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I still think there's a possible scenario here where Rog does the Tour. It'll be dependent on form but if RBBH have selection worries/form worries/issues then an in-form Rog coming out of Romandie is likely to get the nod. That's how it works. Yesterday was an interesting step in the right...

He's racing Milan-Torino tomorrow: View: https://x.com/RBH_ProCycling/status/2033864721644818908

Another angle here is the level of the peloton is just ridiculous. You know that stereotype where xyz rider says "I'm doing my best numbers ever but I'm getting dropped!"? People might take the *** out of those claims because of Froomey-ism over the years (aka washed riders saying they're not...

There's been a clear Vuelta 2024 + Catalunya 2025 > what followed that it looks like a clear "better before and not-so-good after" situation, for xyz reasons. Just one year ago he demolished Montjuic in Barcelona and made it stick against the best UAE rider of the moment. But even though with...

I really don't get how you can call a 36 year old rider 'overrated' when he's got 5 GT's to his name already. He is what he is. Maybe he's a bit diesel this year as well since his objective is in September.

I think that was normal (& thus pretty good) Rog actually. Maybe on the better side of normal. But the issue last year wasn't the ITT (his Giro ITT's were good, especially the first one). It's the mountains where the question marks are.

I have a feeling you'll love this story: https://www.eurosport.fr/cyclisme/paul-seixas-une-prolongation-chez-decathlon-cma-cgm-en-suspens...-et-un-interet-duae-emirates-xrg_sto23279197/story.shtml First serious transfer rumor... of Seixas to UAE! Apparently contract extension negotiations...

Honestly? Curious. I'm curious to see whether he's going to hit a plateau early like many young riders do in this sport since riders started bursting onto the scene and winning things early over the past half decade. I see with Seixas the same "omg he's only 19 imagine how strong he'll...

Because his rivals are also juiced. That's the omerta right there. Seixas for example isn't the Grinch, i.e. he didn't just get magically dropped on someone's doorstep. The whole system is geared towards maximizing youth and finding the super responders in the teen categories - maybe with...

Anyone still watching this 'sport' is just a masochist.

I don't know. I live here and I don't see the hype being outrageous tbh. He's also got the advantage of the fact the football world cup takes place this summer and 'les bleus' monopolize almost every news outlet.

Because he's a kid and Pog exists. I think the overarching sentiment towards him will be one of patience, support and understanding when things don't go well. We've seen it all before with Pinot, i.e. when fans have hope that a French rider will eventually come good and maybe win it in the...

On the contrary I believe sending him to the Tour makes the most sense - especially as soon as possible. He'll ride without pressure and learn. There's zero downsides. It's all well and good saying ride the Vuelta and win it but A/that's not guaranteed (it's still a 3 week GT and his recovery...

Since Visma needs a new sponsor I suspect they might disagree with Vinge on that one.

Beats me. But come on, when Red Bull bought 51% of the team everyone and their dog expected there to be some sort of plan in place to take things to the next level - whatever that entailed. But as a team they seem way worse than they were back in 2022 when they won the Giro with Hindley...