Damn, another almost-blank season for Alaphilippe (except his great Paris-Nice). Years slowly go by, and his career development is starting to get disturbed by recurring health issues (sickness, injuries)
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Before you know you are 30 , it's scaryTommyGun said:Damn, another almost-blank season for Alaphilippe (except his great Paris-Nice). Years slowly go by, and his career development is starting to get disturbed by recurring health issues (sickness, injuries)
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Alexandre B. said:According to L’Équipe, Alaphilippe should lead Quick-Step Floors at La Vuelta.
Akuryo said:Alexandre B. said:According to L’Équipe, Alaphilippe should lead Quick-Step Floors at La Vuelta.
Lead as in real GC ambitions?! Or just the protected guy who will go for (some) stages? Cause we've seen multiple times already that he tends to fade away in the real mountains. He can win in the Ardennes or Mt. Baldy but thats about it.
He did. But de la Cruz has build his entire season around peaking at the Vuelta, even skipping the Giro, and don't think Vuelta suits Jungles as well as the Giro does.yaco said:Jungels rode a good Giro so it makes sense for him to follow up at the Vuelta.
Or it makes sense to keep him fresh so he, Alaphilippe and Martin can have a 3-man effort at the GC in France next year; replace Brambilla and Gilbert/Stybar with Jungels and Alaf in this year's lineup, and QS would look a much stronger GC team, without damaging Kittel's sprint efforts.yaco said:Jungels rode a good Giro so it makes sense for him to follow up at the Vuelta.
GenericBoonenFan said:Belgian newspapers mentioning that he has GC ambitions aswell
Strawberry_Jams said:Jungels won't do the Vuelta. De La Cruz will lead.
...ditto. If he's 100%, Balaphilippe can do some damage...he can climb the shorter ones, win muritos, sprint and get time bonuses. If he puts it together, he can be a pest for the marquis names.Valv.Piti said:I suspect Alaphilippe will boss this Vuelta. I can definitely also see him ride top-5, but stage wins should be the main goal IMO (and there are loooooots of chances, god bless Guillén) when they also have decent, but not spectacular top-10 riders like Jungels and Cruz.
Froome showed in '11 that he couldn't climb and here we are .Netserk said:He showed on Couillole that he won't be a factor in real mountains.