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So who wins the Vélo d'Or in 2024?
Pogacar and they can never take it away from him.So who wins the Vélo d'Or in 2024?
Why can't they take it away from him?Pogacar and they can never take it away from him.
Ben O'ConnerSo who wins the Vélo d'Or in 2024?
So who wins the Vélo d'Or in 2024?
Pogacar for sure. 2 monuments + WCA more pertinent question for this year is, who will win the Eddy Merckx trophy (for the best classics rider)? Van der Poel again or Pogačar?
Rooijakkers.So who wins the Vélo d'Or in 2024?
They'll probably give it to Pogacar, but there's a case to be made for MVDP. He threw away his own chance for a win at MSR to get a victory for his teammate. He finished 3rd in LBL and 3rd in WC, both courses not really suited for him. While Pogacar didn't race Flanders and Roubaix.A more pertinent question for this year is, who will win the Eddy Merckx trophy (for the best classics rider)? Van der Poel again or Pogačar?
Pogacar and they can never take it away from him.
They'll probably give it to Pogacar, but there's a case to be made for MVDP. He threw away his own chance for a win at MSR to get a victory for his teammate. He finished 3rd in LBL and 3rd in WC, both courses not really suited for him. While Pogacar didn't race Flanders and Roubaix.
If you only look to wins, it's for Pogacar, but when you look at the whole picture, I would think MVDP was the better classics rider this year.
1. Pogacar beat MVP in 3 classics. MVP didn't beat Pogi this year.They'll probably give it to Pogacar, but there's a case to be made for MVDP. He threw away his own chance for a win at MSR to get a victory for his teammate. He finished 3rd in LBL and 3rd in WC, both courses not really suited for him. While Pogacar didn't race Flanders and Roubaix.
If you only look to wins, it's for Pogacar, but when you look at the whole picture, I would think MVDP was the better classics rider this year.
1. MSR doesn't count since MVDP rode for Philipsen, LBL and WC weren't even suited for him1. Pogacar beat MVP in 3 classics. MVP didn't beat Pogi this year.
2. Pogacar won 2 monuments + 1 WC, MVP only won 2 monuments.
3. Pogacar won GdL and WC against better fields. MVP didn't have the opposition of WVA and Pogi in the cobbled classics. Pogacar beat his biggest rival (Remco) in this type of races.
There isn't really a case about who was the best classics rider.
Tadej vs PogacarTwo man race off?
According Remco, he said his shape was great before worlds. My point is still valid, competition in WC and Lombardia was better.1. MSR doesn't count since MVDP rode for Philipsen, LBL and WC weren't even suited for him
2. Sure
3. Remco wasn't even in proper shape during WC and Lombardia.
Remco always says his shape was great. Competition was indeed better but that doesn’t change the result. Pogacar has the best team riding for him, MVDP has to do a lot alone.According Remco, he said his shape was great before worlds. My point is still valid, competition in WC and Lombardia was better.
How dare you to say something like this? Eheheheh. Please, just take a look again in 2024 PR. Jasper was 2nd and Veermesh was 7th, he had by far the best team. In Flandres, his team controlled the race perfectly before his attack just like UAE in LBL or GdL. So your point is obviously invalid.Remco always says his shape was great. Competition was indeed better but that doesn’t change the result. Pogacar has the best team riding for him, MVDP has to do a lot alone.
No, the slovenian team wasn't trash. Roglic, tratnik, novak.How dare you to say something like this? Eheheheh. Please, just take a look again in 2024 PR. Jasper was 2nd and Veermesh was 7th, he had by far the best team. In Flandres, his team controlled the race perfectly before his attack just like UAE in LBL or GdL. So your point is obviously invalid.
And do you know why Pogacar attacked from 100 km to go in Zurich? Because his team was trash.
Remco doesn't say he is always in shape, you are not right again. He said several times he was far from his best shape before and during Dauphiné.