Always hard to know when people are exaggerating but you are Mexican? Apologies if I should know more about Del Toro's early life and childhood.
I don't know how much of the Del Toro evolution story that they want out there, meaning Isaac, his friends and family.
But here's some usable data. Eder Frayre, an excellent racer, 33 years old, former national champion, multiple US based pro teams for @8-9 years.. raced Olympics representing Mexico, has raced in multiple worlds now including in support of Del Toro in Kigali.
Eder had top 10 in initial Baltimore Cycling Classic, Eder also won GC at this years Redlands Cycling Classic, one of the more difficult US stage races.
Eder is and has been a reliable fixture on Ensenada cycling scene and has been in arms distance to Isaac since he was a young boy.
So Del Toro has had immediate access to sound cycling advice for all of his racing career.. to the present. Del Toro raced in a popular local club sponsored by Auto- Tec..
I leave the backstory of that company to someone else.. but if you don't want to dig through internet data about who and what are Auto-Tec ..it's an excellent company with excellent people who make many products for bicycle industry and wheels in general. Many of their products are made for a range of wheelchairs from medium grade to super high end racing chairs. People associated with the company are good bike racers including holding national champion title for masters and have connections to excellent American racing teams. For much of Isaac's formative years he was wearing loose fitting jerseys and clothing provided by sponsor, he rode around in vans with other bratty bikers get shuttled between training rides,races and countless days on mountain bike outings.
I am just guessing but seeing childhood photos from Pogacar, Vingegaard, and some other notables, just guessing that although he fell in love with bike racing in Mexico, Del Toro looks to be following a similar trajectory to other talent.
I can't tell the future like everyone else but if I had to make a prediction,
Del Toro being over raced, burned out or being subjected to UAE doing something accidentally physically or mentally damaging is highly, highly unlikely.
Isaac is surrounded by the best in the business and his evolution has similar sound people providing good advice and support.
If I were to try to give Cycling111 some calming influence.. If Del Toro needs any advice on overdoing it, if he wants to avoid completely or starts to see or feel signs of burnout he will ask Tadej Pogacar or a rider slightly ahead of him in the process like Brandon McNulty..
He has access to the best resources in bike racing.
I think that the opinions of Cycling111 are shared by thousands, what 111 is writing makes sense.
These comparisons are misleading.
First, in 2024, Del Toro didn't ride the Giro to win it. He was in the Vuelta breakaways. And he was a domestique in most of the other races.
Neither Gregoire nor Brennan has ridden a Giro to win it. The physical strain on their days is less.
It's like comparing Magnier's four victories in Croatia with Pogacar's four victories in the Tour the France without saying that Pogacar is more physically demanding to win four stages in a Tour than Four days in Croatia.
The most obvious example is Pogacar. He won't be racing for 70 days, but his 48 days are much more exhausting than the 60 days of others.
It's more demanding to do Flanders and Roubaix in two days than Tirreno-Adriatico in six.
According to what you're saying, Gregoire has had a more demanding season than Pogacar because he's raced 15 more days...
Del Toro's season is much more demanding than his last year, and much more so than Gregoire's and Magnier's, who didn't ride a Giro d'Italia to win it. Magnier's most demanding race isn't even at the level Del Toro will have tomorrow in Emilia.
For Pogacar, Paris-Roubaix, one day, and all the previous training were more demanding than last year's Volta a Catalunya (more days)
You can't just list the race days and compare days without taking into account the demands of each days.
Or you are implying that Magnier or Gregoire had a more demanding schedule than Pogacar's.
The race days must be analyzed by their demands.
And Del Toro's demands this year have been excessive compared to last year. After the WC, they should have given him a rest.
UAE has also shown itself to be obsessed with setting the record for victories as high as possible.
Conclusion: According to the day list theory,
Pogacar 4
Magnier 4
(4 stages in Croatia = 4 stages in the Tour de France. Because what counts are the individual days without further analysis. 😉)
1 day Rwanda >>>> 3 days Croatia
You are correct that his season is demanding but lots of relief in between efforts and he is still displaying snap and not stale from his legs.
Only the uninformed take Kigali as a negative.
He was coming off Italian outings that were mostly fruitful.. And he spent a week riding with Tadej..so you would assume that when you are training everyday with the guy, your friend who wins the world championship... Again that has to be a boost not a bummer.
Isaac is eating this stuff up.. Talk about addiction.. Went to the Giro..found out if he punches it guys like Richard Carapaz and Wout Van Aert have a hard time keeping his wheel.. He is still drunk from the confidence all this is giving him.
Look at Cian's data set that is mostly ,I can't, I didn't, not sure,
compare that to Del Toro data were Pogacar is convincing him of crazy!
Come on man, when I say go ...let's break away and try to drop these guys.. Obviously Del Toro couldn't do it, who cares, he thought he could, Tadej thought he could..
Del Toro is enjoying an everyday birthday party with unlimited cake..despite his sick stomach in Rwanda he is racing in Italy for another 5 days! Kid can't get enough cake, doesn't like the party to end.
If these teams were smart pay someone to protest or steal his bikes, clothing, shoes, all this winning and being surrounded by winning, winners is creating a Mexican Charlie Sheen complete with tiger blood.. Ooops I forgot, Charlie Sheen is Mexican, my bad.
. Del Toro is burning out in secondary races. They already have the record, they should prioritize what I say.
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