Teams & Riders Derek Gee is the new G

[Netserk]

trust the plan

geesus will peak like an angel and get ready for the full three weeks of the giro

 

[tobydawq]

trust the plan

geesus will peak like an angel and get ready for the full three weeks of the giro

What exactly is pointing towards that?

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Frustrating performance. Should have stayed in his previous contract

 

[nightowl]

Really living up to the thread name with the last few performances. The Giro super-peak is coming for sure!

 

[Netserk]

What exactly is pointing towards that?

this is what it looks like when you mega peak

 

[tobydawq]

this is what it looks like when you mega peak

Maybe in 2010 and if your name was Andy Schleck.

But okay, let's see.

 

[Sciatic]

Hanging at back of peloton for much of today.

 

[AmRacer]

Hanging at back of peloton for much of today.

Biding his time

 

[Tim Cahill]

I hear Lidl are having to close supermarche left and right from the 30 million black hole derek gee has left in the budget with little return!!’

 

[Netserk]

I hear Lidl are having to close supermarche left and right from the 30 million black hole derek gee has left in the budget with little return!!’

a new one just opened close to me

i wouldnt miss em if they were all gone

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Speculate to accumulate

 

[tobydawq]

a new one just opened close to me

i wouldnt miss em if they were all gone

Where else would I be able to buy fruity chews?

 

[Potomac]

I'm an Aldi man.

 

[SafeBet]

Maybe in 2010 and if your name was Andy Schleck.

Incidentally Andy Schleck DNF Catalunya in 2010...

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Incidentally Andy Schleck DNF Catalunya in 2010...

No need to worry then. Both Gee and Netserk will be resurrected soon enough.

 

[Potomac]

I just saw stage two Tour of the Alps with Gee an unimpressive 30th place.

If pull up Gee's results from last spring. He was looking great heading into the Giro where he ended up 4th on GC. Great stuff!
2025
3rd GC tour of Alps
4 GC T-A
1 GC O Gran Camino


But this spring: 7th on GC for the UAE tour is his high water mark.

Date	Result			Race	Distance	Points PCS	Points UCI
20.04 › 24.04				Tour of the Alps (2.Pro)				more
21.04	30	26		Stage 2 - Telfs › Martell/Val Martello	147.5
20.04	14	15		Stage 1 - Innsbruck › Innsbruck	144.3
23.03 › 29.03				Volta Ciclista a Catalunya (2.UWT)				more
27.03	DNS			Stage 5 - La Seu d'Urgell › La Molina/Coll de Pal	153.1
26.03	141	99		Stage 4 - Mataró › Camprodón	151
25.03	128	90		Stage 3 - Mont-roig del Camp › Vila-seca	159.4
24.03	105	86		Stage 2 - Figueres › Banyoles	167.4
23.03	91	91		Stage 1 - Sant Feliu de Guíxols › Sant Feliu de Guíxols	172.8
18.03	115			Milano - Torino (1.Pro)	174			more
16.02 › 22.02				UAE Tour (2.UWT)				more
	32			Points classification
	7			General classification		100	150
22.02	72			Stage 7 - Zayed National Museum › Abu Dhabi Breakwater	149
21.02	7	7		Stage 6 - Al Ain Museum › Jebel Hafeet	168	4	10
20.02	55	7		Stage 5 - Dubai Al Mamzar Park › Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University	168
19.02	61	7		Stage 4 - Fujairah › Fujairah	182
18.02	7	7		Stage 3 - Umm al Quwain › Jebel Mobrah	183	4	10
17.02	14	13		Stage 2 (ITT) - Hudayriyat Island › Hudayriyat Island	12.2
16.02	37	38		Stage 1 - Madinat Zayed Majlis › Liwa Palace	118

 

[jono]

I just saw stage two Tour of the Alps with Gee an unimpressive 30th place.

If pull up Gee's results from last spring. He was looking great heading into the Giro where he ended up 4th on GC. Great stuff!
2025
3rd GC tour of Alps
4 GC T-A
1 GC O Gran Camino


But this spring: 7th on GC for the UAE tour is his high water mark.

Date	Result			Race	Distance	Points PCS	Points UCI
20.04 › 24.04				Tour of the Alps (2.Pro)				more
21.04	30	26		Stage 2 - Telfs › Martell/Val Martello	147.5
20.04	14	15		Stage 1 - Innsbruck › Innsbruck	144.3
23.03 › 29.03				Volta Ciclista a Catalunya (2.UWT)				more
27.03	DNS			Stage 5 - La Seu d'Urgell › La Molina/Coll de Pal	153.1
26.03	141	99		Stage 4 - Mataró › Camprodón	151
25.03	128	90		Stage 3 - Mont-roig del Camp › Vila-seca	159.4
24.03	105	86		Stage 2 - Figueres › Banyoles	167.4
23.03	91	91		Stage 1 - Sant Feliu de Guíxols › Sant Feliu de Guíxols	172.8
18.03	115			Milano - Torino (1.Pro)	174			more
16.02 › 22.02				UAE Tour (2.UWT)				more
	32			Points classification
	7			General classification		100	150
22.02	72			Stage 7 - Zayed National Museum › Abu Dhabi Breakwater	149
21.02	7	7		Stage 6 - Al Ain Museum › Jebel Hafeet	168	4	10
20.02	55	7		Stage 5 - Dubai Al Mamzar Park › Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University	168
19.02	61	7		Stage 4 - Fujairah › Fujairah	182
18.02	7	7		Stage 3 - Umm al Quwain › Jebel Mobrah	183	4	10
17.02	14	13		Stage 2 (ITT) - Hudayriyat Island › Hudayriyat Island	12.2
16.02	37	38		Stage 1 - Madinat Zayed Majlis › Liwa Palace	118

It doesn't look good for Gee-West. There are mitigating factors: he didn't race or even train within a team environment for like 6 months. He had injury or illness at Catalunya that resulted in a DNS on stage 5. But the level might not be there.

That said, on stage 1 and 2 of TotA last year he finished 24th and 22nd. After stage 2 he was 21st, over 2 minutes down. Yet he finished 3rd on GC. This year he is a few spots lower on GC, but a minute closer to the leader.

 

[Hugh Januss]

Derek Gee-West is either:
A. Flash in the pan.
B. Washed.
C. Just beginning to round into form.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Derek Gee-West is either:
A. Flash in the pan.
B. Washed.
C. Just beginning to round into form.

He is peaking perfectly for the giro + tour double just like froome in 2018.

 

[Hugh Januss]

He is peaking perfectly for the giro + tour double just like froome in 2018.

I'm not sure if what we are seeing is not more akin to Froome 2022, but fair enough.

 

[Potomac]

Didn't he get married?

Women weaken legs
--- Burgess Meredith (aka The Penguin)

 

[CyclistAbi]

Derek will do just fine, he already show what he is made of.

 

[jono]

I'm not sure if what we are seeing is not more akin to Froome 2022, but fair enough.

The remaining stages of TotA will be telling. He has started the race much in the same vein as last year, but he finished 3rd on GC but being among the top guys on the major mountain stages.

Obviously his start to the season has been poor whereas last year's was excellent (1st GC O Gran Camino, 4th GC Tirreno).