Élie Gesbert

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• Hills3304-06-2026
  Highest-ranked rivals, I mean (Jonas being more than a level above them)
• Hills3304-06-2026
  But by Stage 3 in 2026 the highest-ranked riders had crashed out?
• spock12304-06-2026
  "Seixas is the wildcard, protected by inexperience but exposed by his own results." That is beautifully put.
• Jumpyjohn04-06-2026
  Less km, less altitude gain but, everyone picks their own and there is no definitive definition so enjoy your own.
• Jumpyjohn04-06-2026
  They are just doing what we’re doing
• Jumpyjohn04-06-2026
  An anglophone understands
• Jumpyjohn04-06-2026
  Exactly, it’s an experiment, to find the right formula. As for avoidance, they meet at the Tour every bloody time, how is that avoidance? You can just as well say TP avoids MVDP by not doing cyclo in winter. Does it make sense? No, each rider has their goal, training, test races and build up towards goals.
• antipodeanpedalfan04-06-2026
  Jonas' Giro win won't be any more or less "meaningful" based on what he does in a different race. He won the Giro, end of story. If he also wins the tour, then he won both. If he comes second, then he won the Giro and came second at the Tour. Again, Pogi came second at PRB, does that make his prior win at MSR "less meaningful"?
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  PogiFan2Day04-06-2026
  I hear what you are saying. I don’t agree that Jonas is avoiding Pogacar and I certainly don’t agree that his victories don’t count but there is also a saying that “To be considered the best, you have to beat the best”. Jonas’s wins have come when the best cyclist was not racing. I agree that Pogacar’s spring calendar is heavy on the monuments and other one day races while JV is more focused on Tours. The most likely path they will cross each other is the TdF. If Jonas beats Pogacar in that race then he definitely is the best and his Giro victory would carry more weight than what it is currently. However, if Tadej Pogacar wins then automatically it would mean that the Giro win for JV was less meaningful.
• whkman04-06-2026
  Dylan ruined him.