Hooydonck is a surprise..Jumbo first to announce:
Primoz Roglic
Jonas Vingegaard
Christophe Laporte
Sepp Kuss
Wout van Aert
Steven Kruijswijk
Tiesj Benoot
Nathan Van Hooydonck
No Dennis, Gesink or Teunissen, among others.
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Hooydonck is a surprise..Jumbo first to announce:
Primoz Roglic
Jonas Vingegaard
Christophe Laporte
Sepp Kuss
Wout van Aert
Steven Kruijswijk
Tiesj Benoot
Nathan Van Hooydonck
No Dennis, Gesink or Teunissen, among others.
He is not. But the argument with 2 GT top 10s should at least mention that it was a 1 and 2 at the TdF.Gerraint Thomas is only high on those odds lists because he's British rider on INEOS. A guy who had 2 GT top 10s a half decade ago isn't going to become the oldest Tour winner of all time.
He is not. But the argument with 2 GT top 10s should at least mention that it was a 1 and 2 at the TdF.
Not at all, at least I expected him to be in the line-up.Hooydonck is a surprise..
Hooydonck is a surprise..
This will be won by an outsider starting with H. Haig or Higuita, this is your chance!
Hart obviously /sWho's the leader for Ineos in the Tour anyway?
Hart obviously /s
Meanwhile UAE is simple, it's all in for Pogacar, he has 7 helpers dedicated just to him.
Who's the leader for Ineos in the Tour anyway?
The whole Wout for Green stuff still sounds nuts to me. Having him ride for himself on a few stages is fine, but actually targetting Green while having 2 top class GT riders on the team is brave, to say the least...Not at all, at least I expected him to be in the line-up.
He has been a lock as a key support member for Van Aert throughout the entire season and it was expected and announced he would be given more dedicated domestiques. Plus, his job will also be valuable for the GC captains of the team.
Its Belgium having almost football like media about cycling. And Roglic being buddy buddy with Van Aert.The whole Wout for Green stuff still sounds nuts to me. Having him ride for himself on a few stages is fine, but actually targetting Green while having 2 top class GT riders on the team is brave, to say the least...
What's next, you also put Dumoulin on the team and allow him to ride for himself?
They know Pogacar will probably be stronger than both Roglic and Vingegaard regardless and the rest of the field will probably be weaker. They also know Van Aert will not stay long-term without giving him the opportunities that pretty much any other team would give the second-best rider in the world. Think it's less bravery and more something that's either pragmatism or indecisiveness, depending on how you look at it.The whole Wout for Green stuff still sounds nuts to me. Having him ride for himself on a few stages is fine, but actually targetting Green while having 2 top class GT riders on the team is brave, to say the least...
What's next, you also put Dumoulin on the team and allow him to ride for himself?
According to Ellingworth & Thomas, it's Martinez and Yates as leaders, Thomas basically approaching it more like 2018 to 'see what happens'. Thomas probably at his best just there without pressure to win/attack and just grind away being consistently high placed.Dani Martinez (the "h" is silent and invisible)
I guess they want the green jersey for Wout more than the yellow. Because Dennis would more than likely be a mountain domestique for Rogla and Vingegaard.
I guess they want the green jersey for Wout more than the yellow. Because Dennis would more than likely be a mountain domestique for Rogla and Vingegaard. Quite a complex set of objectives and leaders in Jumbo to mix together. Going to be difficult to pull off I think.
Meanwhile UAE is simple, it's all in for Pogacar, he has 7 helpers dedicated just to him.
No Dennis is a surprise. Is it illness or behind the scenes issues?Jumbo first to announce:
Primoz Roglic
Jonas Vingegaard
Christophe Laporte
Sepp Kuss
Wout van Aert
Steven Kruijswijk
Tiesj Benoot
Nathan Van Hooydonck
No Dennis, Gesink or Teunissen, among others.
Indeed Van Hooydonck will have a kind of Tim Declerq task during the TdF for JV and will be important for echelons and cobbles in first week.Not at all, at least I expected him to be in the line-up.
He has been a lock as a key support member for Van Aert throughout the entire season and it was expected and announced he would be given more dedicated domestiques. Plus, his job will also be valuable for the GC captains of the team.