Cookster15

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- Cookster15 replied to the thread Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia 2025, stage 13: Rovigo – Vicenza, 180km.
  
  Agree. But in his day Cadel Evans was also very underrated in these finishes. Evans beat Contador at Mur de Huy (2010 FW) and...
  
  Yesterday at 10:05 PM
- Cookster15 replied to the thread 25% FTP Loss in 6 weeks?.
  
  Assuming your trainer doesn't have an accuracy issue pretty sure this must be because you are tired for some reason. Have a good sleep...
  
  Yesterday at 9:14 PM
- Cookster15 replied to the thread Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia 2025, stage 13: Rovigo – Vicenza, 180km.
  
  A very steep final 750 metres. @Cycling111 posted the results of the last time this finish was used in 2015. Who is is the better...
  
  Yesterday at 8:43 PM
- Cookster15 reacted to Cycling111's post in the thread Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia 2025, stage 13: Rovigo – Vicenza, 180km with Like.
  
  I mentioned it in the Roglic thread. Roglic should compete for this stage win if he's feeling well. Contador was second, and Roglic is a...
  
  Yesterday at 8:34 PM
- Cookster15 reacted to noob's post in the thread Tadej Pogacar and Mauro Giannetti with Sad.
  
  One of the comments: The comment is listed as deleted but I could see and copy it. The insanity if 17-18 years old guys asking about...
  
  Yesterday at 7:55 PM
- Cookster15 replied to the thread Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread.
  
  Longevity of riders is very difficult to predict. Some bloom early but fade younger. Andy Schleck came 2nd in the 2007 Giro aged just 21...
  
  Yesterday at 9:56 AM
- Cookster15 reacted to scribers's post in the thread Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread with Like.
  
  Me too. And another 5 after that.
  
  Yesterday at 9:48 AM
- Cookster15 reacted to Peyroteo94's post in the thread Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread with Like.
  
  I agree but don't forget Vingegaard is 28 and Pogacar just 26. It's hard to not see them improving until their 30s.
  
  Yesterday at 9:47 AM
- Cookster15 reacted to CyclistAbi's post in the thread Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia 2025, Stage 11: Viareggio > Castelnovo ne’ Monti (186 km) with Like.
  
  Congratulations to Richard Antonio Carapaz Montenegro for winning the stage with style. Such a good use of San Pellegrino, Pedersen...
  
  Yesterday at 5:06 AM
- Cookster15 reacted to red_flanders's post in the thread Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia 2025, Stage 11: Viareggio > Castelnovo ne’ Monti (186 km) with Like.
  
  Really a nice attacking win, but I can't help but wonder if the juice was worth the squeeze. Not saying in any way that he shouldn't...
  
  Yesterday at 5:06 AM
- Cookster15 reacted to Cycling111's post in the thread Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread with Like.
  
  Van der Poel is better than ever this year at 30, and Pedersen's progress is even more evident; he's also 30. Pogacar turns 27 in...
  
  Yesterday at 3:31 AM
- Cookster15 reacted to Rackham's post in the thread Teams & Riders Everybody needs a little bit of Roglstomp in their lives with Like.
  
  Or he gets dropped like it's the Alto de la Covatilla again and manly tears are shed when we realize Mas and Movistar aren't here to...
  
  Wednesday at 9:26 PM
- Cookster15 replied to the thread Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread.
  
  It was 26 years between Pantani's Giro-Tour double in 1998 and Pogacar's next achievement of that feat last year. The reason why it was...
  
  Wednesday at 8:56 PM
- Cookster15 replied to the thread Giro d'Italia Giro d‘Italia 2025, Stage 12, Modena-Viadana, 172 km.
  
  Last 70k is flattish. Which way is the wind blowing? That would decide if echelons IMO. But likely a bunch sprint. I'll pick Kaden...
  
  Wednesday at 8:40 PM
- Cookster15 reacted to Dazed and Confused's post in the thread Giro d'Italia Giro d‘Italia 2025, Stage 12, Modena-Viadana, 172 km with Like.
  
  With Pedersen in the race, we probably won't see a normal bunch sprint stage here.
  
  Wednesday at 8:34 PM
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