Ian Boswell had crack at Vaughters on the Cycling Podcast suggesting he was too smart to be a Vaughter's project
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What was the context? I mean, with all due respect, Boswell appears to have run out of pro contracts at age 29.Ian Boswell had crack at Vaughters on the Cycling Podcast suggesting he was too smart to be a Vaughter's project
What was the context? I mean, with all due respect, Boswell appears to have run out of pro contracts at age 29.
Boswell had a serious crash in T-A last year, and the break from cycling made him reconsider his way of life:
https://cyclingtips.com/2020/01/the-crash-that-ended-one-career-and-started-another/
Yep Nippo is rumored to start sponsoring EF from 2021.Delko only signed him because they got Nippo as sponsor so maybe EF are getting a Japanese co-sponsor?? Bizarre otherwise..
Sort of Vaugthers' trademark or at least a pattern to poach sponsors from other teams, hm? Cannondale, Drapac... has bit of a leechy taste to it.
What was the context? I mean, with all due respect, Boswell appears to have run out of pro contracts at age 29.
I like how their wins are chronologically sorted by race category.
Tejay has just been a non-entity this season. I haven't seen him in any race. His best result is 21st in the Paris-Nice TT, before he jumped on a plane back home as things started to shut down. Even if he's fetching bottles, you'd expect him to be more visible in races where Rigo or Martinez were going for GC.What a great year by EF- they have been a factor in pretty much every major race this year. If this was a regular year with all races going as planned, they could've beaten their record of 28 wins from 2011.
I'm hoping Cort and Woods will continue to improve and will be there for Carthy in the next 2 weeks. I can't believe Van Garderen is one of the first 50 guys to get dropped uphill. He has been ridiculed so much in the past but he has never been anywhere near this bad in the last 10 years.
That's right- a rider like Tejay is expected to have a plenty of top50 placings on mountain stages even if he's on domestique duties. This year he hasn't been top50 a single time outside of that Paris-Nice TT and one more P-N stage.Tejay has just been a non-entity this season. I haven't seen him in any race. His best result is 21st in the Paris-Nice TT, before he jumped on a plane back home as things started to shut down. Even if he's fetching bottles, you'd expect him to be more visible in races where Rigo or Martinez were going for GC.
They have been punching well above their payroll class. Hopefully they can continue to attract more sponsorship and maintain some of this talent that's shown up.What a great year by EF- they have been a factor in pretty much every major race this year. If this was a regular year with all races going as planned, they could've beaten their record of 28 wins from 2011.
I'm hoping Cort and Woods will continue to improve and will be there for Carthy in the next 2 weeks. I can't believe Van Garderen is one of the first 50 guys to get dropped uphill. He has been ridiculed so much in the past but he has never been anywhere near this bad in the last 10 years.
Continuing the conversation about TJVG. I just noticed today that he was in the race. This guy cannot be this bad after he was top material few years ago. Something must have changed in his life. This is not normal.
He was 2nd in the Dauphine in 2019. Granted there was a ITT in there where he gained time on all the top 10, but you don't just forget how to climb that completely in the space of 18 months. If his results went the other direction, people would be asking questions and directing us to a different subforum.I think he's become more of a flat/rolling hills rider than a climber at this point.
He was 2nd in the Dauphine in 2019. Granted there was a ITT in there where he gained time on all the top 10, but you don't just forget how to climb that completely in the space of 18 months. If his results went the other direction, people would be asking questions and directing us to a different subforum.
It's true but it's like his decline from 2019 to 2020 was thrice as much as his decline from his prime until 2019. It's still puzzling.His climbing has been declining for awhile now.
Continuing the conversation about TJVG. I just noticed today that he was in the race. This guy cannot be this bad after he was top material few years ago. Something must have changed in his life. This is not normal.
Does he even have a contract for next year? Phinney was climbing better the year he retired. (may be an exaggeration)yes, agree, something is wrong this year. Wouldn’t be surprised if he retires after next year unless he can find form again.
It's true but it's like his decline from 2019 to 2020 was thrice as much as his decline from his prime until 2019. It's still puzzling.
In 2019 he finished 2nd in Dauphine, 9th in California, 19th in Paris-Nice, 16th in UAE Tour and was 33rd in TdF's GC after La Planche des Belles Filles. Now he can't even finish top50 on a single stage.
EF apparently offered to extend with every single of their current riders so that they're not in trouble of finding a team in these difficult times, so it's up to him if he wants to continue.Does he even have a contract for next year?