Florian Vermeersch looking round with a big smile on his face wondering why everyone is mad about him winning is the funniest outcome so I'll go with that.
- Jul 7, 2013
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Brute force defeated by Lo Squalo, who's retired unfortunately.
I think he didn't look that strong in Flanders. After the Molenberg, Pogacar pulled more within that group, after Kwaremont, Pogacar pulled 75%ish and harder, dropped MvdP on 3rd Kwaremont and made a big gap towards the finish. MvdP didn't impress me here but Roubaix is different
- Jul 7, 2013
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Again big difference flat vs uphill and we saw how important drafting was for MVP during Flandres. Pogacar will be very strong but MVP engine on flat cobbles is too much. BTW I dont think MVP will drop Pogacar either. Then again its Roubaix so they can be separated in another way (crash or flat tire), its a part of PR game.
- May 16, 2015
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Someone to win a velodrome sprint - probably MVDP - not enough gradient for Pog to drop him - Wout might be with them and also small chance of Mads
- Jul 10, 2014
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Probably the main reason why I favor MVdP. Just the best bike handling in the peloton
You save a lot more energy sitting on the wheel on the flat than pulling, especially if you only pull 1/4 of the time
Voted for MVP. IMO Pogacar can't drop MVP in normal circunstances so I expect a sprint "mano a mano" where MVP will likely win.
- Feb 18, 2015
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Head says MvdP but I have the gut feeling that Pogacar will actually do it
JV countered that the company had emerged and was still actively marketing the product.
I'm surprised their tech squad could look up from the fixation on handlebar width as a safety issue. While ignoring constant injuries and complaints about race course risks.
- Jul 16, 2025
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- Nov 16, 2013
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Unlike all his other wins where he cheats himself to victory or what is this even supposed to mean?
- Sep 12, 2022
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He's lucky in 1-day races sometimes. I rather see him win Paris-Roubaix like he won all of his GT's.
- Sep 20, 2017
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When exactly? The only monument where you could argue his win was thanks to the bad luck of others is Sanremo this year and even that's a stretch. On the flip side, at Liège he got screwed out of a 50/50 shot at winning by Alaphilippe in 2020 and crashed out in 2023.
And don't forget 2022 LBL.
MSR being a monument where he was lucky is really one of the craziest things I ever read on this forum. The only rider who was more hampered by Pogacar's crash was Wout, all others had a advantage over Pogacar.
- Nov 16, 2013
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Not Van der Poel as he hurt himself more than Pogi.
I think Pogi's only real luck apart from that in MSR was that no team understood the assignment on Cipressa. Ride fast and block the road (I know that those two in combination are hard to accomplish but nobody did much to prevent him from getting to the front really easily and quickly).
- Sep 12, 2022
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Not having the proper opposition due to crashes during the season or in the year, happens quite often. It's not his fault, just lucky is all I'm saying.
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