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I think most WT teams will stand inline for him. Didn't he have a 1 year or 2 year contract?I wonder if BEX or Ineos will be calling Jay in the near future. I imagine he's probably on a smallish contract at the moment.
Isn't Alpecin going WT next year?
I think most WT teams will stand inline for him. Didn't he have a 1 year or 2 year contract?
Not sure about that yet. I don’t think for example that he lost time on stage 4 on purpose since. But obviously nice potential in him.GC contender, definitely.
I see him climbing the GC anyway I look.Not sure about that yet. I don’t think for example that he lost time on stage 4 on purpose since. But obviously nice potential in him.
Alpecin could do well building around him with the likes of Meurisse and Stannard with some other climbers as support.Exactly yes. Still could see him joining a „proper GC team“
Last year he extended with Alpecin for 2 more years.I think most WT teams will stand inline for him. Didn't he have a 1 year or 2 year contract?
Winning from a break and when you're not a GC threat is not the same as being a GC contender. Throw him in the Tour next year with some support and aim for a Top 10...
If he shrunk by 10 cm's, developed a squeaky voice and gave death stares to the media........maybe
Pretty sure that was right. He was taller than Porte who was about two inches shorter.Wow, Evans is listed at 1,74 m... But was he really that tall, he always looked (being on a bike) like in the high 160ties to me?
Indeed, he didn't seem to try, or knew he shouldn't try after the breakaway from yesterday. He is clearly picking stage wins and mountain jersey over a potential top 10 GC, which is very understandable.A massive chunk dropped...
Suppose the aim are GPMs along the way.
I'm not sure he'll be a too desired breakaway companion.Indeed, he didn't seem to try, or knew he shouldn't try after the breakaway from yesterday. He is clearly picking stage wins and mountain jersey over a potential top 10 GC, which is very understandable.
I can see him win some more stages if he can get away and if those breakaway companions want to ride with him. Because not everyone is as stupid as FDJ to do most of the pulling.
I hope he can still show himself on Sierra Nevada though. If it isn't for the win, maybe for top5 on that mountain.
I just had an epiphany regarding his name. I don't know whether this is common, but sometimes people make a wordjoke with names, by swapping the first letters from people's names around. Like Wim Tellens, or Savel Pivakov. I wonder if Jay had some mean kids in his school when he was 8 years old.
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