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mij
Cross and gravel rainbows, and now attempting mountain biking (again). With nearly a full calendar year season, across multiple disciplines and several peaks, this is a weak comparison. this isn’t an anti Jonas statement, it’s an anti author of this article statement. van der Poel rides almost year round. his mid season breaks are more necessary. the toll on his body from racing multiple disciplines is significantly different. see has back problems of several years ago - that was due to cross. and mountain biking is a completely different effort all together.15:29
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mij
of course it’s predictable. a dad is proud of his son. nothing else matters, and his dad was a celebrated rider in his own right. maybe if people respected the human side of this story, and these people, we would see fewer bidons thrown. lastly as a dad, I appreciate this. a dad should have be given grief for showing pride and love for his child. we need more dads and examples like Adrie14-04-2025 15:58
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mij
I love Andrie’s fierce loyalty and dedication to his son14-04-2025 00:59
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mij
these french guys are such petty jealous whiners i can’t stand Madiot.13-04-2025 15:13
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mij
Michael Jordan was cut from his high school baseketball team. but there are stories of Tadej racing and winning as a youth. this is a stupid article.12-04-2025 15:24
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mij
This guy is a loser. Innocent until proven guilty. I’m not naive but this is insulting to the rider.09-04-2025 17:25
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mij
To quote the article: riders from Arkéa - B&B Hotels and a few others seized the moment to launch an attack, increasing the pace as Pogacar was briefly off the bike. Not cool08-04-2025 16:31
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mij
I don’t think it was a matter of easing up. I think it was a matter of attacking. And MVDP said his team would respect similar situations. Perhaps not on the penultimate climb, but I believe they would. To accelerate is a jerk move.08-04-2025 16:30
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mij
Agreed. He was dropped hard on every other climb. Without the run up he might have not been in the final sprint. And why not try it? Kudos for him for trying to make the race rather than just following.06-04-2025 23:01
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mij
a concussion is a serious deal and I wish him well, but really he seems so fragile mentally and physically for a great champion. he won the tour 2 x which is insane, but he faced no adversity. he is crumbling with some tough times.25-03-2025 05:16