Was that even in the top 3 of Colbrelli's craziest performances this season? Looks like this year he's sipping on the same kind of Capri Sun as Wout.Colbrelli that is
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Was that even in the top 3 of Colbrelli's craziest performances this season? Looks like this year he's sipping on the same kind of Capri Sun as Wout.Colbrelli that is
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Was that even in the top 3 of Colbrelli's craziest performances this season? Looks like this year he's sipping on the same kind of Capri Sun as Wout.
Landa and Haig actually look very normal in comparison.Compared to his team mates Landa feels human.
Riders know with a lot of teams, only now with the police raid that did nothing it's somehow cool to complain about them.the point is the riders KNOW.
Hoping the crackdown comes soon. Otherwise it will be an epo era repeat.
Riders know with a lot of teams, only now with the police raid that did nothing it's somehow cool to complain about them.
Like nobody was bitching about Jumbo last year.
Was that even in the top 3 of Colbrelli's craziest performances this season? Looks like this year he's sipping on the same kind of Capri Sun as Wout.
Biased jumbo fanboywout has pedigree.
three world cross championships.
and as soon as he started on the road, he showed he could win sprints, TTs and climb fairly well. You ever watch Freddy Maertens in 1976-77?
colbrelli is no WVA.
When was Van Aert's first impressive climbing performance? I would say that he didn't show at any time before the lockdowns that he could climb fairly well. That is, before the lockdowns he has shown less in the mountains than Froome before the 2011 Vuelta, then out of nowhere he was able to finish first among the favourites after the breakaway in the last big mountain stage of the Tour. That's a way bigger and more sudden transformation than that of Colbrelli.wout has pedigree.
three world cross championships.
and as soon as he started on the road, he showed he could win sprints, TTs and climb fairly well. You ever watch Freddy Maertens in 1976-77?
colbrelli is no WVA.
When was Van Aert's first impressive climbing performance? I would say that he didn't show at any time before the lockdowns that he could climb fairly well. That is, before the lockdowns he has shown less in the mountains than Froome before the 2011 Vuelta, then out of nowhere he was able to finish first among the favourites after the breakaway in the last big mountain stage of the Tour. That's a way bigger and more sudden transformation than that of Colbrelli.
When was Van Aert's first impressive climbing performance? I would say that he didn't show at any time before the lockdowns that he could climb fairly well. That is, before the lockdowns he has shown less in the mountains than Froome before the 2011 Vuelta, then out of nowhere he was able to finish first among the favourites after the breakaway in the last big mountain stage of the Tour. That's a way bigger and more sudden transformation than that of Colbrelli.
Wout finished 19th on Col de la LozeIs impossible to compare. The rise of Wout to winning a HC mountain stage in a GT is certainly a much faster progression than Froomes. Wout's came in 2021 Tour de France beating Ellisonde & Pogacar iirc, but that's only his 2nd ever HC stage he's ever faced in his career, the first HC stage he finished half an hour down, but probably domestique anyway like much of Froomes early career. Froomes first came years after his first HC stage. Either way, I can't see Wout turning into a GC rider until he puts a hold on CX & the classics and actually focuses on the mental aspect of GC racing, which is totally different than just winning a mountain stage.
If you disagree with the statement, show that it is wrong. I don't think you can find a climbing performance by Van Aert before the lockdowns that was more impressive than what Froome did in the 2011 Tour de Romandie (Leysin) and the 2011 Tour de Suisse (Crans-Montana).Oh come on, neither of them are very comparable to Froome. He wasn't even demonstrating a solid road race results before the 2011 Vuelta.
Is impossible to compare. The rise of Wout to winning a HC mountain stage in a GT is certainly a much faster progression than Froomes. Wout's came in 2021 Tour de France beating Ellisonde & Pogacar iirc, but that's only his 2nd ever HC stage he's ever faced in his career, the first HC stage he finished half an hour down, but probably domestique anyway like much of Froomes early career. Froomes first came years after his first HC stage. Either way, I can't see Wout turning into a GC rider until he puts a hold on CX & the classics and actually focuses on the mental aspect of GC racing, which is totally different than just winning a mountain stage.
Wasn't 2019 something van Aert's first full year in road racing and with a first Tour cut short due to a somewhat nasty crash? I think you are cherry picking specific race types and timelines to suit your purpose and I do not think they are comparable. Froome showed generally no major indications of having a major engine and his climbing, of any sort, was somewhat shyte and inconsistent before the Vuelta, then it went to world beating, coming in second to a a doper. So I think it is a misleading comparison Netserk, and in that way, not a reasonable comparison.If you disagree with the statement, show that it is wrong. I don't think you can find a climbing performance by Van Aert before the lockdowns that was more impressive than what Froome did in the 2011 Tour de Romandie (Leysin) and the 2011 Tour de Suisse (Crans-Montana).
And this relates to Bahrain, when the discussion is about how ridiculously suspicious and over the top they are. For that you need to compare them with their competitors. Bahrain is stepping up to the same league as Jumbo, Quick-Step, and Ineos -- They are not stepping up to a level above all others.