Teams & Riders Cian Uijtdebroeks - From the wetlands to the top of cycling

[Red Rick]

Nobody really says 'naar hier' including all the standard incorrect stuff people say in spoken Dutch. If there's a place in NL where it's common I don't know it.

 

[KoopaCycling]

it's flemish dutch obviously. and yes plenty of areas where they talk like that in flanders.

 

[Cycling111]

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[Rackham]

Ouch. Bad way to start his Movistar career.

 

[Keldergoat]

Because I was taught to say hierheen or hiernaartoe, and naar hier runs contrary to everything I ever learned about hier, daar and er, so I'm confused, but my teacher came from the Netherlands and so did the vast majority of our learning materials, so that could theoretically explain it

You are actually completely right, quite impressive that you remembered that. But it's one of those constructs that in part of Flanders is used a lot.

 

[AlfaLum]

Good performance from him again. Nice for the lad after a lot of criticism in recent years.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

And Carlton Kirby is now pronouncing his forename as "Charn"

 

[Berniece]

And Carlton Kirby is now pronouncing his forename as "Charn"

Trumps Blobloblo

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Trumps Blobloblo

Mas's lazy ignorance is less culpable, although more extreme, than Kirby's in that he is not a professional broadcaster.

 

[Pozzovivo]

Probably shooting a dead sloth here, but Mas made a perfectly good JOKE in that interview. It was not a sign of disrespect, as both he and Cian declared in the days afterwards.

I thought it was charming and funny at the time, while the response to it reflects the unhealthy discourse of modern day.

 

[Coppi-Bartali]

He looks good on the climbs, but if he descends so badly it's impossible to get good results in the general classification.

 

[Netserk]

betrayed by romo today yet again

 

[AlfaLum]

He looks good on the climbs, but if he descends so badly it's impossible to get good results in the general classification.

Did he loose contact on the descent again?

 

[Coppi-Bartali]

Did he loose contact on the descent again?

That's what they say.B ut it's also normal that he would have dropped on the climb if he constantly has to expend energy to recover what he loses on the descent.

 

[Rackham]

Good performance from him again. Nice for the lad after a lot of criticism in recent years.

He's at his level, maybe a bit below. But he's a consistent 5-10 finish position rider in GC. If Movistar got him to farm UCI points it's not a bad deal tbh.

 

[AlfaLum]

He's at his level, maybe a bit below. But he's a consistent 5-10 finish position rider in GC. If Movistar got him to farm UCI points it's not a bad deal tbh.

Yeah despite this last stage I would argue it is a good week for him again. He can also go for a top-10 in the Tour this year and that would be more than decent for him.

He will not become the rider that he was expected to become at the start of his pro career. But he will become a good rider nonetheless.

 

[KoopaCycling]

Yeah despite this last stage I would argue it is a good week for him again. He can also go for a top-10 in the Tour this year and that would be more than decent for him.

He will not become the rider that he was expected to become at the start of his pro career. But he will become a good rider nonetheless.

Okay, but where does that leave him, aside from becoming a well paid mountain domestique?
I mean nothing wrong with that, but clearly not his ambition.

 

[Rackham]

Yeah despite this last stage I would argue it is a good week for him again. He can also go for a top-10 in the Tour this year and that would be more than decent for him.

He will not become the rider that he was expected to become at the start of his pro career. But he will become a good rider nonetheless.

Exactly. He can be a good pro on a good salary. That's nothing to complain about as long as his health keeps up.

 

[Berniece]

Okay, but where does that leave him, aside from becoming a well paid mountain domestique?
I mean nothing wrong with that, but clearly not his ambition.

A leader at Movistar for top 5-10 in GT’s

 

[KoopaCycling]

A leader at Movistar for top 5-10 in GT’s

Top 10
He only gets top 5 in a weak field
That's basically an improved version of Kurt Van De Wouwer

I'm not knocking. But i think he should go the domestique route and aim for stuff like Emillia.
Maybe if he can improve his sprint, he can aim for more races, but that's not looking likely.

 

[Berniece]

Top 10
He only gets top 5 in a weak field
That's basically an improved version of Kurt Van De Wouwer

I'm not knocking. But i think he should go the domestique route and aim for stuff like Emillia.
Maybe if he can improve his sprint, he can aim for more races, but that's not looking likely.

Domestique for who at Movistar?

 

[KoopaCycling]

Domestique for who at Movistar?

Not at Movistar. Though moving again would not be optimal.
Couple of years down the line