For him that's actually a hard earned win, he probably had to dig deep not to get dropped. At least this time they didn't gift the win to a Dutch rider afterwards...Also, how depressing is it that Mareczko of all people won the 'queen' stage?
For him that's actually a hard earned win, he probably had to dig deep not to get dropped. At least this time they didn't gift the win to a Dutch rider afterwards...Also, how depressing is it that Mareczko of all people won the 'queen' stage?
The route change has improved this race so much. They used to only climb the first of the two steps of this climb and it was usually a reduced bunch sprint. Last year they added the full-length climb for the final laps and now it's in every lap.Actually an awesome race. Helps that there were a lot of good names on the startlist.
Sagan finished 69th ahead of ....Quinn Simmons who came in at 75th out of 80. Yikes. Both having terrible years. At least they finished I guess.
So that's why Matthews and Groves dissapeared of the Argau startlist?
Totally. I am a huge Sagan fan so was no dig on him at all, more so a dig at Simmons - did something happen to him since his stint as a mountain goat at T-A?First race back for Sagan after taking break and the route was hilly, no surprises.
The route change has improved this race so much. They used to only climb the first of the two steps of this climb and it was usually a reduced bunch sprint. Last year they added the full-length climb for the final laps and now it's in every lap.
Sagan finished 69th ahead of ....Quinn Simmons who came in at 75th out of 80. Yikes. Both having terrible years. At least they finished I guess.
Ah, I was referring to his 2022 season so far, only 75 PCS points and most from that stellar result at SB. I didn't know he fell ill, could explain why he slumped so hard since.Simmons was very recently doing long training sessions with his father and brother in Colorado. I think it was even last weekend (not sure, but I recall seeing that in social media very recently), so he should have traveled and gone straight to racing.
I also think calling it terrible years is a bit harsh. Sure it's not Evenepoel level of results but winning Tour de Wallonie as a 1st and a half year pro is not terrible and he was also very good in the beginning of this season (good performance in Strade Bianche and very strong overall in Tirreno-Adriatico, winning the KOM) before falling ill before the classics.
Has Simmons had a good year though? Last year was probably the best since starting as a pro in 2020 but even then it was average at best.Sagan finished 69th ahead of ....Quinn Simmons who came in at 75th out of 80. Yikes. Both having terrible years. At least they finished I guess.
Ah, I was referring to his 2022 season so far, only 75 PCS points and most from that stellar result at SB. I didn't know he fell ill, could explain why he slumped so hard since.
Fair. Putting him in the same sentence as Sagan isn't really fair to one of the best cyclists of our generation.Has Simmons had a good year though? Last year was probably the best since starting as a pro in 2020 but even then it was average at best.
Ib4 he dominates the final TT...Might Babyface finally be getting past it? Still 14 minutes down...