Recent content by tweak37

So, not quite Alaphilippe then...

About successful 19 year old cyclists, only one example comes to mind: Guiseppe Saronni. Although he became pro in the year he turned 20, being born in September he was only a few months older than Evenepoel. Before the age of 20, he was 3rd in Tirreno Adriatico, 2nd in Fleche Wallone, 9th in...

Re: Re: This is not exactly full-on racing though is it? Peloton stopped riding completely. Van Der Breggen and Van Vleuten are just ridiculously strong, which kills the race.

I honestly do not understand what you are getting at. Minuscule amount of pro cycling years? He became pro in 2008 at age 22 - nothing special there. He was a decent talent but his African connection was the most remarkable about him. His first pro year was quite good, of course expectations...

So... somebody had quite a refreshing restday. :D

Re: Re: So is there actually a list somewhere of these 99 riders before the Vuelta or where is this number coming from? The lists I can find are at most 90 riders long (Wikipedia).

Re: Re: Sometimes it's good to look these kind of things up to sharpen the cycling-history senses: Vainsteins: 1 (giro 1999) Van Heeswijk: 2 (vuelta 1997, vuelta 2005) Mori: 0 Piziks: 0 Magnien: 0 Hincapie: 1 (tour 2005*) Mengin: 1 (tour 1997) 5 in total, I would have guessed 6 or 7, I...

Re: I though it was 30% which would mean he's still safe, for now...

Re: I watched. I thought he was pretty great. Nice attack and superbly controlled last kms. What's not to like? People who think wheelsucking is disgraceful do not get cycling in my opinion. Wheelsucking is like the standout aspect of cycling that makes it such an interesting sport. I can...

Re: Suprisingly enough, Devolder is actually not yet retired. ;-)

Re: Re: Are you serieus? :razz:

So he is not riding anything serious anymore? He does not seem to be very clear about this, but maybe I missed something.

Re: De Cauwer and Schotte!

Re: 2016 Giro d'Italia - Stage 5 Praia a Mare – Benevento 23 Kittel dropped.

Re: Re: I can certainly understand you do not like riders who consistently ride passively and rarely chip in, even when it would make sense to do so. But it's really unfortunate that you generalize this to all situations where a rider does not contribute, since it is exactly the "play" between...