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I'm not expecting miracles - yes, he has motivation problems, and yes, he has weight issues, I'm not neglecting that - but I think it's better to draw conclusions after some more races, for instance like after Circuit de Sarthe.
Perhaps people should stop being fixated with his DNFs. Is it a good sign? No, but once again, more than 80 riders didn't finish today. And can we expect something else from Betancur? Everybody knows he's not in top shape, but today was only his sixth raceday this year. Even in his best years, he needed at least ten racedays to get some 'decent' results (please have a look at PCS or another site). If you consider this, then it's no gift to start your season with Strade Bianche, Sanremo and three races in Flanders.IndianCyclist said:
I'm not expecting miracles - yes, he has motivation problems, and yes, he has weight issues, I'm not neglecting that - but I think it's better to draw conclusions after some more races, for instance like after Circuit de Sarthe.
He's clearly lost too much weight. He was finishing races earlier this season before he overtrained and got too lean. Movistar should rest him to avoid illness or injury.
He crashed then got back to the peloton, then after the echelons in a little uphill, at 81 to go he lost the wheel. Betancur is not in top shape but hanging at the end of the bunch doesn't help either.
Let's be fair, with his history simply starting a race is an impressive feat. He's actually in Europe, he hasn't disappeared off to Colombia somewhere.
This is Dani Sanchez: "Yes friends, Carlos Betancur will race Flanders. Another DNF is expected.."
Dani Sanchez is Movistar's digital editor, sometimes acting as press officer
https://twitter.com/ruedalenticular/status/847906346439778304
Dani Sanchez is Movistar's digital editor, sometimes acting as press officer
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Anyway, his next races should be RVV, Sarthe, Klasika Primavera. After this block of racing we should know more.
I don't know who Dani Sanchez is, but can you explain me where you see it is Dani Sanchez who's posting this? As far as I see, it's 'Rueda lenticular', a cycling website, that posted this tweet. Is that Dani Sanchez the man behind that website?luckyboy said:
Anyway, his next races should be RVV, Sarthe, Klasika Primavera. After this block of racing we should know more.
Dani was a cycling fan who got hired to be press officer with the Andorra-Grandvalira team and did such a great job he was hired by Movistar as part of the PR staff. He's been there ever since.
I don't know anything about him writing for that site though. And I don't see why he'd say anything negative about a rider on the team he works for.
I think I've seen him post around here before so he might weigh in if he sees this.
I don't know anything about him writing for that site though. And I don't see why he'd say anything negative about a rider on the team he works for.
I think I've seen him post around here before so he might weigh in if he sees this.
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Published on March 31st by an account from Spain, where April Fool's is mostly not a thing.loge1884 said:
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He should be able to do well in Primavera after racing that schedule..
He did relatively well in Sarthe last year on the last couple of stages so thats a good marker as well.
Popchu said:
He should be able to do well in Primavera after racing that schedule..
He did relatively well in Sarthe last year on the last couple of stages so thats a good marker as well.
Wonder if Sanchez only means it to say they aren't expecting results, but just for him to get some more race miles and hang in as long as possible. Hard to see DS going public with snark unless Movistar really are super sick of Betancur.
Of course Betancur does himself no favors with his preparation, but at the same time, it's like MovieStar punish Betancur by making him race in unsuitable parcours.
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The spanish have their own april fools in december, they wouldn't put out an article today.
loge1884 said:
The spanish have their own april fools in december, they wouldn't put out an article today.
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Dani Sanchez was also a pretty active poster in the first years of PCMDaily with the username Dankan( around 1000 posts till 2009, then he didn't post in PCMDaily after and the website of him there links him to linkedin where he is shown to be working on Movistar since 2011)GuyIncognito said:
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Maybe they should let him choose his racing program. And pick 5-6 domestiques to do the same races and work for him nonstop. And get him a sprint train.yaco said:
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I'm imagining 5-6 guys constantly relaying back and forth from the team car bringing him bottles of molten Häagen-Dazs
hrotha said:
I'm imagining 5-6 guys constantly relaying back and forth from the team car bringing him bottles of molten Häagen-Dazs
I remember last year being very similar, until he started riding ok in like Castillia y Leon or so, and then he was a pretty good domestique in LBL whilst still being too heavy. Then I didn't think about him again until he comes up fatter than ever at the start of this year. What's gonna happen now?
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He won't ride Ardennes with this attitude
Popchu said:Betancur DNF.
No surprise at all, but this is way too fast to give up.
He won't ride Ardennes with this attitude
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