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hayneplane said:
His best bet would be to apply his usual tactics and attempt to superglue himself to Pogi wheel at all times and help to turn it into a 1v1 by lifting the pace on Mont Kigali.
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If he limits themselves to that, Remco or someone else will win the World Cup.
A World Cup isn't like a stage race. Almost none of them develop the way you think they do in the run-up.
 
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Mina.S said:
Today he is collecting bottles

https://twitter.com/x/status/1956661636615245880
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What is he saying

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ppanther92 said:
I actually don’t know how long he will ride - early retirement for sure possible. But even then - good for him. And leaving on top is anyway more legendary than whatever Froome and many more do.
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What a waste of talent if you ask me. Probably the most talented rider cycling has ever seen and he is wasting his talent by retiring too soon.
Merckx is like a myth in cycling, there are many comparisons (pure mocking) but now that we finally have a rider with a realistic chance of getting close to Merckx's palmares, he is retiring befor turning 30... this is what I think he will do. Win gold in LA and never ride a bike professionally anymore.
 
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Peyroteo94 said:
What a waste of talent if you ask me. Probably the most talented rider cycling has ever seen and he is wasting his talent by retiring too soon.
Merckx is like a myth in cycling, there are many comparisons (pure mocking) but now that we finally have a rider with a realistic chance of getting close to Merckx's palmares, he is retiring befor turning 30... this is what I think he will do. Win gold in LA and never ride a bike professionally anymore.
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I confidently give it close to zero chance he retires in 2028. It's not even a certainty that route will suit him perfectly. I think he'll have one more contract extension then maybe retire at around 35 years old.
 
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Pog seems to be serious about ‘early’retirement, maybe it comes with the pressure and having accomplished so much already.

What is the worlds route please? I read it’s on a loop with a climb but with an extra loop for men’s with the cobbled climb?
So how many times do they go up that climb? Or have I read it wrong and they go up the cobbled ones every lap?
 
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Charlyghoul said:
Pog seems to be serious about ‘early’retirement, maybe it comes with the pressure and having accomplished so much already.

What is the worlds route please? I read it’s on a loop with a climb but with an extra loop for men’s with the cobbled climb?
So how many times do they go up that climb? Or have I read it wrong and they go up the cobbled ones every lap?
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Stage profiles World Championships ME - Road Race 2025 One day race

Stage profile, mountains profiles, final five kilometre profile, race map, steepness percentage profiles for World Championships ME - Road Race 2025.
www.procyclingstats.com www.procyclingstats.com

That has the profile of the whole route and the climbs.
 
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Peyroteo94 said:
Race will be in pieces with 130 km to go. All nations will try to antecipate Pogacar's move.
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With the way they hit the circuit immediately without a long flattish buildup to it I expect fireworks from KM 0 with strong teams trying to place a credible rider in the early break of the day.

Any teams with 7+ riders like Denmark, France and Belgium should be proactive and put genuine options up the road early to exert maximal pressure on Slovenia as a team.
 
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hayneplane said:
With the way they hit the circuit immediately without a long flattish buildup to it I expect fireworks from KM 0 with strong teams trying to place a credible rider in the early break of the day.

Any teams with 7+ riders like Denmark, France and Belgium should be proactive and put genuine options up the road early to exert maximal pressure on Slovenia as a team.
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Yes but other minor favorites can't expect Slovenia to control the race alone. They aren't strong enough.
 
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Charlyghoul said:
An outlier will win this race, it is set up for that, wait and see
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I don't disagree to be honest. Pogacar is too much a favorite to win this with this comical team.
Mohoric and Tratnik won't go and Roglic is never going to work 100% for Teddy. So Teddy only has Novak for the last 120 km.
 
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Peyroteo94 said:
I don't disagree to be honest. Pogacar is too much a favorite to win this with this comical team.
Mohoric and Tratnik won't go and Roglic is never going to work 100% for Teddy. So Teddy only has Novak for the last 120 km.
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I hope an African racer can win, but just feel like a random/ not well rated guy will do it
 
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