LIVEBLOG | UAE 3/Algarve 1/Andalucia 1 - Laporte grits his teeth and gives Visma victory in Spain
CyclingWednesday, 18 February 2026 at 15:45
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- You can't win 'em all. These early season races at this level are good because it shows where you are weak and need work.awp18-02-2026
- This is what I wrote 12-02-2026 10:00: "As far as I'm convinced, Remco still has "zero" wins. I invite Remco to stop in Siena to meet his Slovenian master, Pogi the G.O.A.T... but no, it's better to run away and hide. His fans will somehow defend and glorify him. Let me repeat, he still has zero wins in 2026. If someone doesn't have a high enough IQ to understand what I'm talking about, it's because they don't recognize the low ranking F category races. If Remco will beat Del Toro and Adam Yates in the UAE Tour, then I will consider this to be his first win in 2026. Ad acta." PS: Remco still has zero wins. His second and third class races don't count. The first real race comes along and Mustafa Remco fails.Mou-Cro-HR18-02-2026
- This is what I wrote 12-02-2026 10:00: "As far as I'm convinced, Remco still has "zero" wins. I invite Remco to stop in Siena to meet his Slovenian master, Pogi the G.O.A.T... but no, it's better to run away and hide. His fans will somehow defend and glorify him. Let me repeat, he still has zero wins in 2026. If someone doesn't have a high enough IQ to understand what I'm talking about, it's because they don't recognize the low ranking F category races. If Remco will beat Del Toro and Adam Yates in the UAE Tour, then I will consider this to be his first win in 2026. Ad acta." PS: Remco still has zero wins. His second and third class races don't count. The first real race comes along and Mustafa fails.Mou-Cro-HR18-02-2026
- OK, let's stop with the BS. Remco Mustafa didn't have any cramps, 100%. The only truth is, Remco is not the great cyclist that the Belgians and his fans want us to think. Ad acta!!!... Once in the fall of 2025 I said that Remco's chances of following Pogi are equal to my chances, there is no difference. The only difference is that I'm in front of a TV and Mustafa is acting and making excuses live in front of an audience of millions. Ayuso and Remco are the biggest liars in the peleton.Mou-Cro-HR18-02-2026
- I just hope that he just says that he got cramps and that's it, rather than some long-winded excuse which makes him seem even more of a piece of...
Rafionain-Glas18-02-2026 - finally, a team that does something smart. I could never understand why Ineos would like Egan train as he did alone. put a motorbike behind him with an earpiece to call out issues above. same with remco crashing into a postal truck.mij18-02-2026
- Wow, that is not a good sign for Remco. Great win for Tiberi!Pedalmasher18-02-2026
- Great champion Remco but his profile is more suitable for Ardennes-like races and tour with no very hard climbs. Not only Tadej and Vingegaard, there are a lot of younger cyclists (del Toro, Ayuso, maybe Seixas, Nordhagen and others) that will soon be big GC boys.
maria2024202418-02-2026 - Evenopoel 1st real test, and he failedZamorano18-02-2026
- Remco is not the natural climber that riders like Tadej or Jonas are, no matter how much he trains and prepares for it. Yes, you can TT your way up moderately steep hills, but when the gradient gets super steep, he just can't keep up.
santiagobenites18-02-2026
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