Watching the peloton - Professional Road Racing thread 2026

MVDP seems intent on upcoming Milan San Remo. He is laser focussed on beating Pog. He's also a brilliant example of using cycling cross to prep for early season. He's looking fantastic.
 
MVDP gets to do that because he has the green light to do that. Nothing happens without the approval of the DS. If you ignore the DS, you are putting your career in peril.

Milan-Sanremo is a one-day race. MVDP is built for one-day races. He will be leading out Phillipsen at the Grand Tours. However, Phillipsen is scheduled for Milan-Sanremo. Will he have an unconditional green light for that race? Probably not. Conditional, based on the race situation? Most likely.
 
Will it be Ganna v Pog v MVDP again do you think? Who else has a chance this year? And will Pog's strategy be an equally long distance attack? He couldn't shake the other 2 last time and that cost him in the end. He needs to get down the Poggio on his own I think.
 
Will it be Ganna v Pog v MVDP again do you think? Who else has a chance this year? And will Pog's strategy be an equally long distance attack? He couldn't shake the other 2 last time and that cost him in the end. He needs to get down the Poggio on his own I think.
The rosters aren't complete yet, so we'll see. Those three are confirmed. So is Pidcock. I would not count out Milan. He's been climbing well for a sprinter. Wout and Jorgensen have a shot. The question I want answered is what will Del Toro do?
 
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