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The only recent interview I've seen with Magnier is:
Top talent Magnier made deliberate choice ahead of Giro d’Italia: "And I think it was definitely the right one"
Paul Magnier will start his first Grand Tour on Friday in Albania. The Frenchman from Soudal Quick-Step is widely regarded as a rising star, and he lines up at the Giro d’Italia with that reputation —...
www.idlprocycling.com
- Sep 20, 2017
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I thought I'd seen an interview where he said he would prioritise the French nationals (they are back in the Vendée this year, great route for him) but I can't find it now so don't quote me on that.The only recent interview I've seen with Magnier is:
Top talent Magnier made deliberate choice ahead of Giro d’Italia: "And I think it was definitely the right one"
Paul Magnier will start his first Grand Tour on Friday in Albania. The Frenchman from Soudal Quick-Step is widely regarded as a rising star, and he lines up at the Giro d’Italia with that reputation —...
Storer looked really impressive to me during the Tour of the Alps.
However, according to the data available at Watts2win, Storer's performances do not seem impressive, at all.
Storer (2025): https://watts2win.eu/cyclist/1375/performance
They actually look like Adam Yates' data (and we all agree that he's not having a good season so far): https://watts2win.eu/cyclist/819/performance
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- Apr 30, 2011
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No. @Eshnar did his last one in 2023. @Devil's Elbow did it last year, and he has said he will do it again this year. But RCS has been very slow with the publication of the official information, so it's delayed.
If stage 1 is ready, I think it'd be good to post that thread before the full analysis.
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I had arrived at that conclusion too, I will be lucky to finish tomorrow night and Wednesday is too late to get the stage threads going for sure.
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Thanks for the quick reply. Would still be looking forward to an analysis!
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Nice. It will be Christmas once again.
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Would still have to go up the 'meh' side of Grappa no? I'm pretty sure they are doing the route they are doing due to financial reasons, I could be wrong..Asiago stage having an intermediate sprint in Possagno, where Bocca di Forca starts - pisses me off an unreasonable amount.
Bocca di Forca - Grappa - Bassano -Foza - is an absolute nobrainer here.
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Hm... There are plenty of very non-meh sides of Grappa if you can live with narrow roads.
- Feb 20, 2012
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No, Bocca di Forca joins this side of Grappa. The top of BdF is very close to the first peak of the Grappa profile below, which would can used as the descent of BdF. It joins the classical side just under the top.
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Lipowitz is their best rider behind Roglic.
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Hindley to ride away on a mountain stage, while the UAE guys argue who goes with him and who stays with the Slovenian stunt-granny Roglic.
They didn't have to change much to have made this version one of the best in later years.
Abetone as stage finish instead of Castelnovo ne'Monti (and some more climbs earlier at that stage).
Bormio stage could have had same start and finish (or to Bormio 2000), just a different route.
Champoluc and Finestre stage should have changed days. And different route to Champoluc.
One different stage finish, one change of days and perhaps a very small change of stage finish. Otherwise just change the route between start and finish. And this would have been at least a 8/10 route.
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Giuspessa instead of wrong side Mortirolo and Bocca di Forca-Grappa-Foza-Asiago and you have 3 queen stage worthy stages and you can probably go slightly easier in Aosta or San Valentino without changing any of the start or finish locations.
It is kinda hard to make better stages in the first 2 weeks if you keep the finish locations the same tbh. Maybe Castelraimondo can get Monto San Vicino at cresting at like 15km to go but that's about it.
If they did what I said, they could even have dropped Monte Grappa (or the San Valentino stage) and it would still have been a great route. It would have been a bit backloaded, but you would still have:
- A sterrato stage.
- San Pellegrino in Alpe - Abetone, basically the little brother of Mortirolo - Aprica.
- A Bormio 2000 stage with Carlo Magno, Tonale and Gavia.
- Finestre - Sestriere
- A Champoluc stage finish with at least Saint-Panthaelon first, then the combo of Arlaz, Tzecore and Joux.
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I love how Tudor's announcement for some reason also includes a passive-aggressive comment bit about Hirschi at the end of it. https://www.tudorprocycling.com/post/heading-to-our-second-giro
Notably absent from the final lineup is Marc Hirschi, who was originally slated to participate. Both he and the team had high hopes for his Giro debut, but recent performances at the Ardennes Classics showed he isn’t currently in shape to contend for the Maglia Rosa in the opening week. “I’m really disappointed not to be racing the Giro,” Hirschi said. “It’s a beautiful race, one that makes me dream and that I was excited to debut in. It’s frustrating not to be at the level we had planned for.”
Notably absent from the final lineup is Marc Hirschi, who was originally slated to participate. Both he and the team had high hopes for his Giro debut, but recent performances at the Ardennes Classics showed he isn’t currently in shape to contend for the Maglia Rosa in the opening week. “I’m really disappointed not to be racing the Giro,” Hirschi said. “It’s a beautiful race, one that makes me dream and that I was excited to debut in. It’s frustrating not to be at the level we had planned for.”
Hirschi is yet again disappointing. He has in no way lived up to the promise from the great 2020 season. Last year was good, but this year he is back on a lower level.....
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I think lockdown Marc Hurshi is the definition of a 'one season wonder'. Literally cyclings equivalent to Michu.
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