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6/15/2025, 11:09:50 AM
Just as you stood out more than fifty years ago, Pogacar now dominates. Could there be a bit more competition?
>Merckx : “I think so. Who else did we see in the spring? Van der Poel. And Evenepoel when he’s healthy. In my time you had Godefroot, Roger, Freddy Maertens, Demeyer… And in the big tours Gimondi, Motta, Ocana, Fuente. Now it’s all a bit less in the tours. Except for Vingegaard. And even him. Vingegaard races so little. And in Paris-Nice at the beginning of the year he didn’t make a good impression on me.”
>De Vlaeminck : “It's certain that Vingegaard is a good stage racer, but he doesn't ride. What do they pay him for a whole year? And I won't talk about Pogacar, but what opposition does he have? Like they let him ride 90 kilometers in the Strade Bianche. And the only one who tried something is Pidcockske . Come on, boy. They wouldn't have dropped me so quickly there. On the sand, in the stones. I would have liked to ride that race. Or Pedersen. They are making a really good one of him now because he wins a few stages in the Giro d'Italia. But he can't win a time trial and he can't win a mountain stage. Then you're not a super rider to me. What has Pedersen already won?”
>Merckx : "Watch out. Gent-Wevelgem, three times. And if he doesn't crash at a bad moment this year, I still want to see it in Paris-Roubaix. And he was strong in the Giro."
>De Vlaeminck : “Strong? I won 22 stages in the Giro d’Italia and I finished fourth in the final classification. And I’m not going to talk about Eddy. How many times has he won the Giro? Five times? Pogacar will have to hurry. Eddy is better behaved than me. More careful. A different character than me. He can’t help it. Listen, I won’t say that Pedersen is a bad rider, but he’s not a good one either. And he’s certainly not super. That’s my honest opinion, and that’s the truth.”
>Merckx : “I think so. Who else did we see in the spring? Van der Poel. And Evenepoel when he’s healthy. In my time you had Godefroot, Roger, Freddy Maertens, Demeyer… And in the big tours Gimondi, Motta, Ocana, Fuente. Now it’s all a bit less in the tours. Except for Vingegaard. And even him. Vingegaard races so little. And in Paris-Nice at the beginning of the year he didn’t make a good impression on me.”
>De Vlaeminck : “It's certain that Vingegaard is a good stage racer, but he doesn't ride. What do they pay him for a whole year? And I won't talk about Pogacar, but what opposition does he have? Like they let him ride 90 kilometers in the Strade Bianche. And the only one who tried something is Pidcockske . Come on, boy. They wouldn't have dropped me so quickly there. On the sand, in the stones. I would have liked to ride that race. Or Pedersen. They are making a really good one of him now because he wins a few stages in the Giro d'Italia. But he can't win a time trial and he can't win a mountain stage. Then you're not a super rider to me. What has Pedersen already won?”
>Merckx : "Watch out. Gent-Wevelgem, three times. And if he doesn't crash at a bad moment this year, I still want to see it in Paris-Roubaix. And he was strong in the Giro."
>De Vlaeminck : “Strong? I won 22 stages in the Giro d’Italia and I finished fourth in the final classification. And I’m not going to talk about Eddy. How many times has he won the Giro? Five times? Pogacar will have to hurry. Eddy is better behaved than me. More careful. A different character than me. He can’t help it. Listen, I won’t say that Pedersen is a bad rider, but he’s not a good one either. And he’s certainly not super. That’s my honest opinion, and that’s the truth.”
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