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Kelderman has been told he probably won't go to the Tour because Kuss will go instead of him. Personally I'd take them both, and leave someone like Benoot at home, but Benoot seems to have an almost untouchable status in that team which I don't really understand. Good rider, don't understand me wrong, but everything Benoot can do in a GT, Kelderman can probably do better (except maybe for staying on his bike).
Which is really really important so I think you kinda answered your own question, plus id assume Benoot is alot better at positioning people.
Interesting, do you have a source for the Kelderman thing?
The say I see it, Kelderman was brought in to basically be the leader/co leader for the Giro/Vuelta, especially for the Giro in case Roglic wouldn't race that. Basically be the 3rd GC leader of the team, whereas Benoot is basically a fully dedicated domestique in these races.
Kuss I don't really doubt is going. But with Roglic I think the decision is more complicated, and it depends on what his position would be in the team and how clear the hierarchy would be.
Crazy weekend shift, missed the stage and only watched this morning.
I never really understood the Roglstomp thing, but that was a legit stomp. Insane. Congrats to Rog and his fans, if I were one of you I'd have had heart attack and got resuscitated now.
Memorable win, in an otherwise forgettable 3,448 K Fleche Wallone.
I never really understood the Roglstomp thing, but that was a legit stomp. Insane. Congrats to Rog and his fans, if I were one of you I'd have had heart attack and got resuscitated now.
Memorable win, in an otherwise forgettable 3,448 K Fleche Wallone.
The only crash Vingegaard had in the Tour last year was together with Benoot, who crashed first. Not saying he caused it, but everyone can go down. I think Benoot isn't there for positioning anyway, they have better riders for that (Van Hooydonck and Van Aert, anyone?)
Wilco Kelderman hervat in Ronde van Zwitserland: "Ik begrijp dat de ploeg niet voor mij kiest in de Tour" - WielerVerhaal
Na 4 seizoenen Team Sunweb en 2 jaar BORA-hansgrohe keerde Wilco Kelderman (32) terug naar het vertrouwde nest. Hij tekende een contract van 3 jaar bij Team Jumbo-Visma. Jammer genoeg…
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Kelderman getting more excited about doing the Giro when he heard Roglic was gonna race it is the most Kelderman thing ever. It doesn't really appear he wants to a GC leader on his own lolThe only crash Vingegaard had in the Tour last year was together with Benoot, who crashed first. Not saying he caused it, but everyone can go down. I think Benoot isn't there for positioning anyway, they have better riders for that (Van Hooydonck and Van Aert, anyone?)
Wilco Kelderman hervat in Ronde van Zwitserland: "Ik begrijp dat de ploeg niet voor mij kiest in de Tour" - WielerVerhaal
Na 4 seizoenen Team Sunweb en 2 jaar BORA-hansgrohe keerde Wilco Kelderman (32) terug naar het vertrouwde nest. Hij tekende een contract van 3 jaar bij Team Jumbo-Visma. Jammer genoeg…
What's the point of going to vuelta? He won this small grand tour 3x already and he can't win lombardia with pocagar and remco there. He should go in le tdf. He doesn't have to do much TT training and he can get a lot bonus seconds. His 2 big rivals are his teammate (which can play in his hands) and a guy who had an injury for the last 5 weeks. He's better than Landa, bardet, Hindley, Bilbao, yates and carapax . He can go without pressure and then to world championship after.
For the Tour I would take
-Vinegaard
-Roglic
-Kuss
-Kelderman
-Benoot
-Laporte
-Van Baarle
-WVA or Van hojdocnk
I swapped Tratnik for Van hojdonck , I forgot how injured tratnik was, he won't be ready for tdf
For the Tour I would take
-Vinegaard
-Roglic
-Kuss
-Kelderman
-Benoot
-Laporte
-Van Baarle
-WVA or Van hojdocnk
I swapped Tratnik for Van hojdonck , I forgot how injured tratnik was, he won't be ready for tdf
Rest, spend time with his family, then build up to the Vuelta, Lombardia and Worlds. I'm more keen to see the re-match with Remco than see a tired struggle into 4th place in the Tour.
And that's not even the funniest thing in his post. 😂You're funny guy.
What about Suisse? He finished strong in the Giro, he should be able to hold the form until TdS, if he doesn't go to the Tour of course.
I have a feeling Thomas might disagree with the headline. Sure he could have done without any sort of Roglstomp.
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Just saw Nibali personally congratulating Primoz!
I can't imagine Suisse fits very well into a schedule where you wanna build up to the Vuelta.
Maybe he had some recommendations where to buy a new, enlarged trophy cabinet?
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For what is worth, Primoz has now surpassed Nibali and Froome in PCS.
In a sheer amount of PCS points, his three crashes + abandon in GTs (2 Tours + 1 Vuelta) would likely mean 3 podiums and hence an extra 1500 UCI points at minimum.
Good post.
He should definitely go to the Tour, if he has the hunger and desire to go again.
Vinge could crash/have a bad race. The same could happen to Pog, who has not had an ideal preparation.
He would be right there to seize the opportunity, if either of the other two are not at their best.
Worst case scenario he has a good chance to finish 3rd or can go for the mountains jersey and stages. Super-dom or take turns attacking to put pressure on Pog.
He has nothing to lose. The only thing would be if he is too tired physically/mentally and feels he needs a longer break to recover. Spend time with his family.
Just have a chat with Geraint Thomas and he’ll be alright
I keep bouncing back and forth between, as I’ve said before, The crashes and age are taking a toll on him and he is in decline, and, Wow, he had shoulder surgery this winter and is undefeated winning both top 7 weeklong races and the Giro, beating Remco and G, clearly a dominant force.
I'll start by apologizing for finger waging, but do any of you ever just enjoy the moment?! PR just had a great performance (and likely won the GdI), but most posts are about "TdF, VaE, Worlds...". Who cares about Monday morning! Yesterday was a great day! Today will (likely) be a great celebration! Breath it in!
Mitja also said that he had promised to Roglic's mum he won't give a push to Rogla on the climb, so the rider wouldn't get any kind of penalty in terms of seconds. So it was a very difficult decision for Mitja and like a seasoned pro, who thinks clearly in times of big pressure, he decided to wait for the mechanic to be the first to touch Rogla and only then he gave a helping hand to his friend. By acting like this he made his friend and his friend's mum (and a couple of millions other people) very happy.
Honestly, that is not one of my strengths
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