There used to be years that the Strade Bianche attracted all major names from the cobble & hill classics Nowadays there are no Van Aert, Van der Poel, Roglic at the start. We'll have to be statisfied with mainly Pogacar, Pidcock & Hirschi from the biggest names. #cycling #cyclingbluesky - ThreadSky

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social • 3 days ago

There used to be years that the Strade Bianche attracted all major names from the cobble & hill classics

Nowadays there are no Van Aert, Van der Poel, Roglic at the start. We'll have to be statisfied with mainly Pogacar, Pidcock & Hirschi from the biggest names.

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nmornard.bsky.social•3 days ago

Altitude camp killed it.

verca.bsky.social•3 days ago

It's more hilly then before, too much for most classic riders

janchcycling.bsky.social•3 days ago

Because usually Grand Tour winners aren’t specialists in gravel racing. Pogi is an exception. And Bernal in his best years.

cyclingbottle.bsky.social•3 days ago

I'm not necessarily only talking about grand tour riders. Cobble specialists like Van Avermaet, Cancellara, Vanmarcke used to start here too, or from the current generation riders like Van Aert, Alaphilippe or Van der Poel.

janchcycling.bsky.social•3 days ago

Alaphilippe is far from his best years, Mvdp and Wva already won that race and tbh even if they ride it, Pogi is too strong for everyone. He would smash them both.

cyclingbottle.bsky.social•3 days ago

A few years ago, I saw discussions where people wanted to make Strade Bianche a monument, because all big riders were present for years. If it's prestigious, riders would still want to win it multiple times, as they wanted before. Roglic isn't here too, while it could suit him.

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