World Championship 2025: Men’s RR, September 28

[Red Rick]

Evenepoel completely *** this by not being at TdF weight for this. If he had he could've been in the initial G2 and then let Pogacar swim

 

[nightowl]

For a second I thought Pog had a mech there

 

[Lorzenz08]

Sure, he got dropped fair and square, but without Remco's two mechanicals the Belgian team would've kept riding and kept it much closer – Healy and co got it to 30 seconds at one point. Hard to know how much impetus the chase lost without the Belgians (and without Van Wilder) but it looked like a lot.

The fact it was a bad decision is shown, to me, by Pogacar storming the cobbled climb every time he goes up it – as everyone knew would happen. He is obviously the strongest rider in the race, and he is obviously the strongest rider since Merckx, but he got away with a tactical error.

Bro you are trying to compare Messi or Ronaldo with Kevin de Bruyne.

There are levels to this game.

Without the motorbike Pogi would be 3 minutes in front.

 

[Lorzenz08]

GOAT 🔥🔥🔥🔥

 

[Revelation]

Imagine that we have a similar dynamic in Northern classics, and then in GT's as well.
With Pogacar being present everywhere.

Imagine, then, how boring it would be without him.

 

[Didinho]

Doing the same lap times as if it was a cyclocross race, for a 2nd time in a row. This time at altitude. Impressive once again.

 

[Salvarani]

What a win!

Congrats GOAT

 

[Tim Cahill]

Evenepoel's training strategy ahead of the race leaked

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Pog is only taking back 1 1/2 minute, so hes still around a minute behind Remco in the GC.

 

[scribers]

More insane, last year or this year?

 

[moljoh]

Well, Remco chose to destroy everyone in the TT and humiliate Pogi probaly at the expense of today's RR, I'd say it was worth it. Oh, and I'm one of Pogi fanboys just in case

 

[Red Rick]

Doing the same lap times as if it was a cyclocross race, for a 2nd time in a row. This time at altitude. Impressive once again.

Clearly didn't need to go any deeper.

 

[Salvarani]

Amazing!

 

[YavorD]

Imagine, then, how boring it would be without him.

I have already said that.

 

[Savant12]

What a win by the Goat.

 

[Salvarani]

Whole team waiting at the finish there!

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Pogacar now has the two smallest winning margins of the past four World Championships. So overrated.

 

[Peyroteo94]

More insane, last year or this year?

This year. Last year group 2 dynamics weren't good.

 

[Red Rick]

Ah yes, the "coulda won" headshakes

 

[Danskebjerge]

I would like to see a flat WC road race with the rain pouring down all day. Hilly 250 k routes don't make sense anymore.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Whole team waiting at the finish there!

I thought Del Toro was still racing?

 

[RedheadDane]

I would like to see a flat WC road race with the rain pouring down all day. Hilly 250 k routes don't make sense anymore.

Copenhagen, then?

 

[Red Rick]

Imagine, then, how boring it would be without him.

Pogacar only adds value in Milano Sanremo and RVV

 

[Brullnux]

Without the motorbike Pogi would be 3 minutes in front.

You realise I'm talking about the period between 80km and 60km to go, right? When the gap was 45 seconds and you had teams chasing, led by Belgium, who stopped once Remco was dropped. The race was decided then – there was never any chance Evenepoel would take back time in a 1:00+ pursuit, but a 30s pursuit effort is totally different.

Pogacar would've won the race by just s much had he attacked with 60km to go on the cobbled climb. He made life hard for himself and risked a Zurich/Amstel situation for no apparent reason.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Pogacar only adds value in Milano Sanremo and RVV

PR?