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[BlackpoolTerrier]

Milan - San Remo tomorrow. Will Pog get away early enough this year?

Will Pog wipe them on the eponymous Poggio?

 

[El Guapo]

The Buddies making him do a VO2 Max test as part of his Stag

'It's almost 12 years since I quit – I still don't regret it': We tracked down cycling's lost world champion and VO2 max record holder

As a teenager, Oskar Svendsen emerged as one of the sport's most promising talents... then he disappeared. Tom Davidson finds out where he’s been

www.cyclingweekly.com

 

[BlackpoolTerrier]

That's an interesting piece - great illustration of how you need the mental side as much as the physical side to suceed at the top level. Plus the oft-PROC-debated ability to transition from top junior to top senior.

 

[El Guapo]

That's an interesting piece - great illustration of how you need the mental side as much as the physical side to suceed at the top level. Plus the oft-PROC-debated ability to transition from top junior to top senior.

yeah. I thought it was great. He also to his credit seems happy.

 

[don]

nice race in Flanders- a fine day so lacking a bit of fun on the cobblestones, Pog escaped from VdP on the last climb. One silly thing for me is Visma wearing a full yellow jersey.

 

[BlackpoolTerrier]

One silly thing for me is Visma wearing a full yellow jersey.

Agreed - it’s bullshit

 

[Bwana_Dik]

nice race in Flanders- a fine day so lacking a bit of fun on the cobblestones, Pog escaped from VdP on the last climb. One silly thing for me is Visma wearing a full yellow jersey.

He's a machine.
And vollering looked similarly strong in the womens'

 

[BlackpoolTerrier]

Paris -Roubaix next week. You’d have to think the only thing stopping POG is the uncertainty associated with the cobbles. Even a strong rider can go down.

 

[jeepers]

Paris -Roubaix next week. You’d have to think the only thing stopping POG is the uncertainty associated with the cobbles. Even a strong rider can go down.

It's entirely feasible for him to sweep the monuments this year. An unbelievable prospect. Literally.

 

[Bwana_Dik]

From Cycling News,

'I was riding 650 watts and still couldn't follow' – Mathieu van der Poel cracks to finish second again behind 'unbeatable' Tadej Pogačar in Tour of Flanders​