Teams & Riders Greatness Comes in Small Frames! Lenny, The French Martinez - Thread

[Rob5091]

FDJ sent him out for a training ride at San Sebastian and now it's on to the Vuelta (he's down for Tour du Limousin but no way can I see him doing that and the Vuelta).

 

[Hugo Koblet]

The Tour was a horrible idea. Now the Vuelta is a horrible idea. He needs a break, but I guess that FDJ doesn't really care anymore.

 

[Rob5091]

The Tour was a horrible idea. Now the Vuelta is a horrible idea. He needs a break, but I guess that FDJ doesn't really care anymore.

Yep, Lenny M's off to Bahrain and with Gaudu struggling, it's getting desperate at FDJ. Madouas silver at the Olympics is the high light of a bleak year.

 

[Rob5091]

Common sense has finally prevailed at FDJ and Little Lenny M is not down for the Vuelta.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

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It seems you've got your own "great" threads mixed up.

Also at first I thought Adams were saying, that Lutsenko was bringing death and versatility to the team.

 

[Rob5091]

The battle of the Lennys is not quite over for the year (Lenny VE is in China), but little Lenny M is already planning for next year and has big goals -
https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/le...winning-tour-de-france-ahead-of-bahrain-move/

"I want to win the Tour."

I would guess a shot at the KOM jersey would be the first goal.

 

[Squire]

What a strange season. Absolutely nothing since May. And yes, he's young, but he wasn't really raced that hard in the first part of the year either. He's saying his legs weren't turning over anymore, even in training. Dunno if that's an indication of some problem, or just that he had a lot of fatigue/no form. Curious to see what Bahrain can do with him.