Pog, MVDP & WVA Clash Over The Cobbles! | E3 Saxo Classic 2023 Highlights 

😲Three of the biggest names in the sport bringing it to the line, what have we done to deserve this amazing racing!?!?

My respect for Pog grows and grows with every race. I love how fearless he is, taking on the classics and attacking them hard. What a rider.

Can't imagine a better finale than with these three! All absolute world class, that always bring firework to the race!

MVDP vs WVA is maybe the most exciting rivalry in this sport ever. Just remember they've been duking it out since 2012, when they were both juniors. Lucky to be witnessing it in real time. And TP in the mix, somehow, always, just adds to the magic.

Can I just say it's nuts that Pog, top 2 GC rider in the world, can even stay close on a dead flat sprint against WVA and MVDP? Imagine Froomey in a classics flat sprint 😁

The race in Catalunya and then this awesome semi-classic. Don't forget Milan San Remo and the cyclocross worlds. What a great time to be alive and watching pro cycling.

Fantastic race ...what a great time to be alive in the cycling world 🏁

I love how emotive MvDP is in these sprints. Others bang their bars but he's out here giving thumbs-ups and the nod of approval when he loses.

Let's talk about Matteo Jorgenson in 4th! What a performance by him as well ! 👏

That little headnod from MVDP. Like: Yeah, game on!

Two Movistar riders in the Top5 of a WT Flandrien classic really is the story of the day :o

E3 definitely brought the 3 elitest riders to the line!!

I hope the rest of the world starts to realize that this is the heart of cycling and the most amazing races happen here

Crazy how good Pogacar is. He is a GC rider and is battling the two monsters.

Pogacar has really won me over. I'll be rooting for him at the TDF.

Absolutely amazing racing between those three !!!! So glad to see Pog ,the best gc rider in a long time throwing down in the classics

Good to see Wout making MVDP do the closing for a change! 😂

Always a joy to watch three pure bred racers giving it their all, going toe to toe. I hope they all stay healthy as we are in for fireworks this year with them battling it out

"It's quite the time to be following professional cycling" indeed! Love how at 4:55 van der Poel gives a shake & then nod of his head to acknowledge the winner.

Atmosphere was electric, I can feel it from this video, congrats Wout, I knew it was a matter of time before we bring in the first W!

When seeing this feed, I did a double take... Pog, MVDP, Wout in the lead.... What in earth heaven is this on the tube? Appetizer for the classics or grand tours.

oh im soo friggin hyped for ronde, on par with roubaix as my favorite race the whole season. and for us northerners in scandianva it usually is the start of spring.

So envious of the people near the finish line to see these 3 sprint it out to the finish!!

Definitely a great time to be a fan

That extra chain lube really helped in the sprint 😂

my three favorite riders!!

Love the exchange of expressions of the three champions at the finish line

Matteo Jorgenson was forth. He needs a new contract if i remember.

Tadej putting these classics specialists on notice. Who was the last top GC guy you've seen do this? Absolutely freaking fearless man.

Fantastic racing. Huge shoutout to Jorgenson for putting USA on the map!! Hell yea for that top five!

What an incredible race

There certainly are some true greats on the road nowadays! WVA, MVDP, PR, TP, JV and RE are all in stunning form.

What a race. A pleasure to watch live. Thanks GCN+.

Love these gladiators!

Parabéns pelo trabalho!

Talk about a dream breakaway! And coming down to a sprint? Wow!

What an amazing race.

One of the best finishes

It’s been the best year in cycling that I’ve ever seen and the best is yet to come.

great finish...WVA vs MVP with a little pog as a bonus

proper race that !

we are being treated to some superb racing right now in this current era! amazing to watch

That was a great finish. Looks like MVDP went a little early & the gaslight came on.

These three fitness at a different level

These three guys man!

Happy for Wout to finally get a win, always on the podium, good to see him on the top step

It's all fun and games for Pog. Love his enthusiasm and attacks and even if he loses he's still grateful

Wow, that's racing.

Terbaik lah walbanat

What a Podium!!!

Your pronounciation of Flemish names is quite good!

This is exactly what cycling needs! The drama the thrill

200 people and always these 3 giants 😊❤

Big props to the GCN commentator on the pronunciation of the Flemish names of all the "bergen" and places. Someone has been practicing 😃. Much appreciated 👍

Next year I hope Evenepoel also joins this madness. E3 is always my favourite race in flanders, what a gift.

Unbelievable racing. What a vintage era with all these duals, WVA v VDP, Rog v Even, Ganna vs Even, Jacobsen/Pedersen/Demare, and of course Pog vs everyone. Pog, a 21c GC racer in the image of a 70s racer, taking on any race that takes his fancy, from monument, to 7-day, to GT and always at the front. And always with a smile. What a talent. So much talk of Cav beating Merck’s record at the TdF, but they’re polar opposite riders; it’s Pog that is the true comparison. Whilst Pog will never get the stage wins, too many flat stages designed for sprinters and their trains, could Pog, taking on everything and everyone across all disciplines as he does, surpass Mercx as the greatest rider of all time? He’s young enough, talented enough, ambitious enough. I think, baring an injury in 10 years time that’s exactly how he will be seen. Not a cannibal, he’s more light spritzers than that, but certainly just as dangerous.

GCN R thank you a great race we have

Always watching from Georgetown Guyana south America 🇬🇾🇬🇾🇬🇾

Brilliant pre-cursor to Flanders. Hi diddly-ho neighbour!

Wout!!

I'm impressed with Pogacar the most, contesting pretty much anything that has a road. It doesn't matter what kind of terrain it is.

The best era for watching cycling. So many cyclist that can win. Can't wait for the next races.

포가차 개멋쪄🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Regardless of what Lefevere thought - this was one fine race. Three to the end all working. No gifts! :-)

4:50 almost took out the kid 😂

nice race... big 3....

Well, well, well. What an amazing day.

WVA's sprint was impressive. Usually MVDP beats him in the sprints. Congratulations, WVA!

These 3 guys again??!?!!!

The season is still so young, but in every race the powerhouses of cycling are already on fire! This is a very promising season so far!

2 Movistar in the top 5 of a Flanders classic, it didn't happen often i think 😅

Wout!

Oof! The 'spoiler' about WvA when the commentator said 'it won't be the only thing he'd win' was rough :(

The new golden age of procycling. 😎

The Pog is such an animal.

Congrats Wout Van Aert

We are spoiled with these 3 and for me Pog in particular as I just started following cycling with greg lemond and missed hinault so I have never seen a rider dominate GC and in big mounatins and GT's who can also race with not just big guys a special dou who are as strong and coordianted on a bike as we have seen with honorary mention to Peter sagan sort of starting trend. Fabian and Tommeke at time were winning on race craft and brute force to have seen contador, valverde, nibali, froome, compete on cobbbles is crazy people thought wiggins was crazy for trying roubaix and he was world time trial champion and 6'4. Pog can compete in all 5 monuments and obviously all 3 Gt's should he try. Wout and VDP race with nose for winning on the day you see it like vdp peaking perfect for MSR or targeting flanders in past its where tadej's cycling iq has allowed him to adapt so fast from his first win at liege being surprise now today after two flyers beofre finish he still came to line in same time with wout who won on Champs in most prestigous field sprint. All 3 are different too wout has such an engine, mvdp has insane punch, and tadej can climb all day yet they come to the line together. I've never seen such all rounders can't wait for rhonde :) almost same podium in back to back weeks you can tell wout and mvdp love having tadej in field for these races like msr they know he will animate race and force selection its just his nature and so far he hasn;t found a way to get a gap and can't win the sprint. If he ever wants to win one of these he will have to save his matches for one move like VDP in MSR its where both wout and VDP have clear advantage they have raced these scenarios a million times in cross against each other. Really shows through in finale. Plus they had team mates ...tadej has to be perfect and efficient if hes to have a chance has to be away solo or in group without these two in flanders and that will take team mates and tactics I can't see it. Kwaremont seems to be climb he like most as its longest in effort. Going to be great race

fabian last man to defend in 2010-11 great editions. had 3 flats in 2011 still caught rode away solo to win by minute was incredible led to famous thor hushovd in world champs rainbow jersey man mark fabian in roubaix. that is as talented a podium as it gets

It'd be great to not spoil who won the race before the riders actually pass the finish line.

Is GCN not at the Taiwan Cycle Show this year?

Not Søren Krau. It is Søren Kragh. As the city Krag in Belgium

What happened to Quickstep??

One thing I read from this race is De Ronde is going to be absolutely spectacular- I think it will be one for the history books

Whatever happened to Julian Alaphilppie???

WVA not taking any turn up front on the last kilometers should have help Him

"it wouldn't be the only thing he wins today" nice spoiler on the last climb. Thanks

Great race Great racers Way to go wva Pogacar sd do same at Flanders. The same, b c it’s a longer race. W those x kilometers he can win that 3 up sprint Is Girmay alive ? Odd, i had thought he wd set the world on fire this season. Nothing so far

It is unvelievable what these three boys are showing, WVA deserved to win congrats

when you have MVDP, WVA and Pogs up front the rest can just call it the day

Great race, the finish would have been more exciting without the blatant spoiler in the commentary. Please Try and avoid that in the future GCN

Ik moet just niks !

Those tree racers, together with Roglic and Evenpoel are for the moment the best cyclists in the wordld.

A TDF winner fighting for classics wins, we have not seen this for decades

hahaha I have to say, good effort on the pronunciations there.

갓차르 불쌍하다....이길 수 없는 게임을 이기려 하다니..

Even if Yonas won the tour this year, Tadej is still a more incredible rider for doing so well in the classics and one-week races. In fact, maybe we should describe Jonas as a Tour de France GC specialist given his narrow focus 😅

Bicarb soda for the win?

Unfortunately the commentator let the finish slip before the end.

Isit me or is Wout a bit leaner?😅

What is bathroom furniture?