2013 Speculation (and confirmation) thread - rider schedules and parcours

[Flamin]

He'll be helping Tejay van Gardenen at Paris-Nice. Which is a shame again if you ask me.

Why? this can only mean that Tejay will pay him back big time in Liège

[Gloin22]

Why? this can only mean that Tejay will pay him back big time in Liège

Why would Tejay do Liege ? ...

[Flamin]

Why would Tejay do Liege ? ...

Why not? he did it last year..

[Gloin22]

Why not? he did it last year..

If he's doing PN, and them presumably Volta I would think he might not do Ardennes ( instead do Romandie as Wiggins last year ) Then prepare for the Tour and Worlds ITT is also his target I believe.

[Flamin]

If he's doing PN, and them presumably Volta I would think he might not do Ardennes ( instead do Romandie as Wiggins last year ) Then prepare for the Tour and Worlds ITT is also his target I believe.

oh well, I don't know his racing schedule, I was just assuming.. Did he confirm he'd do Romandie?

edit: I see he did both Liège and Romandie last year. so why you think he would skip Liège?

[Pentacycle]

Why would Tejay do Liege ? ...

TJVG is in fact one of the better hilly riders, he did a lot of work on La Redoute for Gilbert this year. In 2011 he was 18th, and it would be good for him to try all three hilly classics.

[theyoungest]

Tejay as one of the better hilly riders is a bit of a stretch, but yeah he was pretty impressive working for for Gilbert last year. He just rode a time trial from the bottom of the Redoute to the Roche aux Faucons.

Gilbert returning the favour in Paris-Nice might look good on paper, but that would be a first.

[El Pistolero]

Tejay as one of the better hilly riders is a bit of a stretch, but yeah he was pretty impressive working for for Gilbert last year. He just rode a time trial from the bottom of the Redoute to the Roche aux Faucons.

Gilbert returning the favour in Paris-Nice might look good on paper, but that would be a first.

He has helped before.

Anyway, Phil is the big leader, not the other way around. They're supposed to work for him and if they don't they can always join a different team. I was actually under the assumption that Van Garderen needs to make something up. You know, the whole Cauberg incident...

When do we ever see Contador do domestique work for one of his (trade-)teammates? It's only natural that big riders don't have to work for their domestiques.

[theyoungest]

No, I don't know. What Cauberg incident?

[El Pistolero]

No, I don't know. What Cauberg incident?

How he made BMC lose the WC TTT.

[cineteq]

How he made BMC lose the WC TTT.

OMG, that's miopic. What about the massive turns he had to do?

[the asian]

Philippe Gilbert:

Tour Down Under
Tour of Oman
Paris-Nice



He also said he is more complete than Michele Bartoli and Paolo Bettini.

He'll be helping Tejay van Gardenen at Paris-Nice. Which is a shame again if you ask me. Also said if he'll do the Tour it will be to help Cadel Evans and Tejay van Gardenen. So I hope he skips it.

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He better win Ronde or MSR then.

I would have preferred if he did T/A and the Giro instead of the Tour.

I am also a bit disappointed that Ronde and MSR aren't his main goals as having already won the Ardennes Triple, he should concentrate on winning the two.

[will10]

OMG, that's miopic. What about the massive turns he had to do?

Anyone who's ever ridden a TTT will know that what Tejay did there was inexcusable. Rabobank's screwup was funnier though.

[Parrulo]

Anyone who's ever ridden a TTT will know that what Tejay did there was inexcusable. Rabobank's screwup was funnier though.

indeed once a guy is dropped on a TTT is extremely hard for him to get back to the wheel and the whole team has to stop for it to happen. the fact that this happened on a climb with 90kg guy only made it worse.

then again he did something similar to evans on the tour

[theyoungest]

Anyone who's ever ridden a TTT will know that what Tejay did there was inexcusable. Rabobank's screwup was funnier though.

Inexcusable... maybe, but like Stef Clement said (the guy who dropped Luis Leon): you simply couldn't hear anything on the Cauberg.

BTW I don't think Gilbert gives a toss about that incident. It's not a Monument or something.

[El Pistolero]

Inexcusable... maybe, but like Stef Clement said (the guy who dropped Luis Leon): you simply couldn't hear anything on the Cauberg.

BTW I don't think Gilbert gives a toss about that incident. It's not a Monument or something.

BMC gave a toss, it's a lot of publicity and 200 WT points. And Phil was actually pretty angry at the time.

You can still look back even if you can't hear a thing. The other guys all did.

[Eshnar]

Moreno Moser:
Gp Lugano
Camaiore
Strade Bianche
Tirreno-Adriatico
MSR
Criterium International
Gp Denain
Brabantse Pijl
Ardennes
Frankfurt
Trofeo Melinda
Dauphiné or Suisse
Tour

[Parrulo]

the winner of PN has been found

Rui Costa's schedule appears to be:

Mallorca
Algarve
Paris Nice

the rest isn't defined yet but i assume:
vasco
ardennes
romandie
TdS
Tour

to be honest i don't know why he wants to ride the tour when the team will be 100% focused on valverde. he would be better off resting and riding the vuelta to prepare for the worlds.

[Eshnar]

TA rumours: There could be a stage finish in Chieti after passo Lanciano, exactly like the stage tha got f*cked last year. The first part should be different though.

[trevim]

the winner of PN has been found

Rui Costa's schedule appears to be:

Mallorca
Algarve
Paris Nice

the rest isn't defined yet but i assume:
vasco
ardennes
romandie
TdS
Tour

to be honest i don't know why he wants to ride the tour when the team will be 100% focused on valverde. he would be better off resting and riding the vuelta to prepare for the worlds.

And the Vuelta also has a better route than the Tour for him. Oh well, let's just hope he's out of Valverde's way in every other race.