Tom Pidcock DESTROYING Wout Van Aert | De Brabantse Pijl 2021
Tom Pidcock lined up for De Brabantse Pijl midweek against a deep field containing Wout van Aert, Matteo Trentin, Benoit Cosnefroy and more, ahead of this weekend's Amstel Gold Race and the Ardennes Classics Fleche and Liege-Bastogne-Liege. After a 3rd at Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne and promise at the Tour of Flanders, Pidcock was a big contender for the race despite his youth and the finale did not disappoint, coming down to what is surely going to be an iconic finish.
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We interviewed Tom Pidcock on the Lanterne Rouge Cycling Podcast back in January to preview his 2021 season, discuss the benefits of cyclocross racing as preparation for the road, his target races and why the DMR made Warzone less fun, in case you missed it: kzhead.info/sun/iKlsgJiyrYt_Zqc/bejne.html
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No video for Flanders coming ?
Worldwide rights were not available, had to be geoblocked - hopefully next year
confirmed Lanterne Rouge is a Shawn Michaels fan. tut tut did Bret Hart dirty.
Pidcock: Cobbles? Meh.
"Wout van Aert having to bridge on his own" echoes into eternity
Guys, don't even think of saying WVA is washed, he's peaking 3rd week of the tour
That's when he'll go full Rohan Dennis and pace Roglic to victory.
You have to remember that he raced a full season of cyclocross too, and you can't be at max fitness all of the time.
@@santiagobenites so did Pidcock. He also won the u23 mtb World Cup in October.
People sayin WVA is washed while he is on the first place of PCS-Ranking 2021
@@BTheo59 Means nothing tho lol
That shot of Pidcock out the saddle, super smooth at 4:23 is special. Look at those pedal strokes.
He's a small dude putting out huge Watts
How can you not mention Schellings Bridge 😭 (Love the content as always though, keep it up!)
and many more ( semi) classics will follow...what a talent this guy is...MvdP and WvA know they will be having serious competition!!
All three race cyclocross together, so they've known for a while.
Hahaha Alaphilippe « Absolute madman... »
This young man, Pidcock, has a GREAT future in cycling!
This comment is becoming real 👍
The racecraft he has is remarkable for a 21 year old. Such an exciting talent, amazing that he’s mixing with the best so soon in his pro career!
Racecraft...I love it. Taking that on the road with me...k?
Some of us (like Tom) have been racing since we were young kids. That definitely helps
I really hope this is in 240p
Great racing by Pidcock, WVA, and Trentin. Super excited to see Pidcock get the win, really enjoy his racing style and hope this is just the beginning of many more to come. Also, amazing ride by Schelling too, that sole bridge he did was a great move to get to the lead group and he had enough juice to finish in 4th.
Excellent analysis of the highlights, eurosport could learn a lot from you. Thanks.
What a great time to be a cycling fan. So many talented riders both established and young newcomers. Very exciting. Looking forward to coverage of the grand tours.
Not suprised at all, Wout only did this race because Paris-Roubaix is cancelled (wasn't in his normal planning). To be honest i was suprised he was contesting for the win given he lost his peak form. Great Race from Pidcock though! Another race where cyclocrossers are demolishing the rest on a bike. :D
Well why are pidcock and wout van aert considered cyclocrossers when they do both? I mean its not like they usually compete in cyclocross and from time to time also do a little road racing in their spare time.
WVA’s face in thumbnail says it all 😂
Not surprised Pidcock got the win, it was only a matter of time. He’s going to well at the Vuela!
Well that did not age great
Great analysis as always 👍
At 1:41 that's the coolest looking attack I've ever seen!
Dude!! Video UPGRADE!! Love it man.
So happy to see a win after on the road after so many super strong performances. Just insane reading "Pidcock out sprints WVA"
love the 5 likes before anything has even happened...
Wow. TP has announced himself. Talent, brains and the courage to back himself. A crop of new superstars. Exciting times for the sport.
by far the best race so far this year
"Rim brake for the win" - I am afraid I have some sort of Durian in my head....
🤣 that guy is a nut job
@@jamsxr with over 500million views on youtube ;)
Another rim brake FTW in ToT yesterday on the hill top.
@@durianriders when a schizophrenic clown has the most views on KZhead, I would suggest it’s not a great way to measure yourself 😅 you need to change the record dude.
@@jamsxr I might not agree on the video style, repetitiveness and so on, but some older ones I found entertaining and also, he seems consistent. Where do you see signs of schizophrenia? Also, RIM BRAKES FOR THE WIN 🤣
Another great video!
I don't think that there was anyone who would have predicted that Tom Pidcock would win the sprint against Wout van Aert, and especially with the ease in which he did it! Btw, I loved Tom's comment where he said that he didn't want to 'make a trend of being up there but not winning'. That's the sign of a natural born winner.
Chapeau piddock absolute beast, this is only the start he’s only going get stronger and stronger can’t wait for a Paris roubaix showdown 🔥🔥😤😤💪💪💪 great highlights and review by the way 😀🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️
That was magic! thamks.
The one dislike is from WVA
Nah, it's from the bloke who actually ran a record 5km.
WVA was the first to congratulate Pidcock at the finish.
Being from Overijse, love your pronunciation of all the streets!
Cosnefroy has a great style of racing
"the GOAT benoit cosnefroy is back" all is well again...got to be the highlight of the race for me
Top race. Top Win. Top Analysis.
Could you do a retro video on the contador vs Armstrong fight on verbier in 2009
Thank you..that kid is a BEAST. A very tough individual..bright future . Be safe , eh.
Was expecting a close sprint between them, I could tell Trentin was done (similar to WC RR in 2019) but not expecting Pidcock to outsprint WVA by THAT much. Afterwards Pidcock said WVA may have pulled too much on the breakaway, causing his legs being worn out.
WVA and MvDP have become the Sagans of peloton this year, other riders feeding of their activity, in a couple years, someone will become the new WVA of the peloton and so on ... sometimes it sucks to be the favorite
Except without the stripes. Still got a lot to accomplish to really compare.
@@joelsoto1849 Sagan started to enjoy this treatment from 2013, yet his best years were '16 and '18, just trying to point out the dread of cycling where it's rarely the strongest or best (for the lack of better word) rider winning
☺☺The Goat is back Cosnefroy
Van Aert does to much, even Pidcock says he pulled to hard in the breakaway, he had to pull the same watts to stay on WVA wheel as he did on the front
Yes. WvA is always full on. Not sure what the thinking is behind that as I am not one of the best cyclist in the world but it does seem like a less then an ideal strategy. Either way, what a time to be cycling fan.
Indeed he lacks the intelligence. When everyone looks at you riding smart is needed to win. Sagan could do this as the best. You wouldn't see him an entire race then suddenly boom. Sagan also had a weak team just as van aert. So smart driving is a must.
@@jw5471 Sagan has experience, Wout not, he will learn.
@@mathieuvanderpoel4007 now Sagan is 31y but look when they where at the same age. And he had the same problems as Wout not a good team that supports him. Sagan is just a smarter rider. And someone is going to need to guide Wout to being a smarter rider, if he hasn't figured it out by now he won't be able to do it on his own.
@@jw5471 İ dont remember the year but Sagan was finising always second or third or in top 5 because everyone was looking him and racing against him, then he learn to win and won many races (when he was 23-24 25 i think).Sagan was always racing on the road , Wout and Mathieu not, it is normal he is racing smarter than than them because he has more experience at his 27. İ agree they all need a better team.
what a race, proper sport
That sling shot was explosive. Pidcock can compete with these guys. Still easy to forget he's a neopro with his resume. But would it have been different with DQT boys involved more. I thought the winner was coming from their roster but a win is a win and great win it was.
Holy shit that gap from the helicopter shot... TheCock with some serious sprint ability !
Watched it live..my mind was blown!! Its the TPC show now from here on out.Theres a new sheriff in Town..
Dude one of your best videos. The hd pics and video content is off tap
How about some coverage of Cavendish at the Tour of Turkey?
How can you not give any attention to Ide Schelling's bridge, which was (one of the) the highlight of this race?
Used to see him on the roads around Leeds. Almost every other day. Not bumped into him since he went pro.
Thanks!
Pidcock is really coming into his own now. To think I doubted his career strategy a little over a year ago. So glad to be proved wrong. In a generation of ridiculous talents, he could still turn out to be the greatest of all. Clear now that he fears no one and backs himself always.
Brailsford: Medication sorted👍
the audio was a bit off, but good vid
That was all about timing he launched at the perfect time
Good point with Van Aert jumping away so quickly as to not box Pidcock in.
Can‘t believe they didn‘t put Hertstraat in the world championships route, even though they‘re riding 300m from it.
What is 'sweet chin music'?
Pidcock , amazing thought he was going to be a one week stage race specialist not a semi classic s / classic small break sprint specialist
You didn’t even mention that Wout is about twice Toms size. Therefore the slipstream effect is incredible for Tom. He wasn’t eating ANY wind behind Wout and then it looked like he was just in the right gear at the right time for that final acceleration. I wonder how many watts he was making in that sprint. Looked brutal.
pure shock.
Wout like Peto is much better sprinting from a high pace after surfing wheels than in a classics 2 up. LR do you think the gawd Benoit Cosnefroy is in shape to take an Ardennes classic this week?
Lol, from the picture of the 3 Pcock looks ice cool
Serious question; why is 8:15 (give or take one second) the ideal time for your videos?
Not surprised, Pidcock has a underated sprint. He won't be winning head up sprints with WVA often but it will happen on his day
He’s have no chance on a flat, pure sprint. He can win races like this ofc, one day he’ll win liege
@@HkFinn83 oh yeah, no chance in a bunch sprint like WVA. But these classic races from a reduced bunch sprint, he'll win a few more.
I don’t know how good wouts form was, but if he was even 90%, that was an incredible win. How I’m not getting too ahead of myself but exited to see Tom at liege, even this year
@@HkFinn83 not sure he's doing Liege, I believe he's said Amstel and Flèche?
Quite impressed with Pidcock. Was he not planing to join the upcuming xc events? Will he just join without a break?
What About the choosen one Mark Cavendish ? 3 in a row ! 😍 Nothing else matters 🥰💪💪
I didn't think Tour of Turkey would be a good race so didn't get the video rights - my mistake now it seems!
He is back headbutting people. What a d*ckhead
@@LanterneRougeCycling Every race is good when there's a missile in the start list 😍
@@Fecontiflex97 mate that is legal in the UCI rules
0:37 "and in this sort of racism"
Remember Oscar Freire winning this race 3 years in a row. Not sure if anyone else has ever done that.
Well done Tom.
Awesome... Go T P.
LFG!!!
Pidcock releasing a wattage bazooka
Anyone else here after Tom Pidcocks Olympic gold medal?
I may be missing something, but I don't get the 'all these things add up' idea at 4:23? Presumably the key measure would be energy expended by WvA vs energy expended by Pidcock. Pidcock must have spent loads of energy in his attacks on the climbs, so why is it necessarily more tiring for the guy behind to close the resulting gaps? Based on aerodynamics I would have thought the guy behind is still slightly better off. I suppose it was a case of Pidcock being "on a better day" than WvA, plus maybe tactics in the final sprint. And potentially a case of adding up total time spent in the wind over the full race
Pidcock looked really strong this cx season, but never really had the umph to takedown WVA or MVDP. Looks like he has that extra gear now.
Actually Pidcock rode away from MVDP to victory in one race, when the going was relatively good. But when it was gloopy he did not have the watts to match either of the top dogs. But with another couple of seasons in his legs he could be immense across all disciplines.
Pidcock is the man
it was five dqt rides thes one in the middel
F*** race organiser obsessions with bunch sprint finishes, these are the kind of breaks that make me love this sport
Lanterne going double platinum with no features
There are 5 DQT riders on the floor, you missed the one in the center of the road.
Brabanshee Pale ?? Hope Benji can teach you some flemish when you get out here! Excellent analysis. Has there ever been a better named climb than the hurt straat :D
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Tadej must have his eye on Pidcock. A guy his size and build isn't supposed to be able to sprint and time trial. His first TdF is going to be interesting. I guess there's no guarantee he can race for three weeks though.
Eurgh that horrible Dutch monument for the battle of Waterloo 0:03
Im thinking Tom pidcock knows what plays in his favour, he is not a big man and I think he can save a great amount of energy behind WVA and Trentin wheel, but then, when WVA or trenting are on Pidcock wheel, they are still facing a great deal of wind resistance, they both pay the price at the end. Pidcock still has the punchy climbs againts him. what do you think?
Wout is full of fatigue now, look's like pidcock did eat today unlike flanders aye
he's not fatigue yet
Rim brake for the win
Love that the “little guy” beat a guy like Wout. Great first win. Imagine the confidence he is going to have now and carry into the rest of the season. Ineos is a crazy stacked team with Pidcock now a pro winner.
The "MvdP and WVA are unbeatable" narrative didn't live long.
Rode today for the first time in my new Le Col baselayer and almost got a KOM. I'm wondering what Tom Pidcock was wearing underneath?
Pidcock is a hell of a talent but sooner rather than later he will get the 'Sagan syndrome' just like WvA if he keeps winning.
...reads "Sweet chin music" tries to figure out LR's age.... How does he know Shawn Michaels...?
Life is simple. You make video I watch video
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Seems to me more like WVA beat loss to himself...
WVA worst result this season is a 13th place, says it all
Really bro. Couldn’t you have just battled this story? The last thing I needed was a remainder of this heartbreak!!
Wout looks tired recently
That's why cycling is so cool...cannot make this stuff up...it's all curve balls and sliders
Destroyed? Really?
Only Evenepoel is as talented.
Looks like last year‘s baby Giro losers can take some pride in losing to the likes of this fella...