Billie said:
Metabolol said:
SeriousSam said:
Pretty good. Reminds me of Andy Schleck, getting good GC results at a young age. Not as talented of course, but still
I would say he is more talented than Andy Schleck.
Well it's not the hardest thing in the world to compare their respective records on PCS at this point.
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The number in brackets for each stage race is the rider's highest individual stage placing.
Andy's first year (41 race days):
W/PT: 63rd Giro di Lombardia, 118th Overall Catalunya (26th), DNF GP Ouest France
.HC: 9th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk (4th), 14th Overall Tour de Wallonie (12th)
Top 30 in .1 races: 7th Grand Prix de Wallonie, 12th Rund um Koln, 14th Overall Ster Elektrotoer (6th), 26th Overall Tour of Austria (19th)
Simon's first year (66 race days):
GT: DNF Tour de France (21st)
WT: 12th Overall Pais Vasco (16th), 22nd GP de Quebec, 36th GP de Montreal, 42nd Overall Tour of Beijing (12th), 44th Overall Paris-Nice (15th), 78th Fleche Wallonne, 79th Vatenfall, 137th Gent-Wevelgem, DNF San Sebastian, DNF Giro di Lombardia
.HC: 29th GP canton d'Argovie, 55th London-Surrey Classic, DNF Brabantse Pijl, DNF Tour of Turkey (37th)
Top 30 in .1 races: 7th Overall/1st Youth Tour of Slovenia (5th), 13th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana, 19th Overall/1st Mountains Tour of Alberta (28th), 27th G.P. Camaiore
WC/NC: 3rd NC, DNF WC
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Andy's second year before the TDF (24 race days):
W/PT: 45th Overall Tour de Suisse (19th), 74th Overall Catalunya (43rd)
.HC: 24th Overall Tour of Luxembourg (19th), 58th Milano-Torino
Top 30 in .1 races: 11th GP Chiasso
Simon's second year before the TDF (33 race days):
WT: 5th Overall/1st Youth Criterium du Dauphine (2nd), 5th Overall Pais Vasco (3rd), 6th Overall Tour de Romandie (2nd (TTT)/9th), 29th Overall Paris-Nice (17th), 37th Milan-San Remo, 39th Liege-Bastone-Liege, 62nd Fleche Wallonne,
.HC: Has not started any
Top 30 in .1 races: None (61st Drome Classic and 65th Sud Ardeche)
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Simon surely has the better results so far.