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Monsi

Monsi

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Chapeau to capping off the best classics season of all time. And a little side quest of winning the Tour de France....

That salute for Majka and the "Thank you Rafal" in the last kilometer. He definitely loves that guy. Hopefully Majka can stay with UAE as a staff.
 
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So that's it when it comes to 2025. One of the best seasons ever and arguably the best season regarding big one-day races. 3 monument wins (and podiums on the remaining two), WC and a few other important ones (EC, Strade, Fleche). Only Merckx in 1971 won 3 monuments + WC.
 
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In the interview with italian tv pog said that after the race they were talking with teammates about the numbers he did on the last final climb and said they were crazy. I'm waiting for the estimates, but my guess looking at the time is that he did around 7.3 w/kg for 21:20.
 
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This season is more impressive than last because last year Pogi farmed the Giro against weaker opposition and Vingegaard was less competitive in the Tour than this year. This year he had to beat Van der Poel in cobbled classics, Remco in Ardennes, Vingegaard in the Dauphine and Tour and again Remco in WC/EC and Lombardia.
 
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Rou

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CatchyH said:
and Vingegaard was less competitive in the Tour than this year.
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Explain this to me. How was Vingegaard less competitive last year when he showed his highest level ever, caught Pogacar and won a stage against him?
 
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Rou

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Recensy bias is real here. Yes, this was the best Classics season ever but the Grand Tours are 10 times bigger and more important than Monuments. Let's not kid ourselves.
Giro - Tour double with 6 stages in each is insane.
 
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CatchyH

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Rou said:
Explain this to me. How was Vingegaard less competitive last year when he showed his highest level ever, caught Pogacar and won a stage against him?
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Stage 11 was great but it was an exception. This year he didn't win a stage but was able to put up more of a fight, especially in the last week. Last year he got smoked every mountain stage.
 
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Tanakka

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Cycling111 said:
I'm not saying Pogacar should wait for the sprint against MVDP, but given that how MVDP climbing Cipressa this year, he'll have no choice but to consider putting in a good sprint. And that's when I say that if he could sell Pedersen, he can do it with MVDP.
It's difficult, just as it's very difficult for someone like Pogacar to beat Pedersen twice in the sprint.
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In those two instances, Pedersen was exausted.
Once your legs are cooked spaghetti...

I mean, if we are putting it that way, Pog beat MVDP too, for his 100th win.
But on top of being a slightly uphill finish, there had been some ramps before.

Can MSR be conductive in any way to a scenario where, when they arrive to San Remo, MVDP is as cooked? as beatable?
Idk... after the 'Poggio' there are 6 more kms etc. etc.


*https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-de-france/2025/stage-4
 
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Rou

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CatchyH said:
Stage 11 was great but it was an exception. This year he didn't win a stage but was able to put up more of a fight, especially in the last week. Last year he got smoked every mountain stage.
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This year he wasn't dropped in the third week because Pogacar was sick and had crashed. 2024 Pogacar would have smoked 2025 Vingegaard in the third week.
 
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CatchyH

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This year he wasn't dropped in the third week because Pogacar was sick and had crashed. 2024 Pogacar would have smoked 2025 Vingegaard in the third week.
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Maybe. Maybe not. Crashing and getting sick is a part of racing. If we're going there we might as well say that without his crash last year Vingo could've won the Tour. It's a cool hypothetical but not the reality.
 
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