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Take it to the clinic.he was not
Statistics overview for João Almeida
How many profile views had João Almeida? Profile photos per season and number of wins and points per season.www.procyclingstats.com
but that's magic of team that made Brambilla finish 5th in a long ITT in the Giro once
Take it to the clinic.
Almeida has done some very good ITT's in the U23 and juniors. He wasn't always consistent but he had far too many top placings to act like this guy comes from nowhere, while ignoring todays specific conditions. You just posted a list of 7 out of 12 top 10 finishes.
I’m not as familiar with Ganna apart from his TT skills. Can he climb at all or is he more of a hybrid Tony Martin/Castroviejo type who can dom-climb but don’t really have much chance to turn into a GC threat in the future.
Chonky boy won't win mountainsI’m not as familiar with Ganna apart from his TT skills. Can he climb at all or is he more of a hybrid Tony Martin/Castroviejo type who can dom-climb but don’t really have much chance to turn into a GC threat in the future.
That’s what I was asking. I’m not familiar with him other than seeing him in TTs. To be fair, they said the same thing about Rohan Dennis, and while he isn’t a contender, he’s improved to the point he can hang on in the mountains at the TdS, and Geraint Thomas...Ganna, climb? GC threat??
He is listed at 193m tall and 76 kg, definitely not a gc threatI’m not as familiar with Ganna apart from his TT skills. Can he climb at all or is he more of a hybrid Tony Martin/Castroviejo type who can dom-climb but don’t really have much chance to turn into a GC threat in the future.
Like i said, you just posted a list of 7 top 10s out of 12 races. And those don't even take into account national titles or podiums.You can go ahead and list those 'far too many top placings' then, because I don't see them.
Like i said, you just posted a lost of 7 top 10s out of 12 races. And those don't even take into account national titles or podiums.
Maybe you should compare his ITT's to those of Ganna as U23/junior - 2017 & before, and you'll be amazed that the difference will be a lot smaller than you think.
Chonky boy won't win mountains
I'm talking about this Giro for starters.We need a !remindme <time> bot on this forum.
You're likely right as he's a unit but I've been burnt by "those track lads will never win up a mountain" before.
Tissot timing seems to have died before Ganna got to the 2nd split. PCS just going off tv picks nowAfter Ganna finished, the Italians just packed the timing equipment and stopped posting intermediate time checks...
Giro d'Italia 2020 Stage 1 (ITT) results
Filippo Ganna is the winner of Giro d'Italia 2020 Stage 1 (ITT), before João Almeida and Mikkel Bjerg. Filippo Ganna was leader in GC.www.procyclingstats.com