Isaac Del Toro thread

[James M]

Strong performance

His first race of the year and this was very strong from him on gradients he doesnt like for Feb. Above all this is a very good sign of whats to come, which is what its about for him and his development. He’ll be flying later in the season

 

[ice&fire]

We just need to update that "Tactically we're perfect" meme with Del Toro

 

[memyselfandI]

He's a clone of Almeida on the climbs, but more explosive.

He's very good, but with these characteristics, I see him more as a rider for tough classics and one-week races. For the Tour, I think Seixas will be a more dangerous contender in the future. And we'll see if Lipowitz.

Del Toro is an improved Ayuso; they both resemble Valverde. They're going to struggle to win a Tour and Giro against good climbers.

But they're going to win many races (they need to improve on Monument-distance races; Valverde was very good at that).

Seixas has pretty thin results and Del Toro is #2 in ranking for a reason. Seixas contender in gt's... almost completely unknown, he's never done one, to begin with. Del Toro almost winning Giro.

Lipowitz slowly showin something, maybe. Seixas atm is so overvalued and over hyped, time will tell no mercy there I guess.

 

[Cycling111]

Seixas has pretty thin results and Del Toro is #2 in ranking for a reason. Seixas contender in gt's... almost completely unknown, he's never done one, to begin with. Del Toro almost winning Giro.

Lipowitz slowly showin something, maybe. Seixas atm is so overvalued and over hyped, time will tell no mercy there I guess.

Seixas was 19 last year and he was in a development team. That's why I said in the future.

 

[AlfaLum]

Toro and Seixas are both contenders to win a GT in the future. Whether they will actually win one is only proven the day they win one. 😁

 

[YavorD]

Seixas was 19 last year and he was in a development team. That's why I said in the future.

Seixas is only 19 this year.
Last year he was only 18 an he wasn't in the devo team.

 

[AlfaLum]

Funny how every interview it still seems that Del Toro does not really believe that he is already as good as he is.

Easily top-5 Stage Race rider by now.

 

[canina82]

Funny how every interview it still seems that Del Toro does not really believe that he is already as good as he is.

Easily top-5 Stage Race rider by now.

Top 3 already. By the end of 2026, he will be top3 in GTs too.

 

[Netserk]

last year he was at his best in easier stages

so two mono climb stages are not testing his limits

 

[Extinction]

last year he was at his best in easier stages

so two mono climb stages are not testing his limits

Who, though, can out gun him now in the mountains other than Tadei and Jonas?

 

[Tim Cahill]

Who, though, can out gun him now in the mountains other than Tadei and Jonas?

On a stage with lots of mountains after 2 weeks, based on prior performance?

Roglic, Almeida, Thin Evenepoel, Lipowitz, Carapaz, Kuss, Michael Storer, Derek Gee, Pellizzari

I'd love to be proven wrong, he looks to have improved but whether it translates to a long mountain stage I don't know.

He beats them all on a unipuerto.

 

[Extinction]

Based on past performances means nothing. He's a super talent on UAE and ripening. Those guys soon will be cast aways.

 

[James M]

Based on past performances means nothing. He's a super talent on UAE and ripening. Those guys soon will be cast aways.

precisely with his trajectory and how rapidly hes clearly evolving, looking behind in his case is the surest way to get surprised.

Theres a bigger chance he’ll be right in the line behind Jonas, like some said, by the end of the year than not or at least sometime next year

 

[VayaVayaVaya]

Yes last year he was maybe a 7-10 climber. This year I think he will be in the 3-5 range.