Madrid critérium

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• mobk21-01-2026
  Sounds perfectly logical. Let us know how you fare :-)
• OCexile21-01-2026
  mvdp has participated the kermesse races. yeah, they’re not exactly criteriums given their length (in between criteriums and road races), but they’re on super tight city circuits. he’s dominated them in the past, like his blasting solo win in’22 at Stadsprijs Geraardsbergen. exploding out of tight corners is ONE of the things that he does better than anyone i’ve ever seen.
• Mistermaumau21-01-2026
  51st? Think of a number from 50-100. On the other hand, coukd also take bets on which State from 1-50 will be the first to cease to exist or be renamed Trumpistan.
• Mistermaumau21-01-2026
  Well yes, as tough TdF then Vuelta showed he can absorb plenty but beating TP needs more than doing well. Not impossible but if Giro competition is tough, it will be.
• Mistermaumau21-01-2026
  Any fit average swimmer is unlikely to lose more than 25 mins, with his physique, fitness, dedication and means I’m willing to bet max 15 mins which he’d have zero problem clawing back on the bike without destroying his running. Top 10 is definitely likely. A win? Depends on which race but probably not his first time, you need to get a good feel of pacing your WHOLE effort.
• mij21-01-2026
  for sure. and I’m going to start to take some of Tadej’s KOMs by drafting off him and climbs and sprinting around him for the last 100m for the KOMs.
• OCexile21-01-2026
  yeah, i guess all the other front row guys are totally just kicking themselves after reading wellens’ mind-blowing insight about drafting mathieu van der poel. think of all those races that were just there for the taking with this “drafting” trick, but hey, who knew?
• mij21-01-2026
  still need to respond to MVDPs accelerations. good luck with that. and sitting in the drafts and his speed?!?!?
• Veganpotter21-01-2026
  Pretty sure he can win the Giro alone so long as Pogi isn't there. Pogi won it gearing his season on the TdF. He wasn't nearly at his best for the Giro. It was like he was just getting base miles and using the climbs as intervals. A peaked Jonas can do what Pogi did at the Giro. The only question is if Jonas can recover to do well in the TdF.
• Veganpotter21-01-2026
  The swim was definitely mentioned. But its not like bad swimmers haven't won ironmans before.