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[Potomac]

T-A start list

• 51CARAPAZ Richard
• 52ALBANESE Vincenzo
• 53HEALY Ben
• 54MIHKELS Madis*
• 55NERURKAR Lukas*
• 56SHAW James
• 57VALGREN Michael

I presume they go for GC with Carapaz, rather than just have him stage hunting.

What happened with Sweeney? He got a GC podium at TDU and then two nothings at the Faun stuff last week. There's nothing on his calendar?

 

[yaco]

TdU form has showed by multiple riders this early season. Good for EF to land a win. Hopefully they can find some additional success at PN.

Yes. except Lamperti was disappointing in the TDU.

 

[Oldman]

Yes. except Lamperti was disappointing in the TDU.

What you do as requisite training is just that. He won the US Criterium Championships so he know how to ride in fast, sketchy packs and win sprints. This time of year he needs what are upcoming demands: long power miles and likely a little weight loss. PN is ideal for both and gets a young rider familiar with the competition's comparable form.
Matteo found out he can climb better than Remco in the early season. Looking at the Isola 2000 Tour stage in week 3 he can do it in GTs, too. It's just information and training for targets at this point.
Do you think Jonas would throw in the towel if he doesn't win PN?

 

[Potomac]

Currently
Healy is 5th on GC at T-A
Steinhauser 3rd P-N
Alex Baudin 9th P-N

Fingers crossed they can improve those spots.

But Steinhauser isn't much ahead of Vauquelin, so maybe fingers crossed he can hold on to a podium spot.

 

[RedheadDane]

And now another stage-win, this time in T-A.

 

[Potomac]

I was so tense once it looked like Valgren and Alaphilipe broke away and made it interesting.

Am I alone thinking Carapaz wasn't hurting Valgren's chances?

 

[Squire]

Am I alone thinking Carapaz wasn't hurting Valgren's chances?

Nobody followed him, so it didn't matter. If he had someone in his wheel, it would have hurt Valgren for sure. The gap wasn't that big in the end. But maybe he would have come to his senses if that was the case.

 

[Sciatic]

Great week for EF with stage wins and Steinhauser in podium position. Terrific ride by Valgren today. Perhaps they’ll have a decent classics season, although I think Powless is out for a time?

 

[Sciatic]

I was so tense once it looked like Valgren and Alaphilipe broke away and made it interesting.

Am I alone thinking Carapaz wasn't hurting Valgren's chances?

I don’t think so—And I think he would have stopped pushing if folks got on his wheel. Still a little surprising though.

 

[Potomac]

With one stage left if both races...

Healy 8th in T-A

Steinhauser 3rd and Baudin 9th in P-N

Looking at the profiles for Sunday, I expect each rider to maintain position. But no guarantees, of course.

Not a lot of glory for those placings, but some solid UCI points that EF has been missing so far this season.

 

[Potomac]

No disasters on the final days of Paris Nice and T-A and that completes a successful week for EF.

Can Steinhauser become a regular threat to GC podiums for the one week races in the future?

I'm not sure if Healy will become a solid GC man as opposed to stage hunting.

 

[Sciatic]

No disasters on the final days of Paris Nice and T-A and that completes a successful week for EF.

Can Steinhauser become a regular threat to GC podiums for the one week races in the future?

I'm not sure if Healy will become a solid GC man as opposed to stage hunting.

Would rather see Healy stage hunting in GTs and doing hilly classics. There’s always the chance he could plop into GC top 10s if he is in a big winning break that gains chunks of time. That’s rarer now with UAE or Visma controlling those stages.