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

[LaFlorecita]

Just awesome

 

[jaylew]

Awesome! He is just so talented. Already been a world champion in CX. I honestly think he could potentially become world champion in road or mtb if he decided to focus strictly on one discipline.

 

[DNP-Old]

Re:

Awesome! He is just so talented. Already been a world champion in CX. I honestly think he could potentially become world champion in road or mtb if he decided to focus strictly on one discipline.

Still some doubt whether he'll ever go road full time. In a recent interview he stated that he just finds it so damn boring. He wants to race, have fun and enjoy himself. He used Sagan as an example, who, according to Mathieu, has the same 'problem' of also finding it too boring. I do hope that this national title pushes him a little closer to a road career, but MTB and cyclocross are the things he enjoys the most. Doesn't have to go road to make a few bucks either, as he already has a nice contract as it is.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

He is wasted in minor league disciplines like cx and mtb.

 

[jmdirt]

The kid is a freak! I'm glad that he is trying to keep it fun by racing what he wants, but the big money may draw him to the road.

 

[Akuryo]

Re:

He is wasted in minor league disciplines like cx and mtb.

"If you love what you do, you'll never work a day in your life." He seems to be enjoying other disciplines more and that is fine.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Re:

The kid is a freak! I'm glad that he is trying to keep it fun by racing what he wants, but the big money may draw him to the road.

the thing is corendon pays him really well and he says he doubts any road team would pay him twice as much as he earns now.

I think he's already earning 1 mill a year

 

[jmdirt]

Re: Re:

The kid is a freak! I'm glad that he is trying to keep it fun by racing what he wants, but the big money may draw him to the road.

the thing is corendon pays him really well and he says he doubts any road team would pay him twice as much as he earns now.

I think he's already earning 1 mill a year

He could make $2 mil, and with some results $4 mil on the road. So as a fan of racing, I'd like to see him keep racing dirt, but if I was his financial planner I'd be pushing him to the protour.

 

[DNP-Old]

Re: Re:

The kid is a freak! I'm glad that he is trying to keep it fun by racing what he wants, but the big money may draw him to the road.

the thing is corendon pays him really well and he says he doubts any road team would pay him twice as much as he earns now.

I think he's already earning 1 mill a year

He could make $2 mil, and with some results $4 mil on the road. So as a fan of racing, I'd like to see him keep racing dirt, but if I was his financial planner I'd be pushing him to the protour.

This is just looking at this raw salary with Corendon. He receives a shitload of starting money too, except for the World Cup races. Especially now that his biggest rival is riding less and less crosses and is *this* close to going to the road.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Re: Re:

The kid is a freak! I'm glad that he is trying to keep it fun by racing what he wants, but the big money may draw him to the road.

the thing is corendon pays him really well and he says he doubts any road team would pay him twice as much as he earns now.

I think he's already earning 1 mill a year

He could make $2 mil, and with some results $4 mil on the road. So as a fan of racing, I'd like to see him keep racing dirt, but if I was his financial planner I'd be pushing him to the protour.

This is just looking at this raw salary with Corendon. He receives a shitload of starting money too, except for the World Cup races. Especially now that his biggest rival is riding less and less crosses and is *this* close to going to the road.

WVA switching to a primarily road racing focus would in the medium term tend to reduce MVP’s earnings in cross rather than inflate them. Big rivalries breed big bucks, predictable individual dominance gradually produces boredom.

But the broader point is true. Being king of cross is a good earner. It’s not like being a trackie, bmxer, mtber etc, where money even for the best is low by road racing standards.

 

[Ricco']

Just for curiosity, is there any data regarding Schurter's (or Absalon's back in the time) income compared to a dominant crosser or to an average good road racer?

 

[jmdirt]

Re:

Just for curiosity, is there any data regarding Schurter's (or Absalon's back in the time) income compared to a dominant crosser or to an average good road racer?

After his dominant run last year, I read that with all income he makes around $2 mil this year (I don't know what currency that was listed in though...and I don't remember the source so?).

One of the young guns (Gaze or Cooper maybe) said that they don't have to pay for anything so they can live on almost no income. :lol:

 

[jmdirt]

Re: Re:

The kid is a freak! I'm glad that he is trying to keep it fun by racing what he wants, but the big money may draw him to the road.

the thing is corendon pays him really well and he says he doubts any road team would pay him twice as much as he earns now.

I think he's already earning 1 mill a year

He could make $2 mil, and with some results $4 mil on the road. So as a fan of racing, I'd like to see him keep racing dirt, but if I was his financial planner I'd be pushing him to the protour.

This is just looking at this raw salary with Corendon. He receives a shitload of starting money too, except for the World Cup races. Especially now that his biggest rival is riding less and less crosses and is *this* close to going to the road.

No start money next year...

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

well he was kinda hesitant in that interview about his MTB plans. Because the road went so well.

We'll see. There's a chance he might come back on his plans i think

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Just saw the Eurosport coverage. The guy is an absolute animal. It sounded like an impressive ride, but it’s even more stunning when you actually see how easily he won in the end.

 

[classicomano]

Just announced, hes gonna ride the European Championship road race.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Instant top favorite then. The course is almost perfect for him

 

[tobydawq]

Re:

Instant top favorite then. The course is almost perfect for him

He is not better than Sagan.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Not yet. But you never know.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Well that doesn't make him the instant top favourite then, does it?

How is the course anyways?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

I meant 'a topfavorite'.

 

[lemon cheese cake]

Is he doing only road racing until the cx season or will he mix it up with the mtb xc world cup?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

he is doing all MTB world cups I think (he missed one due to injury)

 

[DNP-Old]

Re:

Instant top favorite then. The course is almost perfect for him

Hold your horses. Van Aert will be there too.

 

[Ricco']

Re:

he is doing all MTB world cups I think (he missed one due to injury)

He did them all, albeit he DNFed in Nove Mesto after crashing midway (suffering from the wrist injury he sustained in a spanish marathon race).