Eurométropole Tour

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• Mistermaumau21-04-2026
  He’s obviously still not found out how to be consistent, all amateurs know that problem, you can be in great shape for a while and then lose it fast. I actually find that more normal than guys performing all season without breaks or down days.
• Mistermaumau21-04-2026
  What a lot of cycling fans fail to realise is how few people from the general public are the least bit interested in cyclists let alone the silly arguments over the « toughness » of a sport. Swimmers lead even worse lives than cyclists, boxers suffer more, etc. you can’t compare sports like that for awarding prizes. Pole vault gets its audience as part of athletics which has a WAY bigger following than cycling and Armand achieved something Tadej hasn’t managed, to ger fans of other disciplines into following his, by total dominance to the point the odds against him basically don’t exist. In principle that would make for boring spectacle but he makes it worthwhile and the number of world records continues to make LA was always going to have a head start with his foundation and cancer story. As far as the general sports media go, cycling is 70% TdF, 10% Giro, 10% Vuelta, 10% everything else so unless you win the TdF by 30 mins or 2/3 GTs, you’re not going to register outside cycling, especially if you’re just continuing to win like the previous year. We’ve actually admitted how obvious it is someone from a sport like tennis won, we’re all aware of their protagonists, very few of their fans (or golf’s or cricket’s or baseball or rugby or handball, etc) are aware of ours and almost none of us know much about rowers or climbers or field hockeyers or horse riders, etc.
• PogiFan2Day21-04-2026
  What happened to Tom Pidcock? How can he fall 7 minutes behind for a cyclist of his caliber, not to mention his good climbing abilities. His performances seem to be all over the place.
• RidesHills21-04-2026
  I'm biased because my daughter is a pole vaulter, so I think it's an incredibly beautiful and unbelievably complicated sport. It's truly crazy how much has to happen in such a short time for everything to go right, and for Duplantis to add 15cm to the world record over the years is an incredible accomplishment. His jumps are a thing of beauty, something to delight in when viewed in slow motion. He's still got elements of his launch to change for the better, so he's going to keep going higher. It's amazing. And it is nothing like what Pogačar did last year. It doesn't even compare to the year-long physical achievement of winning so many big races, being on so many podiums, being the supreme athlete that he is, and dominating the sport as he has. Alcaraz is good, but Pogačar last year was great, a season for the ages (as was 2024).
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  Rafionain-Glas21-04-2026
  It's always great when your favourite rider wins. That's the reason why my favourite rider is not Pogačar, otherwise the jubilation disappears. Something a certain Dalmatian Dog won't understand. Lorenzo Finn is in a similar position to where Paul Seixas was last year, but better. He can do a good GC here, while supporting Giulietto to victory. And Red Bull could very well take all three spots on the podium
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  Rafionain-Glas21-04-2026
  If they judged it based on what is physically the toughest there's no contest. And though Alcaraz is a great tennis player, he is nowhere near as dominant as Pogačar - he and Sinner are equal. Alcaraz needs to go to Eivizza after every tournament otherwise he bonks, and, as Nadal said, he needs to "like every girl photo" or his mental health takes a hit. Cyclists are much tougher. You may say Jonas Vingegaard needs too much time at home, but the time away for cyclists is way more. The mental pressure is also way more. The danger is also way more. Cyclists have be in top shape all year long. From every angle that you look at it, cyclists are so much tougher.
• Dalmatian-Dog21-04-2026
  Alcaraz won the award for the best athlete in the world and he's not even the best in his sport. It's like Remco being declared the best cyclist in the world next to a living legend Pogacar, with 0 major titles in the last two years. WTF???
• Dalmatian-Dog21-04-2026
  I agree with you, but WTF is the case with pole jumping? Pole jumping isn't even close to being more popular than cycling.
• Dalmatian-Dog21-04-2026
  Dalmatian-Dog 21 April 2026 at 15:41 + 91 Last night we learned that Pogacar lost again for the Sportsman of the year award (the Laureus) to Alcaraz. Pogi with 3 monument wins, podiums in all five of them, Tour de France, World Champs, European Champs… what more does he need? Can a cyclist even win this award? Yes he can if you're American and your name is Lance Armstrong (the doper). I think cycling is just less relevant for the fvcking media if there are no Americans amongst them. Pogi is clearly one of the most dominant sports figures ever, where as Alcaraz isn't really coming close to Novak, Federer or Nadal. Not yet, maybe in the next 5 to 6 years, but not yet. It was all a farce. Ad acta!!!
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  Rafionain-Glas21-04-2026
  one of them will bonk