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

[Berniece]

He looks in the form of his life. Hard to see anyone beating him at MSR or PR.

A lot of time between today and PR. Hope he isn't in form too soon, or if he's unlucky like last year at Flanders where he gets ill beforehand.

 

[Balthazar]

A lot of time between today and PR. Hope he isn't in form too soon, or if he's unlucky like last year at Flanders where he gets ill beforehand.

This a load week for him, it's esssentially training. He will de load a bit towards MSR and then increase the load again afterwards, continuing to train through races like E3 and GW (depending on schedule) and then peak specifically for Flander and Roubaix. He's been doing this for some time now and one might say it seems to be working.

 

[Berniece]

This a load week for him, it's esssentially training. He will de load a bit towards MSR and then increase the load again afterwards, continuing to train through races like E3 and GW (depending on schedule) and then peak specifically for Flander and Roubaix. He's been doing this for some time now and one might say it seems to be working.

If the weather is bad, I would just skip E3 or GW

 

[Didinho]

If the weather is bad, I would just skip E3 or GW

Or don’t ride more than an hour with his summer outfit in the E3 rain again. Sometimes I just want him to skip those races, more risk before his goals. But you want to see all the big names at the start also.

 

[jono]

His snap-closing of Del Toro at the top of the final climb was probably as important a signal for his spring as the monstrous sprint for the win.

 

[Monsi]

His snap-closing of Del Toro at the top of the final climb was probably as important a signal for his spring as the monstrous sprint for the win.

MVDP's always had that explosiveness though. I don't think it was a surprise. It would be different if let's say, Del Toro attacked with like 1 km to the top, MVDP snap closes him, and then holds the wheel to the top while Del Toro is going all out.