Alexey Lutsenko discussion thread

[Flamin]

Re: Re:

What happened to him last year, after Oman?

Falling off of his bike a lot

I was looking for some DNF's but couldn't find much apart from Dwars door Vlaanderen and de Ronde. Other than that he pretty much did a full program so no sign of a serious injury either. Hence why I was wondering when or where he crashed.

Anyway, in this shape he should be one of the favourites for the Omloop.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

Re: Re:

What happened to him last year, after Oman?

Falling off of his bike a lot

I was looking for some DNF's but couldn't find much apart from Dwars door Vlaanderen and de Ronde. Other than that he pretty much did a full program so no sign of a serious injury either. Hence why I was wondering when or where he crashed.

Anyway, in this shape he should be one of the favourites for the Omloop.

I might be misremembering the dates (might be over last couple
Of years and not just last year) but I distinctly remember hearing about a few training crashes as well. All in all, I think it was a bit of an off season after a good start. Hopefully he can take this shape with him into March and April.

 

[markene2]

Re: Re:

What happened to him last year, after Oman?

Falling off of his bike a lot

I was looking for some DNF's but couldn't find much apart from Dwars door Vlaanderen and de Ronde. Other than that he pretty much did a full program so no sign of a serious injury either. Hence why I was wondering when or where he crashed.

Anyway, in this shape he should be one of the favourites for the Omloop.[/quote

He crashed in almost every Belgian classic even when he didnt dnf. Horrible year, but i think he will be Great at Amstel and LBL

 

[RedheadDane]

Dedicates the win(s) to his wife, and twins they lost in December...

 

[hfer07]

Lutsenko the new Vino

 

[RedheadDane]

Learned an important thing about him today: He's got some insane getting back on his feet skills.

 

[Eli]

What a Gutsy performance from this fella. Come off His bike twice and still showed nerves of steel to win a 4 man sprint. If only He can stay on His bike more often.

 

[del1962]

Really impressive today. gutsy aswell

 

[JosephK]

Re:

Really impressive today. gutsy aswell

Surely today's performance will stand as one of the best/most exciting stages of the entire season. Glad I got to watch it!

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

What a ride.

 

[markene2]

Arctic Race in the bag, World Championships next!!!

 

[geisterhome]

He is a poor mans Vinokourov - and that isn't a bad thing.

 

[Popchu]

Yorkshire 2019, here comes Lutsenko

 

[markene2]

Hype for Yorkshire, he will animate the race, great great season.

 

[luckyboy]

Hope he wins it tbh. Would be nice after all the hype around Ala/VDP

 

[Velolover2]

And if the Worlds course is too easy, there is always Il Lombardia.

Astana will have the best team for that race.

 

[The Barb]

No doubt his form is phenomenal right now. Has a great chance at the Worlds.

 

[staubsauger]

Leclercq always says that with the shape you've had in spring, you gonna win every race in fall. Lutsenko seems to have his absolute peak in fall this season and thus proves him right so far.

I'm not sure about the world's, but convinced the Kazakhs has a very nice chance to win Lombardy! Together with Fuglsang he potentially forms a strong Astana couple to play cat and mouse with the rest of the field!

 

[F_Cance]

Jean Claude Leclercq?

 

[staubsauger]

Jean Claude Leclercq?

Yes, indeed! He states that every year and thinks that more riders should have their main peak in fall. Lutsenko proves him right IMHO!

 

[markene2]

Lutsenko bros, this is our year, he will win the olympics!

 

[spalco]

Lutsenko bros, this is our year, he will win the olympics!

I don't know that, but a Tour de France podium is definitely within reach.

 

[markene2]

I don't know that, but a Tour de France podium is definitely within reach.

One can Hope, top 10 i would say is realistic, Hope he animates the race like Vino would have done

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

Can see him top 10 with the dauphine shape. Was a tiny bit underwhelming today though. Was hoping for a top 5.

 

[movingtarget]

Can see him top 10 with the dauphine shape. Was a tiny bit underwhelming today though. Was hoping for a top 5.

Dauphine is less than half as long as the Tour. See how he goes in the third week but he has looked good in recent times.