Recent content by greyclouds

I think that his agent is spreading rumours to generate headlines and create a ‘buzz’

I can’t see Roglic still being part of a Big-5 or 6. By this logic then Almeida would also be here (dominated Suisse, Romandie and Itzulia + clear 2nd on Vuelta) and as much as I like him don’t think he belongs on a Big-6 bracket.

At this moment I would also go with the Big 4. Del Toro is a candidate but no more than that, after all he only has one WT win this year.

Fantastic season and a well deserved promotion to WT, even if facilitated by Lotto/Intermarches merger. Despite issues with some of the their big guys (Cort absent for half the season, THJ injury before Lombardia, Kron unwell, Kristoff naturally fading) it’s impressive how their middle class of...

Top-3 WT teams should not be allowed to race 1.1 races

As a team I also get the impression that they are running on empty at this stage. They have various riders with injuries or long term issues (THJ, Cort, Kron, and others) and a big part of their bottom half of riders are closer to a CT then WT level (with all the respect to them). They will be...

Saying that it’s looking like they still might save themselves it’s a stretch. Even without any points from UNO-X on any other race Cofidis are still about 300 points behind them. With THJ UNO-X might have extended the gap fully even today, without him (and Andreas also coming out of a crash)...

They must be saving spots for some signings, whether they are pending contract negotiations or budget levels subject to WT license etc. Torstein Traeen would have been a great return and potential GC leader for GTs alongside THJ but he has been rumored for Jayco. If/with Arkea folding Embret...

Poggi ///// Pidders // Remco

If you are considering this season only, I don’t understand how you can put Rogla above Almeida and Landa/Carapaz above Simon/Del Toro and maybe Hindley. Honourable mentions to Vauquelin and THJ.

I haven’t seen anything that Remco is not a GT rider? Likewise didn’t see anyone saying that Pidcock is a better GT rider than Remco… If you didn’t see this Vuelta how can you make any sort of comparisons?

Vingegaard and Visma will win GC for a simply reason - they want it more than UAE and Almeida. UAE will be satisfied with Tour + Pogis Monuments + 2nd place in Giro and Vuelta + record number of wins. Almeida will be satisfied with a close 2nd to Vingegaaard, especially after abandoning the...

This is not just UAE, it's also Almeida. I'm not a rider, get paid zero to watch and the moment I saw that only Otruba was ahead my thought was that Almeida or Jonas could snatch some seconds. It's not difficult. As a team leader you turn to one or two mates and ask them to lead you. Ivo must...

This is amateur stuff...

Jonas and Joao to sprint?