RVV 2022 - May contain *Spoilers*
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pinno said:
Yes, Pog had to drop MvdP on a climb.mididoctors said:
He nearly dropped himtailwindhome said:Meh. Not sure anything Pog could have done differently in the sprint. 99 times out of 100 MDVP beats him. Though it seemed to me there was a moment Pog could have went on the inside just before they were caught.
His achilles heel, preventing him from winning *everything* is he can't generate enough power to drop both WVA and MDVP on shorter steeper climbs.
He is a tour rider and doesn't quite have the engine for 272km's where you leave everything on the road. Strada Bianche was only 136km's.
It's only a matter of time...
WvA vs MvdP Roubaix (with any luck)?
I thought what with MvdP missing most of the cross season after surgery that he wouldn't back to peak very quickly but how wrong was I.
I'd slightly disagree - I don't think the distance was an issue he just didn't have the top end power to weight to drop VDP on those relatively short climbs on the day. If the race had been 150km I couldn't see him doing it either.
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Proper golden era.mididoctors said:Brilliant cycling era we have
For all the talk about MvdP and WvA - it was Pog who made it today. Unsure what MvdP plan was if Pog didn't take it up!0 -
Yeah but was he going to bring himself to the front of the race to contest the sprint, all by himself, and if so, when?0
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whenever he felt like it tbh.shirley_basso said:Yeah but was he going to bring himself to the front of the race to contest the sprint, all by himself, and if so, when?
.The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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So are you suggesting Pog hasn't got the tactical nous (yet) or he can't capitalise on the short climbs; they are just not long enough to shed puncheurs?DeVlaeminck said:pinno said:
Yes, Pog had to drop MvdP on a climb.mididoctors said:
He nearly dropped himtailwindhome said:Meh. Not sure anything Pog could have done differently in the sprint. 99 times out of 100 MDVP beats him. Though it seemed to me there was a moment Pog could have went on the inside just before they were caught.
His achilles heel, preventing him from winning *everything* is he can't generate enough power to drop both WVA and MDVP on shorter steeper climbs.
He is a tour rider and doesn't quite have the engine for 272km's where you leave everything on the road. Strada Bianche was only 136km's.
It's only a matter of time...
WvA vs MvdP Roubaix (with any luck)?
I thought what with MvdP missing most of the cross season after surgery that he wouldn't back to peak very quickly but how wrong was I.
I'd slightly disagree - I don't think the distance was an issue he just didn't have the top end power to weight to drop VDP on those relatively short climbs on the day. If the race had been 150km I couldn't see him doing it either.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Not long enough IMO. I can power up a short steep climb but Galibier etc burns me out. Just a puncher's opinion not claiming any comparison. 😉pinno said:
So are you suggesting Pog hasn't got the tactical nous (yet) or he can't capitalise on the short climbs; they are just not long enough to shed puncheurs?DeVlaeminck said:pinno said:
Yes, Pog had to drop MvdP on a climb.mididoctors said:
He nearly dropped himtailwindhome said:Meh. Not sure anything Pog could have done differently in the sprint. 99 times out of 100 MDVP beats him. Though it seemed to me there was a moment Pog could have went on the inside just before they were caught.
His achilles heel, preventing him from winning *everything* is he can't generate enough power to drop both WVA and MDVP on shorter steeper climbs.
He is a tour rider and doesn't quite have the engine for 272km's where you leave everything on the road. Strada Bianche was only 136km's.
It's only a matter of time...
WvA vs MvdP Roubaix (with any luck)?
I thought what with MvdP missing most of the cross season after surgery that he wouldn't back to peak very quickly but how wrong was I.
I'd slightly disagree - I don't think the distance was an issue he just didn't have the top end power to weight to drop VDP on those relatively short climbs on the day. If the race had been 150km I couldn't see him doing it either.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Yes that the shorter climbs suit VdP more than they suit Pogacar.pinno said:
So are you suggesting Pog hasn't got the tactical nous (yet) or he can't capitalise on the short climbs; they are just not long enough to shed puncheurs?DeVlaeminck said:pinno said:
Yes, Pog had to drop MvdP on a climb.mididoctors said:
He nearly dropped himtailwindhome said:Meh. Not sure anything Pog could have done differently in the sprint. 99 times out of 100 MDVP beats him. Though it seemed to me there was a moment Pog could have went on the inside just before they were caught.
His achilles heel, preventing him from winning *everything* is he can't generate enough power to drop both WVA and MDVP on shorter steeper climbs.
He is a tour rider and doesn't quite have the engine for 272km's where you leave everything on the road. Strada Bianche was only 136km's.
It's only a matter of time...
WvA vs MvdP Roubaix (with any luck)?
I thought what with MvdP missing most of the cross season after surgery that he wouldn't back to peak very quickly but how wrong was I.
I'd slightly disagree - I don't think the distance was an issue he just didn't have the top end power to weight to drop VDP on those relatively short climbs on the day. If the race had been 150km I couldn't see him doing it either.[Castle Donington Ladies FC - going up in '22]0 -
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