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

[canina82]

Hope you're right! I know 2 guys winning all the monuments every year sucks, but one guy doing it is much worse.

But MSR is probably the only monument where we can have a wildcard win.

 

[jono]

But MSR is probably the only monument where we can have a wildcard win.

We were inches away from that on Saturday.

 

[canina82]

We were inches away from that on Saturday.

Exactly. We were close to have another winner. In other monuments it's very hard to not see MVP pr Pogacar winning.

 

[Berniece]

Exactly. We were close to have another winner. In other monuments it's very hard to not see MVP pr Pogacar winning.

With how WVA was riding I expect him in Roubaix too

 

[Krzysztof_O]

With how WVA was riding I expect him in Roubaix too

Various things can happen in PR: if Wout has some luck on his side this time then maybe he'll finally win there.

 

[jono]

Various things can happen in PR: if Wout has some luck on his side this time then maybe he'll finally win there.

Depends if he's brave enough to fight at the front. He was one of the strongest riders over the whole 6+ hours last year but wasn't present in the most decisive moments of the race.

 

[Berniece]

Various things can happen in PR: if Wout has some luck on his side this time then maybe he'll finally win there.

I hope so. I'm a MVDP fan, but wouldn't mind a WVA win there. MVDP can take Flanders

 

[AmRacer]

I hope so. I'm a MVDP fan, but wouldn't mind a WVA win there. MVDP can take Flanders

Pogi will not lose both PR and RVV.

 

[Oldman]

Pogi will not lose both PR and RVV.

He has to survive and win PR. It's not his to "lose", IMO. It's also fraught with drama and he just came up aces in MSR under those circumstances. MvP, too. RVV is a surer thing for Tadej with a strong team.

 

[Extinction]

You have to consider Pog the favorite at Flanders and MvdP slightly better odds at Roubaix.

 

[AmRacer]

You have to consider Pog the favorite at Flanders and MvdP slightly better odds at Roubaix.

MvdP had slightly better odds at MSR too.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

MvdP had slightly better odds at MSR too.

And they both had better odds than Jordan Labrosse.

I think we all know that odds are a prediction, not a determining factor, and that favourites don't always win.