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RidesHills
An absolutely perfectly played out win by van Aert. The rest couldn’t attack him in any successful way and he was just that much stronger. It’s nice to see him back after that terrible 2024 crash. As fun as ever to watch18:29
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RidesHills
@mjj: There's also something about Pidcock and MTB that is different from Van der Poel. Pidcock raced at Novo Mesto and immediately won - he actually con jump on the bike at short notice and win! Also, he has said it's his favorite discipline in a way that Van der Poel never has.01-09-2026 00:11
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RidesHills
Pidcock is a truly unique rider. I am once again impressed but not surprised30-08-2026 18:02
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RidesHills
I like stats, as is clear to anyone who regularly reads my posts. Three monuments and a grand tour, with 22 wins including two major GC races and Strade Bianchi, makes for one of the best seasons any rider has ever had. It’s sad that it has to end so soon. May he have a speedy and healthy recovery.30-08-2026 02:56
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RidesHills
A random accident causes that much damage?! Wow. Vertebrae fractures are rare, and this might be his season.30-08-2026 02:05
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RidesHills
How unfortunate and sad a moment, a rare crash that he cannot continue from (as opposed to San Remo or Strade Bianchi with Pidcock or Strade Bianchi with that massive crash when he first won). What a disappointment. Also, I get the feeling he will come raging back, worlds and Il Lombardia in his sights, proving his mettle. He was always going to be intense at both, but now I think even more so.29-08-2026 17:19
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RidesHills
Pogačar and Mas going 1 - 2 like it's Il Lombardia 2022. What an amazing climb by Mas. Seriously. Is he suddenly positioned to be second to a Slovenian, once again?27-08-2026 18:36
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RidesHills
What's the name they used to call Hinault when he controlled the peloton? The patron? I don't think this is the same thing. Watching that was just crazy.24-08-2026 22:27
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RidesHills
Was it in 2021 that Pogačar raced some mountains with rim brakes, and other stages with discs? I'd very much say that disc brakes have won races, with faster racing because of the aerodynamics, wider tires, new wheels, and stronger and later braking (on, say, descents). It wasn't just manufacturers that pushed discs onto the peloton.24-08-2026 16:40
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RidesHills
In Pogačar time, 2022 and 2023 are eons ago. What he’s done since then is to move from pizza to nutrition, rim brakes to disk, and on and on. For someone so lighthearted, he’s competitive as hell. What will he do when he defeats cycling? Is there value in doing it again? Hinault won Paris Roubaix and said never again, Pogačar won MSR and started to focus on the next impossible challenge. Give him an impossible course and he will go for it. Give him something familiar and he will end up bored.23-08-2026 23:28