Meanwhile, the city of Sterling commemorated Uttrups win last year by putting down a marker, and... taking a picture with the Trek riders...
I'm... confused about that last bit.
I'm... confused about that last bit.
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Meanwhile, the city of Sterling commemorated Uttrups win last year by putting down a marker, and... taking a picture with the Trek riders...
I'm... confused about that last bit.
And of course, much more of a connection here:
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(For those who don't know, to dive into the gossipy stuff, she and Miles Scotson recently got engaged.)
Rüegg had a pretty good Olympics and Worlds champs too.One should apparently never underestimate the power of early season Rüegg.
Henri?Welsford about to clean up as the only proper sprinter doing tdu, though Henri looks super promising. Brennan is fast, there’s more to him than that as well, I’m hoping he is sent to opening weekend, even if it’s just to support.
Crash sounded bad, hopefully no proper injuries.
Willunga Hill is a power climb so suits climber types who can grind their way up the hill. It is also harder than the profile indicates and you need t0 be patient. Anyway, the Stirling circuit is challenging, so there could be changes in the GC.
Rüegg had a pretty good Olympics and Worlds champs too.
Sure, her whole season was great, which I hadn't foreseen at all. But like this one it started out with a big result that wasn't expected. Now the question is if this is proof that she's raised her level even further.
Think that Ruegg and Smulders were at a similar level in 2024. Knew that Smulders would perform well, so it stands to chance that Ruegg would be at a good level. Tomorrow could be a tricky day for Ruegg to secure the jersey.
I am really not a Dygert fan but I appreciate that Canyon seemed to be the team working the hardest to get her a win.It was pleasing that Dygert got the win as she has been the outstanding rider in this race, which augurs well for the future. The two strongest GC riders came 2nd and 3rd behind Dygert in today's stage.
I don't think there was much difference in the level of Ruegg and Smulders in 2024 when you consider the different roles they perform in their team. Anyway lets see how they perform in 2025.
Also happy for Polites. Hopefully she can get back into some good form.
I think she has a lot of room for improvement, she is only 21. It was way too young to sign her but having long covid and a serious crash with a ruptured spleen kind of derailed her last few years. I hope she can get a second chance if she can sort herself out.She's been awful in her two years notwithstanding injuries/illnesses. She could not finish races whether it was with Liv Alula in 2023 or the Conti team in 2024. And the only time she featured at the front of a race she punctured in the last 5 kms in a small group. Green Edge cycling made a mistake in signing her off a third place in the National Women's RR in 2022 when she needed to ride for a conti team or even a club team in Europe. Anyway, she will need to find her way back to europe this year for racing.