Dylan Van Baarle Reacts To Tadej Pogačar Post-Race Interaction

[@wanderalmeida9584]

Congrats to Dylan, very humble guy. Great ride from a classic rider, fantastic result! Never gave up.

[@paulwalker6153]

Pogačar was upset with himself. He took his emotions out on Van Baarle, but Tadej will know that finish wasn't his best work.

[@paulwalker6153]

@M A Because he pretty much says so in a statement aferwards: "In the moments immediately following the race, I was not happy, because I was not able to make the sprint as I was closed, but I know well that in cycling this can happen: sometimes you have a clear path, other times you do not find the necessary space," Pogačar said in the team's statement. "I wasn’t mad at anyone, I was just frustrated with myself.

[@ktakashismith]

@@paulwalker6153 He was 100% upset at VanBaarle, considering he was screaming "F**K YOU" repeatedly at him. That's not being mad at yourself, that's acting like an entitled brat. Hopefully he learns to play his cards better in 2-up sprints, and also learns how to control his emotions and take a loss like a real sportsman.

[@paulwalker6153]

​@@ktakashismith It was classic anger displacement. Shout at someone else, because you can't shout at yourself. Coincidentally, something an entitled brat probably would do.

[@jochem1986]

"I'm happy for him, but next time I can beat him." We did not have to wait long, congratulations to Dylan for Paris-Roubaix!

[@beefeekeefee]

Tadej learned a lesson for sure. He was never going to win that sprint. Had his chance for the win on the final climbs and couldn't get it done. Should have just ridden in for an assured podium but outsmarted himself.

[@svenh1836]

I actually think he could have won that, if he started earlier.

[@MichaelBoogerd]

@@svenh1836 yes, what we don't know now is if he had executed an Asgreen style sprint if it was possible to beat MVDP.. having said that, i think also MVDP learned a lot from last year too, had fuelled more appropriately, had also chosen when to make accelerations more smartly this year, and was fresher at the final than in 2021. Pogacar on that 2nd Kwaremont moving from G3 through G2 to the head of the race was spectacular... he definitely has enough to win this race in the future. What's maybe even more exciting is that he enjoyed it.. so this doesn't feel like just an experiment to prep for a Tour with a cobbled stage... but actually something he could target specifically in future.

[@svenh1836]

@@MichaelBoogerd agreed

[@croatianmountainbiking6624]

Someone who has won 2 tours and 2 monuments in space of 2 years at age of 23 doesn’t really care for 2nd, its only about the win

[@ala-zt7oh]

He almost sprint van aert on olympics and for sur he could out sprint poel, he was just getting speed and idiot ineos rider block him...

[@maartenwestermann8229]

And you DID turn it around in Roubaix! Congratulations to Dylan van Baarle ánd Matthieu van der Poel for winning Flanders and Paris-Roubaix, two of the biggest classics in road cycling! If it ain’t Dutch, it ain’t much! 😄

[@samiel1984]

jaren waarschijnlijk wielrennen niet gevolgd. nu alleen vanwege dylan en matthieu dat je het volgt lol

[@eduarditobedoya3560]

Dylan is a gentleman, and Pogacar Think is Unbeatable eh? Dylan is a Great Sprinter Congrats to Ineos.

[@dangurtler7177]

Pogacar could have had second place, but he decided to play instead. He knows he can't outsprint Van der Poel unless he can get him to do the most work in the run up.

[@wanderalmeida9584]

I agree

[@dba1222]

"It wasn't congratulation that's for sure" is such a diplomatic way of putting it. Real class from this guy. Hope well for him

[@jk2302]

DVB is very classy, he kept the exchange with him and TP to himself, he won without issue and TP was just simply out of position. As the man said "thats racing"

[@zedgee4514]

like he said it was a fair sprint congrats.

[@briannoojin1710]

Good for van Baarle. I get so tired of the "strongest man wins" stuff post-race. When will people realize that you race not only with your legs but also your brains? If the "strongest guy" makes a mistake or another guy out wits him, that's part of racing and makes it exciting. Otherwise, they could just do a threshold test on trainers and not even have to run the race.

[@on3d]

I think it's refreshing to see someone other than pogi on podium

[@franz009franz]

tadej was clearly at least the 2nd best rider, so i hate to see him not rewarded. i want the best to win.

[@BoydSpeerschneider]

@@franz009franz If he was the 2nd best rider, he would have crossed the finish line 2nd. That's why they race their bikes.

[@franz009franz]

@@BoydSpeerschneider iq70

[@wanderalmeida9584]

@@franz009franz The best was Van der Poel.

[@wahyudwihartanto2267]

Iya mas, bosen tadej mulu yg juara/podium.. Gantian lah sama yg laen.. 😄😄😄

[@violaultras1886]

I'm slovenian but Tadej it's act like a baby, that's race bro..

[@bigtime3719]

Ti si štajrc ne Slovenc

[@babymilksnatcher]

most guys don't have much emotional intelligence at 23 anyways. For example, the Cav may seem like a very chill big brother type now, but in his younger days, he was familiar with these tamper tantrums too.

[@martinmollerup2265]

THERE WAS NO ROOM FOR HIM ANYMORE

[@mauricekuck8965]

reminds me a bit of raikkonnen,

[@jeffhebert8963]

He made the best of his opportunity. Good racing.

[@ballyp81]

I hope he become still more of a Räikkönen Interview-wise!! 💪🏻😂🤠

[@cmlewan]

"Let's hope we can switch it around for Paris-Roubaix." Yeah, you did!!

[@jmspr1]

Tadej got spanked; bad tactics, he was never going to win that sprint come on.

[@Veloman1957]

Great guy.

[@dustind9242]

There was no way TP would not have been able to match the momentum of the chase. Hell, it was touch for MVP to get it going...

[@noobmaster2550]

What? Elaborate what you mean. Pog would've gotten second we know that for sure. He wouldn't have beaten mvdp. MVP raced very well. He blew him off the wheel with his initial kick and the others slotted in

[@dustind9242]

@@noobmaster2550 What I meant was that chase was coming in way too fast for Pog. For Pog to have the kick to be able to match the chase speed and then to exceed it just wasn't going to happen... even if he weren't "boxed" in. MVP even with his finishing power, looked like it was massive effort for him to get up to speed to prevent the chase from passing.

[@noobmaster2550]

@@dustind9242 ye I agree. But mvdp pulled away from them

[@dustind9242]

@@noobmaster2550 Yes he did... He kept the gas on! Epic race for sure! Think I'll have a beer and watch the last 20k again on GCN. 🍻

[@noobmaster2550]

@@dustind9242 amstel gold Tommorow 👀

[@psd9850]

If you're always the strongest, you never have to be the smartest. Untill you have to.

[@alfredubels8517]

Great Job

[@jackfrost838]

Really pleased Pogacar didn't win. Who wants him winning everything he enters. He needs to loose regularly to keep him humble.People hate a bad looser.

[@LETOUR7TIMESFRANCE]

Well said....im not a fan of him at all from the beginning.

[@GuyE.]

You said it 'wining'

[@LukezyM]

Humble doesn’t win in sports.

[@harrydav2531]

Lol. Tadej will again win in Paris. Slovenians are too good

[@Kimberlytheresam]

Pogacar made the race exciting as usual

[@wanderalmeida9584]

Armstrong made the races very exciting too. Maybe the difference is that in 90´s and 2000´s the whole team was in rocket fuel. And now the "guy" don´t need any team to smashing all the others. Very "usual".

[@FlyingPastilla]

@@wanderalmeida9584 He does need them, you just don't see their work as much since sponsors make a ton more money hyping a single star. He's an amazing rider but the salaries for the team would skyrocket if his teammates got more exposure.

[@wanderalmeida9584]

@@FlyingPastilla I see their work. However compared to other teams, UAE domestics are not that necessary because the alien slovenian simply attacks with more than 50km to the goal (Strade Bianche, Flanders)...I not talking about teammates exposure...

[@FlyingPastilla]

@@wanderalmeida9584 I see what you mean. On the othet hand I don't see how any peloton would let Pog get away off the front with a teammate pulling for him. Way too dangerous. To me he mostly uses them to keep the peloton pace extra high so he can wear down everyone and then get away alone when his competition cannot defend anymore. They did this a lot in the UAE tour

[@wanderalmeida9584]

@@FlyingPastilla True

[@oscarbarquincaloca5762]

I guess they should have stopped to let Pogacar do whatever he wanted...

[@wanderalmeida9584]

😬😬

[@GTJACK3]

Tadej has no1 to blame but himself

[@andrewlabat9963]

They both were dusting Pogacar in the last 100 meters and the order wouldn't have been any different..

[@TGShunai]

Ofcourse it could have been different, Pog had to literally stop pedalling.

[@twod010]

Top gozer Dylan, 2e tijdens de WK en nu 2e in Vlaanderen...

[@TheVanpuffelen2]

Winnen in roubaox🎉

[@OFFSHOREDOUG]

He's got far more class than pod.

[@thomasr2109]

Nothing more to add: „pffff….that’s racing I guess“ 😂

[@menelek16bc]

Tadej acted like a baby on that sequence, he's a strong cyclist but needs maturity

[@franz009franz]

he's young. he didn't act like a "baby" at all, his reaction was totally understandable.

[@th24gg19]

Yeah maybe he was mad at himself idk

[@wanderalmeida9584]

True

[@najibnajmudin512]

That's how sprint is, why so upset? He should learn more.

[@Col1961]

Top Man

[@Southerncyclist]

Pogi had the whole road he was behind move over and try lol.

[@LukezyM]

@@samj1185 His tactics are pretty strong from what he’s shown in the past.

[@cyclingthomas826]

You'd think he'd be happier with his 2nd place 😂

[@higherlearnings1272]

thought he was lance armstrong for a second lol

[@ProfessorSteez]

More like Cavendish lol

[@pk1842]

Doesn’t need to feel bad. Tadej cussing him out for racing smarter, uncalled for

[@iandoherty9089]

just emotions in the moment im sure Tadej has changed his opinion now

[@wanderalmeida9584]

Arrogant and desrespectful guy...and it´s not the first time

[@arvandero]

For all the Monday morning coaches out there...you and everyone else would go for 2nd place. The only place that matters for Tradej is 1st. To him 2nd place and after is an after thought.

[@jeroenclardeij]

And you are not a monday morning coach 😂

[@arvandero]

@@jeroenclardeij hahaha...true... ok let me revise... "For all the Monday morning coaches out there including myself" ...LOL

[@arvandero]

@@brucegelman5582 TP during the sprint... "There goes 1st place... there goes 2nd place.... there goes 3rd place!"

[@hoizkiacha]

Mr Van Baarle, this can happen in a sprint, but this should not happen.

[@AllorNone23]

Reading through these comments I'm completely convinced nobody watched the race. Did any of you even watch the highlight and the slow mo playback? Dvb completely deviated from his line drifting from left to right across 3 Rider Lanes with 2 riders to right. TP was easily gaining ground and coming up through the middle until DVB cut him off and proceeding to drift all the way to the barrier. He knew what he was doing. Should've been DQ'd.

[@etiennebaree6176]

hahaha, sprinten voor de overwinning :-)

[@rodbrown8306]

Found out Pog is a whinger, as if he had a chance, lol!

[@croatianmountainbiking6624]

Whinger who has won 2 tours and 2 monuments by the age of 23 and ended 4th in his first Ronde, dropping all of the big classics guys with his 65kg, you realize how stupid you and you comments are, right?

[@LETOUR7TIMESFRANCE]

Always has been😆

[@williamladda9397]

Guilty body language though

[@vanakes]

Hate or love Poga but lets be honest here. He got boxed in by Van Baarle in a lame way. After such an exciting race we were all awaiting a fantastic sprint from the top 2 riders and it got ruined. Van Baarle was never going to win but i understand that you gotta atleast try so there's that.

[@vanakes]

@@Whistler4u Thanks alot for your contribution. Really helpful with your detailed insights.

[@veeks1]

Pogacar should have lead out then. Sitting on the wheel waiting meant he was caught by other riders. He deserves what he got.

[@kesavek11]

You didn’t sprint for victory Dylan 😂

[@flachi32]

Why is that bird in a mask?

[@kasperpaisa4245]

These people cannot be saved

[@draregrevtaam1147]

She does it just to trigger people like you. Sometimes I almost feel like wearing a mask to trigger folk like you :D

[@tyborsky]

Roglic is the best, i wanna see more cry of pogi

[@felixwagner3152]

Comon why do people always need to get hateful? Its so tiring. He had a great race and messed it up in the finale. Its very understandable that hes angry and disappointed, especially in the direct aftermath.

[@Kimberlytheresam]

Pogacar is way better than roglic face it. Pogi makes the races exciting!!

[@wanderalmeida9584]

Seems like Armstrong and Landis, Slovenian version. Guys who drink rocket fuel for breakfast.

[@drazenstefanovic6122]

Liar

[@harrydav2531]

You boxed him in. Doesn’t matter as your a nothing. Tadej is the king and will again win in Paris. With roglic in 2nd. Slovenians rule the cycling world. Nothing you can do about it

[@michaelofori6989]

Dylan won the Roubaix .

[@cliffkennell3854]

Van Baarle didn't hold his line. He knows he messed up so close to the finish.

[@wanderalmeida9584]

Bullshit

[@meeuwis82]

Lol... really?

[@Richardoculus]

Not true

[@AllorNone23]

@@Richardoculus completely true. Go watch the slo-mo video again. Dvb drifted across three lanes from left to right cutting off both riders off while it was totally clear TP was accelerating and re- gaining momentum over dvb. DVB felt him and purposely drifted right all the way to the barrier. Rewatch it.

[@Richardoculus]

@@AllorNone23 Do not agree, DvB overtook TP and got in the MvP draft, which is totally legal.Too bad for TP, he was too late with his sprint. I wish him better luck next race.

[@manfredseidler1531]

How not to make friends, Dylan. But then Ineos has gained that kind of reputation over time and you'll fit right in.

[@jorgenisjobo8667]

?

[@stfu6397]

oh brother who hurt you

[@jrn4141]

Cry

[@stammeh22]

This one is on Tadej and everyone here knows it except you apparently.

[@wanderalmeida9584]

Who broke your heart? What are you talking about? 💩💩