Teams & Riders Bahrain

[Lui98]

Didn’t he get 5th in PR?

Yes. He was flying.

 

[fbjim]

it absolutely could be the investigation, i just don't want to instantly put it down to that due to that Marseille department's track record.

that, and stages this year got won by some of the literal worst WT teams all year from the break- and they did have a small matter of podiuming the Giro, and winning both MSR and LFW

 

[yaco]

Haig had a pretty good season going, until he crashed out of the Tour again. Right now it might not seem likely, but he could still end up being just as strong in the Vuelta as he was last year.

Padun is a totally different story.

Haig could be out for the rest of the year.

 

[ppanther92]

Its quite absurd how their level dipped post raid. Caruso's and Mohoric' Tour were already awful but since Landa is targeting the Vuelta, this is maybe equally alarming:

2021 Burgos

nk	Prev	▼▲	Rider	Team	UCI	Pnt		Time
1	2	▲1	LANDA Mikel	Bahrain - Victorious	200	150		18:30:00
3	5	▲2	PADUN Mark	Bahrain - Victorious	125	90		0:43
8	9	▲1	BUITRAGO Santiago	Bahrain - Victorious	50	50		1:09
13	24	▲11	CARUSO Damiano	Bahrain - Victorious	20	28		3:56

2022 Burgos

Rnk	Prev	▼▲	Rider	Team	UCI	Pnt		Time
8	2	▼6	BUITRAGO Santiago	Bahrain - Victorious	50	50		1:06
20	20	-	PERNSTEINER Hermann	Bahrain - Victorious	5	8		2:11
27	29	▲2	MÄDER Gino	Bahrain - Victorious	5			4:37
44	59	▲15	LANDA Mikel	Bahrain - Victorious				12:49

 

[pastronef]

Haig could have had a great TDF but he crashed. Wright was very strong in France, lacked a bit of luck. he won silver in the Commonwealth games TT
in the meanwhile Buitrago and the young Slovenian won a stage in Burgos. and they won a stage and podiumed GC in Poland.
bring on the Vuelta

 

[ppanther92]

And the Vuelta is going to be the next big disappointment. Instead of having two riders top 5 like last year, no one looks like a top 10 climber for now. Still baffeled by the fall of team level…