim Cahill]

I agree with you but he is gonna be 2nd because he is in UAE. If he was in another team, he could very well be beaten by Seixas.

It's more that I think the car is telling him not to pull through and secure the podium, there's no way they can be worried about the gap at this point.

 

[KZD]

Del Toro finally working a bit with Seixas. Clearly the second and third strongest riders today.

 

[Salvarani]

What we can say is that Seixas is the number two rider in the world at the moment.

Maybe after the season we can say that, depending on what happens, but not now.

 

[Extinction]

It's not like he's been training for the ongoing Winter Swimming World Championships.

He's going for jaunt now.

 

[dobrien]

It would be one thing if he was just a 'little' better than everyone else, but he is taking the next best riders on the planet and making them look like juniors; it's just not enjoyable, at least for me. He frankly wrecks every race he's in and if he avoids illness and injury the only two interesting races with him participating will be MSR and PR. Not including De Ronde in there as in this form I think he will obliterate Mathieu. I will be ready for the Pog era to be over when it happens; I don't dislike him personally btw, I just think it's bad for the racing.

 

[Tim Cahill]

What we can say is that Seixas is the number two rider in the world at the moment.

What?

He has 2 professional wins.

 

[Sciatic]

What we can say is that Seixas is the number two rider in the world at the moment.

Well, to claim that he at least has to show he can beat Pogacar somewhere. Which only MVDP has shown the capability to accomplish.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Pogačar is doing clearly worse than the last two years but it doesn‘t matter. Looks good for Van der Poel though.

 

[Revelation]

Boring by Del Toro not not pull at least 25% of the time at this point. Feel sorry for Seixas, clearly 2nd best today, yet probably not going to podium.

 

[postmanhat]

If you remove pogacar it’s actually been a great racr

Would be great if we could get a 'No Pogacar' option on the TV coverage?

 

[Netserk]

If you remove pogacar it’s actually been a great racr

not really

the dynamic is completely different from a real race

 

[repre]

Well, to claim that he at least has to show he can beat Pogacar somewhere. Which only MVDP has shown the capability to accomplish.

You forgot Skjelmose!

 

[pastronef]

It would be one thing if he was just a 'little' better than everyone else, but he is taking the next best riders on the planet and making them look like juniors; it's just not enjoyable, at least for me. He frankly wrecks every race he's in and if he avoids illness and injury the only two interesting races with him participating will be MSR and PR. Not including De Ronde in there as in this form I think he will obliterate Mathieu. I will be ready for the Pog era to be over when it happens; I don't dislike him personally btw, I just think it's bad for the racing.

for the actual racing enjoyment is bad. for the crowds on the roadside is great, look at those crowds today all cheering him.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

It would be one thing if he was just a 'little' better than everyone else, but he is taking the next best riders on the planet and making them look like juniors; it's just not enjoyable, at least for me. He frankly wrecks every race he's in and if he avoids illness and injury the only two interesting races with him participating will be MSR and PR. Not including De Ronde in there as in this form I think he will obliterate Mathieu. I will be ready for the Pog era to be over when it happens; I don't dislike him personally btw, I just think it's bad for the racing.

I just have Pog on ignore, makes watching cycling more enjoyable.

 

[Sciatic]

If you remove pogacar it’s actually been a great racr

I don't know--Group 2 is racing completely different than they would if they were the lead group.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

What?

He has 2 professional wins.

At this very moment has won more than Pogačar this season. Plus he gifted a victory to a teammate in 2025 before Pog did.

 

[Revelation]

It feels like all his races are training these days. Except for the few that aren't hard enough to drop all riders and that he deems important enough to win (MSR, PR).

Only MSR fits that description, Roubaix is bc he's against the best ever of that race.

 

[Sciatic]

not really

the dynamic is completely different from a real race

So true

 

[repre]

it's brutal that Christen can race and get results while Maxim van Gils lies in pain somewhere and still can't move freely

 

[Salvarani]

Scenes at Le Tolfe is amazing!

 

[rallybanana]

The crowds on the final two sectors are so much bigger than when I first watched this race back in Moser's day

 

[Netserk]

Del Toro finally working a bit with Seixas. Clearly the second and third strongest riders today.

nothing clear about that with pidders mechanicals and del toro sitting on throughout the day