2026 Spring Classics Thread
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mididoctors
Über Member
The turbo mode when Grégoire got dropped was something
No Ta Doctor
Über Member
The Mads P with Wout post-race thing was really nice. Hope the two of them tear up Flanders!
No Ta Doctor
Über Member
Poulidor's palmares was superb, it was just the Tour he didn't win.
M.R.M
Well-Known Member
Fair. I retract & also meant no disrespect to either actually.
Dirk Van Der Dirk
Active Member
Off to tour of flanders for the first time this weekend. Going to be on the kwaremont.
No Ta Doctor
Über Member
Excellent, enjoy the beers!
Dogtrousers
Lefty tighty. Get it righty.
Reports that Remco is going to start RvV - of course could be an April Fool
No, it's actually legit. He's on the PCS start list
https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/ronde-van-vlaanderen/2026/startlist
matticus
Guru
On behalf of the Wout Fan Club, apology accepted!
He's got a pretty decent record of finishing above 2nd in the classics:
Milan–San Remo (2020)
E3 Saxo Bank Classic (2022, 2023)
Strade Bianche (2020)
Gent–Wevelgem (2021)
Amstel Gold Race (2021)
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (2022)
Bretagne Classic (2022)
Coppa Bernocchi (2023)
Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne (2024)
TakeTheHighRoad
Well-Known Member
On behalf of the Wout Fan Club, apology accepted!
He's got a pretty decent record of finishing above 2nd in the classics:
Milan–San Remo (2020)
E3 Saxo Bank Classic (2022, 2023)
Strade Bianche (2020)
Gent–Wevelgem (2021)
Amstel Gold Race (2021)
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (2022)
Bretagne Classic (2022)
Coppa Bernocchi (2023)
Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne (2024)
I'm not sure he did finish above 2nd in Amstel 2021, but he is listed as the winner
No Ta Doctor
Über Member
With Remco doing Flanders apparently being real, how do we think he'll do?
My scientific approach has been to examine his race participation and find he's barely raced on cobbles - Brabantse Pijl being an exception (twice, won the second time, the first he went backwards on the cobbled climb), but that's very gentle for cobbled racing. He's also won Brussels Cycling Classic and Druivenkoers - Overijse which both have some cobbles, but again, nothing as savage as Flanders.
He's never raced OHN, E3, G-W, or any of the other Belgian semi-classics pre Flanders
He's too small to really fight for position himself, so he'll need a chaperone, his bike handling used to be pretty bad but has improved (as long as there isn't a roundabout in front of him...), I think this is so far beyond his racing experience it's nuts to even be there
So quick poll, where do you think he will finish?
1) Win
2) Podium
3) Top 5
4) Top 10
5) Top 20
6) With the rest
7) Last
8) Climbs off halfway though
9) Climbs off early
10) In a ditch
I'm thinking maybe top twenty (on watts and ability to handle long races) if he stays out of trouble, or in a ditch if he causes some
My scientific approach has been to examine his race participation and find he's barely raced on cobbles - Brabantse Pijl being an exception (twice, won the second time, the first he went backwards on the cobbled climb), but that's very gentle for cobbled racing. He's also won Brussels Cycling Classic and Druivenkoers - Overijse which both have some cobbles, but again, nothing as savage as Flanders.
He's never raced OHN, E3, G-W, or any of the other Belgian semi-classics pre Flanders
He's too small to really fight for position himself, so he'll need a chaperone, his bike handling used to be pretty bad but has improved (as long as there isn't a roundabout in front of him...), I think this is so far beyond his racing experience it's nuts to even be there
So quick poll, where do you think he will finish?
1) Win
2) Podium
3) Top 5
4) Top 10
5) Top 20
6) With the rest
7) Last
8) Climbs off halfway though
9) Climbs off early
10) In a ditch
I'm thinking maybe top twenty (on watts and ability to handle long races) if he stays out of trouble, or in a ditch if he causes some
Animo
Senior Member
11. Falls off on an uphill section of cobbles with no other riders near him.
CarbonClem
Senior Member
Remco - I can't see him gaining anything from this bar some experience.
I can't see anyone coming close to Pog after the showings to date. We've had a nice run of close finishes and catches but I'm expecting a decent solo victory this weekend.
I can't see anyone coming close to Pog after the showings to date. We've had a nice run of close finishes and catches but I'm expecting a decent solo victory this weekend.
