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Jayco team for Saturday/Sunday. Hard to see who the out and out leader is, you could have arguments for Covi, De Bondt, De Pretto, Hatherly or Vendrame. This is one BOC could have targeted IMO, he's good enough for a top 10 in this field:

Startlist for Strade Bianche 2026

Competing teams and riders for Strade Bianche 2026. Top competitors are Tadej Pogačar, Isaac del Toro and Thomas Pidcock.
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Jayco team for Saturday/Sunday. Hard to see who the out and out leader is, you could have arguments for Covi, De Bondt, De Pretto, Hatherly or Vendrame. This is one BOC could have targeted IMO, he's good enough for a top 10 in this field:

Startlist for Strade Bianche 2026

Competing teams and riders for Strade Bianche 2026. Top competitors are Tadej Pogačar, Isaac del Toro and Thomas Pidcock.
www.procyclingstats.com www.procyclingstats.com
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Vendrame will be the leader. Actually the best suited Jayco rider on their roster is Plapp but of course he is resting.
 
Unfortunately I already feel like I'm not going to last the night. There's around 4 hours left and I feel like I'll be falling asleep before they switch from the women's to the men's.

Hopefully someone can challenge Pogi though I doubt it
 

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79 km solo? Boring. It's all the same stuff.
 
Can somebody tell me why Remco Evenepoel isn't doing Milan-San Remo?
I can never understand it... I am not saying he would be favorite over Pogacar & MVDP but surely he'd be in the next bunch? has a huge engine & climbs are not too steep wouldn't it suit him?
 
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Daka said:
Can somebody tell me why Remco Evenepoel isn't doing Milan-San Remo?
I can never understand it... I am not saying he would be favorite over Pogacar & MVDP but surely he'd be in the next bunch? has a huge engine & climbs are not too steep wouldn't it suit him?
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Nah. He doesn't have the explosiveness to drop guys like Schmid, Mohoric, WVA, Pithie on those climbs and he wouldn't out sprint them either. Nor would he out sprint MvdP or Pogi
 
eth-dog said:
Nah. He doesn't have the explosiveness to drop guys like Schmid, Mohoric, WVA, Pithie on those climbs and he wouldn't out sprint them either. Nor would he out sprint MvdP or Pogi
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That's what I figured... but he did win a 273km Olympic Road Road 2024 with similar albeit slightly harder climbs, he destroyed everyone by over 1+ min including the favorite MVDP at the time.

If Remco got a gap & no one had his wheel, he'd be hard guy to chase down imo in TT mode.
 

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He's so bloody good. He'll win Roubaix this year, I can feel it.
 
Impressive ride by Vendrame to finish 6th. I also enjoyed how well the team rode. Covi is now showing shades of life and should do well in coppi Bartoli.
 
Daka said:
I always thought Roubaix would be the easier than San Remo for him to win.
Pogacar is good on cobbles, it's only a matter of time before he wins.
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I think he should skip Flanders this year to focus on Paris Roubaix but he probably wants a chance to win all 5 in the one year.

If he doesn't win PR this year then I can see him focusing solely on that in the first half of the season next year so I would expect him to skip MSR and Flanders. There's no point him going to MSR and Flanders next year.

Maybe do GW as a warm up before PR.
 
Didn't think he would win it like this, thought he would have to be solo over the Poggio. Surprised Pidcock didn't try a demon descent that he is capable of. Pogi on the Cipressa was unbelievable, to come from near back of the bunch and exit the top with 2 others and have a gap like that was nuts. DelToro barely did anything for him as well, the gap between them is still huge.

I know Vader will come in with the Merckx debate 😉 but it's not a contest, we are watching the Bradman of cycling.
 

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I know Vader will come in with the Merckx debate 😉 but it's not a contest, we are watching the Bradman of cycling.
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That's cute Merckx won San Remo 7x...
In all seriousness you shouldn't compare era's, I say it to people all the time.

Tadej is the best of the modern era at least the last 40+ years by a wide margin.

Merckx had over 500+ pro wins. It's clear he is always going to have the best Palmares.

I think Pogi can absolutely beat 19 monuments though the way he keeps winning Flanders, Liege & Lombardia who is going to beat him? in less Paul Seixas comes on in a big way in the next 1-2 years.

All being said, I enjoy the cycling races much more where Pogacar isn't a part of them, I can appreciate greatness though.
 
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Didn't think he would win it like this, thought he would have to be solo over the Poggio. Surprised Pidcock didn't try a demon descent that he is capable of. Pogi on the Cipressa was unbelievable, to come from near back of the bunch and exit the top with 2 others and have a gap like that was nuts. DelToro barely did anything for him as well, the gap between them is still huge.

I know Vader will come in with the Merckx debate 😉 but it's not a contest, we are watching the Bradman of cycling.
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Merckx is still 8 monuments and 6 Grand Tours ahead.
 
Daka said:
That's cute Merckx won San Remo 7x...
In all seriousness you shouldn't compare era's, I say it to people all the time.

Tadej is the best of the modern era at least the last 40+ years by a wide margin.

Merckx had over 500+ pro wins. It's clear he is always going to have the best Palmares.

I think Pogi can absolutely beat 19 monuments though the way he keeps winning Flanders, Liege & Lombardia who is going to beat him? in less Paul Seixas comes on in a big way in the next 1-2 years.

All being said, I enjoy the cycling races much more where Pogacar isn't a part of them, I can appreciate greatness though.
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Merckx used to do 100+ races in a season, sometimes up to 150. I think that stat itself indicates the difference in levels between the era's. It was semi professional era back then and the guys getting paid enough to be fully pro had a big advantage.
 
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Merckx used to do 100+ races in a season, sometimes up to 150. I think that stat itself indicates the difference in levels between the era's. It was semi professional era back then and the guys getting paid enough to be fully pro had a big advantage.
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That's exactly why people shouldn't compare era's
 
Orange Agent said:
Didn't think he would win it like this, thought he would have to be solo over the Poggio. Surprised Pidcock didn't try a demon descent that he is capable of. Pogi on the Cipressa was unbelievable, to come from near back of the bunch and exit the top with 2 others and have a gap like that was nuts. DelToro barely did anything for him as well, the gap between them is still huge.

I know Vader will come in with the Merckx debate 😉 but it's not a contest, we are watching the Bradman of cycling.
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Pogacar was descending like a demon - the best descending he has ever done. Doubt Pidcock could have bettered it.
 

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