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According to tuttobiciweb him to androni is a done deal and yesterday he met Savio.Pls Savio, sign Cepeda.
Good result for Ghirmay. Climbed with the yellow jersey group all day.
Foss is really the strongest gc guy, but he's also already 22 years old and Scandinavians are often alrealy at their best at a young age.
It remains to be seen how he will develop. This guy was born in the same year as Bernal, Sivakov, Lambrecht... but while those guys were lighting it up in the pro races, Foss stuck around in the U23 to be able to beat kids 3 years younger than him, and in a diminished field. To me it feels like he won l'Avenir more on age difference than on talent. In the meanwhile he's been leapfrogged by Pogacar, Evenepoel, Hirschi and others. Personally i'm more impressed with Sleen than Foss. I think Foss will be a great pro, but how far exactly he can go, is hard to tell. Nevertheless, he was clearly the strongest GC rider of those still standing and more than deserved the win here.Yes, but I don't really view Foss as being a typical young comet just passing by and then fade away. I don't know, but his development seems to be a slow step by step improvement, steady over time with some ups and downs on the way. It is his dedication to do things right, long term, that has brought him where he is now. If he can continue on that path I think he can keep on growing into his prime years.
It remains to be seen how he will develop. This guy was born in the same year as Bernal, Sivakov, Lambrecht... but while those guys were lighting it up in the pro races, Foss stuck around in the U23 to be able to beat kids 3 years younger than him, and in a diminished field. To me it feels like he won l'Avenir more on age difference than on talent. In the meanwhile he's been leapfrogged by Pogacar, Evenepoel, Hirschi and others. Personally i'm more impressed with Sleen than Foss. I think Foss will be a great pro, but how far exactly he can go, is hard to tell. Nevertheless, he was clearly the strongest GC rider of those still standing and more than deserved the win here.