Race is set up very nicely, could be the best .Pro stage race of the year if the last stage explodes
- Nov 16, 2013
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Widar seems to have a bit of work to do in the TT department.
- Jun 17, 2024
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Ayuso I was expecting him to beat Ganna here or atleast close like this, no idea why others werent. He beat Ganna in 24 in a quite similar TT and has been doing altitude prep just for this.
Almeida big distinction no altitude. His TT is in line with his Algarve TT last year, usually dont gain traction until after April. As expected and exactly in line with last year so far.
Seixas - even if hes been at altitude, he hasnt shown this kind of TT before ever, so very impressive.
Sad for Nuggets woulda been cool to see what he could do. Also sexy ride by Søderqvist love to see that
Almeida big distinction no altitude. His TT is in line with his Algarve TT last year, usually dont gain traction until after April. As expected and exactly in line with last year so far.
Seixas - even if hes been at altitude, he hasnt shown this kind of TT before ever, so very impressive.
Sad for Nuggets woulda been cool to see what he could do. Also sexy ride by Søderqvist love to see that
- Feb 20, 2012
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Looking at the TT results further down, it's more that Almeida stands out as bad.
- Feb 21, 2019
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Shoutout to Ganna for taking the stage, his teammates Arensman and Vauquelin with very solid performances too.
Great day for Lidl-Trek with Söderqvist producing likely the best TT of his career so far and Ayuso managed to put himself in a great position to win the overall. Young Alvarez doing very well too.
Massive performance from Seixas again, he was just narrowly beaten by riders that are at least a couple of years older than him and thus he is still in the fight for the overall.
Expected a bit more from Almeida, he is usually better than this in flat TTs.
Great day for Lidl-Trek with Söderqvist producing likely the best TT of his career so far and Ayuso managed to put himself in a great position to win the overall. Young Alvarez doing very well too.
Massive performance from Seixas again, he was just narrowly beaten by riders that are at least a couple of years older than him and thus he is still in the fight for the overall.
Expected a bit more from Almeida, he is usually better than this in flat TTs.
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- Apr 30, 2011
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too technical for him
and maybe he paced it again with malhao in mind, he dropped 45 seconds to vingegaard in 21 minutes last year
- Apr 30, 2011
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gc
ineos better send ganna up the road before the first malhao
| Rnk | Rider | Time | Time won/lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayuso Juan | 8:32:43 | st |
| 2 | Seixas Paul | 0:07 | -0:07 |
| 3 | Almeida João | 0:44 | -0:37 |
| 4 | Vauquelin Kévin | 0:57 | -0:18 |
| 5 | Arensman Thymen | 1:01 | -0:17 |
| 6 | Martínez Daniel Felipe | 1:12 | -0:40 |
| 7 | Onley Oscar | 1:17 | -1:03 |
| 8 | Lipowitz Florian | ,, | -0:36 |
| 9 | Riccitello Matthew | 1:28 | -1:12 |
| 10 | Voisard Yannis | 1:36 | -0:57 |
| 11 | Schachmann Maximilian | 1:45 | -1:01 |
| 12 | Pinarello Alessandro | 2:06 | -1:27 |
| 13 | Morgado António | 2:13 | -0:50 |
ineos better send ganna up the road before the first malhao
- Nov 16, 2013
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Yeah, it was definitely a terrible performance by him. Weird how he could stand there and say how it was a nice TT and that the others were just faster. But I guess that's just what he always says.
- Feb 20, 2012
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Only thing that makes sense is that his TTs are usually just not great in February
- Nov 16, 2013
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Like Netserk used to say, Cancellara is very good but way overrated. Ayuso is current Cancellara. He went to altitude and he is flying right now. By the end of July, he is finishing outside of the top5 in the TdF.
- Feb 1, 2020
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- Feb 1, 2020
- 1,944
- 2,109
- 8,680
- Apr 30, 2011
- 47,885
- 30,397
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- May 17, 2013
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Yeah, the Black Album, I loved that signature and the Rujano avatar...quoted it many times
. Even trolled Netserk with them. A classic...I just wonder if it's mental for Ayuso. You can't possibly peak at 22. But again, I would not overact. It's February, some riders are just getting into the groove. The same goes for Almeida.
Nevertheless, there's a prize for the taking, can Paul do it? Is he The Man With The Bag? He'll give it all and I can't wait.
- Dec 28, 2010
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People on this forum has a tendency to disregard all logical reasons for worse-than-expected performance. When Ayuso has been underwhelming/not performing, it has usually had a physical reason, like a crash or injury or illness. When he hasn't had such excuses, he's usually been really, really good. It makes no sense to say he will for sure finish outside the top 5 at the Tour because he is overrated. You can only really say that if you're relying on something happening to him again. Most people would see that a good Ayuso definitely has the ability to finish top 5 in a GT without mishaps.
Stage 4:
Break or sprint. De Lie, Magnier, Meeus, Ackermann, Dege, Bittner, Groves etc in a battle again. Looks like plenty of teams with a common interest.
Break or sprint. De Lie, Magnier, Meeus, Ackermann, Dege, Bittner, Groves etc in a battle again. Looks like plenty of teams with a common interest.
- Apr 30, 2011
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u forgot to give it 8 / 10Yeah, the Black Album, I loved that signature and the Rujano avatar...quoted it many times
- Apr 30, 2011
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vuelta last year ? i dont think he had any physical issue since the giro
he also crumbled hard in catalunya and romandie without any physical issue
In Ayuso's own words, he had excellent preparation for the Olympics and the World Championships in Switzerland. Afterwards, when he got poor results, he made excuses.
Last year, he again had excellent preparation for Rwanda. He climbed Mont Kigali well, but as always, he cracked in a long race.
Ayuso's problems are races over 200 kilometers and the mountain stages of Grand Tours. It's not a mere coincidence that his problems appear there and not in one-week races.
Looking at Ciccone and Skjelmose in Ardennes last year, if Ayuso doesn't overcome his Monument-distance problems this year with LIDL, he'll have to consider that he's a rider who excels in short distances, a similar case to Roglic. On the other hand, there are riders who perform better over long distances: Ben Healy, Skujins.
GT is another important testf for him this year. His best result has been in the Vuelta, the GT where Sean Keyy, Valverde, or Remco have had their best performances. That's not a coincidence either.
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