Well lets just hope that Withen Philipsen becomes the next Van Der Poel with better climbing skills than so Seixas has some competition. 
I'm not so sure after these performances from Seixas. However I hope you are right, Pogacar is really something we never saw in cycling.
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So how much bigger is Tadej, when he keeps going after PR into the GTs, the Worlds, Lombardia, and he attacks from 100 km out
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I don't think we'll see Pog-like feats for decades, but, if we do, it's all been for naught anyway.
He's a bigger alien overall of course, but over the last 3-4 years MVP has leveled up to a point he can produce the best CX level ever while nosebreathing (yeah it's CX, but I still value being a clear GOAT of another discipline) and then go on to beat Pogacar 6-2 in those monuments. He absolutely is an alien of similar caliber to Pogacar in this period, something no one else is in anything since 2024, if we're excluding TT.
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Another record for Pogačar as he goes on to win his 4th Strade Bianche and once again, solo. He looks definitely ready for the monuments still to come.
Another incredible performance from Seixas to finish second in a big race like Strade at 19. Not only he has a bright future, he is already one of the best in the world at the very least in hilly one day races. Too bad we couldn't watch him dropping Del Toro at the end.
Del Toro with another solid performance, I expected him to take second at the end against Seixas but its still a big result for him.
Gregoire with a very good fourth place showing his class in this terrain and Vermeersch with a brilliant fifth place, a very good signing for Red Bull this season.
Expected a bit more from Van Aert and Pidcock, even though the latter had a few mechanical troubles.
Another incredible performance from Seixas to finish second in a big race like Strade at 19. Not only he has a bright future, he is already one of the best in the world at the very least in hilly one day races. Too bad we couldn't watch him dropping Del Toro at the end.
Del Toro with another solid performance, I expected him to take second at the end against Seixas but its still a big result for him.
Gregoire with a very good fourth place showing his class in this terrain and Vermeersch with a brilliant fifth place, a very good signing for Red Bull this season.
Expected a bit more from Van Aert and Pidcock, even though the latter had a few mechanical troubles.
You've got to respect the guy who made a poll about who was going to be second.
I sometimes think about the times when Valverde, Sagan and Alaphilippe were dominant. It turned out they weren't at all - compared to this Slovenian rider.
I sometimes think about the times when Valverde, Sagan and Alaphilippe were dominant. It turned out they weren't at all - compared to this Slovenian rider.
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Pogacar was not impressive, 80 km solo in fact a very underwhelming performance, didnt just maintain the gap either. He was so gassed at the top of the ramp up piazza del campo, to tired to celebrate and just gasping for air its all over.
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Pogi eased up by about 20 seconds at the very end. Other than that he was in control but Seixas was likely the strongest rival during Pogacar's 4-year reign. The Messiah was super-good.
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Another dominant ride from Pogi - no surprise.
But I think we have to lift our expectations of 19 year old Paul Seixas. He has been pulling out these rides since last year's European champs.
But I think we have to lift our expectations of 19 year old Paul Seixas. He has been pulling out these rides since last year's European champs.
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Probably just means Pogacar was holding back today - as suggested by others.
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