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15-04-2025 23:43
06-04-2025 06:32
+6
23-03-2025 03:37
08-01-2025 08:22
+9
24-10-2024 02:54
+8
17-10-2024 20:46
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FredMan
A MVDP victory certainly did not seem "inevitable" before the crash, with TP, MVDP and Philipsen leaving the peloton behind.. Pogi attacked to drop Philipsen, with Mathieu understandably unwilling to help, and he was surely attempting to put MVDP on the limit later by attacking again, until the crash derailed his efforts. Still the gap was manageable, and he was slowly trimming it down, but then a mechanical forced him to change bikes and that was the final straw. Kudos to TP for making it exciting, rather than just a walk in the park for MVDP.15-04-2025 23:43
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FredMan
So why did Tadej say, in an interview, when he won Flanders and was asked if he would try Roubaix next, that he would need to gain more body weight before he thinks of Roubaix? Tadej weighs 25 lbs. lighter than MVDP, last I checked.06-04-2025 06:32
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FredMan
In Track and Field, there's Usain Bolt in the sprints and Kenya's Kipchoge in the marathon. Though Bolt can quite easily beat Kipchoge in the 100m dash, he probably won't even finish a marathon. Tadej won't beat Mathieu in a sprint, yet he wins the TDF while MVDP languishes in 50th place. Both are great champions in their respective fields, but my admiration goes to Tadej for trying.23-03-2025 03:37
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FredMan
To MVDP, even if he wins 10 stages of the TDF, if he can't be overall champion (GC), he still loses.. so he thinks he has nothing to gain. He'd rather win a hundred minor races than frustrate himself trying to win the grandest race of them all. The mindset of a winner, you say? Maybe, but I don't think so. Nevertheless, he's a great cyclist. Monuments and classics, one-day races are his thing. He can ride a one-day 300 km race and win it, but a 3,500 km race spread over 21 days? Forget it.. he can win a stage or two, wear the yellow jersey for a day or two, (no mean feat, by the way) and finish in 50th place just the same, not even good enough for a podium, and he doesn't like it. To him, it's a waste of time.08-01-2025 08:22
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FredMan
What is happening to Chris happens to every celebrity who have reached the pinnacle of success, and then begins the downward spiral of fame. All things must pass, as they say.. we must respect the will of the wind. No need to feel sorry for him, just appreciate what he has accomplished.24-10-2024 02:54
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FredMan
If the "scoop" is worthless, what would it matter where it came from? The news doesn't surprise, except for some bits of info about Pidcock's buyout price, and the episode regarding Ineos stint in Canada. It only confirms what is in everyone's mind about Pidcock's future with Ineos. He is a talented rider, but in today's peloton mindset, being a team outlier is a definite turn-off, and talent alone may not be enough to attract offers, unless you're a Pogacar. Pidcock himself put it quite succinctly when he exclaimed in an interview that "he doesn't ride for anybody".17-10-2024 20:46