UAE-Team Emirates thread

[sevenall]

Team UAE trying to control the race, and Teddy trying to control himself ... are you not entertained?!

Oh, I am! The UAE shenanigans are very amusing and I enjoy seeing Pogačar attacking.

Still, sometimes I wish the team wouldn't make it harder for themselves than it needs to be.

 

[YavorD]

Shades of 2015 Tinkoff?

Who's gonna be Astana then?
As without Astana Tinkoff might've been good enough in that Giro.

 

[sevenall]

Who's gonna be Astana then?
As without Astana Tinkoff might've been good enough in that Giro.

Not sure what team can podium two GC riders, Ineos, maybe.

 

[YavorD]

Not sure what team can podium two GC riders, Ineos, maybe.

Bahrain can and at the moment they seem more likely than Ineos.
But I was mostly referring to the overall strength of the teams. There's no team in this Giro that's as strong as Astana were and if OAE doesn't go crazy controlling, Majka and/or Felix Grosschartner should be there in a group of 10 or less.

 

[Landeirovic]

Uae have the longest win streak untill now in grand tours.

14e GT in a row with minimum 1 win. Started Vuelta 2019 with 3 wins Pogacar. Riders that won in the streak

Pogacar 3x Vuelta stage 2019
Kristoff 1x Tour stage 2020
Pogacar 3x Tour stage 2020
Ulissi 2x Giro stage 2020
Philipsen 1x Vuelta stage 2020
Dombrowski 1x Giro stage 2021
Pogacar 3x Tour stage 2021
Majka 1x Vuelta stage 2021
Covi 1x Giro stage 2022
Pogacar 3x Tour stage 2022
Soler 1x Vuelta stage 2022
Molano 1x Vuelta stage 2022
Ackermann 1x Giro stage 2023
Mcnulty 1x Giro stage 2023
Almeida 1x Giro stage 2023
Pogacar 2x Tour stage 2023
Yates 1x Tour stage 2023
Molano 1x Vuelta stage 2023

Pogacar 1x Giro stage 2024
= 29 GT stage wins in 14 Grand Tours.
13 different riders.

 

[Nick2413]

Uae have the longest win streak untill now in grand tours.

14e GT in a row with minimum 1 win. Started Vuelta 2019 with 3 wins Pogacar. Riders that won in the streak

Pogacar 3x Vuelta stage 2019
Kristoff 1x Tour stage 2020
Pogacar 3x Tour stage 2020
Ulissi 2x Giro stage 2020
Philipsen 1x Vuelta stage 2020
Dombrowski 1x Giro stage 2021
Pogacar 3x Tour stage 2021
Majka 1x Vuelta stage 2021
Covi 1x Giro stage 2022
Pogacar 3x Tour stage 2022
Soler 1x Vuelta stage 2022
Molano 1x Vuelta stage 2022
Ackermann 1x Giro stage 2023
Mcnulty 1x Giro stage 2023
Almeida 1x Giro stage 2023
Pogacar 3x Tour stage 2023
Molano 1x Vuelta stage 2023

Pogacar 1x Giro stage 2024
= 29 GT stage wins in 14 Grand Tours.
12 different riders.

Pog only got 2 in 2023 Tour, Yates got one though so makes 3

 

[Landeirovic]

Pog only got 2 in 2023 Tour, Yates got one though so makes 3

Correct!

 

[sevenall]

Team UAE trying to control the race, and Teddy trying to control himself ... are you not entertained?!

Let me update my answer: I am _enormously_ entertained. 😂

 

[sevenall]

Nice (and fluffy) article about Rui Oliveira, rest day interview. The text is in English.

“O Tadej Pogačar merece tudo” – Entrevista com Rui Oliveira no Giro d’Italia - Portuguese Cycling Magazine - Page 2

Rui Oliveira sobre o caminho até ao Giro d'Italia, o balanço da primeira semana, os próximos objetivos, e se trocava com o irmão Ivo em alguns momentos. - Page 2

portuguesecyclingmagazine.com

 

[search]

In a German podcast, Felix Großschartner said that he had a slight concussion after his crash in Giro stage #11. He preferred to continue, and the team dector decided that it's not a problem.

 

[Peyroteo94]

All the talk about how weak is UAE in the Giro (after stage 1) and now? Majka is dropping every gc contender...

 

[Samu Cuenca]

In a German podcast, Felix Großschartner said that he had a slight concussion after his crash in Giro stage #11. He preferred to continue, and the team dector decided that it's not a problem.

At least he hasn't had a Yates moment yet.

 

[Berniece]

All the talk about how weak is UAE in the Giro (after stage 1) and now? Majka is dropping every gc contender...

Indeed, they are much stronger than they first showed in the first stage. Or is the rest just weaker?

 

[Netserk]

All the talk about how weak is UAE in the Giro (after stage 1) and now? Majka is dropping every gc contender...

Majka has been excellent - I expected as much. Grossschartner has not impressed as penultimate dom.

 

[rokovski]

Pellizzari soon in UAE?
He has potencial.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Pellizzari soon in UAE?
He has potencial.

Nah, apparently him to Bora is already a done deal.

 

[Lequack]

This Giro team, while on paper wasn't the super top team, but they showed to be a great and strong team for all terrains. And what's also important, they have no questions of who is leader. I wonder if actually their Tour team will be maybe not be as good of a choice. They maybe stronger on paper, but I have a feeling they might have a problem with leadership.

 

[Peyroteo94]

This Giro team, while on paper wasn't the super top team, but they showed to be a great and strong team for all terrains. And what's also important, they have no questions of who is leader. I wonder if actually their Tour team will be maybe not be as good of a choice. They maybe stronger on paper, but I have a feeling they might have a problem with leadership.

The sterratto stage can be dramatic with Pogacar trying to attack and Ayuso losing time.

 

[Froome]

Indeed, they are much stronger than they first showed in the first stage. Or is the rest just weaker?

The team is not strong but it's enough against this field.

 

[CleanCiclismo]

Interesting bit of information from Novak as to why he doesn't like high altitude training. Link to the whole interview in slovene.

I have read a few times that altitude training does not suit you. Can you tell us why they do not suit you. Many top cyclists choose it and it suits them. Why is it not for you?
It is difficult to say why. In principle, your blood cell count should increase because there is less oxygen. For me, my blood is better, but I feel much worse when I get up there. For the first 14 days I have a 50 watt lower threshold. Anyone who knows cycling knows what that means. If I feel good on 400 watts and can turn that around for 20 minutes, then I can barely do 350 watts at altitude. Unfortunately, I do not know why. I just don't feel good. Maybe I am also a cyclist who always has to suffer a little in training. Maybe at altitude you shouldn't do that. You can destroy more than you gain. It seems that this does not suit me. Whenever I have gone to altitude training, I have not felt good, or worse. If everyone who goes to altitude training went to low-level training instead, had the same support there, from nutrition to massages, the results would be better. Some cyclists agree with me and say that there is no real effect. For me it is better to be at home and train as I like. The December training helped me a lot, I made a lot of progress. I feel that if I did the same thing in the middle of the season, but on the lowlands, not at altitude, it would be similar.

 

[hayneplane]

The B team did its job well. Vegard Stake Laengen did a great job and Majka was able to lift the pace to such a level that the rest were hurting even before he peeled off.

The tour squad is more complicated but much more athletically gifted and can do both an attacking or defensive job depending on what is needed in each occasion.