Recent content by Lorzenz08

I don't think so in terms of raw potential. Look at 2025 MSR when Pogi attacked. When Ganna somehow managed to follow, I don't see many names who could have done that no matter their shape. Especially not Hirschi or Moscon.

An other one who I think should be on the list, for at least current riders : Filippo Ganna

True Combloux was a true athletic demonstration. Hautacam for me was especially epic when he took off at the beginning of the climb, after that, I knew what was gonna happen

But because all the biggest teams were on the same boat. There is a reason no winner has been declared in place of Armstrong.

But why would all the other teams with big budgets, and all the UCI members fear Gianetti ? That one individual fear Gianetti, that might be one thing. But that all the most powerful members of cycling fear him, that is quite an assumption..

Damn : "His legs were swollen and filled with fluid." https://www.eurosport.fr/cyclisme/tour-de-france/2025/tim-wellens-sur-le-genou-de-tadej-pogacar-lors-du-tour-il-avait-les-jambes-gonflees-et-remplies-de-liquide_sto23237608/story.shtml Hopefully in 2026 there will be no falls and he stays...

Yea even Strande Bianche maybe he can skip it as well, he already won it 3x, he has nothing to prove there anymore, it is not a monument and it is usually just before MSR. He could use the time to train even better for MSR

Nope, again wrong. It means each person grow and reach their ceiling at different ages. Like some people finish most of their growth at 15, others at 18, others at 19. Some grow 10cm a year for 3 years. Others are smaller than everyone until they are 16 and then suddenly grow 15cm for 2 years....

Completely disagree. If tomorrow, God forbid, Pogacar dies in an accident. I would bet big money that UAE or Gianetti wouldn't produce an " other Pogacar " any time soon. So the defining factor is not with them.

Still far from dominating. Other cyclists have dominated way more at age 17 than Seixas. Does it means Seixas is less talented than them ?

Year 2023 ? Not really, 25th WC, multiple 6th-15th place in Junior races

I have never understood the argument of people saying Pogi isn't a generational talent because he didn't dominate when he was 18 years old. He is already the youngest TdF winner in like 100 years, but OH MY GOD he didn't dominate when he was 18... Seixas didn't dominate when he was 17yo ! What...

Because we are talking about beating Pogacar and Vingegaard. In current state of affairs, Remco has no chance no matter how much ITT there could be. He needs to be way better in the mountains. Pantani lost 7:39 minutes to Ulrich in the ITT and still won the TdF by 3:21minutes.

I think there is some kind of understanding in the cycling world that we should not build hype around Paul Seixas as he is so young

A big thing that makes the TdF the most important GT is its timing. In July a lot of people are taking vacations and so have time to watch the stages live. That's a big factor for sponsors. Whereas the Giro being in May and Vuelta being in September isn't ideal in this regard.