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Pedersen and Van der Poel fall short against Italian force: "It was them against us"
CyclingSunday, 15 September 2024 at 20:02
'Never die trying' was the motto for Mads Pedersen and Mathieu van der Poel on Sunday at the European Cycling Championship in Belgian Limburg. The contemporaries, who rode together to the finish line at Gent-Wevelgem earlier this year, ultimately battled against the Belgian and Italian powerhouse.
Van der Poel’s conclusions after the race were quite clear. "I made it a tough race, but Italy eventually caught up. That was to be expected, with such a strong team. There was a chance, but the gap should have been bigger," the Dutchman noted immediately after the finish in Hasselt.
Pedersen eventually got involved in the sprint and finished sixth despite all his attack attempts. "We did everything we could to make the race as tough as possible and to make it hard for the sprinters. Nowadays, they’re all so good," the Dane said in the mixed zone afterwards.
"I ended up doing well, and that's something I'm happy about. It was a messy sprint, but overall we can be satisfied with how the race went," he said on behalf of the Danish team, which also made several attempts with Soren Kragh Andersen, Mikkel Bjerg, and eventually Kasper Asgreen.
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Pedersen: "It was them against us"
The fact that the group with Van der Poel, Pedersen, Danny van Poppel, and Christophe Laporte ultimately couldn’t extend their breakaway from the Limburg loop to Hasselt was a disappointing outcome for the riders. "We had a strong group and gave it our all, but we knew that Belgium and Italy would close the gap if they didn’t have anyone with them. It was them against us, but they won," Pedersen summed up aptly afterwards.
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- What load of rubbish. Pog is likely a once in a generation cyclist, the like of which hasn't been seen since 'the Cannibal '. How many people were complaining that Merckx was making racing predictable? I remember this year's World RR as one of the most exciting I've watched. Mainly BECAUSE Pog was the favourite and launched what everyone thought (Pog included) was a suicidal attack with 80km to go. For the next 2 hours, I was on the edge of my seat thinking "this is too much, even for Pog". Maybe Zonnefeld prefers the snooze-fest that is a bunch sprint? Like most people I know, I can't watch two hours of the bunch riding very fast... I wait for the final 5km and watch just the sprint. In any event, most races are won from a sprint or lone break. What difference does it make who makes the lone break? Ultimately, the other contenders will have to figure out a way to beat Pog. Even if that means collaboration between teams. It's going to be an exciting few seasons, until the next Pog arrives on the scene. If this is boring, heaven knows what exciting looks like!Michael513-10-2024
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