Brabantse Pijl

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• Cooldude03-04-2025
  Hinault was even lighter than Pog at 62 kg when he won PR in 1981, beating Roger van Vlaeminck no less (albeit at the fag end of the latter's career), so it can be done.
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  KerisVroom03-04-2025
  Having to shoulder too much pressure from the Belgain public too much that he made a tactical mistake. That's what public pressure does to you. Poor Wout! Hopefully, lady luck befalls him soon.
• vappaxbipmv03-04-2025
  If he's very lucky maybe he can podium a Tour one season, I certainly don't believe he can win it, ever
• Jumpyjohn03-04-2025
  Yeah, as if fans would now have acquired a right to an MVPD every generation ;-)
• Jumpyjohn03-04-2025
  Yeah not this year anyway but worth keeping an eye on him (and some others) in future.
• OCexile03-04-2025
  poor kid, saddled with all that “next mvdp” crap. eeesh…
• vappaxbipmv03-04-2025
  I don't think so, maybe in a different GT, not in the Tour. Last year, to be 3rd, he would have to be better than Remco. And he wasn't, on any terrain
• Mistermaumau03-04-2025
  Or sprinting, or against wind. I think by now they’ve optimised the tire tech and pressures to largely smooth out rider weight effects. BUT, I’m going to go through past podiums to see what weight distribution trends are to be spotted coz I’m curious now.
• Mistermaumau03-04-2025
  I also wasn’t too impressed by the final lead out, they’ve got to practice that, Wout had far too long to ride alone but then again it seemed as if the lead-outs had themselves run out of steam too early which is what makes me believe none of them could have won, Powfull looked totally fresh and in the end it was just a case of him being stronger than the others, not much you can do against that, just like you can’t outdo MVDP in the end when he’s in shape.
• Mistermaumau03-04-2025
  Exactly, a rider (or sprinter in athletics) can’t even tell themselves when it will happen until it does. Obviously if you have an idea that could happen, you should maybe envisage testing your theory with perhaps an small sharp attack well before race-end.