Agree - We should be encouraging more riders to do races that maybe don't suit them........
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Never know whats for you, if you dont try. A great rider, is still a great rider. No matter what he is up against.
A race like Lombardia should be tailor-made for a rider like Valverde, but he has never won it.
Nibali won MSR from a solo-attack. A race that probably doesnt suit him the best, but he pulled it off in an incredible way. Because he is a great rider.
I mean, thats the beauty of cycling or sport in general. We love to see unexpected things happen.
I think part of the appeal is also there being less pressure to win, so he can ride much more freely.
Interesting prospect, think he could go on to win some races. Maybe a few jerseys.
To be honest I would assume Pogacar would be very underprepared riding CX on the yolo than specifically aiming to ride a limited CX schedule.
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On a course like Dendermonde it's not impossible he would have been lapped and taken out of the race as that happened to 50% field today. Really depends on how good he runs and rides through the mud. But in most races he probably would be able to finish.
Showing some nice skills there.. I’d be intrigued to see how he’d fair in an MTB race too, perhaps one of the less technical climbers circuits?
Albstadt and Leogang would be right up his street; in fact he'd probably be more suited to MTB than CX because of the climbs.
Both Pogacar and Mezgec would be competitive in the elite Cyclo-cross if they had a GREATER focus - I am certain that Mezgec has been Slovenian champion in Road/Cyclocross and MB.
XCO in 2015 and 2017 and CX in 2017 (with Pogacar 6th in that) but the level is likely really low.
Well Pogacars favourite MTF some 15 km from his home also happens to be Slovenia’s biggest MTB downhill/trail centers. I bet he spent a lot of time descending there…
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Random video of a descent
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Random video of a descent
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He was riding with other bike, covered brand, changed to Colnago for last lap?
View: https://twitter.com/IgorTominec/status/1475089685978431488?t=SZnC1jHnlVcsRJ3I1F0yhw&s=19
View: https://twitter.com/IgorTominec/status/1475089685978431488?t=SZnC1jHnlVcsRJ3I1F0yhw&s=19
Well, it depends on what you would deem competitive. I don't think they would come close to the two giants, but behind that, sure. I think if Alaphilippe were to take it up again, that he might actually be able to do some damage.
I'm really not sure how well road physiology translates to CX, but I'd probably put Alaphilippe a lot higher than Pogacar in it. But still the intervals in CX are even a lot shorter than what's ideal for Alaphilippe.
What's the best race to look at even. The old Boonen charity CX race where a bunch of road guys would get themselves dirty?
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