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Fair enough. I kinda assumed Vingegaard was doing the Dauphiné. I do rate Del Toro quite high. And he will be there methinks.

Maybe that Remco looked in good shape early on in 2024 as well.

No no, you always claimed Almeida and Vingegaard default shape more closely resembles their GT shape, as they are more naturally suited to it. By your logic Almeida and Vingegaard should then by default be naturally better when Remco is equally as far away as the other two from his GT shape.

Again an interesting interview with Remco. Was not initially sheduled to race valenciana. So probbaly added after they reworked his shedule after internal debates. Will ride with no real pressure but with a certain amount of ambition and wants to win. He mentioned them seeing who will be team...

I agree with the first part of this statement. That remco GT weight is lower than his default weight, and he climbs a tad better in his GT weight. He probably should not be in GT weight all year long, probably not healthy. I think however Remco wins most TT these days regardless of shape. And...

Remco is in good shape, but not GT shape. Hence i expect no change vs Vingegaard in the mountains during the UAE Tour. I expect to see a status quo with previous years. I hope he shows glimpses of improvement , and i want to see even more during the dauphiné. That way we know Red Bull new regime...

Gonna be an interesting Valenciana for those that dislike Remco. After all Almeida who took the next step last year and is considered almost on par with Vingegaard and already better than remco (according to them) is facing up against remco this week. Given that Almeida weight is more...

almost never. I don't think hair samples are accepted by wada. but non-damaged hair provides long term evidence. better safe than sorry. that and belief. Anxious ppl try to cover all their bases.

People will always finds stuff to criticise about someone they dislike. Remco will never be a MVDP but only his Lombardia crash can be immediately correlated to his bike handling. -Lombardia - yes (but others crashed there before, known danger point) - Covid - Obviously no (not a crash) -...

I agree with most of what was posted here, with the caveat that Red Bull was always going to make the Tour his biggest target in his first year with them. Remco would have needed to throw the biggest of tantrums if he wanted to make any other GT his primary target this year.

I hear you but (quick ai explanation) Bleaching or heavily treating blond hair can reduce drug metabolite concentrations by 40-80%, potentially allowing users to evade detection in hair follicle tests. The process damages the hair shaft, causing substances to leach out. Natural, light-colored...

Catalunya and Dauphiné are important. UAE is technically WT. Amstel and LBL are amongst the biggest one day races, and he'll ride all the big objectives in the fall (except EC RR probably as that would prob. clash with lombardia, i personally would rly want him to win the EC RR though, not that...

Yes, unfortunately. all racers who paint their hair blond are suspect. I already dread the day we see a blond remco. It will be what it will be. Not like we don't know. It just is what it is. There was a time i had some hope after Armstrong, but then Sky came.

People be wanting more experiments in his racing program, but i'm thinking Red Bull want to methodically find out how much better they can make remco this year. In that regard i like his schedule. 2 big 1 week stage races, 2-3 ardennes classics and a couple of less important stage races to...

What i'm reading from Remco interview is that he'll ride in an attacking manner and then try to maintain a hard effort for a prolonged time so as to better himself. Sounds like good tv to me.