Teams & Riders The "MVP" Mathieu Van der Poel Road Discussion Thread

[Ilmaestro99]

mads pederson continues his tradition of not even finishing in the front 3 of the group sprint here. massively overrated

 

[Berniece]

Palmares keeps growing. They’re lucky he only started the road/classics late.

Indeed, if he started focusing on road racing earlier he could become 2nd behind Merckx in number of monuments.

 

[KZD]

When I saw Van der Poel attacking at the top of the Poggio I knew he would win unless he did some tactical blunder.

7 monument wins now and one of the best riders that I ever watched. Chapeau!

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Chapeau to Mathieu. I still don't like him, and never will, but I won't deny his position in the pantheon of cycling greats.

 

[Red Rick]

That's it.

If he retires before ~47 I'll call him selfish.

 

[Froome]

What a win. A shame this guy is just a part timer, he would do even better if he just focused in road cycling.

 

[Didinho]

His only focus now will be on the Kwaremont effort.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

 

[Peyroteo94]

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I would like to know your opinion to RVV against Pogi. Who do you expect to win there?

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

I would like to know your opinion to RVV against Pogi. Who do you expect to win there?

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I think Pog destroyes Mathieu in 2 weeks.

 

[tobydawq]

What a win. A shame this guy is just a part timer, he would do even better if he just focused in road cycling.

The guy averages 1.5 monument wins a year for five years, how could he do better, lol?

 

[Peyroteo94]

The guy averages 1.5 monument wins a year for five years, how could he do better, lol?

He can't win LBL and GdL so he is doing great. Still upset with him after seeing him working for Philipsen last year.

 

[Froome]

The guy averages 1.5 monument wins a year for five years, how could he do better, lol?

If he just focus on road cycling, he could lose weight for some other races, and be competitive.

 

[theyoungest]

Chapeau to Mathieu. I still don't like him, and never will, but I won't deny his position in the pantheon of cycling greats.

Never will... what on earth do you have against the guy? Just that he's miles better than Wout van Aert?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

If he just focus on road cycling, he could lose weight for some other races, and be competitive.

Contador possibly believes he can win the Tour after today.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Never will... what on earth do you have against the guy? Just that he's miles better than Wout van Aert?

I just don't like the guy. Why on earth does that bother you so much? He's been miles better than Wout...I'm not Wout, and whether Wout wins or not doesn't really affect my life in any way. Me not liking Mathieu appears to affect your life much more that Wout affects mine.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Chapeau to Mathieu. I still don't like him, and never will, but I won't deny his position in the pantheon of cycling greats.

is that why you keep criminally underrating him even when everyone else is literally telling you he could do this?

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

is that why you keep criminally underrating him even when everyone else is literally telling you he could do this?

Probably so, plus I genuinely thought Pog could attack on the Cipressa and make the difference. I was wrong. I don't want him to win, so I look for things that give me hope he won't. He still won, and it really isn't affecting my day.

I could have just slinked away, and stayed off the forum until Pog won...but this is all kind of fun for me, but not really something that drives my life. It's a distraction from lots of things in my life that are stressful, not the least of which is waking up in my country every morning. Now I will go ride my bike and distract myself with something healthy. I hope the rest of your day is great for you.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

mads pederson continues his tradition of not even finishing in the front 3 of the group sprint here. massively overrated

I had no idea what thread I'm was in sorry

 

[Red Rick]

The guy averages 1.5 monument wins a year for five years, how could he do better, lol?

Can start by winning 1.6 monuments per year, nay?

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

I had no idea what thread I'm was in sorry

Some truths are universal, and are appropriately addressed anywhere.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Probably so, plus I genuinely thought Pog could attack on the Cipressa and make the difference. I was wrong. I don't want him to win, so I look for things that give me hope he won't. He still won, and it really isn't affecting my day.

I could have just slinked away, and stayed off the forum until Pog won...but this is all kind of fun for me, but not really something that drives my life. It's a distraction from lots of things in my life that are stressful, not the least of which is waking up in my country every morning. Now I will go ride my bike and distract myself with something healthy. I hope the rest of your day is great for you.

fair enough mate!

 

[Stubb]

I'm so grateful to Mathieu, Flanders 22 and now this: the only guy who can bring balance in the Pog era. When Pog started attacking at the start of the Poggio I was sure this was over but this man it's incredible. Hope to see another round in a couple of weeks!

 

[Spine Concept]

These Mathieu detractors are hilarious. There's obviously no objective reason for not liking Mathieu when the only reason they can muster up is "I just don't like the guy". How can anyone take these guys seriously.

Mathieu is an exemplary champion that youngins can look up to and model after. Gracious in victory and in defeat. A true racer that makes any race instantly more attractive when he's on the startlist. Always willing to go on the attack and break things up when least expected. When he does force a break he never shies away from doing his part, often times doing way more than he should just because he's that committed and that strong. He's an exciting, unorthodox, balls-to-the-wall racer, which means that when he wins, he wins deservedly so.

No reason to dislike him as a racer, no reason to hate him as a person. So surely, these people are Belgian. There's no other explanation for this blind dislike. Pathetic really.

 

[LookProGoSlow]

Performed as expected. Chapeau.