Big Doopie
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I actually think we are simply blessed to have two such fabulous (but different) talents.
Going off of @Logic-is-your-friend who brings up Remco’s plethora of solo wins. Yes, that is likely the only way he can win, but you still have to do it.
At the Worlds he even tried to isolate himself with nigh on 70 km to go. He attacked often and also chased others down expending the type of energy that usually kills off a rider later on. The commentators all said he was painting a red target on his back and was wasting energy. They, like many of us, underestimate him.
And yet he was still the freshest and when he got the gap he could TT away not losing any time to the main peloton.
He has done this often.
He also seems to be able to drop top riders even on a flat or faux-plat, often right after they are cresting a climb. No one else seems to do that, or has the power/recovery left to do that.
You will not find me saying he is better than Pog. Not yet anyway.
However he is unique.
In a way I find more exciting than any other today.
Going off of @Logic-is-your-friend who brings up Remco’s plethora of solo wins. Yes, that is likely the only way he can win, but you still have to do it.
At the Worlds he even tried to isolate himself with nigh on 70 km to go. He attacked often and also chased others down expending the type of energy that usually kills off a rider later on. The commentators all said he was painting a red target on his back and was wasting energy. They, like many of us, underestimate him.
And yet he was still the freshest and when he got the gap he could TT away not losing any time to the main peloton.
He has done this often.
He also seems to be able to drop top riders even on a flat or faux-plat, often right after they are cresting a climb. No one else seems to do that, or has the power/recovery left to do that.
You will not find me saying he is better than Pog. Not yet anyway.
However he is unique.
In a way I find more exciting than any other today.