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Pedal Punditry is a CyclingUpToDate series developed by Rúben Silva, in which we present a subjective view on some of cycling's most interesting topics and questions.
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- Why would he expect Simmons to attack his own teammate? Not the done thing!jtrivisone28-09-2026
- How much was this podium a Pogačar podium, even in his absence? A loyal domestique deservedly wins it after the 1-2 they shared on this circuit. In second is a great friend and training partner who helped Pogačar get to winning MSR. In third is the friend who is the second best monuments winner of this generation, the race rival who has made Pogačar better and better. Not a bad podium for a guy who wasn’t there, and I can only assume that he’s incredibly and genuinely happy for every single one of them.RidesHills28-09-2026
- And mostly fines to countries that don't have money to wasteHills3328-09-2026
- What is it with him and the Canadian races? An incredible result from one of the elders of the peloton (Valverde winning was crazy, Matthews second on this course is crazy in a different way). What a great result for him, what a ride!RidesHills28-09-2026
- With a strategy of following every del Toro move, he placed his fate in the hands of another - and the way the race unfolded was very much because of their 1-2 just two weeks ago on this circuit. His cramps are to me a sign of youth and inexperience (was this his longest ever race?), his disappointment shows how much of a human being he is, what pride he has, and what responsibility he feels toward honoring his team’s work as their leader. An honorable loss from a great and still very young rider.RidesHills28-09-2026
- The most important sentence here is where he ran out of energy when he and Pidcock were so tantalizingly close. Had he been able to take a pull, able to push that one little bit harder, the two of them likely would have reached McNulty and the trio would have possibly ended up on the podium. Instead, chase group politics happened, as they always do in these situations. He tried, and like so many others the legs gave out at the wrong time. Such is racing.RidesHills28-09-2026
- Well said
Rggg28-09-2026 - UCI handing out fines like crazymij28-09-2026
- For sure. And I love WVA. He is a great rider. But watching MVDP attack - Wout can’t hang with him. You can see it in CX all the time too. He lacks Mathieu’s explosiveness. It’s amazing.mij28-09-2026
- Why didn’t he go with McNulty to start with? It wasn’t some kind of blistering attack. But you don’t let a guy that got 4th in the TT worlds a week prior get a gap like that. He can literally TT to the finish and win - which is what he did. And why even mention Simmons. He’s an American. He isn’t going to work to close the gap to his teammate.mij28-09-2026
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