Great signing by Cannondale. A succesful team is to be built from the grassroots, not signing over-the-hill expensive have been. Maybe letting Nibali go was a mistake, but not making a deal with Tinkoff will certainly pay off in the short run.![Cool :cool: :cool:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
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trevim said:Cannondale can use a proper rider for the future. Is he a GT prospect or more of a hilly classics rider?
coimbrawu said:Mohoric has an incredible 2012 season, but his first year in U23 is a little disappointed than some people expected without the U23 WCRR champion.
So Mohoric can climb, ITT looks good although not decent in U23 WCTT, he can breakaway and looks fast. But how to develop in the pro ranks is the big question. At the moment, he is like his new teammate next season: Moreno Moser![]()
Pippo_San said:As a GT prospect, the next big thing is Villella to me.
fauniera said:Possibly, but i think the Ardennes could be more his thing. Formolo looks the better prospect on long climbs.
Pippo_San said:I'm not really disagreeing there, but what makes you believe more in Formolo than Villella?
They both look like interesting GT prospects, yet Villella won me as the real deal with his 2013.
really? I didn't hear anything for his injury.greenedge said:Wasn't he injured this year?
Simple answer to his development- he gains experience, matures...
Moser this year won SB and came 3rd on Alpe D Huez- pretty goodSure he did not continue as great as we all expected but still- cut him some slack.
he, ryo's word still true to the dayRyo Hazuki said:mohoric is definitelky not natural climber or itt rider. I don't think he will become any force in gt's therefore. but he can become a monster in classics, his downhil skills are something I've never seen before, maybe on par with savoldelli in actual skill
Doesn't Richard have Kom jersey and mountain stage wins at Giro? He also has a hilly stage at Tour.GuyIncognito said:The heir to Pascal Richard, then. Complete with the same downhill skills
Forever The Best said:Doesn't Richard have Kom jersey and mountain stage wins at Giro? He also has a hilly stage at Tour.GuyIncognito said:The heir to Pascal Richard, then. Complete with the same downhill skills
Yeah, I knew they were from breakaways. But I doubt Mohoric will be that good of a climber, it would be a waste of the talent imo. Also I think Mohoric was dropped convincingly on Gran Sasso.GuyIncognito said:Forever The Best said:Doesn't Richard have Kom jersey and mountain stage wins at Giro? He also has a hilly stage at Tour.GuyIncognito said:The heir to Pascal Richard, then. Complete with the same downhill skills
Yes, and LBL. But all from breakaways. And all those were in his peak climbing year in his 30s. It took years to get there. Mohoric could get to that level of climbing, eventually. He's not all that far already, judging by the Gran Sasso stage.
johnymax said:As it's been mentioned, is hard to believe he's still only 23yo. It feels like he's been in WT since forever.
johnymax said:As it's been mentioned, is hard to believe he's still only 23yo. It feels like he's been in WT since forever.