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Was there from the start AFAIK. I still kinda hope he skips Amstel in order to be better rested for it. I don’t necessarily think he can go up against an in form Pogi and Evenepoel in LBL, but I’ve learned to stop putting things past Mathieu… So I’ll just watch it without any expectations and hope for some fireworks.Was LBL always on his calendar or is it a new addition?
It seemed like an April fool's video. I mean he practically said the tailwind pushed MVDP to the win looooool.Okay, our man Horner has now officially "jumped the shark" with his nonsense about MVDP. He's got to be trolling at this point.
Was there from the start AFAIK. I still kinda hope he skips Amstel in order to be better rested for it. I don’t necessarily think he can go up against an in form Pogi and Evenepoel in LBL, but I’ve learned to stop putting things past Mathieu… So I’ll just watch it without any expectations and hope for some fireworks.
MVDP wasn't as strong last year at De Ronde, as he is now. But I do think that Pogacar will probably just win it easily.Let's face it, Pogacar dropped MvdP on his 'home terrain': the Flemish cobbles, I would be very surprised if MvdP stands a chance on La Redoute. AGR could be quite an equal contention with the 1 - 1.5km max climbs, but LBL just favours the lightweights too much.
Is your running VO2 max still increasing or steady. Since I started running regularly, every day, it has been increasing by one unit every 2-3 weeks. That's why I think it's a gimmick.Hmm…my Garmin says I have the exact same VO2 max. Makes me wonder.
hmm but VDP rvv 23 was not as strong as VDP worlds 23 or VDP rvv/PR/e3 24.Let's face it, Pogacar dropped MvdP on his 'home terrain': the Flemish cobbles, I would be very surprised if MvdP stands a chance on La Redoute. AGR could be quite an equal contention with the 1 - 1.5km max climbs, but LBL just favours the lightweights too much.
This isn't the way he operates. When he feels strong and think he can thin the group and drop the opponents he attacks, and that's what he did on Kruisberg with Van Aert. Pogacar was simply stronger that day.MvdP was also overconfident in 2023. He should have just followed Pog and not attacked at Kruisberg.
It seemed like an April fool's video. I mean he practically said the tailwind pushed MVDP to the win looooool.
Then he goes on some tangent about how the weather was PERFECT for MVDP and if its 30 degrees at LBL and MVDP drops Teddy, THEN he will consider bumping him in the rankings haha
Horner has a crazy crush on Van Aert and has some kind of extreme overvaluation for Tour Stages and Jonas domestique work.
A couple years ago Boonen commented that Wout has to focus on the classics and not so much on the Tour or something to that effect,
Horner went off on Boonen on in one of his vids and said Boonen has accomplished less than Wout hahaha. I'm not making this up
Horner's top 6 rankings:At this point watching Horner's takes on Van der Poel and the 'big guy' Van Aert is like watching a clown perform a number in a circus, we can just laugh at his fanboyism.
Pretty steady. I only run about 3 times per week. When I’ve taken time off it’s dropped as low as 53 and taken some time to creep back up to 57 then seems to stay there. I haven’t really committed to running enough to get better though. It sounds like your rise might be directionally accurate.Is your running VO2 max still increasing or steady. Since I started running regularly, every day, it has been increasing by one unit every 2-3 weeks. That's why I think it's a gimmick.
You got more friction on the cobbles with gloves. He also rides them in the bracket, if that's what it called in English. Not on the top, but like a sprinter. And double handlebar tape.I don't know if this was posted before , but I think he's the only one riding Paris Roubaix without gloves ? I can't believe his hands can handle that thrashing ?
Not nearly as long of a race but Kopecky didn’t in the women’s race. I also recall noting at least one other guy in the top 10 on the men’s but not sure who.I don't know if this was posted before , but I think he's the only one riding Paris Roubaix without gloves ? I can't believe his hands can handle that thrashing ?
From the looks of things, MVDP's recovery time was about 12 seconds.Do people really follow these advices? I wear the FR955 all the time but it gives me such stupid recommendations, like I've had my easy morning run almost 10 hours ago but even now it recommends 23 hours of recovery time and constantly suggests runs at a joke 5:30 pace or rest days. Of course I never follow them.
The only value of these watches is that you can see your pace while you're running, accurate GPS and you can connect your chest strap to it. Sometimes a map if you're in unfamiliar territory. The rest is just a bad gimmick. I wonder how bad Whoop can be if it offers none of these things.