Make a prediction: Jens Keukeleire, the next...

[Willy_Voet]

Merckx...



or VDB?



Maybe he likes the white stuff and 14 year olds, so the next Boonen?

 

[Jamsque]

Next Museeuw.

 

[Runitout]

Next Museeuw.

The next Freddy Maertens

 

[Jamsque]

Next Peter Sagan.

Wait ...

 

[michaeld]

or VDB?

This would be sad. Worse, the next Valverde/Piti

 

[markrosen]

Jean-Marie Wampers (who??, only big win was the 1987 Paris-Roubaix)!....seriously, I hope Jens has a bright future.

 

[L'arriviste]

Eric Vanderaeden?

I love and hate this sort of discussion because I always feel like we're jinxing these folks. Belgium and France have such long, long lists of chrysalis cases like Wampers ( markrosen raked over my memory nicely there! )

Hmm, a young Flemish fastman who matures into a cobbly hardman.

Eric Vanderaeden?

Hopefully he'll mimic the tenacity and skip the haircut. And it's great to see that the old devil still has the same barnet today:

 

[TRDean]

Just curious...what is up with a guy like Keuleleire? He is 20 right? Did he mature later than most? Why all the sudden is he such a beast? I am not insinuating any kind of PED usage or anything...it is just amazing that this young man is so dominant...and coming off the radar. I understand he was a good young rider...but jeez!! By the way, I like this kid and admire his speed and power!!

 

[L'arriviste]

You could totally take him home to your Mum too.

Um, if you were that way inclined.

The little mignon.

 

[Hairy Wheels]

My vote is VDB....cycling seems to be getting more predictable, even when it's unpredictable.