Remco is very strong, entertaining and a superb rider. But so far there is nothing to suggest that he can perform at the level of the Tour's version of Vingegaard or Pogacar.
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When Vingegaard was Remco's age there was even less to suggest that he can perform at the level of the Tour's version of Vingegaard or Pogacar.
The guy has so much potential, he's won a GT. He might be on a team that actually knows how to win GT next year. Let's just wait and find out.
Asgreen could be a relative steal for somebody, provided he can reach his Flanders 2021 level again. A lot of the QS riders fell off this year and I wonder if it's because they knew something was going on behind the scenes?
If Roglic leaves for Bora, I think they will be mainly a GC team. Alpecin and perhaps Lidl would be better options for Asgreen.
Tbf, Remco and Vingegaard turned pro in the same year
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What do you base that on?
If anything the Vuelta proved he is not ready to go for the Tour win.
He may still, in future, but at this point in time it probably makes sense to remove that particular pressure from his shoulders.
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Have you considered that the forum is not a hive mind and the hate might be coming from entirely different subsets of forumers.
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They are at 28 (or 29, there is talk about Sindre Kulset having a contract for next year as well), so in theory space for Asgreen (and Casper Pedersen if S.Kulset is not contracted) but the question is budget.
People always say that Uno-X has a lot of money, but I’m not sure how accurate that is. They failed to bring in a new sponsor during this summer as they said they targeted and ended up bringing in Rema1000 as a sponsor, a brand which is owned by the same people that owns Uno-X. I think it would need another sponsor bringing in like 2m € for Uno-X to afford Asgreen.
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Wielerflits: Van Aert wants Lampaert at Jumbo; only six would go from SQS; Evenepoel expected to be part of the new team
Wout van Aert maakt zich sterk voor komst Yves Lampaert
Wout van Aert heeft bij de sportieve leiding van Jumbo-Visma aangegeven dat hij de komst van Yves Lampaert naar de ploeg zou toejuichen. Dat hebben meerdere bronnen aan WielerFlits bevestigd. Zoals het nu uitziet zal een zestal renners de overstap van Soudal Quick-Step naar de nieuwe...www.wielerflits.nl
JV only has 3 Belgians signed for 2024, so my guess would be Evenepoel, Van Wilder, Lampaert, Vansevenant - and then I could see them retain Lecerf and Gelders for their potential.
Merlier probably wants to be on a team where he can ride GTs.
Alaphilippe, Asgreen, Cattaneo, Hirt, Landa, Masnada, Pedersen and Cerny don't fit the strategy, so will get released.
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I disagree with both, as he would be the 2nd priority to MvdP or Mads P in most classics.
I see Ineos, Bahrain and UAE as more likely destinations for him - UAE especially if Pogacar is limiting his classics campaign in order to become competitive in the Tour.
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Asgreen has spent most the season getting back from injury and has recently appeared to reach his former level.
UAE doesn't have free spots anymore, they would need to break a contract with one of their current riders.
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Also Asgreen is not signing with a Pro team, he is at the other end of the spectrum.
Further I don't see Pedersen going to Uno-X, as he is rapidly developing into a top 5 lead out rider, who can also do well himself in cobbled and hilly races.
I rather see him going to Alpecin or Jayco - or whatever team Merlier ends up on.
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It's looking like they will have a guaranteed WC for the Tour next year if QS disappears tho. Also for Giro and Vuelta (but they'll probably skip one like Lotto), so maybe sponsors will be interested now. And riders too more and more and there is no reason not to go there anymore.
They will be a Pro Team in name only when QS disappears as they will have guaranteed wildcards to everything.
They do, Formolo is strongly rumoured to have signed for Movistar.
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Being 2nd priority is better than having a really good team that could support him. UAE would be just stupid if disregarding the money and Bahrain is a fairly average classics team, especially for the cobbled classics.
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View: https://twitter.com/CharlesMarsault/status/1709512275357290555
People are saying Evenepoel to Soudal Visma is happening.
People are saying Evenepoel to Soudal Visma is happening.
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Don't exactly understand why you think UAE would be "stupid"?
He would become their obvious captain for all the cobbled classics, provided Pogacar does not ride. He would be an upgrade to a Trentin who is over the hill but still servicable as his No 2.
Bahrain would be a slightly different dynamic with Mohoric and Wright in the mix, but it would be quite a good trio for cobbled and hilly classics.
Personally I hope for Ineos though, he and Ganna could tear up the cobbled classics together
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Why not 28 minutes then ? Or 29? More time lost must mean more time to recover right?
BS
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I don't think the deal would be happening otherwise. It's Soudal and Remco, not sure they would only go for Soudal. At least I've heard in a podcast that it would be a dealbreaker without Remco.
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I like your style. And it could happen like that if Remblow will prove he can actually ride a proper GT for once. But Vinge stands firm in the sunlight and has better odds.
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