I think Pedersen is very strong, and he has done goog MSR before.
On the other hand I have doubts about Van der Poel, I known that he is able to win without racing, but I didn’t see him good in previous races.
About Pogacar I’m divided, he tried the las two years the same (hard pace by Wellens), but he wasn’t able to drop the contenders, Poggio is not hard enough. But, I do remember how he was able to win in Flandes, where I thought thar it would be too difficult for him to drop Van der Poel. I think that he has to arrive to the poggio with some seconds because he is not the best descender (not bad, but not the best).
Ganna is very strong, and not only on flats but also on climbs. He has climbed the Poggio with Pogacar before. I believe that he has his chances.
And you can never rule out Matthews in this race. Mohoric is also there. Magnus Cort can be an outsider to, but I don’t see him winning this race.
There are other names too, which may have a chance if the first on Poggio slown down and produce a bigger group.
any predictions? I think Van Der Poel has a slight benefit over Pogacar… my bet:
I think Pedersen is very strong, and he has done goog MSR before. On the other hand I have doubts about Van der Poel, I known that he is able to win without racing, but I didn’t see him good in previous races.
About Pogacar I’m divided, he tried the las two years the same (hard pace by Wellens), but he wasn’t able to drop the contenders, Poggio is not hard enough. But, I do remember how he was able to win in Flandes, where I thought thar it would be too difficult for him to drop Van der Poel. I think that he has to arrive to the poggio with some seconds because he is not the best descender (not bad, but not the best).
Ganna is very strong, and not only on flats but also on climbs. He has climbed the Poggio with Pogacar before. I believe that he has his chances.
And you can never rule out Matthews in this race. Mohoric is also there. Magnus Cort can be an outsider to, but I don’t see him winning this race.
There are other names too, which may have a chance if the first on Poggio slown down and produce a bigger group.
Let’s see.
Pedersen did very strong climbing in paris nice. He paced the GC group up a climb on one of the stages.
Oh what I would give for a Magnus Cort victory in MSR… that would be glorious!
or Pedersen instead of Pidcock? close one…