Breathtaking Racing Over The Climbs & Cobbles! | Ronde Van Vlaanderen 2023 Highlights - Men
The Tour of Flanders, or De Ronde van Vlaanderen, marks the grand finale of Flemish spring classics. The second Monument of the season is 273.3 km long, starting in Bruges and ending in Oudenaarde, and takes on the area's most iconic cobbled climbs including the Koppenberg, Oude Kwaremont (3 times!) and the Paterberg. Van Aert, Van der Poel and Pogačar look to battle it out again, or will someone else spoil the party?
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5 min of highlights for this Race is Not enough in my opinion
Will wait for Lantern Rogue's highlights
it's really a shame, like gcn and eurosport do a rigth after the race highlight video that is 10x longer, better narrated, and is never uploaded to youtube. Because of work i can never see the races and this short videos are a shame of the potential they can have. LR is really the best solution for us fans of the sport! At least today wasn't a spoiler right on the title.
There are other people you can watch, Chris Horner and Lanterne Rouge
I agree. Maybe a longer version will show in the next hours
There are extended highlights on gcn+ (30 min +)
What a race by Pogačar.He kept attacking and at the end it all worked out his way.
I was on the Oude Kwaremont and I saw Pogacar flying. I will never forget 🤯
One of the all time greats at just 24! I can't wait to see what he can do in the coming years.
Neither can we!
Golden days of cycling!
Yes looking at this modern day cycling is utter shit.
It's hilarious to see Pogacar battling van der Poel and Van Aert on the cobbles. What a gutsy ride by Pogacar! This guy is a pleasure to watch! Respect also to van der Poel! He was very strong today, but there was one guy who was Pogacar!
Didn't about a month ago one famous (previously but undisputedly!) cobbles specialist suggest Colnago bikes were making him slower?
@@PrzemyslawSliwinski That could still be true, even if he won.
@@TGShunai Is he that good?
@@PrzemyslawSliwinski I think he is, tho the difference between these bikes are marginal, brands like Specialized and Cervelo are definitely more advanced when it comes to aerodynamics. But the differences are so small that us normal people wouldn't even notice
Finally, i refreshed your page 100 times so far waiting for the highlights
Tadej has learned the lesson from last year well. What a race that was, what a race…
I did not see this coming, that both MVDP and van Aert would get dropped. Wow, fantastic ride by Pogacar!
it's not surprising to see MvdP not be able to hang on the Kwaremont since it suits Pogacar so much more (long and steep, riders carry speed into the climb). What's surprising is how Wout wasn't able to hang. MvdP saw him suffering, attacked and promptly dropped Wout, after that it was just him and Pogacar. Something must be wrong with Wout, he doesn't normally get dropped so easily. Even if he's not at the top of his game and loses the wheel, usually he can gradually bring up the velocity and follow a few meters behind. Today, he just got dropped, no problem. He can't be happy about that, he should've been up there.
@@S0ulinth3machin3 Wout isn't usual up there in ronde van vlanderen. He usually gets dropped on the hills
@@S0ulinth3machin3 I do now realize that Pogacar knew if he was to have a real chance of winning, he had to get away on a climb, because the finish is pretty flat, and if MVDP or Wout or both were still with him, most likely he'd end up in 2nd or 3rd place again, as they are both better sprinters.
Who was the last guy winning Tour de France and Tour de Flanders before Pogs? A guy named Merckx.
And Louison Bobet
Yep Merckx in an era where there was nowhere the qualify of riders there is now....Pogacar would destroy Merckx period
@@simoncbr900rr But of course that's true of all sports. We can only measure each era.
Merckx is also the only other rider to have won 4 monuments under age of 25.
@@simoncbr900rr you're crazy or very mis informed
Great race. Glad to see Powless get a mention as he had a great race.
Young American rider crew in WT is as good as it's been in a long time.
@@charliedillon1400 Yeah! Powless and Jorgenson both made top ten. Last time that happened was at this race in 2010 with Hincapie and Farrar.
Superb race and enjoyed every minute of it live. Tadej just rode away and basically TT'd his way to the line, was superb. I'm a big fan of MVDP and Tadej, so a great day!
Impressive from Van der Poel to hold the gap pretty close for the last 15mins (considering he was against one of the best TT guys in the world). Mathieu was good today, just not good enough. I do wonder if he hadn't had a few of those splits or that mechanical incident in the middle of the climb if he would have had enough to cover the eventual move.
@@Driver8takeabreak MVDP said in an interview that he didn't drop below 400w from the top of the climb to the finish. I'm not sure how much more watts he could have squeezed out if you take away the split and chain jump on the climb, but that's a huge amount of watts at the end of a race like that. I don't think anybody was beating Tadej today. Roll on a MVDP masterclass at Paris Roubaix!
@@justjase1576I'm saying if he had had a few more watts up the last climb and didn't get gapped. He's not known to be an exceptional time trialer, so I a was very impressed how he was actually taking out time on that group behind (a group that had Kung and Wout). Let's not forget his insane watts up the finish climb in Strade a few years back (granted shorter, but still a hard race). Commentators (on GCN) were talking about him wasting energy in the first half of this race, mostly through being at the back of the group (in addition to burning through his teammates really early).
It's great to see a GC rider put in a fantastic Classic win.
It seems that Pog fell into a magic potion as a kid like Obelix 😂😂😂
That was one of the top races ever.....Pogacar is unstoppable,this guy is the greatest racer ever!!!
What about a guy named Eddy Merckx?
best in the world the last couple of years. not the best of all time obviously.. at least not yet
@@lloydhlavac6807 pojacar would destroy him.That was 50 years ago....just like footballers now would destroy Pele......everything moves on
@@simoncbr900rr I am old enough to have seen the 'greatest of all time' argument more than once. In the 1990s, it was Indurain. In the 2000s, it was Armstrong. In the 2010s, it was Sagan. No doubt, Pogacar has been the most dominant rider of this generation, but the greatest of all time requires more than a few seasons of success. He is well on his way to being considered one of the greatest, but he has a long road ahead for G.O.A.T. status. Below is a comparison of Pogacar and Merckx concerning G.C.s, World Championships, and Monuments. (Of course, a head-to-head comparison is impossible, given the advances in technology and training; all you can refer to is the rider's performance against their respective peers) Pogacar - 2x Tour de France ('21, '20) 2x KOM Tour de France ('21, '20) 9x stage Tour de France ('22, '21, '20) 2x Il Lombardia ('22, '21) Liège-Bastogne-Liège ('21) Ronde van Vlaanderen ('23) GT - 2, Monuments - 4 Merckx - 5x Tour de France ('74, '72, '71, '70, '69) *1969 he won the yellow, polk-a-dot, and green jerseys in Paris 34x stage Tour de France ('75, '74, '72, '71, '70, '69) 5x Giro d'Italia ('74, '73, '72, '70, '68) 24x stage Giro d'Italia ('74, '73, '72, '70, '69, '68, '67) Vuelta España ('73) 11x stage Vuelta a España 7x Milano-Sanremo ('76, '75, '72, '71, '69, '67, '66) 3x World Championships - Road Race ('74, '71, '67) 5x Liège-Bastogne-Liège ('75, '73, '72, '71, '69) 3x Paris-Roubaix ('73, '70, '68) 3x La Flèche Wallonne ('72, '70, '67) Ronde van Vlannderen ('69) 4x Il Lombardia ('74, '73, '72, '71) 3x Gent-Wevelgem ('73, '70, '67) GT - 11, Monuments - 26, WC - 3
Yeah let's take a look at Eddy merckx records. Won the tour de France 5 times could have been 6 but he got punched in the stomach and received broken ribs. The dude won the tour of Italy 5 times plus the tour of Spain also. World champion 3 times set the World hour record. Eddy also won all 5 monument classics multiple times. What's next, he also won every single race at least one time that was on the calendar from February to October. Ohhh shit I forgot to add multiple track accolades also. Pogacar is a remarkable specimen with amazing tenacity and talent but he is not the greatest cyclist ever. I'll come back to this comment 10 years and apologize if he outdoes Eddy merckx or even gets close....✌️
Tadej…. truely unbelievable
mads pedersen had a great ride
I look forward to next sunday ,sutes mads perfekt , No hils , only power 😀
He is the goat!! Well done Sir Tadej Pogacar
Merckx is the goat.
@@lloydhlavac6807 No he is not ;) Get busted and lose all credit
Lives up to the hype again.
Fantastique course, la crème remonte à la surface! WoW
that water cyclocross back onto the road causing a large crash was one of the strangest I have seen. Sure wish there was footage of how he left the road in the first place. Congratulations TP.
There was a handful of riders making there way up the bunch on a cobbled section at the roadside, he ran out of cobbles effectively. It became boggy grass & jettisoned him into the path of the front riders.
Has the era of the all-rounder finally returned?
I doubt it...Pogi is special
@@bjornsantens9030 Yes. It has. Just look at WVA. Sprinter. Endurance racer. Super domestique. Solo Breakawayer. TTer. The guy can do everything too.
@@bjornsantens9030 What about Van Aert? Powless? Küng? Jorgenson? Benoot?
@@rmhoff not today
What a race, what a race.
This was dope, as the kids say
Hahah. It was
This remains one of the most epic wins I've seen in my life it's stuff for the greatest of all time
Esse é o mais completo do mundo! POGAČAR 🇸🇮
Pogi had a plan. It worked perfectly.
What a fantastic race it was!
Pogacar in full mutant mode
Always watching from Georgetown Guyana south America 🇬🇾🇬🇾🇬🇾
The Lebron of cycling! stat king in the making.
Pogi has to be the merck of our era. I don’t know how clean was merck but i believe pog is clean! What a rider!
he’s better than merck you can’t even compare them
@@user-dk7ez9vi6f 🤣🤣
Merckx might not have been clean enough for this era but it was for his era.
Merck, had 3 positive doping tests 😅
🤣 lmao. so very naïve.
So, Colnago keeps being slow, wow what a win.
Really curious, if pog can hold his form till the tour …if so ….fasten our seatbelt ladies and gentlemen….holy moly …
Great re-cap! Thank you. And thank you to the athletes for the amazing show.
Our pleasure!
Amazing race!
super coverage on my phone. many thanks GCN
Thanks!
포가챠, 정말 멋지다. 이런 선수가 나왔다니...
That seated attack by Pogacar was such a joy to watch. The total commitment, leaving MvdP in his wake. No sprint for you, good sir. I don't have the numbers, but he beat Pedersen on the climb with such a margin. And it's not anyone, it is Mads Pedersen, who, although tired at that point, was one of the strongest riders of the day. Kudos to him for making the race what it was, well deserved 3rd.
🔥🔥
Pog is getting better and better…. Cant wait for the Tour De France
Us too!
Already at such a young age "The GOAT"
Don’t forget Lane Armstron 7 time world champion on the Tour in France
@@blob2092 never heard of "lane armstron" ??
@@carlrichards9333 sory he's name: Lance Armstrong
@@blob2092 oh this guy, I don't know if you heard but he was caught cheating so every Your he rode was considered VOID
Tour
What a movie 👌
The Greatest ever. Eddy Merx never had to race against MDVP and WVA.
Pogacar isn’t even close to being what Merckx was.
@@juanitoblanco1133 That's just your Opinion and you can keep it :p
He did have to deal with gimondi de Vlaminck Maertens zoetemelk the TI Raleigh team I could go on.
You are being pretty clueless. MErckx is about 500 victories ahead of Pogacar. Hinault is also well ahead. Three times winner of Tour of ITaly, five times winner of TdF, two times winner of tour of Spain, Two times winner of LBL, winner of PAris Roubaix,two times winner of Lombardia.Winnter of the Amstel GOld, two times winner of the FLeche Valonne...Winner of the green Jersey in the TdF and the Mountain Jersey... Tadej as far as I know lost last year from Jonas Vingegård. He did not win it. Tadej is a very talented guy and could become better than Hinault and MErckx, who knows, but he is far from having accomlished what they have.
It is no longer necessary to utter the name of another bike racer. Pocagar is the greatest since Merckx. He stands alone in his generation, no one else is even close. He is only 24 and won the TdF twice and 2nd once, 2x Lombardia, Strada Binache, LIege... AT 24. He is going to get better for 4 or 5 years.
How many cx world titles and mtb world cups has he won? Oh right, he only races one discipline... but yeah, "the best" 🙄. He literally was just beaten at San Remo a day E3 quite handily as well, he's one of the best, not the best.
Well deserved win. POGA IS GOAT
When it comes to goats, there can only be one. Your claim is a very, very big call. He's great, yes no doubt. But you're drawing a very long bow with a very stiff string.
Pogačar is far away better than anybody else...period❤
as an overall bike racer, that is true, but he's not better on every course. Like next week at Paris-Roubaix, he won't ride because he's too light. Generally speaking, however, you are correct.
Why didn't he win San Remo or E3 then? How many CX world titles does he have? How many Mtb World Cups has he won? Tadej is one of the best... not the best.
@@AndrewDHDavidson He's won the biggest race in the world twice and he's #1 in UCI points. This is road cycling we're talking about here. This video is on a road race. I'm talking about road racing.
Those two power men just totally dropped everyone. Well done.
What a race we got to witness today. Pure joy to follow. Any one knows how many feet of climbing the guys did today?
I think about 2500 but I am not sure
2,185 meters but it's on cobbles so it's tougher.
@sud sehun thank you. I totally agree 👍
200km+++...AVG speed 44km...what a mannn,,, respect all pro riders
Pogacar a man amongst boys
Pog well on his way to becoming the GOAT 🐐
the 2nd GOAT. I doubt anyone will ever equal Merckx, but there's no shame in being #2.
He already is the goat by being the best rider in the most competitive era and don't bring Eddie's accolades his era was mediocre at best
Before Merckx, he has to pass Hinault. Not a easy move
@@alexandreboyenval3140 I agree. People want to have a current GOAT in every sport, all the time. I can't see it happening in cycling. Even though Pogacar is a once in a generation talent, one also has to consider things like: Merckx won 1/3 of the races he started.
Pogačar - a beast!
How is ANYONE gonna beat this machine at the Grand Tours this year!? His only (comparitive) 'weakness' is sprinting.
Not true. He’s a fine sprinter But vingegaard is the better climber in 3d week
Congratulations, Pogicar! He did what it took to win this one. If MVDP had been there for a sprint, Pogicar would have lost. Intelligent racing.
He even told the press what he needed to do to win, then he went and did it!
POGACAR Is a Beast...truly of the all time greats
Bravo Tadej! Zmlel si jih kot poper
Unbelievable
Just can't believe how those pros managed to have averaged 46kph for 6hrs. They are getting faster and faster. 👏👏👏
Science
@@santiagobenitesNo rice cakes and soya milk. They have bodies like 12 year old girls.
It's all about the flared handlebar.
That earlier chain slippage on MVP was the one thing that caused early ‘burnt matches’ and a possible mano-a-mano up the last climb, Pog would have still taken it but would have showcased a semblance of sprint at the finish.
Mano a Mano = hand to hand
@@brendanpotash6262 "The meaning of MANO A MANO is in direct competition or conflict especially between two people." (M-W)
Kirby and Kelly - Commentary Dream Team
Pogi is Alien 👽
I'd thought his one hope was to be in a situation where he attacked and MVDP and WVA marked each other for a bit too long and gave him the gap he needed. But no. He just ripped open the gap he needed anyway. OMG that crash though!! Bet the Bahrain guy wishes he'd crashed solo to the left rather than swerving back into the bunch. Ouch!
Agreed. The Bahrain guy is going to be very unpopular in the peloton for awhile. That was ultra dorky, it was something a beginner would do. You don't often see pros just barging into the bunch from the side. Actually, I'm not sure I've ever seen it. And he got disqualified, that's super rare. Dudes get disqualified in sprints, but not for accidentally causing crashes in random places far from the finish. That speaks to how messed up it was.
Pog just crushed the life out of MVDP and WVA. The best. Can't wait for July and redemption.
Every single one of these three can crush the other two on his day. All of them are terrific. Add to them Remco and Roglic and what a time to be a cycling fan.
@@tonyg3091 True. A lot of fanboys here. The disease of this time. Wout could win next week, he can distance himself from Mathieu in Paris Roubaix. And Tadej on a less hilly terrain has much less chance against either Mathieu or Wout. So it depends. Just two weeks ago Mathieu went and extended his lead in spite of three worldclass timetrialists behind him. So who was stronger then? Right. And today Tadej was the spectacular winner, deservedly. And we have one Remco Evenepoel too. Not here, but let's see how Tadej or anyone else is going to keep him at bay.
the 'POG'
What a BEAST Pogacar is!
Pog issolated MVP from his team then went on an onslaught. Jumbo Visma as a team looked weak today led by Wout van Aert
jumbo visma, ga vissen
one for the ages
Monumental
Awesome job by Pogacar! He did what he had to do to prevent a sprint finish, and that truly proves he's at the higher level, the rightful winner.
Does Pogacar seem too good to be true ? He’s in the mix for the win in every race he’s in - no one else does that.
Well....MvdP, Thom P and Wout van Aert excel in more cyclng disciplines than Tadej does. So the best cyclist these days is probably Mathieu or Thom since these two can dominate in no less than three very different disciplines. Tadej has it easy, just needs to focus on the road and preparing for montjs for this. Wout, Thom and Mathieu have a vaslty different and more difficult preparation and still win.
@@jaysimoes3705 Easy? Are you delusional? Wout and Mathieu are pure classics guys and they have more difficult preparation then Tadej? If its so easy tell me how many riders who won TdF also won more than two classics.. Bro there is a reason that there are only 2 guys that won Flanders and TdF in like 100 years... Now its three. Also its not that hard to come from cross to road. Its superhard if its opposite and you go from road to cross but If you started from cross its actually not that hard at all.
@@fangru7294 COmparetively he has it easier yes. Cyclocross is a good preparation, but you may have noticed that Pidcock did not go for the WC in February 5th because of preparations for the road season. There are several reasons for this, one is weight: for cyclocross (and Paris Roubaix) putting on extra weight is good. It is not good to lose it quickly etc. Tadej, like a teammember of him (Dutch) said last week has it indeed "easy". His words. He just picks up a list of possible races and that is how he goes into the season. having a 1,5 month or more headstart on guys that needed to peak from december to february. If you think it is not a whole lot tougher to have an extra season where you need to peak rather than to train in winter, I guess you have no idea what you are talking about. In NL and Flanders quite a few commentators ask for these guys to quit cyclocross to reach a better level.
pogacar is that quick he could get a job with uber eats
Pog is looking really strong, but the difference to MVDP is small. I hope this fitness carries all the way into TdF. Is Mads riding TdF? Could we see a Green Jersey battle? 5th is great finish for Powless. Well done all.
They are different riders. MVDP could never win the tour, and GT winners rarely do as good as Pogacar in monuments nowadays. So put more respect on Pogi's name.
I think mads wants to win some stages in the giro
@@mulondokalemera7531 I think Indurain had the ability to do it, but he never tried. So, that much more respect to Pogacar. Dude loves racing his bike.
@@mulondokalemera7531 Otoh Mathieu van der Poel is cyclocross World Champion 5 times alreayd, Mathieu van der Poel wins races in Mountain biking at the worldclass level and if he did not fall in the OS he was almost surely a top three there too. SO as a cyclist I put more money Mathieu, Wout and Thom than on tadej who can spend his time purely preparing for roadcycling. Mathieu will never be a TdF winner regardless, but Wout or especially Thom. And then there is of course Remco Evenepoel. But that is the great thing of this era: there are no clear absolute bests. It depends on the race and the shape.
@@mulondokalemera7531 MVDP is a all around cyclist that can do all cyclo, mtb and road racing. while pog is just monsterous in the road but i dont think he can compete wva mvdp in the other world of cycling. but youre right respect for pog. but mvdp is also on another level of different cycling world may we could say he is a complete cyclist.
Fillip was a kamikaze mission
5 minute highlight package is a disgrace, especially when most of it is a course map.
Whoever runs GCN should fire everybody and start over.
Pog is scary good
We need some explanation for this superhuman display i mean Tadet beating the already superhuman MVP, WVA and Tom Pidcock its madness. Does he have a vo2max of 99?
"I'm sorry for you. I'm sorry that you can't dream big. I'm sorry you don't believe in miracles." - Lance Armstrong 2005 😆
Suer pog
Longer Longer Longer
Sweet revenge for Poga.
And Pogi said to MVP......"buh-bye".
MVDP is absolutely hero of all classic race. Pogacar won by moment. All riders had exousted. MVDP is glad with own results. . 2.4.23
mvdp to win Roubiax in one week
@@Lion-wd1px Wout I think. Wout loses mostly against Mathieu in climbs, steep ones. No such thing in P-R. But both being excellent cyclcrossers means they both hae a chance. Adrie van der poel was clear: there is one favourite next week and it isn't his son and he is right.
@@jaysimoes3705 probably but MVDP looked way stronger, if he has that form and team, doesnt sleep Like yesterday at the start and there is no suprise like flats, mechanicals, injuries, sicknesses or suprise another team doing sth unusual he wins it (hopefully xD). But tbh I want Wout to also win a RVV in the future but only after MVDP has his third
The commentary here is so sleepy GCN! This is a race for the ages and this reel makes it feel like a Sunday cruise. The women's race commentary is so much more exciting.
Apparently I need about 12 subscriptions to watch the majority of races in the US. I have GCN and this wasn't covered. Confusing as heck.
What a terrible cut of the race and commentator. Congrats to Pog. What a win.
Narcissistic, holier-than-thou elitism just drips from the voices of GCN audio reports.
Pogi is the youngest GOATever💪🏼
For the sake of the sport, the Pave hopes Pogačar is authentic.
bro what was fillip doing
Pogacar on track for 7 lombardia Merckx 7 San remo
Quanto é uma Bicicleta dessa de corrida? How much is a bike like this racing?
This is a very poor video. Bad commentating, terrible editing, totally confusing. Why do big cycling races continue to distribute through bush league outlets?
If he had followed Boonen's advice and changed his Colnago for something more advanced like a Specialized he could win by 30 minutes.
😂😂
Wondering if Carlton will ever learn Biniam's name isn't pronounced 'Benyamin'
These racers will kick a fully juiced Armstrong's butt
Unfortunate crash for all the riders who went down, this crash could have been avoided.
Not showing the controversial and decisive moment when DSM jams and attacks in a narrow climb, unsportly for the least. From 140 to 180km the chase was hectic, favourites payed a hard tribute, MVDP, WVH Laporte and many others caught behind more than POGA, Bini and Moho fall is consecutive to that hard come back. If no Sanctions follow’s these goons might have a hard time in the next races, where are the DSM in the end race, one has to ask, is their DS taking credit for Pogacar win, those few extra watts he got over MVDP where saved or spilled on this crutial mid race perfidious play. As vocal as former champs where on Wout and Christophe share of the podium, I hope we hear more reaction to this arguable strategy…
Outrageous strategy could be said. MVDP’s sportmanship was not eroded by the event seeing how he saluts Pogi after crossing the line. Wonder how many DS must have been furious.
Please change the commentator, it's horrible - at 1:45 a key moment with Pogacar testing Van Aert and VDP on the Oude Kwaremont and this guy is still talking about the unrelated fall that happened way before
the way he pronounced Pogacar made me wonder who won...
Made more sense with the commentary muted