That's right. As bicycles developed, they introduced changesso that the route wouldn't be too easy and flat. In the 60s they added Poggio and in the 80s Cipressa.
He is back!
I thought Cosnefroy would race. He finished sixth in 2024.
View: https://x.com/i/status/2028518306529915275
I thought Cosnefroy would race. He finished sixth in 2024.
View: https://x.com/i/status/2028518306529915275
Very good team even without Wellens. It's not that important since Pogacar will just ride away like he always does.
Yes. The team is important in San Remo. I was also mentioning Cosnefroy because of San Remo. This could mean that he won't be there.
The best way to win San Remo is to do it 15 times, attack every time and hope one year the chips fall correctly.
Even Sagan didn't win it and the race was excellent for his characteristics.
Even Sagan didn't win it and the race was excellent for his characteristics.
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I think he should just sit back and relax for 297 km before pulling off a Haritz Azurmendi on Via Roma:
View: https://x.com/tatxu73/status/2028452194958159928
View: https://x.com/tatxu73/status/2028452194958159928
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Won by 1:24 last year after bad crash. 2:44 year before. I take the "over" on 1:30 on even odds.
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Will they sprint or is Del Toro letting Pogacar win for a return favor at MSR?
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Strade is either the biggest race he may gift or the smalles he simply won't.
1 sec to Seixas and 15 to IDT. Jersey and shorts and skin open once again after trying to show something to aforementioned two lads with some bike handling skills.
He's not the favorite for San Remo, he's not the favorite for Roubaix. It's always important to start the season with confidence. He can't start the season giving anything away and will put pressure on himself in Flanders because of that.
Not to mention that it's a race with a higher risk of accidents. If he goes there, it's to win.
Besides, if he wins, he'll surpass Cancellara with four victories.
It's a different context than Montreal, which is at the end of the season after winning rhr Tour, etc.
Not to mention that it's a race with a higher risk of accidents. If he goes there, it's to win.
Besides, if he wins, he'll surpass Cancellara with four victories.
It's a different context than Montreal, which is at the end of the season after winning rhr Tour, etc.
I don't think he'd gift Strade, assuming he'd even be in that situation. I think at the start of the season he wants to start with a win or at least a strong performance.
Over 1:30. Last year the gap was under because he crashed otherwise he would win with more than 2 minutes.
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Sinner on the list? Call me surprised. He had a doping ban last year.
- May 3, 2010
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Pogacar should be capable of staying within a minute of Seixas.
The forum would crash.
- Jul 7, 2013
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He wants to win all 7 important one-weekers and he's never done Romandie and Suisse so...
Basque race win is also missing but it's not really feasible now (it's between Flandres and Roubaix).
Still, I prefer him taking up the cobbled monuments challenge to winning Basque race with his eyes closed.
But I agree that he should do Vuelta rather sooner than later, his window won't last forever.
BTW: I moved my post to the proper thread to avoid further off-topic in Seixas discussion.
I do not think he will or should go to Vuelta this year. It is abundantly clear that the record (third consecutive) WC RR title is a priority over Vuelta, for Pogačar at least. And there is a small matter of European Championships in his native Slovenia - of course he will want to go for the EC double in his home backyard. Add to that a chance to claim the Lombardia record outright. Vuelta participation would compromise all these goals - he will definitely opt for the Canadian classics (which are the perfect preparation for WC anyway, but even more so this year).
I agree he should not wait too much to contest Vuelta. So I personally think he will return there next year. WC 2027 will take place slightly earlier and Vuelta 2027 will start only mid-September, after the WC - so Vuelta participation will not compromise the WC ambitions. There will also be no motivation for competing at the EC in 2027.
I agree he should not wait too much to contest Vuelta. So I personally think he will return there next year. WC 2027 will take place slightly earlier and Vuelta 2027 will start only mid-September, after the WC - so Vuelta participation will not compromise the WC ambitions. There will also be no motivation for competing at the EC in 2027.
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Probably motorpaced. It's truly insane if he broke the record without a moto or teammates in front of him.
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