Teams & Riders Matteo Jorgenson and his inexorable rise to the top

[jmdirt]

WOOHOO Matteo!

 

[JosefK]

Tag 'em and bag 'em, boys! Nice win.

 

[Oldermanish]

Paris Nice last stage was a great effort. It wasn't likely to get better unless someone/all of them in the group thought there was a chance to get Tadej, though.
Hope he can get some restful training for the next big thing.

 

[Potomac]

I think he deserves a thread title with his name alone.

 

[Oldermanish]

I think he deserves a thread title with his name alone.

Definitely. He's a young dude from a small neighborhood that has earned a respectable forum. Do it. DO IT!

 

[Oldermanish]

Definitely. He's a young dude from a small neighborhood that has earned a respectable forum. Do it. DO IT!

Characterizing this guy in terms of other riders isn't respectful. He's worked to earn this shot, kids.

 

[Sciatic]

Thread titles sometimes take on a life of their own here. . .

 

[tobydawq]

I also think his season so far calls for a title thread change.

 

[RedheadDane]

I like the title!
It's a bit weird, and random, but no more weird and random than some other thread titles...

 

[laarsland]

Done.

 

[Netserk]

Done.

Well done, you mean.

 

[rallybanana]

What happens to the Champoussin thread now?

Teams & Riders - Clément Champoussin - No Longer Just Part of Another's Man's Thread Title | Cyclingnews Forum

 

[Samu Cuenca]

What happens to the Champoussin thread now?

Teams & Riders - Clément Champoussin - No Longer Just Part of Another's Man's Thread Title | Cyclingnews Forum

Well now he's actually a part of the thread title unlike before.

I don't like the new title too much though, because Nans Peters clearly still has the better palmares.

 

[Potomac]

The new thread title is not the best, but it a vast improvement.

 

[laarsland]

The new thread title is not the best, but it a vast improvement.

It would be too iconoclastic to remove all references at once, baby steps.

Although Nans is not pants and certainly turned out a better Peters than Alex, I would take Jorgenson on my team over him. Nans is a barrelchested latter-day Blel Kadri who is wildly inconsistent but brilliant a few days every other season.

Jorgenson is turning into a proper hardman puncheur who can place top 10 in any race apart from pancake stages and the Zoncolans (for now), and more often than not is in the mix when the winning moves are made.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

The new thread title is not the best, but it a vast improvement.

I propose this for the next thread title:
Matteo Jorgenson doesn't have the best thread title, but it's a vast improvement over the previous one.

 

[tobydawq]

RIP Champoissin.

 

[Koronin]

I agree that he's earned the thread title change. He's continued to improve and he can get top 10's not in many types of races. Next step is top 5's and podiums in at least some of those type of races and stages.

 

[jmdirt]

GREAT race today young man!!

 

[KZD]

I am very impressed with what I am seeing from Jorgenson this season. Capable of winning the Tour of Oman in super steep gradients, almost getting into the top5 of Paris-Nice and now 4th in E3 Harelbeke. Very versatile rider and given his age a big win should come in the next years.

 

[JosefK]

Is Jorgenson becoming the current best American rider? Some others: McNulty, Sheffield, Simmons, Kuss.

 

[KZD]

Is Jorgenson becoming the current best American rider? Some others: McNulty, Sheffield, Simmons, Kuss.

Powless is the best one at the moment I would say but Jorgenson seems to have the highest ceiling.

 

[JosefK]

Powless is the best one at the moment, I would say but Jorgenson seems to have the highest ceiling.

Yes, how did I forget Powless?

 

[SafeBet]

I'd say Sheffield has the highest ceiling but Jorgenson is certainly proving to be a high level all-arounder. Excellent performance today.

 

[firefly3323]

Another awesome ride for him!

Ceiling wise I'd go with

1a) Sheffield
1b) Jorgenson
3 ) Simmons
4 ) Ricitello
5 )McNulty
6 ) Kuss