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by MrCurrieinahurry on Sun Apr 02, 2023 1:42 pm

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by guyc on Sun Apr 02, 2023 1:55 pm

MrCurrieinahurry wrote: ↑
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by spokenwords on Sun Apr 02, 2023 3:07 pm

Flanders:
what a show. just insane.
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by guyc on Sun Apr 02, 2023 3:16 pm

What a racer Pog is. And what an amazing group of riders we have right now. This race is brutal.
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by tymon_tm on Sun Apr 02, 2023 3:22 pm

"Pog can't win Flanders" - WW experts

"Pog is handicaped riding Colnago" - Tom Boonen
kkibbler wrote: WW remembers.
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by ome rodriguez on Sun Apr 02, 2023 3:27 pm

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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by tymon_tm on Sun Apr 02, 2023 3:30 pm

the fastest Ronde in history - 44,1 kmh. won by a climber ;D
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by Stendhal on Sun Apr 02, 2023 3:31 pm

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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by treyxt on Sun Apr 02, 2023 3:31 pm

MvdP really did his best to claw back some time in the end. Amazing efforts by him and Pogacar.
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by Karvalo on Sun Apr 02, 2023 3:48 pm

Best day of bike racing since when?
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by robbosmans on Sun Apr 02, 2023 3:49 pm

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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by Karvalo on Sun Apr 02, 2023 5:09 pm

robbosmans wrote: ↑
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 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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by Miller on Sun Apr 02, 2023 5:11 pm

tymon_tm wrote: ↑
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 "Pog is handicaped riding Colnago" - Tom Boonen
That's aged well...
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by OnTheRivet on Sun Apr 02, 2023 5:50 pm

tymon_tm wrote: ↑
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 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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by UpFromOne on Sun Apr 02, 2023 6:07 pm

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