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He just might. Pog knows he can drop Remco on the later hills and the harder the race gets the more likely it is that MVDP, Pedersen and WVA will also get dropped. If a sprint will decide the outcome (quite unlikely) then Pog is rather facing Remco than anyone of the others.
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The second scenario is the worst for Pogacar and the most likely of those three. Remco (and MVP) are dropped by Pogacar on Kwaremont but are close enough (i.e. not more than 15 seconds back) and Remco brings back MVP, who smokes Pogacar in the sprint. MVP alone (and guys behind) won't be able to catch Pog but with Remco's help the duo might just make it. For Pogacar it would be better if Remco is ahead (or enough behind) MVP on the last climb.
But Remco will also lose, he knows he cannot win a sprint against those guys.
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He will choose the sprint for 1st than for 2nd. Obviously MVP would cooperate with him.
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Wout, Mads and everyone else will be too far behind Pogacar after all those hills. I think only Van der Poel and Evenepoel have a chance to be close enough to impact Pogacar's race.
How much I would like to see Mathieu and Remco work together, I cannot se such scenario unfold.
Last year the gap right after 3rd Oude Kwaremont was less than 10s. Right after Paterberg it was 15s more, almost 25s. Even if you're close after Kwaremont and cooked, the gap can increase by a lot
Last year, we were also wondering if Pogacar could make it against a strong chasing group (Mads, WVA, MVP, Stuyven) in a headwind. Guess what, Pogacar won the race with a gap of 1' (after having a 24" gap at the top of Paterberg).
A scenario like AGR happens once in a while with Pogacar and probably because he underperformed for whatever reason (lack of freshness probably).
The worst scenario for him is Remco getting away between those hills and no one works with him. I don't think it's likely btw.
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@AmRacer
Why not? They both are in fight for victory. It's MVP's great chance to win while Remco at least will have a chance to sprint for victory.
@vappa
25 seconds after Paterberg would probably be too much but if they limit it to 15 seconds then who knows.
@canina82
Last year Pogacar was easily the strongest in the finale plus the 2nd group syndrome also kicked in at some point. MVP and Evenepoel cooperating well to the very end could be more dangerous than a larger group in this case.
Why not? They both are in fight for victory. It's MVP's great chance to win while Remco at least will have a chance to sprint for victory.
@vappa
25 seconds after Paterberg would probably be too much but if they limit it to 15 seconds then who knows.
@canina82
Last year Pogacar was easily the strongest in the finale plus the 2nd group syndrome also kicked in at some point. MVP and Evenepoel cooperating well to the very end could be more dangerous than a larger group in this case.
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Look what the locals are doing… kopenberg is now in danger of being closed. I am not having this bs
Look what the locals are doing… kopenberg is now in danger of being closed. I am not having this bs
If they're cooked more than Pogacar, which is almost a certainty, I find it more likely they'll lose time towards the finish especially if Pogi starts gaining time, they'll just focus on the sprint for 2nd, like last year
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That is not what is written in that article unless my Google translate has broken down
It's only closed for tourists and only today. The cobbles will be cleaned later today.
The pro riders themselves are allowed to ride up the hill during their recons today, though most of them are having trouble on the slippery cobbles and have to walk anyway.
That's not true. They were cooperating relatively well (at least until the last 4 km, where the gap was at 51"), they were just dead, specially MVP.
So if MVP gets dropped, this means he is toasted and probably won't be able to bring Pogacar back with Remco. Nevertheless, I think if there is any group able to bring Pogacar back, is a duo between Remco and MVP. I just don't think it will happen.
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“So if MVP gets dropped, this means he is toasted and probably won't be able to bring Pogacar back with Remco”
I don’t think thats necessarily true, Mvdps tactic last year was not to give pogacar a meter at any point in the race which was a mistake imo. In 2023 he rode a perfect race doing his own pace which made him finish ahead of the rest. When a guy is a level above you in a certain race like pog is, you should never make the mistake of following his every acceleration otherwise you will pop at some point & risk even podium. Vingegaard on hautacam is a perfect example. If Mvdp rides like 2023 he will have a chance.
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The question is: Is 2023 Pogacar close to 2026 Pogacar? I don't think so (I also think MVP is better now but Pogacar improved more IMO).
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I didn’t compare pogs level throughout the years, I was talking about how Mvdp should race to stand a chance of winning the race. Irrespective of pogs improved level vdp should do his own race & hope remco and wva can help in the chase
I see all the best working together, they all know about the importance of a decent sized separation. Wout, put on a brave face, but after he finished he probably replayed places were he didn't push as hard as he should have. Remco has to walk the walk after multiple days of complaining about Vingegaard racing conservative and not working for any separation from long distance. With such a quality field and semi dangerous conditions, great racers are not going to have a big fat pack, curb to curb, teams will thin things out as fast as possible, all the best riders have to race from the front, Wout and Remco showing that they can get a gap really quickly.
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Even if he doesn't win, who cares?Hopefully Pogi puts the Swiss races on his palmares because Tour de Romandie might die just like the Tour de SuisseTadej Pogacar might win this year's Tour de Romandie, and he may be the last ever winner: "Unlike almost all other sports, we can’t sell tickets"
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