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

[dazaau]

Nothing that day showed Pogacar would’ve won without his crash

Mvdp got a flat near the end. Do we really think mvdp would have caught back up with Pog on smooth roads again before the sprint? I wonder if that was Pogs best chance for a win at Roubaix. What might have been.

 

[Berniece]

Mvdp got a flat near the end. Do we really think mvdp would have caught back up with Pog on smooth roads again before the sprint? I wonder if that was Pogs best chance for a win at Roubaix. What might have been.

MVDP extended his lead throughout the race. Not to mention you only see Pog winning if MVDP had bad luck

 

[AmRacer]

MVDP extended his lead throughout the race. Not to mention you only see Pog winning if MVDP had bad luck

It's part of the game

 

[Krzysztof_O]

MVDP extended his lead throughout the race. Not to mention you only see Pog winning if MVDP had bad luck

Pog went too much into the red trying to catch MVP and cracked. MVP's engine is great on cobbles-asphalt mix. Without Pog crash and MVP flat likely the Dutch wins in a sprint. That being said luck is an important factor in PR history and Pog can surely win it with just a bit of luck.

 

[Berniece]

Pog went too much into the red trying to catch MVP and cracked. MVP's engine is great on cobbles-asphalt mix. Without Pog crash and MVP flat likely the Dutch wins in a sprint. That being said luck is an important factor in PR history and Pog can surely win it with just a bit of luck.

Definitely, that goes for every race. People also seem to think Nibali wouldn’t have won TDF without bad luck for others

 

[KZD]

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De Vlaeminck will be even more pissed when Pogačar overtakes his monunent count this year and fingers crossed Van der Poel can do the same in a couple of years too.

 

[Red Rick]

Nothing that day showed Pogacar would’ve won without his crash

Pogacar has come into the final km of a monument with Van der Poel in a 2 man group twice and not once did he finish 2nd.

Checkmate thee nonbeliever

 

[dazaau]

MVDP extended his lead throughout the race. Not to mention you only see Pog winning if MVDP had bad luck

That's why I said it may have been Pogs best chance ever. If mvdp is fit it's going to be extremely hard to ride him off the wheel on the flat and not great odds in a sprint.