He was a fantastic domestique and made great results but nothing compared with what we expect JA can doAzevedo was/is my fav portuguese cyclist.
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He was a fantastic domestique and made great results but nothing compared with what we expect JA can doAzevedo was/is my fav portuguese cyclist.
I can explain to you... It's not hard to understand. I'm not a fan of MotoGP and yet I know Miguel Oliveira is the best portuguese athlete (in that sport) of all time.If I'm not wrong it was pvieira who said a couple of days ago that he started watching cycling during last year's Giro. To then make such a statement is quite funny.
Jumbo or ineos. He is a perfect rider for a team with a train.What is the best team for JA?
I think EF with Guerreiro would be pretty cool, but certainly no dling dling to pay his hyped contract so...
Bora? UAE? Bahrain?
I would like to see him at Bahrain, Landa for no heavy ITT GTs and Almeida for the heavy ones.
So, in the toughest week of the Giro, João Almeida was the best rider! What if... What if...
Hope he goes to this year's Vuelta! He can win it!
Jumbo or ineos. He is a perfect rider for a team with a train.
I'm not sure that's the case. He seems perfectly capable of pacing himself very well and he can easily let Ineos do the work for him if he's at another team. I think a rider who has issues pacing himself, will benefit more from riding in a train. I think he's the perfect rider to BE IN the train for another rider, but i'm sure you don't want that. In fact, i think he might want to go to a team with a bit less support but some quality climbers, but where he is the absolute GC leader. At Ineos, he has to take a number and get in line. Bernal, Thomas, Martinez, Carapaz, Hart... If you don't want the same scenario happening as this Giro, where he has to work for a teammate, then Ineos is about the worst team for him to go to. He has to go to a team that has no more than 2 other GC riders with whom he can split GT's.Jumbo or ineos. He is a perfect rider for a team with a train.
Spot on !I'm not sure that's the case. He seems perfectly capable of pacing himself very well and he can easily let Ineos do the work for him if he's at another team. I think a rider who has issues pacing himself, will benefit more from riding in a train. I think he's the perfect rider to BE IN the train for another rider, but i'm sure you don't want that. In fact, i think he might want to go to a team with a bit less support but some quality climbers, but where he is the absolute GC leader. At Ineos, he has to take a number and get in line. Bernal, Thomas, Martinez, Carapaz, Hart... If you don't want the same scenario happening as this Giro, where he has to work for a teammate, then Ineos is about the worst team for him to go to. He has to go to a team that has no more than 2 other GC riders with whom he can split GT's.
A lot of people see that as proof that shady stuff is going on at DQT, while in reality, there are only two types of riders who never reach their former level after leaving the team: old geezers (Gilbert, Terpstra...) because, well, they're old. And sprinters (Viviani, Cavendish, Gaviria...) simply because DQT have the best sprint leadouts and a huge focus on it. For other riders, who are young enough at the time of leaving and not reliant on sprints, the myth starts to crumble. Look at Schachmann, De Plus, De Gendt, Martin, Trentin... For every rider who does not fall in one of the two aforementioned criteria, who performs worse after leaving DQT, there is a rider who performs better after leaving.I guess if Buchmann is more for the tt-poor GTs, Hindley doesn't go to Bora and Kämna isn't in for GTs, Schachmann can take some smaller GC races, then Almeida can have a very important role at Bora.
But you will always have to make compromises as a rider, you cannot have the best support, sole leader role plus a lot of money unless you are Pogacar and I clearly don't see him at that level. (Of course surprises in cycling always happen.)
I would be very careful with going to a team like Trek if you're coming from DQS, because there are few teams at which riders can hold their level after leaving, and I don't think Trek is among them.
It will depends on the participation at the Olympics and the field of riders for “La Vuelta”. If he does not go to the Olympics and try to peak for “La Vuelta”, if he is designated as the DQ leader and if he shows the kind of form from the Giro 3rd week he will be a strong contender for the Top3 for sure.So, in the toughest week of the Giro, João Almeida was the best rider! What if... What if...
Hope he goes to this year's Vuelta! He can win it!
A correction Cav won 4 tdf stages against DQS after DQS. U should replace Cav with KittelA lot of people see that as proof that shady stuff is going on at DQT, while in reality, there are only two types of riders who never reach their former level after leaving the team: old geezers (Gilbert, Terpstra...) because, well, they're old. And sprinters (Viviani, Cavendish, Gaviria...) simply because DQT have the best sprint leadouts and a huge focus on it. For other riders, who are young enough at the time of leaving and not reliant on sprints, the myth starts to crumble. Look at Schachmann, De Plus, De Gendt, Martin, Trentin... For every rider who does not fall in one of the two aforementioned criteria, who performs worse after leaving DQT, there is a rider who performs better after leaving.
Ironically, it's because of that capacity of pacing himself that i think a team with a train would be perfect for joao. He don't like changes of pace, he likes to climb on a good and certain pace, and for that i think a train would suits joao. With a train the climbs can be made at a good and certain pace. I agree with you when you say that would be very difficult to joao on ineos because they have a lot of leaders. Maybe jumbo it's better, joao almeida and roglic could lead the team on the three grand tours.I'm not sure that's the case. He seems perfectly capable of pacing himself very well and he can easily let Ineos do the work for him if he's at another team. I think a rider who has issues pacing himself, will benefit more from riding in a train. I think he's the perfect rider to BE IN the train for another rider, but i'm sure you don't want that. In fact, i think he might want to go to a team with a bit less support but some quality climbers, but where he is the absolute GC leader. At Ineos, he has to take a number and get in line. Bernal, Thomas, Martinez, Carapaz, Hart... If you don't want the same scenario happening as this Giro, where he has to work for a teammate, then Ineos is about the worst team for him to go to. He has to go to a team that has no more than 2 other GC riders with whom he can split GT's.
AG2R would be one.There are untill now 4 proposals to sign Almeida, Bora, UAE, AG2R and Movistar and on August the 1st people will know which one will sign him.(the decision as not been made yet)
He also said that Almeida would love to stay in DQ because it’s João’s favorite team but according to the agent they gave him low numbers in their renewal proposal while the other 4 teams proposed high contract figures and 2 of them the opportunity of the main Leading role for GTs.
As stylish as Lefevere’s going public with Almeida not renewing his contract with DQ days before the start of the GiroDon't think it's such great style though from Correia to go public with these options / proposals.
AG2R would be one.
UAE is not the other, unless they mean "GTs that Tadej won't ride."
Wonder if this is an example of what Wiggins and Lefevere mentioned about football agents entering cycling. That this is a smaller sport where it is important to maintain good relationships all-around and to not burn bridges.Don't think it's such great style though from Correia to go public with these options / proposals.
As stylish as Lefevere’s going public with Almeida not renewing his contract with DQ days before the start of the Giro