Teams & Riders Elisa Balsamo Discussion Thread

[RedheadDane]

She's a World Champion, and she's won three WT one-day races in a row.
She needs a thread!

 

[Wvv]

Always smiling, lethal sprint, no rainbow curse so far. Worthy world champion.

 

[Leinster]

It’s starting to feel like “worthy champion” is talking her down. Like “worthy champion” is something you say when Mads Pedersen wins G-W; “this win proves that Mads is a worthy WC.” In Balsamo’s case it’s just a coincidence that her WC happened to be her first really big win, because it looks like she’s going to finish with a load more.

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

Shows what a difference a good team makes. Absolutely on fire now with Trek segafredo, her only opposition right now in sprints is Wiebes.
Be interesting to see if she gets over the hills in the Ardennes(?)

 

[Wvv]

Shows what a difference a good team makes. Absolutely on fire now with Trek segafredo, her only opposition right now in sprints is Wiebes.
Be interesting to see if she gets over the hills in the Ardennes(?)

Maybe the Ronde and the Amstel in the future, but no Liége or Flèche stuff.

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

Amstel fits her the best of the hilly classics.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Amstel fits her the best of the hilly classics.

She was already 3rd in BP last year, even if that result came by entering the breakaway. Amstel with the finish shortly after the Cauberg might be too hard for her, but she was already 15th in the RVV last year and is clearly getting better and better.

 

[Mayomaniac]

It’s starting to feel like “worthy champion” is talking her down. Like “worthy champion” is something you say when Mads Pedersen wins G-W; “this win proves that Mads is a worthy WC.” In Balsamo’s case it’s just a coincidence that her WC happened to be her first really big win, because it looks like she’s going to finish with a load more.

Not to mention the fact that she's also a great track cyclist.

 

[RedheadDane]

Not racing related, but she graduated - dunno from where, though - and got some pretty nice headwear:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1641158116929617933

Just to keep it cycling related; impressive she had time to study, while doing this:

23.03	2			Classic Brugge-De Panne WE (1.WWT)
19.03	2			Trofeo Alfredo Binda - Comune di Cittiglio (1.WWT)
15.03	4			Danilith Nokere Koerse WE (1.Pro)
11.03	4			Miron Ronde van Drenthe (1.WWT)

Of course, she was only 68th in GW.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Not racing related, but she graduated - dunno from where, though - and got some pretty nice headwear:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1641158116929617933

Just to keep it cycling related; impressive she had time to study, while doing this:

23.03	2			Classic Brugge-De Panne WE (1.WWT)
19.03	2			Trofeo Alfredo Binda - Comune di Cittiglio (1.WWT)
15.03	4			Danilith Nokere Koerse WE (1.Pro)
11.03	4			Miron Ronde van Drenthe (1.WWT)

Of course, she was only 68th in GW.

Italians make that kind of show even for a BA degree and you can call yourself doctor with that already...

That said, Italian parties after getting a degree are wild. Stuff like taping a bottle of wine on each of your hands and only removing them after you have empied them...