Alexey Lutsenko discussion thread

[markene2]

Gutsy and good ride today earned him his biggest win yet!

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Wonderful win today.

 

[Laplaz]

Which races could he win in future? Maybe Lomabardia and Liege?

 

[markene2]

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Which races could he win in future? Maybe Lomabardia and Liege?

Ronde van vlaandren, Amstel, Liege. think lombardia is to though, look out for him at the worlds this year, he is using the vuelta to ride into form for that

 

[Popchu]

One of the strongest guys in the peloton, with an agressive racing style. Great rider, great victory. There are some opportunities for a second stage win.

He had some bad luck in his career so far, let's hope he stays fit and healthy for the Worlds.

 

[doolols]

So, what's with the beer belly? Is there hope for me yet?

 

[staubsauger]

The new Voeckler? His skillset looks quite the same!

 

[jarvo]

The way he just sat in the saddle and powered up some of those 20% gradients on the final climb was impressive yesterday

 

[markene2]

Guess its time for a bump considering he will win Oman!

 

[Krokro]

Massive showdown from him in Oman. I'm not surprised regarding his well known skillset but it's still a great result!

 

[SafeBet]

Vino 2.0 is coming to town.
Massive season in the making.

 

[Valv.Piti]

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Vino 2.0 is coming to town.
Massive season in the making.

Lutsenko and Wellens are some of the riders Im most intrigued about in the upcoming classics. Especially Lutsenko since it feels he has so much untapped potential, especially in really hard races like the flemish races. I think he has it in him to win some of these races with a well timed attack.

How is his sprint?

 

[JoeD1997]

Re: Re:

Vino 2.0 is coming to town.
Massive season in the making.

How is his sprint?

He's no GVA, Kwiato etc, but he isn't slow either, he beat Bakelants in a two-man sprint in Suisse and Chernetckii in the same situation to win in Almaty in 2014, and those riders have won <5 man group sprints before, which is a similar number for most Classics if it comes to a sprint. In his Hainan stage win, I think (but not 100% sure it wasn't a solo ride that was almost caught on the line) he beat riders like Andriato, Pasqualon, Ponzi and Duque. OK they are not Kittel or Cav, but they are technically sprinters who do well on hillier stages.

In the Classics, provided he avoids a group finish with one of the real sprinters or GVA, Kwiato, Stybar, Gilbert etc, he may be able to beat the likes of Sep and Naesen. Of course, everything is diferent in a sprint after 160km to 200km and again at 260kms.

 

[Alex47]

In 2012 : Worlds
One Day Race » Valkenburg › Valkenburg (177k)
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Rnk Rider Team UCI Pnt Time
1 LUTSENKO Alexey Continental Team Astana 100 100 4:20:15
2 COQUARD Bryan 70 70 ,,
3 VAN ASBROECK Tom Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator 40 40 ,,
4 HOULE Hugo Spidertech Powered by C10 30 30 ,,
5 PIBERNIK Luka Radenska 25 25 ,,
6 CHAVES Johan Esteban Colombia - Coldeportes 20 20 ,,
7 BOHÓRQUEZ Hernando 15 15 ,,
8 VANBILSEN Kenneth An Post - Sean Kelly 10 10 ,,
9 WIPPERT Wouter Lotto Belisol Team 9 9 ,,
10 BENNETT Sam An Post - Sean Kelly 8 8

 

[WheelofGear]

I wouldn't compare him to Wellens who is more of a pure hill specialist.

Voeckler is a great comparison. Perhaps the most opportunistic rider in the current peloton.

 

[WheelofGear]

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Which races could he win in future? Maybe Lomabardia and Liege?

Strade Bianche?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

A bit unlucky in the opening weekend in personal results, but strong enough for sure. Big things still to come this spring

 

[markene2]

Luts strong in Oman, hope he can stay on his bike this classic season, lots of bad luck last year

 

[hammerthaim]

Big Lutsy going gang busters. Love his style. Ardennes here he comes.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

Don’t think he’s ever been better. I’d he could just stay on his bike this spring he might actually realise some of his potential

 

[Flamin]

What happened to him last year, after Oman?

 

[Nirvana]

I've read he'll skip the cobbles and focus on Ardennes, I'm not sure if that's a good idea considering that in the less controlled cobbles races one with an engine like him could slip away and win in almost every race.

 

[Bushman]

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Which races could he win in future? Maybe Lomabardia and Liege?

Tour of Oman probably

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

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What happened to him last year, after Oman?

Falling off of his bike a lot

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

He looks visibly skinnier this season as well. Baby fat has been reduced on his face at least. Boring well for hillier classics