They commented that he was in the big chainring(?) It was like his legs turned to cement in the final few meters.. He was flying until he wasn't.. Like struck by lightning!!that was so strange; it looked like Cian was pouring it on with 500 meters to go, and then all of a sudden Lecerf, who had been caught by a small group re surges and catches him at the line. Did Cian stay on that big gear too long, or was his team not communicating....so baffling. Anyway congrats to Junior, he's becoming a nice little climber
One of the commentators mentioned something like "why did he ride that big gear towards the end"They commented that he was in the big chainring(?) It was like his legs turned to cement in the final few meters.. He was flying until he wasn't.. Like struck by lightning!!
He looked to be turning it over great!! He looked awesome and then.....One of the commentators mentioned something like "why did he ride that big gear towards the end"
I agree...good showing for Cian.He looked to be turning it over great!! He looked awesome and then.....
But all in all, he still rode great, and this has been an excellent month.. Even today his result was decent. Visma has another reason to be optimistic.
I hope there is a race or two before the year ends where he can use his form..I agree...good showing for Cian.
hmmm, good point. Not sure, perhaps one of the Italian racesI hope there is a race or two before the year ends where he can use his form..
He is riding WC normally, and maybe even ECI hope there is a race or two before the year ends where he can use his form..
For me as long as he flips the script and his name is reestablished as a racer and not some problematic drama queen.. He is still young, super talented and fits in the story with Onley, Lipowitz, Del Toro, Ayuso, there is room for him..I think he will ride Slovakia, if it has any mountainous stages this year.
Cian's ambitions and those of the team were starting to diverge. At this time, we cannot offer Cian the role and program he considers essential for his development. After very open and honest discussions, we accepted his request to take the next step in his career. We wish Cian every success.
Which is a bit weird because it's not like they have much better riders for this. There is Vingegaard and Jorgenson. That's it. Don't understand why you wouldn't be able to give Uijtdebroeks a free role in Giro or Vuelta to go for his GC ambitions, and the rest of the team rides for Jorgenson/Vingegaard.So basically Plugge said we no longer believe in Cian, so we gave him a different programme. Cian did not like that.He still believes in himself, so he's moving to movistar were he can continue his GT dreams.
You're goddamn right.Netserk is going to love this
I think they don't want to give him a free role in ANY GT, and that that is the issue. Cian probably wants to go for a GC in a GT again next year. Doesn't have to be TDF, he isn't delusional.I bet it comes down to the Tour. It's always about the Tour for some riders and Visma was not prepared to give him a free role in the Tour but rather only a domestique role for Vingegaard. That would also probably mean the same type of role in lead up races as well.
He did this with Bora 2 years ago, too. He just wants to be the only leader at big races and doesn't accept other riders next to him.This is the problem with riders showing results at a young age. They start giving demands when they are only 22-23 years old.