I so want Ganna to roll these two. Its unlikely, but let’s go. He is crazy strong this spring and I’d love an Italian winner. Otherwise, I’m thinking Mathieu wins.
Edit: I love seeing the quick data from Ganna doing 900 watts seated out of a corner. My max power is in the lowish 1000s and I look like I’m having a stroke out of the saddle to do that. He looks effortless doing that.
couldnt agree more.
but i think what they do to ganna on poggio rhymes with ‘top’ ganna.
i think pogi needs ganna there in order to have a chance in sprint. but can he ride defensively??
If Top can hang onto someone on the hill, he can win but it’s going to be a big man climb of all time.
on the plus side - his positioning on the climb should be good. c’mon top!
Pog goes on the Poggio and I’m not sure he drops vdP but they may drop Ganna. But maybe Ganna catches back on after and blows by them both in the final k?
Did you get the Marty McFly future predictions? Exactly as you called.
Get the sense MvDP has been thinking of just this for a long time.
Ferris is a trip. Chirping at MvDP. Geez.
My son is screaming for Ganna to catch up.
pogi has NO bidness taking another turn, but he can’t help it.
ganna would have given him a chanvce to force mvdp to close…,
My oldest daughter is too. We are rooting for the roll!
Didn’t pick him but GO BIG MAN.
Would love a Ganna win. What a race!
Almost. Incredible!!!
This guy. Wow. When he targets a race…
What an effort by Ganna!
MvdP was having none of Pog. He 100% matched every single acceleration. That is mega impressive.
That’s an instant all time classic.
Gonna take an hour for my HR to drop.
Wonder if Pog’s stop-start technique was a mistake vs. a constant max effort. Stop-start may not be great against the best CXer of all time.
Nothing Pogi could have done would have mattered today IMO. I often root against the best just for some fun and diversity, but in my entire life of cycling and spectating, no one can target and destroy a race like MvdP. Respect.
yes - body language said no way mvdp was not going to win.
can he win all 4 this spring?
i get uae playing the detonate card - pogi can make that play look unbeatable, but…
i would not have advised taking another pull after the cipressa.
i think more chaos is best (only?) chance against mvdp.