2014 Speculation (and confirmation) thread - rider schedules and parcours

[fauniera]

No Ardennes? He could do very well in Liege.

 

[the asian]

Urán:

Mallorca
Oman
Tirreno
Catalunya
Giro

Yay !

Now let's hope for a podium finish at the Giro !

I assume he'll ride the Ardennes classics as well.

 

[Eshnar]

Yes he should ride the Ardennes too.

 

[Lance Armstrong]

Has Sagan already been posted? No Ardennes but Paris-Roubaix instead.

Tour de San Luis
Dubai Tour
Tour of Oman
G.P. Camaiore
Strade Bianche
Tirreno - Adriatico
Milan - San Remo
E3 Prijs Harelbeke
Gent - Wevelgem
Ronde Van Vlaanderen
Paris - Roubaix

Tour of California
Tour de Suisse
Tour de France

 

[theyoungest]

Urán:

Mallorca
Oman
Tirreno
Catalunya
Giro

As expected, although... no Ardennes. But if the Giro is your main goal for the season, maybe you have to skip them.

 

[Jancouver]

Has Sagan already been posted? No Ardennes but Paris-Roubaix instead.

Tour de San Luis
Dubai Tour
Tour of Oman
G.P. Camaiore
Strade Bianche
Tirreno - Adriatico
Milan - San Remo
E3 Prijs Harelbeke
Gent - Wevelgem
Ronde Van Vlaanderen
Paris - Roubaix

Tour of California
Tour de Suisse
Tour de France

Hope he will win MSR and Ronde. Or at least one of those. Hopefully he wont be one of those riders who won just about every race but never won a monument.

 

[Afrank]

Matej Mohoric

Tour Down Under
Herald Sun Tour
Trofeo Laiguelia
Gran Premio di Lugano
Paris-Nice
Amstel Gold Race
Flèche Wallonne
Liège–Bastogne–Liège.

http://caferoubaix.com/2014/01/09/a-chat-with-matej-mohoric-the-u23-world-champion/

Good schedules for Sagan and Uran. Although I was kinda hoping Uran would go to the Tour for CQ reasons.

Sagan seems to be making the early classics (MSR, RVV, PR) the main priority by not going to the Ardennes. Smart decision as he has the best chance to win them. Really hope he can get a monument this year.

 

[Netserk]

Has Sagan already been posted? No Ardennes but Paris-Roubaix instead.

Tour de San Luis
Dubai Tour
Tour of Oman
G.P. Camaiore
Strade Bianche
Tirreno - Adriatico
Milan - San Remo
E3 Prijs Harelbeke
Gent - Wevelgem
Ronde Van Vlaanderen
Paris - Roubaix

Tour of California
Tour de Suisse
Tour de France

He should skip Cali IMO, but he is probably forced to ride it...

 

[Parrulo]

He should skip Cali IMO, but he is probably forced to ride it...

Yup, Cannondale did it to Nibali and still do it to Sagan. No wonder he never appears to be is top shape for a long time in the last part of the season.

He could really use the month off in may.

 

[Flamin]

Can't wait to see how Sagan handles Roubaix.

 

[fauniera]

He could really use the month off in may.

He has ten days more rest by skipping Amstel and Fleche Wallonne. That should be enough. He needs some race days to get into form for the Tour, so California + Suisse looks fine to me.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Can't wait to see how Sagan handles Roubaix.

Agree, his addition to the lineup is very welcome.

Cancellara vs Boonen vs Vanmarcke vs Sagan

vs

a cloud of dust in the colors of black and blue.

 

[Netserk]

Can't wait to see how Sagan handles Roubaix.

Somewhere between 5th and 10th.

 

[SKSemtex]

Has Sagan already been posted? No Ardennes but Paris-Roubaix instead.

Tour de San Luis
Dubai Tour
Tour of Oman
G.P. Camaiore
Strade Bianche
Tirreno - Adriatico
Milan - San Remo
E3 Prijs Harelbeke
Gent - Wevelgem
Ronde Van Vlaanderen
Paris - Roubaix

Tour of California
Tour de Suisse
Tour de France

According today info in Sagan facebook page https://www.facebook.com/PeterSagan Tour de Suisse in missing there.
It has no sense. Probably only mistake.

 

[Jancouver]

He should skip Cali IMO, but he is probably forced to ride it...

Sagan has been coming to California for many years and when I talked to him last year when he was here in San Diego, it was clear that he really likes it down here. He has done many weeks of training here over the years and I dont think anybody is forcing him to do the race.

 

[Netserk]

Do you also think he rides Colorado because he likes the place?

 

[SKSemtex]

Do you also think he rides Colorado because he likes the place?

Tour of Colorado just following his alltitude training and it proved to be good post Tour program towards Worlds. (Unfortuantely his form reached the top in Montreal not in Firenze )

But who knows, probably Eneco, Vuelta would be even better. I would rather see him there

 

[Christian]

Sagan + California podium girls = a good time

 

[IlPirata92]

Anybody knows what Pinot and Gesink program look for this year?(what GT they are peaking for)

Sagan schedule looks nice. I hope he can get a podium in Paris Roubaix and win the other 2 monuments.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Anybody knows what Pinot and Gesink program look for this year?(what GT they are peaking for)

Both will peak for the Tour. Pinot discussed taking on the Vuelta as well.

 

[IlPirata92]

Gesink will be domestique for Mollema in the Tour? Or does Mollema have some other objectives this year?

 

[MatParker117]

Tour of Cali WT Teams:

BMC, Belkin, Cannondale, Giant-Shimano, Garmin, Trek Factory Racing, Omega Pharma-Quickstep, Orica-GreenEdge and Team Sky.

I'm guessing Tejay will be defending his title and Trek, Garmin, Belkin and Sky will send GC guys as well. Sergio Henao for Sky maybe?

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Gesink will be domestique for Mollema in the Tour? Or does Mollema have some other objectives this year?

I think they will go in as co-captains, but perhaps there are better informed resources around here.

 

[Afrank]

Tour of Cali WT Teams: I'm guessing Tejay will be defending his title and Trek, Garmin, Belkin and Sky will send GC guys as well. Sergio Henao for Sky maybe?

Tejay is skipping Cali for a more traditional build up of PN, Romandie, Dauphine for the Tour.

Sky will probably be trusting in their young guns, Dombrowski and Boswell; maybe Edmondson as well. Dombrowski I could see doing very well.

 

[Afrank]

Sagan has been coming to California for many years and when I talked to him last year when he was here in San Diego, it was clear that he really likes it down here. He has done many weeks of training here over the years and I dont think anybody is forcing him to do the race.

Agree, as opposed to the case with Nibali (who Cannondale probably did force to do the US races), Sagan I think truly does enjoy racing in the US. We can clearly see from pictures of US fans at the races that he's got a huge fan-base here, plus he's had tons of success in every US race he's done.