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Primož Roglič is through!
Round Two, Match Three: Neilson Powless vs. Primož Roglič
Neilson Powless Propaganda
I mean just look at how happy he was starting that many days in the polkadot jersey in the tour this year
Primož Roglič Propaganda
No propaganda submitted.
Wout van Aert is through!
Round Two, Match Two: Wout van Aert v. Tom Pidcock
Wout van Aert Propaganda
No propaganda submitted.
Tom Pidcock Propaganda
Just look at the instagram profile for his dogs. That's all. Yes I suppose he races sometimes too, but more importantly, dogs.
Mathieu van der Poel is through!
Round Two, Match One: Sepp Kuss v. Mathieu van der Poel
Sepp Kuss Propaganda
Vuelta 2023, need I say more. And he even brought his dog there with its little special pass.
you absolutely cannot forget world's greatest domestique and 2023 Vuelta winner (GC Kuss!!!!)
The little domestique that could! He has been steadily working for tjv, been integral in their victories, just participated in all 3 grand tours, helped lead the team to victory, and won one himself. He's also cute af, married a spanish woman and speaks the language well. Oh, and he has an adorable puppy. He is an adorable puppy
Mathieu van der Poel Propaganda
No propaganda submitted.
Round Two, Match Eight: Remco Evenepoel v. Thibaut Pinot
Remco Evenepoel Propaganda
No propaganda submitted.
Thibaut Pinot Propaganda
No propaganda submitted.
Round Two, Match One: Sepp Kuss v. Mathieu van der Poel
Sepp Kuss Propaganda
Vuelta 2023, need I say more. And he even brought his dog there with its little special pass.
you absolutely cannot forget world's greatest domestique and 2023 Vuelta winner (GC Kuss!!!!)
The little domestique that could! He has been steadily working for tjv, been integral in their victories, just participated in all 3 grand tours, helped lead the team to victory, and won one himself. He's also cute af, married a spanish woman and speaks the language well. Oh, and he has an adorable puppy. He is an adorable puppy
Mathieu van der Poel Propaganda
No propaganda submitted.
Round Two, Match Eight: Remco Evenepoel v. Thibaut Pinot
Remco Evenepoel Propaganda
No propaganda submitted.
Thibaut Pinot Propaganda
No propaganda submitted.
Round Two, Match One: Sepp Kuss v. Mathieu van der Poel
Sepp Kuss Propaganda
Vuelta 2023, need I say more. And he even brought his dog there with its little special pass.
you absolutely cannot forget world's greatest domestique and 2023 Vuelta winner (GC Kuss!!!!)
The little domestique that could! He has been steadily working for tjv, been integral in their victories, just participated in all 3 grand tours, helped lead the team to victory, and won one himself. He's also cute af, married a spanish woman and speaks the language well. Oh, and he has an adorable puppy. He is an adorable puppy
Mathieu van der Poel Propaganda
No propaganda submitted.
Round Two, Match Four: Magnus Cort v. Tadej Pogačar
Magnus Cort Propaganda
No propaganda submitted.
Tadej Pogačar Propaganda
No propaganda submitted.
Round Two, Match Eight: Remco Evenepoel v. Thibaut Pinot
Remco Evenepoel Propaganda
No propaganda submitted.
Thibaut Pinot Propaganda
No propaganda submitted.
Round Two, Match Eight: Remco Evenepoel v. Thibaut Pinot
Remco Evenepoel Propaganda
No propaganda submitted.
Thibaut Pinot Propaganda
No propaganda submitted.
Round Two, Match Eight: Remco Evenepoel v. Thibaut Pinot
Remco Evenepoel Propaganda
No propaganda submitted.
Thibaut Pinot Propaganda
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Round Two, Match Seven: Jonas Vingegaard v. Marc Soler
Jonas Vingegaard Propaganda
No propaganda submitted.
Marc Soler Propaganda
He may be ranked #130 in the UCI rankings but he is #1 in my heart ❤️
More propaganda under the cut.
As you may know, Marc Soler moved to UAE Team Emirates in 2022 and has since been one of Tadej Pogačar's most valuable mountain domestiques – pulling the peloton for kilometres on end, being there in the final group before Tadej and Jonas start attacking each other. Then there's stage 17 this year; his infamous ‘scary eyes’ and comforting hand, pulling his leader up the Col de la Loze and helping maintain his podium place.
However! There is much more to Marc Soler than that! Before 2022, his entire professional career was spent with Movistar – that blue-clad stalwart of Spanish cycling hopes. With them, he was again an invaluable domestique to the likes of Enric Mas, Alejandro Valverde, Nairo Quintana, and Richard Carapaz. In the intra-team ~drama~ that plagued Movistar’s 2019/2020 seasons, he remained if not neutral, but relatively uninvolved. This is well-documented in their documentary ‘Movistar: The Least Expected Day’, the series that first endeared him to me.
In 2018, he had his day as a GC challenger – a week, really, swooping to victory at Paris-Nice to take the overall win with a fantastic attack on the final stage to make up more than a minute on Simon Yates
Now let me discuss stage 5 of the Vuelta 2022: Marc’s second stage win at this race – the first being in 2020. There was a battle for the breakaway, and Marc missed out! Never fear – the intrepid Spaniard did what he does best; launch a seemingly futile attempt to bridge, riding solo or in a small group for 50km+ that never really gets anywhere. Not today, though! He joined them, when Stewart attacked he countered brilliantly and rode solo for the final 15km. Brilliant stuff. This won him the stage, the combativity award, and later actions brought him the overall super-combative award, all while supporting Juan Ayuso to the podium.
Oh yeah, did I mention the mullet?? And the earring??
Outside of racing, he comes across as a genuinely nice guy – though I have yet to come across an interview in English, translations of Spanish-language seem cheerful and respectful, having fun in UAE’s social media videos!
He recovered brilliantly from having to abandon in both the Giro and the Tour in 2021 – breaking both of his arms in a crash in the latter, yet soldiering on and completing the stage.
Soler in his natural habitats; pulling the peloton up some steep, steep slopes, or breaking away for a hail-Mary attack that’s seemingly done only for the sheer joy of doing so. He’s a valuable domestique, brilliant rider, and most certainly embodies the spirit of ciclismo!
Thus concludes my Soler propaganda.
Vamos, Marc!
Round Two, Match Six: Simon Geschke v. Mattias Skjelmose
Simon Geschke Propaganda
Personal: Simon Geschke is an old man with a magnificent beard, born in East-Berlin (a soft pisces with a fiery aries moon, we stan a king) and despite living in the south of Germany for a while now he never lost his perfect accent and his dry pragmatic way of looking at the world. He is vegan and has a french bulldog (which...okay...), and his favorite hobby is fiddling with his Schwalbe, a vintage GDR scooter.
Professional: The son of a track cycling world champion probably learned to bike before he learned to walk. Now he rides for Cofidis as a mountain specialist and helper for Guillaume Martin. Biggest moment was gaining the polka dot jersey in the 2022 Tour de France. He held it for nine days and did a special and adorable video for KIKA, the kid's channel, where he counted all the dots on the jersey for the kids. There are 75 dots. Here is the video:
Mattias Skjelmose Propaganda (provided by poll-runner)
Personal: He’s a super lovely guy with an adorable smile, looks like an elf, likes a cheeky bit of gossip and has no filter, great friends with Mads Pedersen.
One time he crashed and fell 15m down a ravine, climbed back up himself and yelled “I’m fine, just give me a new bike” which is just. Insane to me
Professional: He’s had a really interesting journey as a rider. He was on top of the world as a junior, rivalling Remco Evenepoel, but was a total dick. Then he got banned for doping because he took some contaminated dietary supplements. Came back a year later and then signed to Trek-Segafredo (much to the irritation of Mads Pedersen, who knocked on Mattias’ hotel room door and asked him why he should believe he had changed, but found himself pleasantly surprised by the type of guy Mattias now was) and now he’s thirteenth on the individual UCI ranking. Rouleur did a great article on him:
Round Two, Match Five: Mads Pedersen v. Matej Mohorič
Mads Pedersen Propaganda
Simply go read an interview, he is immensely entertaining, and also the sprint he did in the Bemer Cyclassics gave me an adrenaline high that changed my brain chemistry. He betrayed his danish nation by moving away to Switzerland for tax reasons, but he's very open about it at least. Is described by teammates as a good guy and wears many silly Lidl outfits.
Funniest guy in the peloton, like listen to any interview with him. Has a grand tour grand slam (a victory in each grand tour). Look at those thighs. Number six on UCI ranking. Speedy guy. Keeps it real. Doesn’t die in hills as much as other sprinters imo. Just vote the guy, he’s great
Matej Mohorič Propaganda
Round Two, Match Four: Magnus Cort v. Tadej Pogačar
Magnus Cort Propaganda
No propaganda submitted.
Tadej Pogačar Propaganda
No propaganda submitted.
Round Two, Match Three: Neilson Powless vs. Primož Roglič
Neilson Powless Propaganda
I mean just look at how happy he was starting that many days in the polkadot jersey in the tour this year
Primož Roglič Propaganda
No propaganda submitted.
Round Two, Match Two: Wout van Aert v. Tom Pidcock
Wout van Aert Propaganda
No propaganda submitted.
Tom Pidcock Propaganda
Just look at the instagram profile for his dogs. That's all. Yes I suppose he races sometimes too, but more importantly, dogs.
Round Two, Match One: Sepp Kuss v. Mathieu van der Poel
Sepp Kuss Propaganda
Vuelta 2023, need I say more. And he even brought his dog there with its little special pass.
you absolutely cannot forget world's greatest domestique and 2023 Vuelta winner (GC Kuss!!!!)
The little domestique that could! He has been steadily working for tjv, been integral in their victories, just participated in all 3 grand tours, helped lead the team to victory, and won one himself. He's also cute af, married a spanish woman and speaks the language well. Oh, and he has an adorable puppy. He is an adorable puppy
Mathieu van der Poel Propaganda
No propaganda submitted.
Thibaut Pinot is through!
Round One, Match Sixteen: Thibaut Pinot v. Victor Campenaerts
Thibaut Pinot Propaganda
No propaganda submitted.
Victor Campenaerts Propaganda
he’s a cheeky boy and his bromance with Jasper De Buyst is so cute! https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cul3prPL5Cv/?igshid=ZDE1MWVjZGVmZQ==
Remco Evenepoel is through!
Round One, Match Fifteen: Remco Evenepoel v. Juan Ayuso
Remco Evenepoel Propaganda
No propaganda submitted.
Juan Ayuso Propaganda
No propaganda submitted.
Marc Soler is through!
Round One, Match Fourteen: Lennard Kämna v. Marc Soler
Lennard Kämna Propaganda
No propaganda submitted.
Marc Soler Propaganda
No propaganda submitted.
Jonas Vingegaard is through!
Round One, Match Thirteen: Alessandro Covi v. Jonas Vingegaard
Alessandro Covi Propaganda
he is cute, wears mismatched shoes and his spirit animal is a puma.
Jonas Vingegaard Propaganda
No propaganda submitted.
Mattias Skjelmose is through!
Round One, Match Twelve: Mattias Skjelmose v. João Almeida
Mattias Skjelmose Propaganda
No propaganda submitted.
João Almeida Propaganda
No propaganda submitted.
Simon Geschke is through!
Round One, Match Eleven: Michael Mørkøv v. Simon Geschke
Michael Mørkøv Propaganda
Incredible leadout man whom I saw forced to try and explain the mechanics of a leadout + sprint on TV using toy cars this last tdf. Was the lanterne rouge after his sprinter abandoned which earns him my sympathies especially as he remained grounded in his expectations yet slightly optimistic in the face of adversity. Danish nickname "Svanen fra banen" - "The swan from the track", which doesn't rhyme as well because we mustn't let road racing results distract from how he's been world champion on track. He is on the older side and a capital-D Dad, but we may see him sprint with Cavendish next year and I for one am excited about the possibility.
Simon Geschke Propaganda
Personal: Simon Geschke is an old man with a magnificent beard, born in East-Berlin (a soft pisces with a fiery aries moon, we stan a king) and despite living in the south of Germany for a while now he never lost his perfect accent and his dry pragmatic way of looking at the world. He is vegan and has a french bulldog (which...okay...), and his favorite hobby is fiddling with his Schwalbe, a vintage GDR scooter.
Professional: The son of a track cycling world champion probably learned to bike before he learned to walk. Now he rides for Cofidis as a mountain specialist and helper for Guillaume Martin. Biggest moment was gaining the polka dot jersey in the 2022 Tour de France. He held it for nine days and did a special and adorable video for KIKA, the kid's channel, where he counted all the dots on the jersey for the kids. There are 75 dots. Here is the video:
Matej Mohorič is through!
Round One, Match Ten: Matej Mohorič v. Cian Uijtdebroeks
Matej Mohorič Propaganda
No propaganda submitted.
Cian Uijtdebroeks Propaganda
No propaganda submitted.
Mads Pedersen is through!
Round One, Match Nine: Eli Iserbyt v. Mads Pedersen
Eli Iserbyt Propaganda
small but fierce, he is my cyclocross boy and deserves more love.
First of all he's very small, so jot that down, secondly, he is currently winning everything in cyclocross even if he's unlikely to beat WvA and MvdP when they show up. Had offers to start doing road racing, but kept to what he likes and is good at, and I like that mentality. And he does so many races in cx, like he is everywhere all the time.
Mads Pedersen Propaganda
Simply go read an interview, he is immensely entertaining, and also the sprint he did in the Bemer Cyclassics gave me an adrenaline high that changed my brain chemistry. He betrayed his danish nation by moving away to Switzerland for tax reasons, but he's very open about it at least. Is described by teammates as a good guy and wears many silly Lidl outfits.
Funniest guy in the peloton, like listen to any interview with him. Has a grand tour grand slam (a victory in each grand tour). Look at those thighs. Number six on UCI ranking. Speedy guy. Keeps it real. Doesn’t die in hills as much as other sprinters imo. Just vote the guy, he’s great
Tadej Pogačar is through!
Round One, Match Eight: Michał Kwiatkowski v. Tadej Pogačar
Michał Kwiatkowski Propaganda
No propaganda submitted.
Tadej Pogačar Propaganda
No propaganda submitted.
Magnus Cort is through!
Round One, Match Seven: Cameron Mason v. Magnus Cort
Cameron Mason Propaganda
Does multiple disciplines, good accent, and has a nice youtube channel with a nice homemade feel to it and POV videos of courses, which I find interesting! Also wore some terrible looking kit while he was with trinity racing.
Magnus Cort Propaganda
No propaganda submitted.
Primož Roglič is through!
Round One, Match Six: George Bennett v. Primož Roglič
George Bennett Propaganda
Always a DNF in my heart, and just look at him
Primož Roglič Propaganda
No propaganda submitted.
Neilson Powless is through!
Round One, Match Five: Neilson Powless v. Fabio Jakobsen
Neilson Powless Propaganda
I mean just look at how happy he was starting that many days in the polkadot jersey in the tour this year
Fabio Jakobsen Propaganda
how can you not love a man getting back to such a good level after that harrowing crash. The drama of the 16 sec he had left in one of the mountain stages in the tour of 2022 was *chef's kiss*