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I understand your approach. But I think you're forgetting an important point: if only the best rider counts, then it becomes increasingly important to have a few star riders. If you have a Pogi, you score tons of points in every race. If you don't have that, it becomes much more difficult. So...

It makes no sense to send Lipowitz to the tour as captain. The team wants to build him up slowly. The pressure at the Tour is immense. Especially as he has the Dauphine as the highlight of the season and has therefore planned his form for now and not the Tour. Officially, it will only be decided...

I agree with you that a top sprinter doesn't suit the team's direction. But a sprinter from the second row would be a good fit. You can get good results in smaller races and ideally a few wins and get pressure from the team. You've seen that this year, where a lot of things didn't go well. A...

The Dauphine currently shows why it is particularly difficult for outstanding riders to win if they can't simply ride away on the climbs or if the terrain is so selective that you can get away well with attacks. VdP was in the sprint yesterday, he was in the group all day today and in the first...

I only heard something about Veermersch I think. What they definitely need is a sprinter. Unfortunately, Welsford doesn't get any results outside of Australia. What a pity.

A very interesting Dauphine so far. The profiles have not been easy so far, but depending on the course and the sprinters, there could have been three bunch sprints. Then a Vingegaard attacks in a way that you wouldn't expect from him on the first stage. Today, riders like Dunbar and especially...

LIDL has found the gap next to the other big teams - don't drive on GC but get wins. After the incredibly good Giro, Milan can also do well at the Tour. There should be some stages for the sprinters. On paper, Milan is the fastest pure sprinter. And he should also have a great sprint train. He...

Why is a young rider being beaten up like this? He is injured. It's not easy for him. It's not easy for the team. As bitter as it is, injuries are part of the sport. At Bora he was always refreshing in interviews and laughing a lot. The end was of course sad. Nobody knows exactly what happened...

I also see it critically because the athletes are getting younger and younger and are already in the limelight. But everything is becoming more professional. Accordingly, younger and younger people are already working professionally. Of course, that also has its disadvantages. Careers probably...

RBH will only decide after the Dauphine whether Lipo will go to the Tour at all. The decision has nothing to do with whether he should ride the Tour on GC. That is certainly not the intention as his planned highlight is the Dauphine. So it shouldn't matter how good Lipo is at the Dauphine what...

As a young rider, I would also think twice about going to UAE and signing a long contract straight away. You can certainly earn good money there. And UAE shows that almost all riders have the chance to be successful at least in small races. Few teams offer that. On the other hand, there are so...

Apart from its shape etc. After all, he will be the only one coming out of the Giro with injuries. I'm curious to see how the team will be set up. Completely for him like at the Giro? I think it would be better to line up differently. They should try to get good results in the first week. It...

I don't quite understand the discussion here. It's not a real discussion because there aren't many arguments being exchanged. Is it currently possible to win the Tour? If Pogi and Jonas are fit, it's certainly very difficult. And Remco as well. But riders can also drop out, as the Giro has...

I think that would be great for Lipo and Guilio. So the focus will be on Roglic and perhaps Jai and Vlasov. The 2 youngsters can grow and get their chance at smaller races. Like Lipo this year with the highlight captain at the Dauphine.

After a very disappointing spring and a Giro that didn't go according to plan - only the smaller stage races were okay - I'm curious to see what the squad will look like next season. A contract for 2026 has probably already been signed by 19 riders: Aleotti, Denz, Fisher-Black, Hajek, Herzog...