Is Ivan Romeo the next Movistar GC Star?

[Juan Pelota]

So much hype behind fellow Spaniards at UAE Ayuso and now Torres, but the 21 year old Ivan Romeo of Movistar has been on fire since last fall when he won Gold at the U23 World's TT. This year he's showed his chops climbing, winning a mountainous stage and finishing in 8th in Volta Valencia , and 4th in this year's UAE Tour, putting in good rides on the climbing stages.

Has Movistar got themselves a GC contender? He's set to ride the Tour De France this year, in support of Mas, but at 21 he's got some years to grow into the GC leader of the future.

What do you think?

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Shame to not see a Romeo & Juliet wordplay in the title, but we move. As a 1.93, 75kg guy (according to PCS) I dont expect him to become really a GT podium candidate, partly because the way GTs have been designed in the last 10 years.

 

[Juan Pelota]

Shame to not see a Romeo & Juliet wordplay in the title, but we move. As a 1.93, 75kg guy (according to PCS) I dont expect him to become really a GT podium candidate, partly because the way GTs have been designed in the last 10 years.

I was going to title it "Ivan Romeo the Next Miguel Indurain" due to his size, but didn't want to be overdramatic.

Good point though, at such a height it's hard to see him being top 5 in a grand tour.

 

[JackFisher]

Absolutely! His future looks promising, and he could surprise many

 

[Berniece]

I was going to title it "Ivan Romeo the Next Miguel Indurain" due to his size, but didn't want to be overdramatic.

Good point though, at such a height it's hard to see him being top 5 in a grand tour.

Good thing you didn’t, some people are insecure about such things.

You can always change the thread title anyway. Vingegaard’s title has changed multiple times.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

For a guy his size the odds simply aren't in his favor in case you are talking about GT wins, even if he turns out to be out of this world. Arensman and Jorgenson are even a tad shorter, but they do show it's possible to be successful as GC rider. He would also need to lose 7kg or so. In short, it might not be impossible to become a GC rider in general, but rather unlikely he could ever compete for a GT win.

 

[perico]

I think he is more in line with the likes of Castrillo as becoming prolific at contesting stages than he is at winning a GT. They are too heavy to really compete against lightweights unless we go back to the routes of the Indurain then Armstrong years when we would see 100+ KMs of TTs.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

I think he is more in line with the likes of Castrillo as becoming prolific at contesting stages than he is at winning a GT. They are too heavy to really compete against lightweights unless we go back to the routes of the Indurain then Armstrong years when we would see 100+ KMs of TTs.

The last tall man that won a GT was Wiggins. He had to be dragged up the mountain by his dog and needed a lot of TT to distance his rivals. And even Wiggins was shorter.

 

[AmRacer]

dragged up the mountain by his dog

 

[Netserk]

Wiggins had the quickest time in the non-TT stages.