Teams & Riders Marc Hirschi discussion thread

[MJR]

He's really cookin' right now. Tough to be a surprise at Worlds with this streak.

 

[Sciatic]

Nice win streak, he seems to have found his “legs” from 2020 again

I saw what you did there

 

[Lequack]

Man is on a roll.

 

[proffate]

I want to know this man's core workout routine. He can hold that aero position without any rocking and rolling seemingly forever. Even Teddy the goat rocks around when he's laying the smack down.

 

[Panda Claws]

5/5 One-day race wins in a row.

 

[Unchained]

I want to know this man's core workout routine. He can hold that aero position without any rocking and rolling seemingly forever. Even Teddy the goat rocks around when he's laying the smack down.

The balance he shows at connection points of his hands and forearms!! Back is completely flat his body is quiet!! And he is sitting on a tiny portion of the front of the slammed forward saddle,
I have no idea if he is a great track rider but if he finds time, everything fantastic already exists..
He is really putting the finishing touches on the Tudor transfer!!

 

[Didinho]

He did some extra training after every Luxemburg stage.
If he finds his best legs in the WC he’s gonna be on the podium and maybe surprises the big 2 if they can’t get rid of him.

 

[Pozzovivo]

He did some extra training after every Luxemburg stage.
If he finds his best legs in the WC he’s gonna be on the podium and maybe surprises the big 2 if they can’t get rid of him.

They can easily get rid of him. It's like people saying De Lie could keep up with WVA and MVDP when he farms small belgian races. He has zero chance against Pog and Remco.

 

[Berniece]

He did some extra training after every Luxemburg stage.
If he finds his best legs in the WC he’s gonna be on the podium and maybe surprises the big 2 if they can’t get rid of him.

Wasn't he eventually dropped by MVDP in the last stage? Not sure how he'll be able to follow Pogacar/Evenepoel. Maybe if he goes for it early

 

[Didinho]

Wasn't he eventually dropped by MVDP in the last stage? Not sure how he'll be able to follow Pogacar/Evenepoel. Maybe if he goes for it early

Remco was also dropped in Britain because he did extra work after the stages.
That double attack in stage 2 or 3 where he dropped Mathieu was really strong. I think he will be closer to Pogi and Remco on this course. But it’s 270km, so we need to see how he handles the distance.

Was just thinking about some riders who can “surprise”. I do think the climbs will be too hard for Mathieu and certainly Pedersen. Is Carapaz riding? He could be a good 3th option.

 

[SafeBet]

Remco was also dropped in Britain because he did extra work after the stages.
That double attack in stage 2 or 3 where he dropped Mathieu was really strong. I think he will be closer to Pogi and Remco on this course. But it’s 270km, so we need to see how he handles the distance.

Distance shouldn't be an issue for someone who has won Bretagne Classic (260 km) and San Sebastian (235 km) less than two months ago, was second in AGR earlier this year and almost won (or should have won) LBL in 2020.
I believe his main issue will be max power output over 10 minutes when Pog / Remco decide to go. He is explosive enough to hold the wheel for some time, but how long?

 

[Berniece]

Remco was also dropped in Britain because he did extra work after the stages.
That double attack in stage 2 or 3 where he dropped Mathieu was really strong. I think he will be closer to Pogi and Remco on this course. But it’s 270km, so we need to see how he handles the distance.

Was just thinking about some riders who can “surprise”. I do think the climbs will be too hard for Mathieu and certainly Pedersen. Is Carapaz riding? He could be a good 3th option.

That's true, and indeed of the riders who might surprise he's also on the top of my list

 

[shadowrider]

Remco was also dropped in Britain because he did extra work after the stages.
That double attack in stage 2 or 3 where he dropped Mathieu was really strong. I think he will be closer to Pogi and Remco on this course. But it’s 270km, so we need to see how he handles the distance.

Was just thinking about some riders who can “surprise”. I do think the climbs will be too hard for Mathieu and certainly Pedersen. Is Carapaz riding? He could be a good 3th option.

Evenepoel wasn't dropped because of the extra work after the stages. He was, unlike Hirshi in Luxemburg and before, not in topform at that time (he is better now, but still not at his top).

Even training a bit after the stages, Hirshi at his best, would have to be able to outsprint VDP uphill. Or at least beat VDP and Vansevenant during the queen stage. He tried, but exploded. That's not a good sign. He is/was already two months in topshape. Fading now a little. After he exploded, he managed to recover en come back a bit, due to his strong conditional basis. So, I don't think he could slow his decline the next few days. Training hard or even just rest. My guess. Hirshi will be good on sunday, but will not be able to challenge Pogacar, Evenepoel, Roglic...

 

[Netserk]

They can easily get rid of him. It's like people saying De Lie could keep up with WVA and MVDP when he farms small belgian races. He has zero chance against Pog and Remco.

 

[Pozzovivo]

No pictures of Pog and remco then. Pidcock, benoot, Alaphilippe, Cort, Magnier and the rest also gets routinely dropped by the best guys. Pictures demonstrate nothing but that Hirschi can be the best of the rest on his days.

Do you really believe Hirschi can hold the wheel of pog or remco when they go on sunday? I have no confidence in that.