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

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Mar 12, 2009
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Maybe just suffered from the weather yesterday.
Or was he caught behind the uphill crash at the start of the climb perhaps? Having to suddenly chase back uphill when UAE had already started uping the pace would take the steam out of most riders.
 
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Oct 15, 2017
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Or was he caught behind the uphill crash at the start of the climb perhaps? Having to suddenly chase back uphill when UAE had already started uping the pace would take the steam out of most riders.
Could also be a factor, but maybe not the sole or main one.
 
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Sep 4, 2017
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Climbing in Tirreno wasnt bad though. Maybe just suffered from the weather yesterday.

He just looks very "ordinary". He is the type of rider that just hangs on and is solid/consistent, for the most part. Bad ITT is a handicup on the best GC riders. However, his climbing and not having super bad days in the high mountains will probably make him have a good chance to finish in the top 10, for the most part.

He will have a hard time winning races though if not getting either so strong that he drops everyone, becoming more explosive or getting better in the ITTs.
Seems like a new Jurgen Van Den Broek is his absolute ceiling. Got no winning trick and short of the best in every area.
 
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May 29, 2019
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Then again Visma was trying something today and Pogi put three minutes and half into Sepp. We can't hence pin point this on Cian. The idea we will soon again have a Tour winner at this age was ridiculous in the first place.
 
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Uijtdebroeks not finishing in the top 10 of a GC.

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