Someone wants him to crash out?
Well, that did seem to become Fuglsang's "thing" for a couple of years.
But, yeah, the blog about all the husbands could be another possibility.
-
The Cycling News forum is looking to add some volunteer moderators with Red Rick's recent retirement. If you're interested in helping keep our discussions on track, send a direct message to
In the meanwhile, please use the Report option if you see a post that doesn't fit within the forum rules.
Thanks!
Well, that did seem to become Fuglsang's "thing" for a couple of years.
But, yeah, the blog about all the husbands could be another possibility.
If he wants to try his hand at GT GCs, the Tour is the absolute worst GT for him this year - the Giro has a lot of TT whereas the Tour has a pseudo-MTT and nothing else, while the Vuelta mountain stages should suit him a little better than the Tour's. And considering that Evenepoel, Roglic and Ayuso are skipping the Tour too, it's not like he would have been dodging the best riders in the world by doing either.
Look, I know it makes sense to test himself as a GT GC rider at his age, but I'm not excited by him as a GT prospect and even less excited by him doing a GC bid at this Tour, whereas I would be somewhat excited by him as a stage hunter. That's all.
Him doing GC at the Tour this year, has been set in stone since the route became public.
It's not something either he or the team has wavered on or would change their mind on, especially now.
In the end you might be right, but there is also a chance you are wrong, which is why they are giving it a shot.
I applaud the courage.
The first 9 days of the Tour will tell us a lot, it has 3 tough mountain stages. If he is in or close to top 10 on the first rest day, Trek made the right choice.
Last edited:
He rode the Giro last year and completed it. He developed and got stronger from that in the second half of the season.
Worked hard in the offseason and been at another level this season.
He just won the TdS and he seems ready to test himself against the best at the Tour.
They are managing him exactly as they should be doing imo.
Worked hard in the offseason and been at another level this season.
He just won the TdS and he seems ready to test himself against the best at the Tour.
They are managing him exactly as they should be doing imo.
Okay, Cycling Weekly, what have you got to say to your defense?
www.cyclingweekly.com
Just because Denmark is doing quite well in cycling these days, doesn't mean our riders are up for graps.
Tour de France: 5 outsiders to watch this July
Who are the dark horses in the running to snatch a stage victory in July's Grande Boucle?
www.cyclingweekly.com
Just because Denmark is doing quite well in cycling these days, doesn't mean our riders are up for graps.
Flags are quite similar, I guess.Okay, Cycling Weekly, what have you got to say to your defense?
Tour de France: 5 outsiders to watch this July
Who are the dark horses in the running to snatch a stage victory in July's Grande Boucle?
Just because Denmark is doing quite well in cycling these days, doesn't mean our riders are up for graps.
Ah, now I understand the Trek mix up: He simply finished 3rd in the Swiss championship.Okay, Cycling Weekly, what have you got to say to your defense?
Tour de France: 5 outsiders to watch this July
Who are the dark horses in the running to snatch a stage victory in July's Grande Boucle?
Just because Denmark is doing quite well in cycling these days, doesn't mean our riders are up for graps.
But if it means Marlen Reusser and Elise Chabbey have suddenly become Danish, I have no complaints.
They mentioned him in the overview of National Champions in the TdF, with the correct nationality.
This.
I don't get why some people seem so sure he won't do well in a GT or why this Tour wouldn't suit him. Nobody really knows what Skjelmose is capable of untill he tries. And guess what, he's trying. Good on em.
This is really a lame comment. You can criticise people all you want for riding defensively if they have been competitive at the top level for a while but to criticise someone who for the very first time has a shot at winning one of the big one-week races is just ridiculous.
Skjelmose's mojo is rising at the right time to try the TDF. A top 10 placing seems possible. Maybe even more select, if everything goes right.
Well hey, I didnt think how he approached that particular stage was very smart, but the winner is always right. At the very end he began taking some responsiblity, and he better, because otherwise Ayuso would have won the overall. I think he focused a bit too much on Remco, and you can disagree with that, but I don't think my analysis was wrong or lame at all. He approached the race super conservatively, and in the end he won, but that might as well have costed him the race.
The closest you will get in English, is something like "Scale-mo-se"
That's a contested topic - even amongst Danes
In Copenhagen, where he is from, it tends to get dropped, but the further west you get, the j becomes more pronounced.
You can hear him pronounce it here, where it sounds like he doesn't drop the j:
Myeah, but does he pronounce it correctly? If we were to go by how people pronounce their own names... It has led people to pronounce a guy with a German name, Voeckler, like Leclerc with a V. About half the Belgian pro cyclists come from "a specific part of the country" which by definition means they are unable to correctly pronounce their own name when it includes certain letters. Or people mispronouncing their names due to it being written in ancient spelling, and trying to pronounce it by current spelling rules.
Especially his dropping the last e is a very Copenhagenish thing to do. I would never say it like that.
The sound quality isn't great, unfortunately.WTF, he is dropping the k - now the confusion is complete
Yeah, we all now how you feel about this particular topic
TRENDING THREADS
-
Giro d'Italia Giro d‘Italia 2024 Stage 15, Manerba del Garda-Livigno (Mottolino), 222 km- Started by QueenStagiaire
- Replies: 1K
-
Giro d'Italia Giro d’Italia 2024, Stage 14: Castigliano delle Stiviere – Desenzano del Garda, 31.2k (ITT)
- Started by Nick2413
- Replies: 342
-
Giro d’Italia 2024, Stage 12: Martinsicuro – Fano, 193.0k- Started by DenisMenchov
- Replies: 349
-
Giro d'Italia Giro d’Italia 2024, Stage 7: Foligno – Perugia, 40.6k (ITT)
- Started by Nick2413
- Replies: 626
-
Giro d'Italia Giro d’Italia 2024, Stage 8: Spoleto – Prati di Tivo, 152.0k
- Started by Nick2413
- Replies: 592
-
Giro d'Italia Giro d’Italia 24, Stage 10: Pompei – Cusano Mutri (Bocca della Selva), 142.0k
- Started by Nick2413
- Replies: 359
Latest posts
-
Teams & Riders The Remco Evenepoel is the next Eddy Merckx thread- Latest: Logic-is-your-friend
-
-
-
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram