Mattias Skjelmose: The Blonde Assassin

[Samu Cuenca]

You cut the best part, you mean! And the title wasn't that long, not compared to the Jorgenson thread...

No, the best part is obviously the McNulty thread spoof

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1634561224603041793

View: https://twitter.com/DeGendtThomas/status/1634561224603041793

 

[RedheadDane]

Since this is the Skjelmose thread, I figured I'd include Skjelmose's reply:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1634597654226239490

 

[Sciatic]

I don’t know exactly where Skjelmose fits in ranking wise, but it is good to see that there’s now a group of young-ish riders who could become the “Next great America whatever”: along with Jorgensen, Sheffield, Simmons, McNulty, Powless (the latter two have been around for a while but could keep developing).

 

[RedheadDane]

I don’t know exactly where Skjelmose fits in ranking wise, but it is good to see that there’s now a group of young-ish riders who could become the “Next great America whatever”: along with Jorgensen, Sheffield, Simmons, McNulty, Powless (the latter two have been around for a while but could keep developing).

Excuse me! You're not getting Skjelmose.

 

[tobydawq]

I don’t know exactly where Skjelmose fits in ranking wise, but it is good to see that there’s now a group of young-ish riders who could become the “Next great America whatever”: along with Jorgensen, Sheffield, Simmons, McNulty, Powless (the latter two have been around for a while but could keep developing).

Uh?

 

[Sciatic]

Excuse me! You're not getting Skjelmose.

Ha, ha-ha, faked myself out

 

[Sciatic]

Uh?

Ooops . .

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Thread namechange already paying dividends.

 

[RedheadDane]

Thread namechange already paying dividends.

The "Amagercan hope" was always part of the title.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

The "Amagercan hope" was always part of the title.

Ok. Then what changed?

 

[RedheadDane]

Ok. Then what changed?

The "I'm fine, just give me a bike!" quote (from last year's Catalunya) got removed.
Apparently, the title was too long, which is just silly when you compare it to the absolute beauty that is the Jorgenson thread.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

The "I'm fine, just give me a bike!" quote (from last year's Catalunya) got removed.
Apparently, the title was too long, which is just silly when you compare it to the absolute beauty that is the Jorgenson thread.

Does "Amagercan" mean anything, by the way? Or is it deemed funny because it sounds a bit like American?

 

[tobydawq]

Does "Amagercan" mean anything, by the way? Or is it deemed funny because it sounds a bit like American?

He is from the island Amager (which contains part of Copenhagen).

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Does "Amagercan" mean anything, by the way? Or is it deemed funny because it sounds a bit like American?

It isn't that funny in Danish either, so I'll probably change the title again at some point.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

He is from the island Amager (which contains part of Copenhagen).

Thanks.

It isn't that funny in Danish either, so I'll probably change the title again at some point.

It's a nice wordplay on the American riders threads, just a shame that nobody outside of a select few has any idea what it means.

 

[Sciatic]

Thanks.


It's a nice wordplay on the American riders threads, just a shame that nobody outside of a select few has any idea what it means.

Well, now I know what it means, and I would not have known otherwise except for duping myself with the title

 

[RedheadDane]

Well, now I know what it means, and I would not have known otherwise except for duping myself with the title

The little Danish flag next to his name on results wasn't a clue?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

The little Danish flag next to his name on results wasn't a clue?

Perhaps they should using this one instead?

 

[Sciatic]

The little Danish flag next to his name on results wasn't a clue?

Obviously it should have! In my pitiful defense, I was on a research trip to several isolated locations with sketchy WiFi and cell coverage all the previous week, and spent the weekend watching the TA and PN stages I missed and skimming quickly through all the threads I hadn’t read

 

[tobydawq]

Nice result!

 

[SafeBet]

Nice result!

Yes! I was a bit worried after Paris-Nice and Itzulia, but he's been incredibly solid in one day races this year.

 

[Didinho]

What's his best quality? He got a lot of top 5 places this year already. He's fast also, but didn't know he could do this on the Mur. How is he as a climber or TT'er?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

What's his best quality? He got a lot of top 5 places this year already. He's fast also, but didn't know he could do this on the Mur. How is he as a climber or TT'er?

He's pretty much a jack of most trades, master of none kind of rider, though the result today and on the third stage in Itzulia, where he came from behind, could indicate that he might be turning into a murito specialist.

He's already proven he has the abilities in week-long races, and I'll be surprised if doesn't get a GT breakthrough at some point, but the Tour this year might come too early.

 

[Samamba]

He can do everything.

The thing about him is that he never misses splits also, which is super important as a GC riders or in classics. Echelons, rain, snow, ... doesn't matter to him. Positioning is also pretty good, even tho it seems like Trek is just really good.

EDIT: I just realized it's kind of stupid saying he never misses a split when he literally missed the decisive split on Sunday. I guess "almost never" would've been better wording lmao.