Could More Restraint From Pogačar Make Him Even More Dominant?
Spencer Martin of the Beyond the Peloton Newsletter and Andrew Vontz of the Choose the Hard Way Podcast/The Better Lab discuss how Tadej Pogačar's overly-aggressive racing allowed Mattias Skjelmose to pull off a shocking upset at Amstel Gold, and how his re-emergence at the mid-week Flèche Wallonne with far more conservative, and effective, tactics, potentially lays out a blueprint for even more dominance from him in the future, and tells us who will win Sunday's final spring Monument, Liège-Bastogne-Liège.This episode is brought to you by Join Cycling. Get your first month free through this linkGet Detailed Pro Cycling Analysis with the Beyond the Peloton NewsletterChoose the Hard Way Newsletter
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Did Tadej Pogacar's $250K Watch Cost Him a Paris-Roubaix Win?
Spencer Martin of the Beyond the Peloton Newsletter and Andrew Vontz of the Choose the Hard Way Podcast/The Better Lab break down the thrilling duel between Mathieu van der Poel and Tadej Pogačar at last weekend's Paris-Roubaix, debating if Pogačar's Richard Mille watch cost him the race and if there was anything the Tour de France favorite could have done to defeat Van der Poel, before previewing this weekend's Amstel Gold race.This episode is brought to you by Join Cycling. Get your first month free through this linkBeyond the Peloton newsletter's Tour of Flanders PreviewChoose the Hard Way Newsletter
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Previewing a Looming Galáctico Rematch at Paris-Roubaix
Spencer Martin of the Beyond the Peloton Newsletter and Andrew Vontz of the Choose the Hard Way Podcast/The Better Lab discuss Tadej Pogačar's recent domination at the Tour of Flanders, before previewing this weekend's edition of Paris-Roubaix, which will see Pogačar's rivals, like Mathieu van der Poel, Wout van Aert, Filippo Ganna and Mads Pedersen, attempt to topple the red-hot World Champion over the brutal cobblestones of Northern France.This episode is brought to you by Join Cycling. Get your first month free through this linkBeyond the Peloton newsletter's Tour of Flanders PreviewChoose the Hard Way Newsletter
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Can Anyone Challenge Tadej Pogačar & Mathieu van der Poel at the Tour of Flanders?
Spencer Martin of the Beyond the Peloton Newsletter and Andrew Vontz of the Choose the Hard Way Podcast/The Better Lab break down the recent Visma-LAB disasterclass at Dwars door Vlaanderen, before getting into Mads Pedersen's strange relationship with his Lild-Trek team, and the looming Tadej Pogačar/Mathieu van der Poel clash at Sunday's Tour of Flanders.This episode is brought to you by Join Cycling. Get your first month free with the link: https://join.cc/campaigns/beyond-the-pelotonBeyond the Peloton newsletter's Tour of Flanders PreviewChoose the Hard Way Newsletter
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Classics Check-In & a Thrilling GC Duel at Catalunya
Spencer Martin of the Beyond the Peloton Newsletter and Andrew Vontz of the Choose the Hard Way Podcast/The Better Lab give their thoughts on the state of the Mathieu van der Poel/Tadej Pogačar Classics battle, the strange absence of Wout van Aert & how the veteran Primož Roglič is taking on the wunderkind Juan Ayuso at Volta Catalunya.Beyond the Peloton newsletter's Where to Watch Pro Cycling in 2025Choose the Hard Way Newsletter