Lennard Kämna Bandwaggon thread

[BlueRoads]

I agree that stage was very impressive.
Still think he should not go for the overall this year.

 

[Bavarianrider]

Why isn't this called 'The Lennard Kamna Is The New Andreas Kloden Thread'?

Because unlike Klöden Kämna is a likeable and charismatic guy.

Kämna easily would have Top 10 potential this year already. He`ll have towork for Buchmann of course, but it will be the last time. Kämna is 10 times as talented as Buchmann and will be a victory contender from next year on. The sky is the limit for him.

 

[BlueRoads]

Only one thing not right with Kämna, yet: No pictures with cute animals. (Are there?)

 

[gregrowlerson]

Why isn't this called 'The Lennard Kamna Is The New Andreas Kloden Thread'?

I told you he was the new Kloden.

 

[gregrowlerson]

I told you he was the new Kloden.

He is about to go one better than Kloden

 

[Finn84]

He is about to go one better than Kloden

You mean stage results, right? Klöden once lost by a centimeter or so.

Of course Klöden has better GC result.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

I really feel like he's a natural born GC-rider. He climbs amazingly, has a huge engine and his recovery is extraordinary.

 

[Ktarie]

Kämna shows an impressing balance of hardness between flat and mountain (including ITT). There may be a few percent missing for the absolute top on the mountain though.

I was really impressed how he crossed the finish line with Tom Dumoulin during the final stage of the Dauphine and that he came in eighth overall
the day just after his stage win.

In his stage win he was also able to leave Alaphilippe and Kwiatkowski behind. The reigning Giro winner made the same experience today as well as Alaphillipe again. That is already strong.

I would be very happy to see Kämna as team captain on a week-long stage race like Paris-Nice or even at the Vuelta next year. It's time for him, I guess.

 

[geisterhome]

Kämna shows an impressing balance of hardness between flat and mountain (including ITT). There may be a few percent missing for the absolute top on the mountain though.

I was really impressed how he crossed the finish line with Tom Dumoulin during the final stage of the Dauphine and that he came in eighth overall
the day just after his stage win.

In his stage win he was also able to leave Alaphilippe and Kwiatkowski behind. The reigning Giro winner made the same experience today as well as Alaphillipe again. That is already strong.

I would be very happy to see Kämna as team captain on a week-long stage race like Paris-Nice or even at the Vuelta next year. It's time for him, I guess.

I think with his recovering ability he must be best suited for GTs. I mean he has been going really hard the last days and he doesn't seem to tire one bit. Same already last year. Going in breaks multiple times and being strongest in terms of staying with the GT contenders on the last mtf. Curious to see how he will do today and if he tries to stay with the group of favorites today as long as he can or if he will take it easy after yesterday. Also the final TT will be interesting. When it comes to high mountains I actually think that long climbs suit him best.

 

[Remy55]

Denk said yesterday they see him as a GC rider. They will send him as captain to the Giro or Vuelta first, maybe already next year.

 

[Sestriere]

I'm very interested to see what he can do in the stage 20 TT.

 

[janraaskalt]

Denk said yesterday they see him as a GC rider. They will send him as captain to the Giro or Vuelta first, maybe already next year.

I hope that Kamna will mentally cope with GC leadership, compared to the freedom he now has. He had some kind of burnout a couple of years ago, which wasn't only physically.

 

[RedheadDane]

So... apparently he has an issue with recognising faces... possibly lost a few races because he wasn't completely sure who he was sitting with (U23 World Championship he lost against Cosnefroy being an example.)

 

[Eclipse]

Extremely well rounded rider but I hope his inevitable transition to GC ambition doesn't result in him becoming a bit of a safe rider. He's great to watch with the freedom to attack.

 

[SafeBet]

So... apparently he has an issue with recognising faces...

Where did you read it? Prosopagnosia is a more common condition than most people think but I've never heard of a rider having it.

 

[RedheadDane]

Where did you read it? Prosopagnosia is a more common condition than most people think but I've never heard of a rider having it.

They mentioned it during the broadcast.

 

[Bavarianrider]

No Tour for Kämna. He has mental problems again. He just is not built for this. He is not stupid and simple minded enough to live the life of a pro cyclist. He should call it quits and move on.

 

[RedheadDane]

No Tour for Kämna. He has mental problems again. He just is not built for this. He is not stupid and simple minded enough to live the life of a pro cyclist. He should call it quits and move on.

Since when is being stupid an simple minded a requirement for being a pro?

 

[BlueRoads]

No Tour for Kämna. He has mental problems again. He just is not built for this. He is not stupid and simple minded enough to live the life of a pro cyclist. He should call it quits and move on.

Has it been indicated anywhere that this is mental? Because the last race looked like simply not fit, presumably indeed for health reasons.

 

[Faserr]

I wouldn't say that this are only mental problems. He overtrained, got sick in the training after his first race and did not recover. According to the statement at the bora-hansgrohe homepage, he wasn't really fit at Algavre. That weight on him mentally which is understandable. A lot of riders probably would take things like that easier, but I can understand him. He will recover in the next weeks and I am pretty sure he will start riding again this year.
The way he is riding at the races indicates that he has fun while racing. I just wouldn't push him to be a GC contender in the future. He extended his contract for a year.

News

www.bora-hansgrohe.com

 

[Red Rick]

Just let him be a stage hunter/domestique, see if he can contend for hilly classics, etc. I don't see him being good enough for GCs so it's not worth trying at the expense of his sanity

 

[roundabout]

Has it been indicated anywhere that this is mental? Because the last race looked like simply not fit, presumably indeed for health reasons.

I don't like the term 'flexible break'. to me it implies that a pause from racing/training even when the health issues are sorted

 

[Gigs_98]

Man, the guy is so talented...really wish him well for the future. If he stops trying to become a gc contender that might indeed help him but to be honest deep down I really wish to see what he could do in that role.

 

[Mayomaniac]

It sucks, but I wish him all the best.

 

[geisterhome]

I think this is more related to mental issues than anything else. I mean that statement and the flexible break isn't like anything you get when a rider is simply not in shape after being sick.

Even before in nearly every article he is quoted in its all about he isnt ready yet, how he needs more time, how he has goals for a race but how it's all without pressure and that he will just see how it goes.

I have been off the bandwagon for a while now. He can't handle the pressure as it seems. In Germany many consider him still as the biggest GC talent but I would be surprised if he ever finishes a GT on the podium. He also has actually never shown anything GC wise in even the smaller stages races he has ridden. Last years 8th place at the Dauphine was maybe somewhat of an exception but also that was rather lucky after a lot of riders had to drop out of the race. Other than that his best results came out of escape groups when he was already way down in the GC. And I think thats going to remain his ceiling for the rest of his career.