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Both MVDP and WVA are both great fun to watch racing... and both seem to be pretty humble and down to earth off the bike too, which I think goes a long way with the fans.
I think MVDP rides a lot more tactically than WVA - I guess maybe because he doesn’t have such a strong team to rely on for support. I’ll always see him as more of an underdog for that reason. I think he rides with more panache than WVA too, but maybe I’m just a fanboy.
WVA seems to be the more powerful rider tho, and is great in bunch sprint even with the best of them as we saw at the Tour. I still cant get over how he is able to win bunch sprints against the big guns and then sit on the front in the high mountains with the GC guys the following day.
I think WVA moving up to world tour when he did has really made him progress so much into the amazing all rounder he is now.... I’m exited to see how MVDP evolves when he moves to a big team with other top tier riders.
I’m pretty far from ‘knowledgable’ on these things tho, so this is only the opoinion of a slightly more intersted than average fan!