Recent content by Hugo Koblet

I think it's pretty obvious that Almeida has been on another level this year compared to other years. Honestly, I even give him a small chance of beating Vingegaard in the Tour.

I'm not so sure he is. He's definitely in with a shot for top 3.

It is, yes.

I tried calculating the amount of CQ point accumulated before (some of) the top teenager's 20th birthday, just to see how they compare against each other. Of course CQ points isn't everything but I thought it would be interesting none the less. I hope it's done correct, but bear with me if I've...

I agree. It's not like he's in danger over over racing. In fact, his schedule has been pretty light this year.

Lipowitz/Bora said when they announced their main goals/schedules at the start of the season, that Dauphine would be his biggest goal this year and that he would ride in service of Roglic in other races (I don't remember exactly how that part was worded).

Really? That's interesting. I have seen nothing to indicate that Evenepoel has improved this year, while Almeida certainly has improved a lot. Why do you reckon that?

That's just a guess on how often a rider is prevented from challenging for GC because of crashing. It's not meant as a dig against Remco, I don't necessary believe that he will crash out of contention more often than anyone else.

70-80% sounds too high to me. Just looking at crashes, there's probably at least a 20% chance of crashes taking him out of contention. Then you have Almeida challenging for the podium as well. Personally, I think that Almeida will take the last spot on the podium, but I can see why Remco is...

Simply too easy, lol.

Alex? As in Vlasov? The way he's been riding the last year, I have a hard time believing he will be the leader of any race anytime soon.

If he can remain this form, he's probably the third biggest favorite for third place in the Tour behind Almeida and Evenepoel.

Seriously impressive yesterday. If he was just a time trial specialist, I would have been impressed to top 10 a WT TT as an 18-year old, but he's so much more than just that. Is he the most talented sub 20-year old? There's some serious competition from Brennan and Philipsen.

Good showing this Giro. He was very impressive as Roglic's domestique and rode a good race for himself when Roglic crashed out. I was particularly impressed by his ITT, his gravel skills and just his general ability on a bike. I thought he was a very limited climber, but he's actually pretty...

Pidcock. The way he animated the race is revolutionary. Only misfortune prevented him from winning the race.