Strade Bianche 2026, March 7, one-day race

[Lequack]

This is why Seixas didn't wint tody

https://twitter.com/x/status/2030346248608223737

View: https://x.com/Domestique___/status/2030346248608223737

 

[Ilmaestro99]

I think Pogacar looks a fair bit heavier, probably for MSR/Roubaix, it will leave him a more difficult deficit to cover when he needs to lose weight for the tour but his only real rival is doing the giro so he probably won't need to be as sharp for it anyway.

Mate he could win the tour with one eye shut at this current weight. Visma will show up with Anton Shiffer and Bart lemme as climbing domestics. Remco is too far and has too high cortisol. He can win in his sleep

Unless cyclist abi has been right all along, the only man who can give us any hope is Branden McNulty. Come on Branden!!!

 

[Ilmaestro99]

This is why Seixas didn't wint tody

https://twitter.com/x/status/2030346248608223737

View: https://x.com/Domestique___/status/2030346248608223737

Is sexass the next Remco?

 

[limak_]

Worse?

https://twitter.com/x/status/2030331067610046888

View: https://x.com/VelonCC/status/2030331067610046888

Is this data from his powermeter? Anyone knows?

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Seixas too arrogant

This is, by a wide margin, the worst post in the thread. You broke away with 80K left, and cruised in for the win.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Worse?

https://twitter.com/x/status/2030331067610046888

View: https://x.com/VelonCC/status/2030331067610046888

Then Seixas' ride is all the more impressive, because he maintained most of that 80K ,and closed in the finale.

 

[Oldman]

Then Seixas' ride is all the more impressive, because he maintained most of that 80K ,and closed in the finale.

We hear that regularly....Remco came back on Pogacar, Jonas showed great recovery in the last 2 km and closed half of his 1 minute back to Tadej.
Tadej rides to win the race and does it well; particularly on courses that reward individual strength. I wouldn't be surprised if the conversation between Pogi and the DS car didn't involve letting Del Toro chill out on the finish so UAE didn't p*ss of fans for taking the top 2 places.
Don't get me wrong: Seixas is impressive.

 

[proffate]

I expected seixas and del Toro to appear in the background of pog's victory celebrations they were lingering in it so long. Feel like I wasted my time watching this to the end with the hopes of watching the fight for second.

 

[Brayko]

Tadej Pogacar to Slovenian media:
“When I went on the solo attack on Santa Maria, I saw that Paul Seixas was trying to follow me. I told myself, ‘Not this year,’ and pushed even harder on the pedals.” 😉

 

[Netserk]

I fell asleep for most of the last 60 km today — it was really boring. Toward the end, the camera work was also pretty poor and they barely managed to capture what little action there was, if any. I heard they removed a lot of the sterrato sections, and it definitely showed in how the race unfolded. Why did they do that?

Anyway, I had been really looking forward to this race, and suddenly… nothing happened. Hopefully next year will be better and the organizers don’t end up ruining the race.

it was almost the exact same route as in 2024 , just a small sector in the start missing

the long sector that was only used last year was the greatest change ( good that it is gone )

the loop where they do the last two sectors twice was introduced in 2024 ( bad change )

 

[Peyresourde]

For me the best thing to watch about Strade are the long gravel sectors, regardless of the action. So the main problem the race has for me is the TV-coverage starting too late.

I also don't like the extra 30km loop for that reason, but it has nothing to do with the loop making the race too hard. One person has started this talk and everbody seems to repeat it ad infinitum and saying it helps climbers and Pogacar??

The best sector for climbers compared to classic riders is Monte Sante Marie. If the parcours before Sante Marie is about the same, which it is. Then you can not convince me that a 80km solo is easier than a 50km solo. In my oppinion it would be even easier for Pogacar to win on the 2021 parcours everyone loves so much.

Would Wout van Aert and Gianni Vermeersch have podiumed the race without the extra loop or would they even have done better? I don't think so. The extra loop even gives them more time to catch back up after the climbing sector. But it is just a boring drag in the current race constellation.

 

[Netserk]

For me the best thing to watch about Strade are the long gravel sectors, regardless of the action. So the main problem the race has for me is the TV-coverage starting too late.

I also don't like the extra 30km loop for that reason, but it has nothing to do with the loop making the race too hard.

i wouldnt mind making the race harder and longer but i hate the loop

ive also come around on san martino in grania and i think itd be better to skip that one too and then add the sector from the 2021 giro that can replace the drag up towards montalcino

then you have 4 long sectors in the last 100 km like here :

Strade Bianche: Firenze (Ponte a Ema) > Siena

224.7 km, +4092 m. Bike ride in Firenze, Toscana

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