Teams & Riders Matteo Jorgenson has now outclassed his peers from the Chambery-system

[Oldermanish]

He's a big guy right? I was pleasantly surprised he won P-N and could defend in the hills against Remco.

But stages 6,7, and 8 at the Dauphine look rough.

He's tall but weighs 145 lbs. That usually translates to good power for climbers and he showed that in last year's Tour and PN this year.

 

[AmRacer]

If either of them can separate from Primoz, that'd be a good start for tactics for the other teammate

I'm not sure what you mean with this.

 

[stonerider]

I'm not sure what you mean with this.

A successful breakaway...

 

[Oldermanish]

A successful breakaway...

Either of those guys will force a response from UAE. That's the JV ticket to a podium IMO; especially if they get Primoz to respond. Waiting in hard driving uphill echelons driven by UAE doms will peel away some contenders but if they don't want a repeat of the Giro they gotta attack and take risks.

 

[Potomac]

Third in the fog at the Dauphine today.
I'm really curious what he will do in this race.

 

[Oldermanish]

Third in the fog at the Dauphine today.
I'm really curious what he will do in this race.

Tomorrow's TT will be some indicator. Hope the news is good as we can use some serious players this year.

 

[Oldermanish]

Looked like a solid performance today. His progress is fairly measured but very consistent.

 

[Bolder]

Great TT but i don’t know if it will be enough of a buffer on the last 3 stages vs the more specialized climbers.

 

[jmdirt]

Solid TT MJ!

 

[SHAD0W93]

Showing good form and can have a solid Tour, especially if Vingegaard doesn’t start. Is it in the cards for him to upset Evenepoel and Roglic again?

 

[Cookster15]

This guy might be coming into form at just the right time if Vingegaard can't be fit in time for the Tour. Ironic as this would be similar to how Vingegaard rose when given an opportunity when Roglic got injured in 2021.

 

[Elos Anjos]

Showing good form and can have a solid Tour, especially if Vingegaard doesn’t start. Is it in the cards for him to upset Evenepoel and Roglic again?

I believe so.
One wonders what kind of team Movistar is by not enforcing his contract.

 

[Cookster15]

I believe so.
One wonders what kind of team Movistar is by not enforcing his contract.

Movistar don’t deserve him. Just as Movistar didn’t deserve Nairo Quintana. At least Matteo Jorgenson got out of Movistar while he still had his best years ahead of him.

 

[Oldermanish]

Movistar don’t deserve him. Just as Movistar didn’t deserve Nairo Quintana. At least Matteo Jorgenson got out of Movistar while he still had his best years ahead of him.

Unfortunately the damage done today to Visma almost precludes any serious Tour podium aspirations they may have had. Someone could get lucky and escape in a long raid but the odds just went down to single digits.

 

[jmdirt]

Great ride MJ!

 

[Oldermanish]

I believe so.
One wonders what kind of team Movistar is by not enforcing his contract.

The same as they ever was....

 

[Oldermanish]

Matteo had serious focus today and looked tired at about 3km to go. He's not at his best but he handled Bora's tempo just fine. One more stage for a possible win and then he can deal with the JV reality. What can he and Kuss get out of the Tour?

 

[Unchained]

Great ride MJ!

He jumped 3 times and the final was to answer Roglic and he almost had enough in the gas tank to go by!! Losing by a couple of feet to Roglic today was really really great. MJ probably got an even bigger confidence boost. His ITT times are very respectable and he is riding at a really high level all year. The hill today destroyed most everyone, Jorgenson part of the elite!!
Who knew office park crits in San Francisco were a stepping stone!!

 

[Bolder]

Great TT but i don’t know if it will be enough of a buffer on the last 3 stages vs the more specialized climbers.

Well, he answered that with the legs today. Brilliant ride.

 

[Netserk]

Oh I think he definitely can make a top-10.

Yeah, he has convinced me too now.

I'm still not yet sold on him performing over a GT like he did here, but what he did here was very impressive and who knows what his ceiling is.

 

[SHAD0W93]

Great ride by Matteo!! Hopefully he can keep progressing each year and at least Visma have a potential podium if Vinge doesn’t start.

 

[VayaVayaVaya]

I’m on board

 

[Salvarani]

Jonas will have to watch out!

Visma might back Jorgenson instead of him, like they did to Roglic.

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

Jonas will have to watch out!

Visma might back Jorgenson instead of him, like they did to Roglic.

If Vingegaard starts he’ll get full support. I don’t think there’s a debate there.

 

[scribers]

It’s time to start reckoning with this Jorgensen thing. His stock is way up at the moment. What happens next cannot be determined