Daniel Martinez is the new Daniel Martin with additional letters

[CyclistAbi]

Congratulations for winning Itzulia Basque Country 2022.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Thread title should point out that Dani Felipe Martinez is not the same person as Daniel Martinez. Who will make a thread for the former?

 

[tobydawq]

Thread title should point out that Dani Felipe Martinez is not the same person as Daniel Martinez. Who will make a thread for the former?

Maybe there should be a thread titled "Dani Felipe Martínez is Daniel Martínez" for a change.

 

[Escarabajo]

Chapeau Dani. Great win for your palmares.

Worrying Ineos didn't have anyone with him. But the race was very hard. At least Adam. What happened to him?

 

[Red Rick]

In true Dan Martin fashion, he keeps getting dropped on descents.

Very strong week for him. I think he's a good top 5 bet for the Tour.

 

[Salvarani]

Winner of Criterium Dauphine and Basque Country... two great races to have on his palmares.

Quite like him and that image of him clenching his fist, cheering and assisting Bernal in the Giro last year is still very much on my mind. He is not afraid to ride aggressive. He was really strong today and how he managed to control it on the last climb. He has really stepped up so far this season with Bernal being on the sideline and hopefully there is more wins to come for him in the future.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Who is going to lead Ineos at the Tour 22?

 

[Salvarani]

In true Dan Martin fashion, he keeps getting dropped on descents.

Very strong week for him. I think he's a good top 5 bet for the Tour.

Bit harsh saying he was dropped. Mas fell infront of him and he had to stop.

In PN he suffered a puncture.

He keeps having bad luck, but this time he managed to pull through and won very much deservingly.

 

[Escarabajo]

Who is going to lead Ineos at the Tour 22?

In my mind it was already decided during PN.

 

[Lequack]

I can always root for a man with a goatee. Therefore Martinez is my man.

 

[Velolover2]

Why not quit the Tour and go for the Giro as a co-leader with Carapaz?

 

[CyclistAbi]

In my mind it was already decided during PN.

He is moving up the pecking order for sure. Considering Carapaz is doing the Giro. Might indeed be Martínez will lead the Ineos at Tour 22.

 

[AlfaLum]

Martinez has to be one of the leaders for the Tour now. Great ride by him yesterday! He has been on par or better than Roglic so far for the entire year, so he might even go for the second place in the Tour!

 

[CyclistAbi]

He has been on par or better than Roglic so far for the entire year, so he might even go for the second place in the Tour!

I doubt Pogi will agree with that.

 

[CyclistAbi]

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/dani-martinez-coy-on-tour-de-france-role-after-itzulia-victory/

 

[Valv.Piti]

Why not quit the Tour and go for the Giro as a co-leader with Carapaz?

Because its beyond stupid to not race your 3 best riders in the Tour. Bernal is out, Carapaz was scheduled to do the Giro beforehand and still does after the Bernal incident - if anything, we should ask ourselves why Carapaz isnt doing the Tour. Tour de France >> Giro d' Italia. You simply cannot rely on only Geriant Thomas and Adam Yates in the Tour as Ineos.

Edit: Hes looking good for a top-5 this year, and I wouldn't be surprised at all by a podium. Hes just that good. Only the Giro-guys and Pogacar was missing, and he was consistent through the whole week and was the strongest on the hardest stage. He now has a Dauphine and a Pais Vasco to his name - in my opinion, the two hardest one week races to win these days and as a result, the two most prestigious one week stage races in my book since a) field is always good, b) the route is always super hard and c) the racing is always super hard.

 

[CyclistAbi]

But i guess there still is that "if" involved? That is maybe some special circumstances have pushed Martínez in front of Yates in pecking order and Ineos could pay for that in mountains? If they bet the Tour on Martínez?

 

[Escarabajo]

Why would Ineos sending him to the Giro as a second alternative? it blows my mind that at this point of his career and performance to send him to the second biggest second race as a second alternative!!!!

 

[Valv.Piti]

Because people have a weird obsession with Giro d' Italia on this forum which doesnt make any sense. I think the logic is when you can't win the Tour, you do the Giro - people only forget that if everyone applied that logic everyone would basically do the Giro, thus making Tour de France the easier race to actually get a good result in which is their whole point - just reversed!

 

[KZD]

Martinez place is in the Tour as Ineos doesn't have a better option for the leadership there.

Carapaz supported by Porte and Tao should be good enough for the Giro.

 

[Escarabajo]

Because people have a weird obsession with Giro d' Italia on this forum which doesnt make any sense. I think the logic is when you can't win the Tour, you do the Giro - people only forget that if everyone applied that logic everyone would basically do the Giro, thus making Tour de France the easier race to actually get a good result in which is their whole point - just reversed!

And I agree with you of being tempted of sending Carapaz to the Tour again. We already know what we will get with Yates. But with Carapaz and Martinez tandem Ineos has at least an option of the strategic game. And in view of the weakness of Pogacar rivals it could be an opportunity.

 

[AlfaLum]

Amazing how consistent he is in the leadership role at Ineos. Don’t think he has been dropped anywhere this season so far on the hills or climbs. While it is very sad to miss Bernal this season the upside is that it means a well deserved breakthrough and leadership role for Martinez.

 

[wheresmybrakes]

It's a shame he dropped his chain just as Remco attacked. He would have had a good go at trying to stay with him if he was still up there at the time of the attack, he's that sort of rider.

 

[Escarabajo]

He is in the form of his life. That must make JV really mad. Hoping he doesn't have bad luck at the Tour. Especially that first week.

 

[BigCoward]

If I was a betting man I would say he has the best chance of a podium outside the slovenians and JV.