Teams & Riders The Big 6

[Devil's Elbow]

Wins of the so-called 'big 6' in 2023:

Pogacar: 14 (including monument and WT Stage race)
Vingegard: 12 (including 2 wt stage races)
Remco: 9 (including monument, Wt stage race and Gt stages)
Roglic: 9 (including Giro and 2 wt stage races)
Vander Poel: 4 (with 2 monuments)
WVA: 2

If Belgian pozzato doesn't win 3+tdf stages + world championships can we now call it a big 5??

Not yet, but if his 2024 is similarly poor, there's a very good chance he gets replaced by an oil money-backed upstart in black and white. Again, just like Tottenham.

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[AlfaLum]

Has Skjelmose already replaced van Aert on this list of the big six?

 

[RedheadDane]

Has Skjelmose already replaced van Aert on this list of the big six?

Everyone knows that the "Big Six" varies between 3 and 8, give or take.

 

[Red Rick]

Not yet, but if his 2024 is similarly poor, there's a very good chance he gets replaced by an oil money-backed upstart in black and white. Again, just like Tottenham.

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I'm not booting Van Aert from the Big 6.

Source: Tennis Big 4 propagandist

 

[Scarponi]

I'm not booting Van Aert from the Big 6.

Source: Tennis Big 4 propagandist

No big 5 with Wawrinka ?? Haha

 

[houtdffan]

Van Aert was never part of the big 6

Hincapie 2.0 as I said before. He is a tremendous dom and frequent contender in classic, but not one of the top champions

 

[Blanco]

I'm not really a fan of Wout Van Aert, but I must say that judging by the quality, he certainly belongs to the very best of the pro peloton right now, call it a big 6 or whatever.
But judging by this current season alone, he's not up there. I mean when your biggest feat of the season is "I should've (could've) won Paris-Roubaix without that puncture" or that famous Gent-Wevelgem gift, it's just obvious that something is missing.
He needs to step up big in the upcoming races (Tour, WC) to join that crew again.

 

[OlavEH]

Van Aert was never part of the big 6

Hincapie 2.0 as I said before. He is a tremendous dom and frequent contender in classic, but not one of the top champions

Lets compare:

Category	Van Aert	Hincapie
Monument + championship wins	1	0
Monument + championship podiums	9	2
Semi classic wins	7	3
Semi classic podiums	13	4
GT stage wins	9	0

And here I've been kind to Hincapie and included his voided results. One can also mention that of Hincapie's three wins in semi classics only 1 was in one of the 6-7 biggest races. 6 out 7 for Van Aert were in the same races. It's fairly knockout for Van Aert. He is much, much more than a Hincapie 2.0.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Lets compare:

Category	Van Aert	Hincapie
Monument + championship wins	1	0
Monument + championship podiums	9	2
Semi classic wins	7	3
Semi classic podiums	13	4
GT stage wins	9	0

And here I've been kind to Hincapie and included his voided results. One can also mention that of Hincapie's three wins in semi classics only 1 was in one of the 6-7 biggest races. 6 out 7 for Van Aert were in the same races. It's fairly knockout for Van Aert. He is much, much more than a Hincapie 2.0.

Hey, you‘re ignoring his GT stage win. Negotiating skills are also skills.

 

[houtdffan]

Lets compare:

Category	Van Aert	Hincapie
Monument + championship wins	1	0
Monument + championship podiums	9	2
Semi classic wins	7	3
Semi classic podiums	13	4
GT stage wins	9	0

And here I've been kind to Hincapie and included his voided results. One can also mention that of Hincapie's three wins in semi classics only 1 was in one of the 6-7 biggest races. 6 out 7 for Van Aert were in the same races. It's fairly knockout for Van Aert. He is much, much more than a Hincapie 2.0.

But WVA never won a 6 climb stage to Pla D'Adet