Breaking down how Tadej Pogačar shrugged off a high-speed crash to continue his incredible run of one-day victories & how it highlights the rapidly changing dynamics in the sport
I much prefer the solo efforts to bunch sprints that you can barely follow until the replay - I like the extended drama of "will he or won't he" make it. Also, the build-up to the extended breakaway is much better racing. I can't stand the 10-15 breakaways with the peloton barely pedaling. This is real racing from the start - bring it on!
Agree that the course needs to be reworked. I'm curious to know if the trend towards solo victories in one-day races has ever happened before? Does it have anything to do with dominant cyclists, or is it a new phenomenon? Is it possible that Merckx, Hinault and others tended to have a similar impact on the sport?
Both you and the Move have ignored the women's race which was arguably the more interesting race.
They were both fascinating to watch. What a great day of racing.
They were but evidently only one was deserving of mention.
I think not!
I much prefer the solo efforts to bunch sprints that you can barely follow until the replay - I like the extended drama of "will he or won't he" make it. Also, the build-up to the extended breakaway is much better racing. I can't stand the 10-15 breakaways with the peloton barely pedaling. This is real racing from the start - bring it on!
Agree that the course needs to be reworked. I'm curious to know if the trend towards solo victories in one-day races has ever happened before? Does it have anything to do with dominant cyclists, or is it a new phenomenon? Is it possible that Merckx, Hinault and others tended to have a similar impact on the sport?