2013 Speculation (and confirmation) thread - rider schedules and parcours

[theyoungest]

Uran is like Mollema in capabilities. Good rider, never the best.

 

[cineteq]

uh last year catalunya?

Isn't that the same race where stage 3's results (queen stage) were dismissed and Albasini ended up winning?

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Isn't that the same race where stage 3's results (queen stage) were dismissed and Albasini ended up winning?

yeah thats' why uran was close to winning, idf that stage hadn't been canceled he'd won

 

[maltiv]

yeah thats' why uran was close to winning, idf that stage hadn't been canceled he'd won

I don't know about that. If I remember correctly, Szmyd was by far the strongest guy in the hills in that race, so he'd probably have won the MTF imo.

 

[Parrulo]

porte not riding algarve according to the article on CN about team sky line ups for february.

hard to look past martin now

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

porte not riding algarve according to the article on CN about team sky line ups for february.

hard to look past martin now

TAWK. TT like in last years Dauphine and kill Toni on Malhao. Should be a piece of cake.

 

[JRanton]

UK Postal names February squads: http://www.teamsky.com/article/0,27290,17553_8455251,00.html

Their Oman squad:

Wiggins
Froome
Porte
Dombrowski
Kiryienka
Cataldo
Kennaugh
Knees


Showdown on Green Mountain? Has anyone seen the Oman parcours for this year?

 

[roundabout]

http://www.letour.fr/2013/TOO/COURSE/us/le_parcours.html

Green Mountain, 2 anti-sprinter stages, 3 flat stages

 

[JRanton]

http://www.letour.fr/2013/TOO/COURSE/us/le_parcours.html

Green Mountain, 2 anti-sprinter stages, 3 flat stages

Thanks. Stage 5 looks like it could be good fun, coming a day after Green Mountain.

 

[the asian]

http://www.letour.fr/2013/TOO/COURSE/us/le_parcours.html

Green Mountain, 2 anti-sprinter stages, 3 flat stages

Not bad for a short stage race. At least every stage has a lump in it.

 

[Ferminal]

Thanks. Stage 5 looks like it could be good fun, coming a day after Green Mountain.

It's hard, small group (GC contenders only) for sure.

Looks like Sky's Giro squad + Froome, already sorting the Wiggins train out.

 

[Gloin22]

Really? Last year on Mende he got beat by Wiggins, Westra, Leipheimer etc., on a short steep climb. That's pretty crappy for a punchy climber like Uran, you know. I mean, if it was his first race, it's not a problem at all, but no way was he one of the best. Wasn't even in the top 10.

It was his 1st race of the year.... and he was total domestique for Wiggins..

What the hell can you expect more ffs ?



Sky's Oman squad looks bit ridiculous

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

It was his 1st race of the year.... and he was total domestique for Wiggins..

What the hell can you expect more ffs ?



Sky's Oman squad looks bit ridiculous

Well nothing, but somebody went arround saying he was one of the strongest, which I don't think he was, because he had poor form because it was the first race of the season.

Since he isn't domestiquing for Wiggo and since he has more race rythm now, he should definitely be considered one of the favourites, considering the field, which I already affirmed.

 

[Afrank]

Don't believe Joe Dombrowski's full schedule has been posted yet.

Tentatively, Dombrowski is slated to ride the Giro, the Tour of Oman, Tirreno-Adriatico, Criterium International, Route du Sud and the Giro del Trentino. He may get to race stateside, as Sky is weighing racing in Colorado come August at the USA Pro Challenge, according to the team.

Hope Sky races US Pro Challenge, as Dombro has a good shot at the best young rider, or even a podium there.

 

[Ferminal]

Nice that they have picked up an invite to Route du Sud, his best chance to win a stage race.

 

[theyoungest]

TJ Butcher has added Tirreno to his programme.

What a hard programme for Dombrowski, BTW. They tryin' to kill him in his first year?

 

[Ferminal]

Will probably be 60 race days if he does the US races, about the norm for neopros isn't it?

 

[Twenty-Nem]

Henao did 75 race days for his first year as a profesionnal last year.
imho Dombrowski can do it like him as a good level.

 

[theyoungest]

Henao did 75 race days for his first year as a profesionnal last year.
imho Dombrowski can do it like him as a good level.

Henao is much older than Dombrowski. And Dombro only started road racing a few years ago.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

TJ Butcher has added Tirreno to his programme.

What a hard programme for Dombrowski, BTW. They tryin' to kill him in his first year?

I'm sure somewhere else, theories are already being concocted about keeping the good ole boy away from the secretive training camps by ensuring he has lots of races.

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Does anybody happen to know anybthing about the schedule of Jose Rujano?

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Does anybody happen to know anybthing about the schedule of Jose Rujano?

he starts in oman

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

he starts in oman

Yeah I saw him on cyclingfever on that startlist as well like a month ago or something, but de vacansoleil site doesn't have him, and he's not listed on cyclingfever anymore either.

 

[Miburo]

he starts in oman

what can we expect from him?

, This?

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

what can we expect from him?

, This?

At least in Oman it should be good wheather for him.

If he races, he should be able to show us something nice on Green Mountain no?