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Milan and Bittner about to be only sprinter left...

I don't think the UCI would accept that. How do you even do that. Buying someone license would also meaning buying the contracts. Those intermarché riders wouldn't be free for example, and the new merged team wouldn't be able to get Intermarché's better riders even. How does Intermarché even...

As it looking right now it will be the Lotto license. Given they have the more valuable riders if Girmay leaves anyways (which are the rumors) and have more points right now it's kinda logical. Lotto would also be paying more (Intermarché doesn't put that much in). I understand the feeling. like...

I dont see them missing out now. Unless Arkea indeed somehow survives (they now would have a chance at getting guaranteed WCs) TDT is going to the Tour. Who else are they gonna give a WC too?

Nieuwsblad just makes it out to be Lotto taking Intermarchés sponsors, CEO and some riders lmao. Lotto license will be hold. Lotto still first namesponsor (confirms my fear budget would still be low) and owner of the team. Intermarche would apply for their WT license but sell it to the highest...

Again you're not taking into account that either Intermarche of Lotto's license disappears. Either Cofidis or Uno X will be WT. Tietema will actually get their Tour WC if Arkea folds.

Uno x will get in over Cofidis at this race. But yeah it just does not matter anymore at all. It really is more beneficial to be Pro Team from now on. There isnt even stress anymore to miss a WC

We are on the same page about Girmay at least. I aint following a team with Girmay. I'm sorry the guy is great but I cant stand his fans. Yeah I just can't see Lotto throwing their license away and to me and given the points it also wouldnt make sense right now. The chance Intermarche falls out...

Lotto pays 8, can't do more. Intermarché not even that right now. So unless they do way more they wont have a 20+ M budget. Which is obviously still very low nowadays. Not sure if it's worth then. Like I said. There will be good riders free to go. Vandecapelle is talking about Girmay to...

As far as I know 22 btw... So yeah this is so complicated. Not sure what to think of this. All depends on how it will be done. But in general I think mergers in cycling are weird with basically one team surviving (which license survives) and taken in the other sponsors. Riders contracted to the...

Literally the definition of an uphill sprint. It is just questioning it when you have been whining about it for 2 years straight.

De Lie only does it when he's sprinting uphill and has had major succes doing it. It's the style he feels the most comfortable with it, he's not gonna go faster while sprinting in the drops uphill. He has tried it and he didn't feel good with it at all. And yes he was literally already crying...

Underrated stage. Going to be a horrible day for the worst climbers and the riders not feeling well.

José needs to stop thinking he knows everything better. It's getting really annoying. It's like saying to Milan he should be sprinting lower on his bike to take less wind, like he's going to put the same amount of power on the pedals like that. Anyways, good to see De Lie like this. Not just...

If you wanna have a laugh look at Ackermann's sprint and Stewards reaction