Was the winner of Milano-Sanremo a surprise to you? 🧐
@reecedawson611310 ай бұрын
I know it's not pro cycling but could GCN or gcnracing go and cover domestic races?
@Bryan__X__10 ай бұрын
Yes, but thanks to MvdP. Best world champion cycling could get.
@lewisdebatist657910 ай бұрын
Tim is beter in my opinion but that’s just my opinion
@Bong1710 ай бұрын
He was the defending champ, he should have defended his title! Not following Pogis wheel and give the win to his team mate that’s bs
@adadinthelifeofacyclist10 ай бұрын
No, you gave it away in the title of the show
@matsn298110 ай бұрын
Pogi casually outsprinting Pedersen is wild tho
@mstrasser10 ай бұрын
The World Champion, defending race champion, riding for a teammate. VDP what a f*cking legend and class, class rider and teammate.
@Bryan__X__10 ай бұрын
No better world champion than MvdP for cycling. And don’t forget he’s currently a 2-time world champion on the road and cyclocross. Imagine of he takes gold at the olympics this year… 🚀
@jascollinscork10 ай бұрын
Brilliant breakdown of the Weekends biggest one day race of the year so far Dan 👏🏻👏🏻 I don’t think MVP has been given enough credit for matching Pogacar on the way up 🤔😊
@whatwelearned10 ай бұрын
The biggest so far is Strade; MSR is a weak race and only liked because of its classic status
@luiscolon92110 ай бұрын
@@whatwelearnedthat was the weakest field. No top dogs there.
@whatwelearned10 ай бұрын
@@luiscolon921 Less prize money due to status. No-one thinks msr is a great race
@l.d.t.632710 ай бұрын
Virtually all in the top 10 haven't been given enough credit for matching Pogacar on the way up... Philipsen was only some seconds slower. Ganna was as fast as he was positioned worse at the bottom of the Poggio.
@TheSlowoldman10 ай бұрын
I'm usually the one giving props to WVA and being a bit harsh on MVDP with their riding styles saying WVA is the one doing the work (as leader or teammate to others) while MVDP sees the benefit. I have to admit MVDP was the MVP and beast this day. His work on behalf of Phiipsen was nothing short of amazing. Love unselfish riders, especially unselfish riders with the level of talent that MVDP possesses. All I can say is Bravo Mattieu! I'm sure one who might not feel the same as me is Bling! What a ride by Matthews, so close.
@Bryan__X__10 ай бұрын
They are pure class. Good for the sport. I’m a belgian but I love MvdP no less then WvA. Legends. I watched their cyclocross rivalry from the start years ago went to many races and watched them battle to then go to the road and be the biggest stars of the sport. I love cycling and their sportsmanship. We are so lucky to be in this era of cycling. ❤️
@Tim-K.10 ай бұрын
What about all those times he has helped teammates in sprints? E.g. last year he almost towed Phillipsen to the finish line in pretty much every sprint in the TdF (although Phillipsen would have probably won a number of those sprints even without those tows, because he’s probably the best sprinter in cycling)
@Lrsss30310 ай бұрын
Altough without MVDP, Matthews would have been at best second aswell. Or Pogacar has a gap at the top and rides to the line which leads to sprint for second. Or Mohoric rides away at the bottom of the climb and also making it a sprint for second. So Bling should not be angry with MVDP and be proud of his performance thanks to al the work of MVDP.
@TheSlowoldman10 ай бұрын
@@Lrsss303 good points, although it may take some time for him to realize those.
@TheSlowoldman10 ай бұрын
@@Bryan__X__ couldn't agree more...
@Judewilkinsonjfk10 ай бұрын
Jasper is the fastest sprinter at the moment. But I can't forget his behaviour in the 2023 Tour.
@AllahDoesNotExist10 ай бұрын
Not uniquely his problem, plenty of sprinters do this.
@madsnielsen838710 ай бұрын
What other current sprinters have use "tacticts" like Phillipsen?@@AllahDoesNotExist
@Bryan__X__10 ай бұрын
Forget about it. He’s a world class sprinter maybe the fastest in the world at the moment.
@jhands198810 ай бұрын
Oh stop. The only reason you “can’t forget” it is because whiny cyclist keep being whiny cyclists.
@whatwelearned10 ай бұрын
Congrats on your terrible argument@@Bryan__X__
@Bryan__X__10 ай бұрын
Tactics were easy. MvdP knew Jasper had good legs after the final downhill so MvdP countered everything for Jasper to finish it off. What a duo. 🚀
@gcnracing10 ай бұрын
perfection for them wasn't it?!
@michaelsteven109010 ай бұрын
Your kidding, right?
@magomez110 ай бұрын
The new Cancellara machine on flat
@sergiodemichele629510 ай бұрын
Guys, I don't know you, but I'm so sorry for uncle Matthews: this was one of his last chances to win the first Monumento
@Bryan__X__10 ай бұрын
Still a great and dangerous rider at his age. Respect!
@Tibovl10 ай бұрын
@@Bryan__X__ Write him down for the grand tours, he's gonna take another stage somewhere.
@Bryan__X__10 ай бұрын
@@Tibovl I hope so.
@FastRider6910 ай бұрын
why the last chance?
@toddcrowdis265010 ай бұрын
Great breakdown on the lead in to the finish. Very impressive performance
@matthiasfill387410 ай бұрын
What an analysis!! Great job Dan! Thanks
@timstendel490010 ай бұрын
Greetings from the cycling racing desert (USA) I miss GCN+
@2011hwalker10 ай бұрын
HBO + is fine, what are you gabbling on about?
@camillelively10 ай бұрын
HBO+ is fine? Uhhh……what? I finally sucked it up and paid an obnoxious amount of money for flobikes and a vpn because no one except Discovery+ in the UK has the full calendar, but you can’t access them with an American credit card. US cycling fans are really at a loss without GCN+.
@IanEE6910 ай бұрын
Not so sure. Here's Ant McCrossan (or is it Marty? his brother - hard to tell the difference.) correctly calling the final of the Vuelta Catalyuna on the world feed. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fImvlX2Xr8eVaLc And here's Carlton, and Brian on Eurosport/Discovery+ making a complete Horlicks of it. There was only one rider to identify ffs!!!. This reminds me of Phil Ligget at his worst. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rX69lIp-f5V0rNU
@perryroobay10 ай бұрын
Such a great race - great to hear Dan's thoughts
@robp343110 ай бұрын
Such an awesome and beautiful race ! Now I really want to know what brand eyewear Matthews uses, as they are proven durable :-)
@robertdavenport670510 ай бұрын
Great finish and win at Milano- San Remo . But I must confess that when I saw Matthews so close I really hoped for that big one for him . From the overhead it appeared to me as though his legs said 'no' for just a second as he neared the line but that he also said 'no' to his legs. What a fighter he is. Of course the biggest controversy can be settled easily - thank such powers that be that those execrable ( apt adjective employed ) AG2R brown shorts are gone. Those things just brought the whole picture down a tone and a half.
@dugldoo10 ай бұрын
Very intriguing ... the previous Milano San Remo speed record was set in 1990, with steel (or aluminum?) bikes, no aerodynamic anything, rim brakes and old school gearing and shifters. Was the course easier? How else do we explain why it took so long to break the record?
@AvenirC.S10 ай бұрын
gigantic tailwind maybe
@niklasschmid912310 ай бұрын
Maybe tactics? Why ride the first 80% fast when everbody is chilling?
@dugldoo10 ай бұрын
What I’ve since learned: in 1990 Gianni Bugno won the race on a Francesco Moser AC, steel frame, ~ 8.9 kg or just under 20lb with down-tube shifters, chain ring 52/42 and 8 cogs in back.
@Tibovl10 ай бұрын
Forgetting one massive factor. Everyone was doped to the gills back then.
@cyberbeat1110 ай бұрын
@@Tibovl no way! :D
@hufemeve10 ай бұрын
What Pogacar needs to understand is that winning MSR is nothing but "perfect timing", not "perfect tactics". See- Jasper got everything well executed up to the very 100 metres when he "timed" perfectly his attack & sprint.
@skyscraper591010 ай бұрын
Perfect tactics.
@AdamGordon110 ай бұрын
Great analysis.
@xosece10 ай бұрын
Milan San Remo is one of the easiest to ride since it's mostly a breeze, but probably the hardest to win 'cos of the ending, which can leave possibilites open for different people
@dilligaf281810 ай бұрын
Im just glad Pogacar didnt win. Felt sorrow for Mathews though didnt have WC pulling for him or a stacked team
@TheJcob2510 ай бұрын
Yea i think everyone knew if jasper was in the mix at the end it was game over.
@leangrypoulet752310 ай бұрын
Of all the people you want to win a race (and at the MSR there were many favourites vying for that title, Pog, Pidcock, MDP, Mohoric, Pedersen, Ganna, Matthews...) and then there's the one you don't. After last year's TDF antics, Philipsen is the rider in the pro peleton that I least want to win anything. So an outstanding last 20kms, but with a bitter aftertaste.
@daoletto210 ай бұрын
Such bad luck for Ganna, he was in incredible condition
@bikeyclown466910 ай бұрын
It didn't surprise me that a sprinter won Milan-San Remo. It wasn't that long ago that Degenkolb won it as did Goss. Both were capable sprinters. Zabel won it four times. It's not as flat as a crit, but this race offers a chance for sprinters with some endurance.
@chrisjenkins391710 ай бұрын
Had to laugh at the edit at 12:27...you guys picked the "best" ads showing at the top of the GCN website...
@FT__Cool_Stuff______-of5pi10 ай бұрын
Spectacular job by the Alpecin team. After the race I didn't think people were giving MvdP credit for all the work he did in the last 3-6km. It's incredible that Pogacar can sprint that well
@gcnracing10 ай бұрын
Pogačar certainly impressed with that sprint!
@JackMott10 ай бұрын
Could it be both fast and easy due to favorable winds?
@SebCrafty10 ай бұрын
I think MVDP is a big reason Jasper is a great sprinter
@Bryan__X__10 ай бұрын
He sure is.
@l.d.t.632710 ай бұрын
It's the same thing with Quickstep sprinters for the last 15 years: great sprinters, but above all, a great lead out.
@ewouteveraert517410 ай бұрын
Pogacar did not ask Wellens to ride, he asked Wellens if he should attack now (yes, on the Cipressa). Wellens said no.
@TrekRidley10 ай бұрын
Waiting for Chris Horner's "knucklehesd" comments😂
@Tibovl10 ай бұрын
I don't understand why UAE didn't bring Politt and/or Bjerg. (Bjerg is injured, but he was never planned to start anyways)
@m.talley166010 ай бұрын
No mention of Pidcock's effort at the San Remo end?
@peterdobos160610 ай бұрын
12:28 - oops. Stupid ads. I do think Adam could pull off that pink onesie though... ;P
@2011hwalker10 ай бұрын
Pogacar could have made it a 4-5 person race but stood up on the Poggio perhaps because he doesnt want to tow MVDP to the line? However Pogacars sprint performance makes me think maybe he could have won in a straight drag race with Pidcock, MVDP after all. It was very odd for him to put such an effort in at 8:05 only to completely stand up a few seconds later and let the group return with real sprinters like Phillipsen. A bit of a tactical mistake I think.
@gcnracing10 ай бұрын
the final sprint of Pocačar was very impressive!
@Lion-wd1px10 ай бұрын
dont forget MVDP pulled 2 attacks down and was on the front, his punch is unmatched in the peoloton (look worlds 23, benidorm cyclocross 24, strade bianchi 21, the punch on the pogio this and last year,..)
@FM1996410 ай бұрын
don't get ahead of yourself if Pogacar didn't wait till a straight drag race it's because he knew he would get beaten on the flat. Remember even the pure sprinters had tired legs because of Pogacar's attacks so they were not entirely fresh either.
@whatwelearned10 ай бұрын
? He didn't sit up; he got caught by VDP. If he'd towed him to the line he'd have been mutilated in the sprint
@2011hwalker10 ай бұрын
@@whatwelearnedHe absolutely sat up and pulled over to the left hand side. MVDP was not on his peak form at the weekend, he hadnt raced yet in the whole year-he looked very tired at the end. Did you watch the race?
@DavidVidaurri10 ай бұрын
I thought of a good idea for a video… can we make a classic ride bike faster by adding store bought materials. A dyi aero gain.
@gcnracing10 ай бұрын
what kind of things would you add on?
@DavidVidaurri10 ай бұрын
@@gcnracing I’d maybe use cheap plastic cutting boards and shape them around the tubes to make a wind foil. I’d use a heat gun to bend them in place. I’d use zip ties to secure them to the tubes and I’d use super glue to hold the shapes together. It would be added to all the tubes copying a modern aero bike but would be removable and wouldn’t leave a scratch, Or add alot of weight. Arts and crafts stores have a lot of different plastic modeling products, I’m sure I could find something there to use. The more I think about it, the more I envision aero add on. The rear stays can be covered completely like a fairing on a motorcycle 🏍️, it would be terrible in a cross wind but faster in a time Trial test for fun. Do it GCN so I can watch it please
@theviewerisgone10 ай бұрын
I miss so much the GCN app, In LatAm no platform interested in cycling fans. 😔
@gcnracing10 ай бұрын
😢 we miss it too
@James-J-J-J10 ай бұрын
UAE letting Tadej down again. He’s too good for that team
@AlessioPunzi10 ай бұрын
Daniel F not agreeing at 1:28
@easyeric96110 ай бұрын
Gcn getting inspired by Chris Horner
@JohnMFlores10 ай бұрын
💯
@SimplyMSM10 ай бұрын
Jasper 🐐
@Bryan__X__10 ай бұрын
MvdP 🐐
@tim9s10 ай бұрын
Get rid of the loud music at the beginning of the broadcast.
@RomanGrosshausen10 ай бұрын
ganna actually had a puncture
@Mau4ever210 ай бұрын
Think you owe apology to Filippo Baroncini (UAD) regarding injuries during this year GP de Denain. He broke his Albow 😞
@gcnracing10 ай бұрын
ouch, hope he gets well soon!
@liamgaul10 ай бұрын
Didn't expect to see T Pidders PeePee in this vid
@gcnracing10 ай бұрын
A little bonus!
@magomez110 ай бұрын
Pogacar Is crazy i like him that he want win everything and San Remo a Sprinter Dynasty Race he can won in time so crazy and dislike him 4 his crazy Dominance who remembers on LA 🙈but hes so talented what he Race etc. he really likes the Sports more than the 2k Generation off course it's a like dislike relationship 🙈😄🤔with pogacar
@kevingregoire104210 ай бұрын
The disaster nickname dates before JaspPhil 2023 tour de france formidable sprints supremacy, He has well deserve: Yasper Dragster A nickname that suits better his abilities to circuit the most regarded green jersey. Yet he will still be another cut off like he did to Wout, one dangerous manoeuvre, or a crash away from the infamous title, like every sprinter, that cycling part has god forbids disaster as a rare certainty.
@horasefu143810 ай бұрын
it's Pogačar, not Podgcar hahaha
@krafty_310 ай бұрын
When you hear how the race was won
@simoncbr900rr10 ай бұрын
UAE pay Mark Hershi a fortune…..I don’t think I have ever heard his name in a UAE jersey
@whatwelearned10 ай бұрын
Well he fell off after Covid. Though he's already won a race this year so...
@simoncbr900rr10 ай бұрын
@@whatwelearned yes a sub world tour race. But when he was required to earn his pay at Milan-San Remo up the climbs he was nowhere to be seen and came in 113th…..
@simoncbr900rr10 ай бұрын
@@whatwelearned sorry my mistake 112th
@whatwelearned10 ай бұрын
@@simoncbr900rr If UAE wanted their money's worth they should have kept him on the supplements he was on during Covid
@simoncbr900rr10 ай бұрын
@@whatwelearned 😳😳
@blankseventydrei10 ай бұрын
I started calling him "Jasper The Master" after watching the Netflix special, he seems like a nice guy. The race proves he is a master.. :-)
@rupert80210 ай бұрын
thinking jasper is a nice guy just because of the netflix series is easy. you have to look at his race behaviour in the last tdf. kind of a bully tbh.
@blankseventydrei10 ай бұрын
@@rupert802 most sprinters are bullies, but people can change.. but hey, i like to think positive about one and prove me later I am wrong.
@danielmacdonald72110 ай бұрын
@@rupert802he’s not a bully sprints are chaotic and you have to have balls in order to be able to win them.
@whatwelearned10 ай бұрын
Are you 12? You're taking the evidence of an edited netflix promotional show over his actual actions? christ@@blankseventydrei
@whatwelearned10 ай бұрын
He's referencing when he pitched a fit because someone attacked in the TDF@@danielmacdonald721
@MrJeepsters10 ай бұрын
Je viens d'apprendre qu'il est belge. Je le croyais danois.
@MrGlenndini10 ай бұрын
How annoying are the 1 second clips? WTF?
@neppuc10 ай бұрын
"One of the easiest racest ever", yeah if you're beaten by sprinter and ashamed by it,, blame the easy race (which was also the fastest ever) :p
@daoletto210 ай бұрын
I actually believe that it was easy for him
@l.d.t.632710 ай бұрын
If you're beaten by a sprinter, it's clear the main factor in the race was staying in the draft, so not difficult to follow, but very hard to make a difference.
@itsnony7710 ай бұрын
Pogacar is so doped he calls the fastest Milan Sanremo in history the "easiest race ever". Go figure!