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RidesHills
Good lord, of course it’s Pogacar. The point of this post was to praise Roglic, and sometimes people deserve their time in the spotlight.05-01-2026 01:36
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RidesHills
Bora sounds like an exciting team, right now. And I wish Roglic all the luck in winning again. Between him and that other guy, Slovenia has been doing pretty well at the Grand Tours, sure, but it’s Roglic who started it.03-01-2026 21:52
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RidesHills
I’m guessing that yes, all of us commenting in this site are aware that that is a possibility. But watching van der Poel smash it at Roubaix, time and time again, I think it’s fair to say that he’s used raw strength plenty of times to win races. What Nibali refers to as tactics at MSR is honestly the luck of having Ganna in the wheel to bridge to. Had Ganna not been there, I’m not sure van der Poel would have made it. Then again, he had the raw strength to actually catch up on the Cipressa.03-01-2026 21:40
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RidesHills
Pederson had the kind of success you look for when trying to expand what people think of biking. He was in the top of the first 3 monuments, on the podium in roubaix and flanders. He won the points classification in every GC race he contested, including two grand tours, plus he won 2 GC races. He had another stellar season, consistency throughout. I think he deserves it. VIngegaard had an excellent season, but the Tour is so public that only winning counts, and the Vuelta felt like a consolation prize this year. Neither was as good as Pogacar in their respective areas (classics for Pederson, GC races for Vingegaard), but I suspect Vingegaard suffered the worse in the comparison.30-12-2025 19:31
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RidesHills
Cosnefroy has won for example in Quebec where Pogacar has done the worst of any of the classics, over the years. He’s a perfect fit for the team, honestly.30-12-2025 19:16
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RidesHills
In his years in the peloton, Evenepoel has had several major crashes that could have ended another person's career. In that, he is sadly similar to Roglic, whose crashes have had a huge impact on his still impressive palmares. I'd say the first thing that needs to happen is that everyone make it to the Tour safely. At that point? I don't think they stand a chance against the UAE engine, and the man who is only now (seriously?!) coming into what used to be the age of maturity, refinement, and full bodily development.18-12-2025 22:05
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RidesHills
That last paragraph, you can practically hear him smiling, admiring, maybe with a sense that it's predictable -- but isn't it also amazing?!15-12-2025 01:23
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RidesHills
They left out the post-Tour races: Il Lombardia, Quebec, Montreal, Worlds at the very least. Not many race days, but what a list of races for the year. He’s turning into a classics rider who wins the Tour, more than a GC rider who wins the classics. (Maybe that happened this year already.)13-12-2025 17:57
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RidesHills
How old is the decision of the Vuelta coming after and not before the Tour? Not that old. It’s been 30 years, a nice experiment, but moving it back to April would be a return to tradition. Now, moving the Giro? Different story. But if the Vuelta could move in 1995, so can the Giro. Point being, it should be fluid. I think they should do it, and Pogacar’s reasoning is sound.30-11-2025 14:14
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RidesHills
Healy is a great character and a truly fun rider to watch. He’s a guy who finds the cracks in the system and finds a way through. Not always, but often enough. Really like the guy.27-11-2025 00:03