No he isn't.
When someone wins Worlds, San Remo and Roubaix in the same year, it is very hard for him to not be the best classics rider.
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When someone wins Worlds, San Remo and Roubaix in the same year, it is very hard for him to not be the best classics rider.
That might be the hardest for him to win. But his technique is so good thanks to CX and MTB that he might compensate lack of raw power.
Pog is the best overall rider, yes. But MVP is the better classic riders. 2023 alone he won 2 monuments and WC. Only in RVV Poggy won but I can't shake the feeling that MVP used up a lot of strenght to get WVA out of the race while he should have focussed more on Poggy.
Both in MSR & WC he destroyed Pogacar (and Van Aert/Pedersen and/or Ganna). So if it comes to one day races I think MVP is the better man.
But don't get me wrong. I'm actually rooting for poggy & wva to win some more classics
He already has 5, would be cool to go for 7 and share the amount of most WC wins. If he doesn't get into trouble I can't see him lose it this year, so that's 6 already.
Pog won 2 monumnets too and a few other big wins. Could have won LBL, but we will never know.That might be the hardest for him to win. But his technique is so good thanks to CX and MTB that he might compensate lack of raw power.
Pog is the best overall rider, yes. But MVP is the better classic riders. 2023 alone he won 2 monuments and WC. Only in RVV Poggy won but I can't shake the feeling that MVP used up a lot of strenght to get WVA out of the race while he should have focussed more on Poggy.
Both in MSR & WC he destroyed Pogacar (and Van Aert/Pedersen and/or Ganna). So if it comes to one day races I think MVP is the better man.
But don't get me wrong. I'm actually rooting for poggy & wva to win some more classics
Pog wouldn't stand a chance in CX and MTB, so one could argue MVP is a more versatile rider.
Is that his stated goal? Should it be? Or is he better off trying to pile up P-R and RVV wins?
At this point in his career, I'd say do nothing in racing or training that jeopardizes his ability to be at his peak for RVV and P-R. After P-R, he should set his mind on being the best MTBer he can be to peak for the Olympic games. He's already shown he can't just show up to a MTB race and win against the best without the proper prep/training.
In an interview with Sporza, MVDP said one of the only reasons he's still riding CX is because he wants to go for the 7 WC record of Eric De Vlaeminck. There aren't any other goals for him there besides that.
Mathieu Van der Poel 'not going to leave Tour de France early' for Paris Olympics
World Champion to choose between MTB and Tour de France as either-or decision
www.cyclingnews.com
Article in the main page about the two interview's that Van der Poel recently gave to Het Nieuwsblad and Sporza (mentioned by Berniece above).
Van der Poel is planning to ride the same three monuments as last year and could potentially ride LBL too, though that one is still not decided as he understands that it will be a difficult one for him to contest.
Then in the summer, he is still undecided between three possible paths as he is not planning to exit the Tour early like in 2021:
a)
Tour
Olympic RR
Worlds RR
b)
Olympic MTB race
Olympic RR
Vuelta
Worlds RR
c)
Tour
Olympic RR
Vuelta
Worlds RR
I hope C + LBL!Mathieu Van der Poel 'not going to leave Tour de France early' for Paris Olympics
World Champion to choose between MTB and Tour de France as either-or decision
Article in the main page about the two interview's that Van der Poel recently gave to Het Nieuwsblad and Sporza (mentioned by Berniece above).
Van der Poel is planning to ride the same three monuments as last year and could potentially ride LBL too, though that one is still not decided as he understands that it will be a difficult one for him to contest.
Then in the summer, he is still undecided between three possible paths as he is not planning to exit the Tour early like in 2021:
a)
Tour
Olympic RR
Worlds RR
b)
Olympic MTB race
Olympic RR
Vuelta
Worlds RR
c)
Tour
Olympic RR
Vuelta
Worlds RR
I presume that both the Tour and the Vuelta will be ridden in preparation for the Olympics and the Worlds, so I may slightly lower my expectations. But wearing that red jersey would be nice, even for a day.
Honestly, they both could win anything, depending on where they apply their focus. I regret they both have but one career to work with.
He came in his Lamborghini to his first cross race of the season, and dominated it from lap 1. What more can you say, he is a man on a mission.
He picks the best lines on the cross courses, but can't park between the lines.He came in his Lamborghini to his first cross race of the season, and dominated it from lap 1. What more can you say, he is a man on a mission.
Dutch sportsman of the year.
Nice going beating Verstappen who won like 60 out of 23 races in formula 1.
Nice going beating Verstappen who won like 60 out of 23 races in formula 1.
yeah Verstappen might have the superior car, but Van der Poel has the superior engine
He should've beaten Verstappen by default, since F1 is not a sport.
A Urus? Meh, that's just a fancy Audi.He came in his Lamborghini to his first cross race of the season, and dominated it from lap 1. What more can you say, he is a man on a mission.
I don't think you can say that it isn't a sport.
Come to think to it, neither Van der Poel or Verstappen should have even be nominated, for they are both Belgian.
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Well said on all counts. I would like to see him and his team make dedicated efforts to win some more classics as he is far and away the most explosive endurance rider of this generation. When he's on peak it's difficult to be on his wheel and when WVA says that, pay attention. It's also difficult to maintain that peak for any length of time.That might be the hardest for him to win. But his technique is so good thanks to CX and MTB that he might compensate lack of raw power.
Pog is the best overall rider, yes. But MVP is the better classic riders. 2023 alone he won 2 monuments and WC. Only in RVV Poggy won but I can't shake the feeling that MVP used up a lot of strenght to get WVA out of the race while he should have focussed more on Poggy.
Both in MSR & WC he destroyed Pogacar (and Van Aert/Pedersen and/or Ganna). So if it comes to one day races I think MVP is the better man.
But don't get me wrong. I'm actually rooting for poggy & wva to win some more classics
What's worth more to us unwashed fans; more CX titles or a more legendary classics palmares? Whatever the choice he seems beyond the reach of any but the absolute strongest and best prepared adversaries.
He has more Lamborghinis, apparently
View: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1UQyPLMGO_/?igsh=emRubXRqemU4Nmth
Well of course he had to have the off-road version of the Huracan!
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