VIDEO: Mathieu van der Poel acceleration strings things out through the Arenberg Forest at Paris-Roubaix
CyclingSunday, 07 April 2024 at 14:54
The Arenberg Forest has been a hot topic in the cycling world in recent days due to the addition of a chicane in the run-up and Mathieu van der Poel has sensed his moment to up the pace.
Already a pace that looks like being the fastest Paris-Roubaix in history, van der Poel's acceleration through the Arenberg Forest properly strung things out behind. Although the world champion wasn't able to properly snap the elastic, only Jasper Philipsen, Mads Pedersen and somewhat surprisingly, Team Visma | Lease a Bike's Mick van Dijke.
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- Jonas is a great rider but only rides stage races so i would have to say he & Mads are about equal now. Stage racing in general is overvalued i think... (vs the power required to win one day races)Xrider5113-05-2025
- Jonas only does stage raXrider5113-05-2025
- First goats and now great danes, all we need now is a showdown at the tour of turkey, that could maybe slide into grease. Sorry, always happens when I get tired.Mistermaumau13-05-2025
- I think this kind of thing will become quite common in future in light of the way pros have had to up their game and risk-taking. Means more precarity but also a bigger pool.Mistermaumau13-05-2025
- Its difficult to compare the two, since both are fundamentally different as cyclists. Jonas is essentially a stage racer, whereas Mads excels in classics as well as in sprint stages at GTs. At this point of time, Jonas with his two Tour wins, beating Pogacar no less, has the better credentials. If Mads wins a few monuments and some Points Jerseys, the comparison may be closer.Cooldude13-05-2025
- I thought he did quite well in that team if not for the illnesses and strings of bad luck.
KerisVroom13-05-2025 - For his sacrifice, he was rewarded with nice haircut by his team lead. It's heartwarming to see a team lead who appreciates his domestique.KerisVroom13-05-2025
- Have you gone Mads? Jeez, this is the Giro, and apart from there being other races and riders not participating, there are over 150 riders with plots and subplots, including a thing called the GC for which I doubt VERY much he’ll come into contention. Are there no other stories or topics to propose currently? Does every article have to include MP? Comparisons to Wout, to Danes, how hell fare on every single stage. Soon Pogi will start feeling like he’ll have to do some publicity stunt to become relevant again. How about updating us on how his UCI ranking is evolving with all the frenzy?Mistermaumau13-05-2025
- I wonder if Mads' resurgence has something to do with Lidl-Trek electing to go with Jonathan Milan for Tour de France, thereby relegating Mads to the Giro and missing TDF for the first time in his career. The way he's performing now, he looks like he's out to prove he's still viable as top gun.FredMan13-05-2025
- Let's not forget that Pedersen won the Worlds in Yorkshire in true North of England conditions which are hell basically, when it's bad..
leedorney12-05-2025
Next year, instead of dubious safety measures, pay MvdP to pacemake until the dangers are over and form an orderly line before soloing off.
That should also satisfy those who find his exploits boring right now.
Unfortunately I don’t think he’s into the money side of things enough for it to work, but it’d be far more effective for sure.