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MrCurrieinahurry wrote:
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Flanders:
what a show. just insane.
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What a racer Pog is. And what an amazing group of riders we have right now. This race is brutal.

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"Pog can't win Flanders" - WW experts

"Pog is handicaped riding Colnago" - Tom Boonen
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maquisard wrote:
Sun Mar 26, 2023 8:32 pm
Flanders will be interesting. Pogacar looks incredibly strong on the climbs, but the dynamics and the sheer length of the race will probably be the deciding factors and perhaps give MvdP and WvA the edge.

I cannot wait.
What a win by Pogi!

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the fastest Ronde in history - 44,1 kmh. won by a climber ;D
kkibbler wrote: WW remembers.

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Not only did he win; Pocagar announced in advance how he was going to try to win -- distance his rivals on the final climbs -- and then did it.
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MvdP really did his best to claw back some time in the end. Amazing efforts by him and Pogacar.
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Best day of bike racing since when?

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Jumbo made a lot of errors today. Not riding before 2th time Kwaremont, they had a lot of riders that just didn’t ride.
Then Laporte bridges to Pogacar, so helping pogacar instead of just riding for wva.
Last but not least Vanhooydonck waiting to long to stop and wait for wva.

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robbosmans wrote:
Sun Apr 02, 2023 3:49 pm
Last but not least Vanhooydonck waiting to long to stop and wait for wva.
Technically yeah but honestly at that point it only maybe cost them 3rd place y'know?

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tymon_tm wrote:
Sun Apr 02, 2023 3:22 pm
"Pog is handicaped riding Colnago" - Tom Boonen
That's aged well...

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tymon_tm wrote:
Sun Apr 02, 2023 3:30 pm
the fastest Ronde in history - 44,1 kmh. won by a climber ;D
To be fair none of that speed was because of him, he was literally on the front for 15k of a 260k race. The teams are faster which is logical as the cycling talent pool gets deeper every year.

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they should cast Pog's balls in bronze and put them next to TB's legs.

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