Recent content by peterfin

So that was the 10th victory this season according to PCS. Great start of the year. Last year they had 23 in total.

If you have won a GT and finished 3rd at the TdF you are good enough to add one to the list each yeae . And yes he should focus on more monuments and major 1-week races too but I disagree he is just average when he is back on top after an injury. His autumn was great. Summer 2024 was great too.

The marginal gains in training science are so big the last few years that they will need race bumpers in the corners of HC climbs soon.

"What you can still do after four hours of hard racing is the most important thing in racing nowadays." That is where all the extra performance comes from during the next race. I doubt it's zone 2 training.

Using the word 'fanboy' is denigrating. Obviously you will find fans in Remco's thread but there is no reason to belittle them to make your point. Whoever makes a claim about Remco being a minor rider than the 14 ahead of him better checks the climber ranking thread. It's easy to dismiss him as...

A few points regarding the idea that the performance of youngster is somehow a sign the sport is cleaner: first, they train like a pro today which means their future progress is likely minimal. This makes claims like Seixas becoming the new Pogacar totally overblown. Second, the junior years...

There are signs that he performs sometimes under unhealthy levels of stress and I think it has more to do of how he views himself than the impact of any outside force. Every move he makes or word he says is scrutinized in the press and on social but I doubt it really impacts him a lot, at least...

Great thread. I took the time to read all of your work for the first time. Although my view is qualitative, I am very much alligned regarding your view of Ullrich. His 1997 TdF performance was just incredible and made me a lifelong fan with a lot of frustration too in the Armstrong era. When I...

The thread would be more meaningful if we discuss his performance, strategy and results instead of every word the guy says.

He doesn't need be in top shape to win an ITT. We have seen that in the past.

I disagree. Yes, he wanted to win 2 stages and GC prior to the start. He has the history to make that statement without looking stupid. Regarding his loss: he said he is not good enough. He may be thinking out loud what added to his major drop in performance but that doesn't take away the fact...

Why has he accountability issues? Because you think he makes up stuff to avoid responsability? That's just not true. He obviously looks for answers why he could beat guys two weeks ago that now gain more than a minute on him. Regardless, he does conclude that he is just not good enough this...

He basically just started out with the team. RBH can't have a significant impact on his performance yet. Actually, the net result might even be negative at the moment as they still need to build all the data and are testing stuff such as that 68T chainring Remco was complaining about.

Remco said that he "pushed his values" but it "goes faster and faster each year". I read this as: I reached my training values and expected that it was good enoug for the UAE tour. He does have a point here. The last few years the UAE team has raised the bar. The climb times speak for...

I generally have the same feeling since 2025. I do think that having one big GC target a year is still ok if he doesn't sacrifice the rest of his season for it. He has (or definitely had) it in him to win the Giro. His chances to win the TdF are close to zero as long as Pogacar races but it's...