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The biggest aspirants for the title of world champion in the men’s mass start race are the Belgian Wout van Aert, the Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel and the Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe.
Van Aert is a sophisticated all-rounder capable of winning any race, and van der Poel is a great classic, although his form is questionable after falling in a mountain biker race at the Tokyo Olympics. Alaphilippe is again the reigning world champion and is doing just as well in the hills and sprint.
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According to cyclingnews.com, the ten most watched men in Sunday’s elite race also include Tour de France Slovenian Tadej Pogačar, incumbent European champion Sonny Colbrelli, Belgian super-talent Remco Evenepoel and Danish winner of this year’s Around Flanders Kasper Asgreen.
On the tail of a dozen names is also Peter Sagan, who is already completing the eleventh start at the World Championships. In the years 2015, 2016, 2017, he won three titles in a row, which he managed without interruption as the first cyclist in history. In addition, he holds the fifth and fifth place in 2019 and the sixth in 2013.
“The three rainbow jerseys of the world champion speak for themselves. Peter Sagan is never out of the World Cup, especially not in the season, which was first negatively marked by the coronavirus and later by a knee injury, for which he had to resign from the Tour de France and was also absent from the Olympics. ” he wrote web cyclingnews.com.
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According to the same source, Sagan still lacked sharpness in the fast endings of the stages three weeks ago when he returned to the race around the Benelux. “The rise of form was confirmed last week by an overall victory in the Around Slovakia race. Although the starting field there was not the best, Sagan proved that when he attaches the starting number to his jersey, he still wants to fight for victories. That’s why Van Aert and the other favorites of the world championships have to be careful, “ lists the site.
According to the Belgian media, Sagan said before Sunday’s race that he did not know the climbs, but the profile of the track suited him. “I don’t need to prove anything to anyone, not even myself,” quotes Sagana web popular denníka The Latest News. When asked if he is attracted by the fourth title of world champion, the holder of 119 victories in pro-cycling answered: “I would like it, but who knows how it will work on the track on Sunday. However, after the difficult last years I have experienced, the fourth title would be of great value. “
The men’s mass start race at the World Championships in Belgium measures 268.3 km and cyclists will move from Antwerp to Leuven on Sunday. On forty-two smaller climbs, they skillfully overcome 2562 altitude meters. The start in Antwerp is scheduled for 10.25 am, the winner in the finish is expected after 5 pm.
Peter Sagan performed a hellish mountain ride:
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