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Nah, when the likes of Gilbert and Cancellara have looked the strongest, they have been in another stratosphere. Completely invincible. Can also point to Valverde in Fléche Wallone until last year.Gigs_98 said:He does look a bit like Gilbert in 2011 where he is super strong always makes the right choices and all in all just looks invincible.
I'd like to see him give a crack at De Ronde. Especially cause he's faster than all of his teammates who can all play a very tactical game together.Valv.Piti said:Probably not that many I'd say.Tonton said:What else is there to say? Amazing rider. Finally, Julian gets a monument, the only question is: how many more will he win? He was a beast today.
He will be a favourite for Liege every year, but MSR is kind of a lottery and I think Lombardia is too hard atm. Isn't riding Roubaix and Flanders.
Should be happy to win, say, 4 monuments. These are damn hard to get. He will win lots and lots of classics though - AGR, Flèche, Strade, San Sebastian and the Canadians classics er right up his alley.
Red Rick said:I'd like to see him give a crack at De Ronde. Especially cause he's faster than all of his teammates who can all play a very tactical game together.Valv.Piti said:Probably not that many I'd say.Tonton said:What else is there to say? Amazing rider. Finally, Julian gets a monument, the only question is: how many more will he win? He was a beast today.
He will be a favourite for Liege every year, but MSR is kind of a lottery and I think Lombardia is too hard atm. Isn't riding Roubaix and Flanders.
Should be happy to win, say, 4 monuments. These are damn hard to get. He will win lots and lots of classics though - AGR, Flèche, Strade, San Sebastian and the Canadians classics er right up his alley.
Seems a bit light for De Ronde and not that much of a rolling type to match current top cobbles' field.Red Rick said:I'd like to see him give a crack at De Ronde. Especially cause he's faster than all of his teammates who can all play a very tactical game together.Valv.Piti said:Probably not that many I'd say.Tonton said:What else is there to say? Amazing rider. Finally, Julian gets a monument, the only question is: how many more will he win? He was a beast today.
He will be a favourite for Liege every year, but MSR is kind of a lottery and I think Lombardia is too hard atm. Isn't riding Roubaix and Flanders.
Should be happy to win, say, 4 monuments. These are damn hard to get. He will win lots and lots of classics though - AGR, Flèche, Strade, San Sebastian and the Canadians classics er right up his alley.
1992: Jacky Durand (Ronde Van Vlaanderen) and Gilbert Duclos-Lassale (Paris-Roubaix).Pantani_lives said:I always thought Alaphilippe was destined to win Liège or perhaps a world title on a tougher course. Now I think he can win any non-cobbled classic. His climbing is good enough for Lombardia as well.
When was the last time two consecutive monuments were won by a French rider?
Right! I had to look it up myself. The Italian double has been done before as well: Mottet won Lombardia in 1988, followed by Fignon's M-S in 1989. Clearly French cycling is back at top level.Alexandre B. said:1992: Jacky Durand (Ronde Van Vlaanderen) and Gilbert Duclos-Lassale (Paris-Roubaix).Pantani_lives said:I always thought Alaphilippe was destined to win Liège or perhaps a world title on a tougher course. Now I think he can win any non-cobbled classic. His climbing is good enough for Lombardia as well.
When was the last time two consecutive monuments were won by a French rider?
There’s nothing between now and Amstel that you’d say he HAS to ride, so it’s probably a good time for some rest and a training block. He could well be fresh and focused for the Ardennes.IndianCyclist said:He is a class act but whether he can keep his form till LBL remains to be seen. Last year worlds he was on fumes. For targeting worlds/Lombardia he has to forgo the TDF, maybe target the Giro, do Vuelta as training.
Are they talking about Pinot?Alexandre B. said:Unsurprisingly, despite having the best one-day racer in the world for the first time in gazillion years, Parisian medias are all babbling about an elusive Tour win.
Alexandre B. said:Unsurprisingly, despite having the best one-day racer in the world for the first time in gazillion years, Parisian medias are all babbling about an elusive Tour win.
Tonton said:What else is there to say? Amazing rider. Finally, Julian gets a monument, the only question is: how many more will he win? He was a beast today.
can3478 said:What a start to 2019 season, 7 wins!
Stage 5 at Tour of Colombia
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Strade Bianche
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Milan - San Remo
“I came with the goal of winning this race. I’m just as proud of my win as I am of the work of my team today. What they’ve done for me is absolutely exceptional. I rode for the victory at the end bearing their dedication in mind. I recovered in the downhill after I sped up on the Poggio but I still thought it would be complicated to win considering the quality of the riders... I capped it off the nicest way I could. It’s pure joy”
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Gee, why weren't they talking about a TdF victory when Alaphilippe was getting torn to shreds on "his terrain" in Tirreno AdriaticoBolder said:Alexandre B. said:Unsurprisingly, despite having the best one-day racer in the world for the first time in gazillion years, Parisian medias are all babbling about an elusive Tour win.
They were definitely talking about it on L'Equipe channel after MSR, but it's natural, isn't it? You look at Wiggins/Froome/Thomas coming out either from nowhere or another discipline to win the TdF and project that onto Alaphilippe -- who even hinted recently that he'd like to win the TdF someday.
To be honest, he'd probably have to switch teams as DQS is geared toward one-day races. Maybe in 2020 let him ride for GC and see what happens...
Red Rick said:Gee, why weren't they talking about a TdF victory when Alaphilippe was getting torn to shreds on "his terrain" in Tirreno AdriaticoBolder said:Alexandre B. said:Unsurprisingly, despite having the best one-day racer in the world for the first time in gazillion years, Parisian medias are all babbling about an elusive Tour win.
They were definitely talking about it on L'Equipe channel after MSR, but it's natural, isn't it? You look at Wiggins/Froome/Thomas coming out either from nowhere or another discipline to win the TdF and project that onto Alaphilippe -- who even hinted recently that he'd like to win the TdF someday.
To be honest, he'd probably have to switch teams as DQS is geared toward one-day races. Maybe in 2020 let him ride for GC and see what happens...
Probably.can3478 said:Red Rick said:Gee, why weren't they talking about a TdF victory when Alaphilippe was getting torn to shreds on "his terrain" in Tirreno AdriaticoBolder said:Alexandre B. said:Unsurprisingly, despite having the best one-day racer in the world for the first time in gazillion years, Parisian medias are all babbling about an elusive Tour win.
They were definitely talking about it on L'Equipe channel after MSR, but it's natural, isn't it? You look at Wiggins/Froome/Thomas coming out either from nowhere or another discipline to win the TdF and project that onto Alaphilippe -- who even hinted recently that he'd like to win the TdF someday.
To be honest, he'd probably have to switch teams as DQS is geared toward one-day races. Maybe in 2020 let him ride for GC and see what happens...
In pre-season interview, he said he was targeting races in March. So maybe he was working too much on sprinting skill mean while losing his other skill.
That's what I thought of Jalabert 25 years ago. I was that bad at predictions back thenRed Rick said:Whatever it is, there's no way Alaphilipp has enough room to improve his climbing to top 5 in a GT.
IndianCyclist said:He is a class act but whether he can keep his form till LBL remains to be seen. Last year worlds he was on fumes. For targeting worlds/Lombardia he has to forgo the TDF, maybe target the Giro, do Vuelta as training.