Mental or random cycling statistics

[RedheadDane]

I randomly decided to do a thing.
How many CQ points did the top-10 of the Junior ranking (on FirstCycling) since 2012 score the following year?
Blank spaces in the point columns means the rider was still a junior.

2012

Rider	2013 CQ Score
Matej Mohoric	126
Mads Pedersen
Piotr Havik	1
Idar Arslanov	10
Tiesj Benoot	30
Søren Kragh Andersen	2
Quentin Jauregui	0
Kevin Deltombe	0
Mathieu Van der Poel
Taylor Eisenhart	8

2013

Rider	2014 CQ Score
Mathieu Van der Poel	168
Mads Pedersen	15
Elie Gesbert	0
Tao Geoghegan Hart	37
Nathan Van Hooydonck	0
David Per	20
Jenthe Biermans	0
Christoffer Lisson	0
Stepan Kurianov
Mathias Rask	0

2014

Rider	2015 CQ Score
Lennard Kämna	89
Magnus Bak Klaris	4
Tom Wirtgen	35
Jordi Warlop	2
Rayane Bouhanni	0
Erlend Jordbrekk Blikra
Will Barta	5
Aleksandr Vlasov	8
Edoardo Affini	0
Wiebren Plovie	0*

*Doesn't seem to have a CQ page, so presumably didn't score in 2015, or ever...

2015
This is retroactively the saddest Junior top-10 in the period...

Rider	2016 CQ Score
Adrien Costa	274
Bjorg Lambrecht	89
Thomas Vereecken	0
Brandon McNulty
Anthon Charmig
Marc Hirschi
Pascal Eenkhoorn	13
Gino Mäder	0
Felix Gall
Max Kanter	51

2016

Rider	2017 CQ Score
Jaka Primozic	9
Marc Hirschi	50
Brandon McNulty	35
Jarno Mobach	6
Ide Schelling	0
Nils Eekhoff	33
Tadej Pogacar	135
Dinmukhammed Ulysbayev	24
Andreas Kron	25
Jakob Egholm	0

Pogi wasn't even the best Slovenian Junior in 2016!

2017

Rider	2018 CQ Score
Andreas Leknessund	58
Niklas Märkl	7
Tom Pidcock	47
Søren Wærenskjold
Andrea Innocenti	6
Michele Gazzoli	0
Florian Kierner	1
Julius Johansen	117
Dan Hoole	6
Tobias Bayer	5

2018

Rider	2019 CQ Score
Remco Evenepoel	952
Ilan Van Wilder	98
Karel Vacek	1
Søren Wærenskjold	23
Andrea Piccolo
Marius Mayrhofer	2
Xandres Vervloesem	0
Ludvig Fisher Aasheim	0*
Alexandre Balmer	0
Jacob Hindsgaul	10

*No data for 2019

2019

Rider	2020 CQ Score
Marco Brenner
Quinn Simmons	205
Hidde Van Veenendaal	0
Maurice Ballerstedt	22
Andrea Piccolo	5
Hugo Toumire	0
Michel Hessmann	12
Sam Watson	33
Andrii Ponomar
Vegard Stokke	0

2020

Rider	2021 CQ Score
Tobias Lund	13
Arnaud De Lie	57
Marco Brenner	31
Andrii Ponomar	64
Max Poole
Kasper Andersen	13
Matic Macek	6
Ilia Shchegolkov	0
Jordan Labrosse	10
Viacheslav Ivanov	6

2021

Rider	2022 CQ Score
Per Strand Hagenes	66
Romain Grégoire	108
Cian Uijtdebroeks	253
Alexander Hajek	14
Trym Brennsæter	0
Alec Segaert	67
Maxence Place
Tibor Del Grosso	10
Moritz Kärsten	0
Stian Fredheim	25

2022

Rider	2023 CQ Score
Emil Herzog	4
António Morgado	132
Max Van der Meulen	11
Menno Huising	15
Vlad Van Mechelen	13
Mathieu Kockelmann	10
Thibaud Gruel	48
Jørgen Nordhagen
Artem Shmidt	15
Frank Aron Ragilo	0

So, yeah... some riders who looked like they were destined for greatness, but faded into obscurity (or worse), and others who looked only "okay", but have definitely made up for it.
The extreme case for the latter is probably Vingegaard, though. He came in at a whopping 180th place in the 2014 ranking!

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Interesting how many were outstanding as first year juniors, but didn't top ten the following season. I guess some of them were interrupted by injuries or studies.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Spoiler: 2019

Rider	2020 CQ Score
Marco Brenner
Quinn Simmons	205
Hidde Van Veenendaal	0
Maurice Ballerstedt	22
Andrea Piccolo	5
Hugo Toumire	0
Michel Hessmann	12
Sam Watson	33
Andrii Ponomar
Vegard Stokke	0

Wow, that's one awful cohort compared to all the others. I guess COVID is part of the story, but not all of it given how the surrounding cohorts did...

 

[Izzyeviel]

whatever happened to Adrien Costa? Dude thrashed Tajej, McNulty, Felix, Foss, & Monaco

 

[RedheadDane]

whatever happened to Adrien Costa? Dude thrashed Tajej, McNulty, Felix, Foss, & Monaco

Retired.
Then lost his leg.

 

[RedheadDane]

And now, I'll compare birth dates - year and month - to see how much difference it makes.

2012

Rider	Year	Month
Matej Mohoric	1994	October
Mads Pedersen	1995	December
Piotr Havik	1994	July
Idar Arslanov	1994	April
Tiesj Benoot	1994	March
Søren Kragh Andersen	1994	August
Quentin Jauregui	1994	April
Kevin Deltombe	1994	February
Mathieu Van der Poel	1995	January
Taylor Eisenhart	1994	June

Being by far the youngest - even about a year between him and VDP - doesn't seem to have slowed Mads P. down much...

2013

Rider	Year	Month
Mathieu Van der Poel	1995	January
Mads Pedersen	1995	December
Elie Gesbert	1995	July
Tao Geoghegan Hart	1995	March
Nathan Van Hooydonck	1995	October
David Per	1995	February
Jenthe Biermans	1995	October
Christoffer Lisson	1995	November
Stepan Kurianov	1996	December
Mathias Rask	1995	October

2014

Rider	Year	Month
Lennard Kämna	1996	September
Magnus Bak Klaris	1996	January
Tom Wirtgen	1996	March
Jordi Warlop	1996	June
Rayane Bouhanni	1996	February
Erlend Jordbrekk Blikra	1997	January
Will Barta	1996	January
Aleksandr Vlasov	1996	April
Edoardo Affini	1996	June
Wiebren Plovie	1996	July

2015

Rider	Year	Month
Adrien Costa	1997	August
Bjorg Lambrecht (RIP)	1997	April
Thomas Vereecken	1997	July
Brandon McNulty	1998	April
Anthon Charmig	1998	March
Marc Hirschi	1998	August
Pascal Eenkhoorn	1997	February
Gino Mäder (RIP)	1997	January
Felix Gall	1998	February
Max Kanter	1997	October

2016

Rider	Year	Month
Jaka Primozic	1998	December
Marc Hirschi	1998	August
Brandon McNulty	1998	April
Jarno Mobach	1998	August
Ide Schelling	1998	February
Nils Eekhoff	1998	January
Tadej Pogacar	1998	September
Dinmukhammed Ulysbayev (RIP)	1998	July
Andreas Kron	1998	June
Jakob Egholm	1998	April

2017

Rider	Year	Month
Andreas Leknessund	1999	May
Niklas Märkl	1999	March
Tom Pidcock	1999	July
Søren Wærenskjold	2000	March
Andrea Innocenti	1999	October
Michele Gazzoli	1999	March
Florian Kierner	1999	May
Julius Johansen	1999	September
Dan Hoole	1999	February
Tobias Bayer	1999	November

2018

Rider	Year	Month
Remco Evenepoel	2000	January
Ilan Van Wilder	2000	May
Karel Vacek	2000	September
Søren Wærenskjold	2000	March
Andrea Piccolo	2001	March
Marius Mayrhofer	2000	September
Xandres Vervloesem	2000	May
Ludvig Fisher Aasheim	2000	February
Alexandre Balmer	2000	May
Jacob Hindsgaul	2000	July

So, yeah... it's possible Evenepoel might have had a bit of an advantage being a January kid. But mostly it probably just boils down to the fact that he's that much better.

2019

Rider	Year	Month
Marco Brenner	2002	August
Quinn Simmons	2001	May
Hidde Van Veenendaal	2001	February
Maurice Ballerstedt	2001	January
Andrea Piccolo	2001	March
Hugo Toumire	2001	October
Michel Hessmann	2001	April
Sam Watson	2001	September
Andrii Ponomar	2002	September
Vegard Stokke	2001	April

2020

Rider	Year	Month
Tobias Lund	2002	August
Arnaud De Lie	2002	March
Marco Brenner	2002	August
Andrii Ponomar	2002	September
Max Poole	2003	March
Kasper Andersen	2002	July
Matic Macek	2002	October
Ilia Shchegolkov	2002	June
Jordan Labrosse	2002	September
Viacheslav Ivanov	2002	August

2021

Rider	Year	Month
Per Strand Hagenes	2003	July
Romain Grégoire	2003	January
Cian Uijtdebroeks	2003	February
Alexander Hajek	2003	July
Trym Brennsæter	2003	May
Alec Segaert	2003	January
Maxence Place	2004	January
Tibor Del Grosso	2003	July
Moritz Kärsten	2003	April
Stian Fredheim	2003	March

2022

Rider	Year	Month
Emil Herzog	2004	October
António Morgado	2004	January
Max Van der Meulen	2004	January
Menno Huising	2004	April
Vlad Van Mechelen	2004	June
Mathieu Kockelmann	2004	January
Thibaud Gruel	2004	May
Jørgen Nordhagen	2005	January
Artem Shmidt	2004	January
Frank Aron Ragilo	2004	March

So, yeah... all that work just to conclude that a few months probably doesn't make that much of a difference.
Make sense, really. The older you get, the less significant age gaps becomes.
Of course, in pro sports eventually it will become significant the other way around, and the years will start slowing you down a little... unless your name is Alejandro Valverde.

 

[tobydawq]

And now, I'll compare birth dates - year and month - to see how much difference it makes.

Spoiler: 2012

Rider	Year	Month
Matej Mohoric	1994	October
Mads Pedersen	1995	December
Piotr Havik	1994	July
Idar Arslanov	1994	April
Tiesj Benoot	1994	March
Søren Kragh Andersen	1994	August
Quentin Jauregui	1994	April
Kevin Deltombe	1994	February
Mathieu Van der Poel	1995	January
Taylor Eisenhart	1994	June

Being by far the youngest - even about a year between him and VDP - doesn't seem to have slowed Mads P. down much...

Spoiler: 2013

Rider	Year	Month
Mathieu Van der Poel	1995	January
Mads Pedersen	1995	December
Elie Gesbert	1995	July
Tao Geoghegan Hart	1995	March
Nathan Van Hooydonck	1995	October
David Per	1995	February
Jenthe Biermans	1995	October
Christoffer Lisson	1995	November
Stepan Kurianov	1996	December
Mathias Rask	1995	October

Spoiler: 2014

Rider	Year	Month
Lennard Kämna	1996	September
Magnus Bak Klaris	1996	January
Tom Wirtgen	1996	March
Jordi Warlop	1996	June
Rayane Bouhanni	1996	February
Erlend Blikra	1997	January
Will Barta	1996	January
Aleksandr Vlasov	1996	April
Edoardo Affini	1996	June
Wiebren Plovie	1996	July

Spoiler: 2015

Rider	Year	Month
Adrien Costa	1997	August
Bjorg Lambrecht (RIP)	1997	April
Thomas Vereecken	1997	July
Brandon McNulty	1998	April
Anthon Charmig	1998	March
Marc Hirschi	1998	August
Pascal Eenkhoorn	1997	February
Gino Mäder (RIP)	1997	January
Felix Gall	1998	February
Max Kanter	1997	October

Spoiler: 2016

Rider	Year	Month
Jaka Primozic	1998	December
Marc Hirschi	1998	August
Brandon McNulty	1998	April
Jarno Mobach	1998	August
Ide Schelling	1998	February
Nils Eekhoff	1998	January
Tadej Pogacar	1998	September
Dinmukhammed Ulysbayev (RIP)	1998	July
Andreas Kron	1998	June
Jakob Egholm	1998	April

Spoiler: 2017

Rider	Year	Month
Andreas Leknessund	1999	May
Niklas Märkl	1999	March
Tom Pidcock	1999	July
Søren Wærenskjold	2000	March
Andrea Innocenti	1999	October
Michele Gazzoli	1999	March
Florian Kierner	1999	May
Julius Johansen	1999	September
Dan Hoole	1999	February
Tobias Bayer	1999	November

Spoiler: 2018

Rider	Year	Month
Remco Evenepoel	2000	January
Ilan Van Wilder	2000	May
Karel Vacek	2000	September
Søren Wærenskjold	2000	March
Andrea Piccolo	2001	March
Marius Mayrhofer	2000	September
Xandres Vervloesem	2000	May
Ludvig Fisher Aasheim	2000	February
Alexandre Balmer	2000	May
Jacob Hindsgaul	2000	July

So, yeah... it's possible Evenepoel might have had a bit of an advantage being a January kid. But mostly it probably just boils down to the fact that he's that much better.

Spoiler: 2019

Rider	Year	Month
Marco Brenner	2002	August
Quinn Simmons	2001	May
Hidde Van Veenendaal	2001	February
Maurice Ballerstedt	2001	January
Andrea Piccolo	2001	March
Hugo Toumire	2001	October
Michel Hessmann	2001	April
Sam Watson	2001	September
Andrii Ponomar	2002	September
Vegard Stokke	2001	April

Spoiler: 2020

Rider	Year	Month
Tobias Lund	2002	August
Arnaud De Lie	2002	March
Marco Brenner	2002	August
Andrii Ponomar	2002	September
Max Poole	2003	March
Kasper Andersen	2002	July
Matic Macek	2002	October
Ilia Shchegolkov	2002	June
Jordan Labrosse	2002	September
Viacheslav Ivanov	2002	August

Spoiler: 2021

Rider	Year	Month
Per Strand Hagenes	2003	July
Romain Grégoire	2003	January
Cian Uijtdebroeks	2003	February
Alexander Hajek	2003	July
Trym Brennsæter	2003	May
Alec Segaert	2003	January
Maxence Place	2004	January
Tibor Del Grosso	2003	July
Moritz Kärsten	2003	April
Stian Fredheim	2003	March

Spoiler: 2022

Rider	Year	Month
Emil Herzog	2004	October
António Morgado	2004	January
Max Van der Meulen	2004	January
Menno Huising	2004	April
Vlad Van Mechelen	2004	June
Mathieu Kockelmann	2004	January
Thibaud Gruel	2004	May
Jørgen Nordhagen	2005	January
Artem Shmidt	2004	January
Frank Aron Ragilo	2004	March

So, yeah... all that work just to conclude that a few months probably doesn't make that much of a difference.
Make sense, really. The older you get, the less significant age gaps becomes.
Of course, in pro sports eventually it will become significant the other way around, and the years will start slowing you down a little... unless your name is Alejandro Valverde.

What's the idea to pack everything behind spoiler tags?

 

[RedheadDane]

What's the idea to pack everything behind spoiler tags?

To keep the posts from being too long.

 

[tobydawq]

To keep the posts from being too long.

And then we have to click ten times to see the brilliant points you're trying to make? How is that less annoying than a long post?

 

[RedheadDane]

And then we have to click ten times to see the brilliant points you're trying to make? How is that less annoying than a long post?

Okay... I'll remove the spoiler tags. If more people complain about having to scroll to get past it, I'll re-insert them...

My main idea was that maybe some people are only interested in certain years, maybe some are not interested in any of it.

And now it's just clear how the columns aren't aligned... AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

And now, I'll compare birth dates - year and month - to see how much difference it makes.



So, yeah... all that work just to conclude that a few months probably doesn't make that much of a difference.

I can't find stats at the moment, but I have come across data in the past that September and October birthdays (ie, those who were the oldest in their school cohort) outrank other months in figures for England international footballers, with more than double the expected representation if I remember correctly.
Oldest and biggest among their peers in early stages of school leads to captaincy and frequent selection in school teams, and greater confidence, leads to being noticed by scouts leads to professional pathways at an earlier stage leads to higher level pro career. (It would be interesting to see whether the lop-sided birthday trend applies even more to positions on the pitch where size is an advantage: centre-backs or target man strikers perhaps)
And the reverse effect on summer births: more likely to be smaller when they are at an early stage of education, uncompetitive in physical games, lose interest, not making school team and no interest in joining local weekend teams, lower representation.

And maybe the pattern is not so prevalent among cyclists because it is less team structured and competitive from an early age? There's a grant in that...

Edit:
Did find a couple of articles: age bias is not as strong as I thought I had remembered it being (or maybe not as strong as several years ago when I first read about it)

Professional Footballers' Birthdays vs. Career Success

We analysed the birthdays of football players to find out if your birthdate could impact your chances of becoming a professional

www.casino.co.uk

More Hall Of Fame footballers born at this time of year than any other.

Expecting soon? Children born between September - December much more likely be become 'Hall Of Fame' footballers, research shows.

www.nationalfootballmuseum.com

 

[RedheadDane]

I can't find stats at the moment, but I have come across data in the past that September and October birthdays (ie, those who were the oldest in their school cohort) outrank other months in figures for England international footballers, with more than double the expected representation if I remember correctly.

When do kids start school in England?
In Denmark, it's the year they turn 6, which means that kids born September-December are younger than their classmates born earlier in the year, being only 5 when they start school.

But, back to cycling

And maybe the pattern is not so prevalent among cyclists because it is less team structured and competitive from an early age? There's a grant in that...

There's also the fact that cycling is a sport where being smaller is not always a disadvantage.
A sport that involves physically tackling each other would obviously put the larger kids at an advantage, whereas a sport that (sometimes) involves riding your bike quickly up a hill puts the smaller kids at an advantage.

And even then it seems like the majority of the younger riders doing well are the bigger classics type riders.

 

[Berniece]

I can't find stats at the moment, but I have come across data in the past that September and October birthdays (ie, those who were the oldest in their school cohort) outrank other months in figures for England international footballers, with more than double the expected representation if I remember correctly.
Oldest and biggest among their peers in early stages of school leads to captaincy and frequent selection in school teams, and greater confidence, leads to being noticed by scouts leads to professional pathways at an earlier stage leads to higher level pro career. (It would be interesting to see whether the lop-sided birthday trend applies even more to positions on the pitch where size is an advantage: centre-backs or target man strikers perhaps)
And the reverse effect on summer births: more likely to be smaller when they are at an early stage of education, uncompetitive in physical games, lose interest, not making school team and no interest in joining local weekend teams, lower representation.

And maybe the pattern is not so prevalent among cyclists because it is less team structured and competitive from an early age? There's a grant in that...

Edit:
Did find a couple of articles: age bias is not as strong as I thought I had remembered it being (or maybe not as strong as several years ago when I first read about it)

Professional Footballers' Birthdays vs. Career Success

We analysed the birthdays of football players to find out if your birthdate could impact your chances of becoming a professional

www.casino.co.uk

More Hall Of Fame footballers born at this time of year than any other.

Expecting soon? Children born between September - December much more likely be become 'Hall Of Fame' footballers, research shows.

www.nationalfootballmuseum.com

Malcolm Gladwell also discusses this very quickly in his book Outliers. Worth the read.

Outliers (book) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

When do kids start school in England?

Some variation, but typically in the September before their 5th birthday. Some children start in January or occasionally April if their birthday is between then and the start of the next school year.

I have never looked for it myself, but teaching colleagues observe an imbalance in autumn and summer birthdays can be seen in ability groups, especially in Maths, well into mid-teens.

As a school governor, I was involved in a situation where "twins" had been born either side of midnight, and the midnight in question was the end of 31st August. You would not believe how difficult it was to get the local authority to agree to putting them into the same school year, and the older one was told that they would not be eligible for age specific school sports teams in any county recognised competitions ( by virtue of being over-age by about 20 minutes)

 

[Netserk]

I can't find stats at the moment, but I have come across data in the past that September and October birthdays (ie, those who were the oldest in their school cohort) outrank other months in figures for England international footballers, with more than double the expected representation if I remember correctly.
Oldest and biggest among their peers in early stages of school leads to captaincy and frequent selection in school teams, and greater confidence, leads to being noticed by scouts leads to professional pathways at an earlier stage leads to higher level pro career. (It would be interesting to see whether the lop-sided birthday trend applies even more to positions on the pitch where size is an advantage: centre-backs or target man strikers perhaps)
And the reverse effect on summer births: more likely to be smaller when they are at an early stage of education, uncompetitive in physical games, lose interest, not making school team and no interest in joining local weekend teams, lower representation.

And maybe the pattern is not so prevalent among cyclists because it is less team structured and competitive from an early age? There's a grant in that...

Edit:
Did find a couple of articles: age bias is not as strong as I thought I had remembered it being (or maybe not as strong as several years ago when I first read about it)

Professional Footballers' Birthdays vs. Career Success

We analysed the birthdays of football players to find out if your birthdate could impact your chances of becoming a professional

www.casino.co.uk

More Hall Of Fame footballers born at this time of year than any other.

Expecting soon? Children born between September - December much more likely be become 'Hall Of Fame' footballers, research shows.

www.nationalfootballmuseum.com

Nobel laureates are more likely to be born at the end of the year.

 

[RedheadDane]

Some variation, but typically in the September before their 5th birthday. Some children start in January or occasionally April if their birthday is between then and the start of the next school year.

In Denmark, everybody starts school together, in August. Though, a kid born late in the year can get special permission to start a year later.
And sometimes kindergarten kids get to spend time at the school they'll be starting at during the spring.

I have never looked for it myself, but teaching colleagues observe an imbalance in autumn and summer birthdays can be seen in ability groups, especially in Maths, well into mid-teens.

What are the statistics for April births and Math abilities? Asking for a friend...

 

[Netserk]

In Denmark, everybody starts school together, in August.

Not any longer.

Skolestart

Undervisningspligten indtræder den 1. august i det kalenderår, hvor barnet fylder 6 år, jf. folkeskolelovens § 34, stk. 1. Et barn kan efter forældrenes anmodning indskrives i folkeskolen fra begyndelsen af det kalenderår, hvor det fylder 5 år., jf folkeskolelovens § 36, stk. 1.

www.skole-foraeldre.dk

 

[Squire]

And maybe the pattern is not so prevalent among cyclists because it is less team structured and competitive from an early age? There's a grant in that...

I would assume this is true, and probably also the fact that your road cycling ability in your late teens or early adulthood is not anywhere near as dependent on the skills you developed as a kid, compared to football. As long as you have the genes and a solid background from any kind of physical activity, you'll be quite fine in cycling. I'd assume that the pattern is prevalent in most social sports, i.e. proper team sports.

 

[Winnen]

MvdP finished 10th and 1st in both monuments this year. That means his career monument result avarage has gotten worse.

 

[RedheadDane]

So, this weekend is all about Paris-Roubaix, with the Elite Women racing Saturday, and the full set of Men - Junior, U23, and Elite - racing Sunday.
And it seems it'll be a family affair, with multiple sets of siblings racing across the various races.

Askey, various
Ben will ride the U23 Men's race
Lewis will ride the Elite Men's race
(Both are riding for the FDJ organisation)

Bäckstedt, Elite Women
Elynor will ride for Trek
Zoe will ride for Canyon
(And Magnus will be sitting in the car behind Zoe.)

Kristoff/Ørn-Kristoff
Felix will ride the Junior Men's race
Alexander will ride the Elite Men's race

Milan, various
Matteo will ride the U23 Men's race
Jonathan will ride the Elite Men's race
(both are riding for the Trek organisation)

Norsgaard, various
Emma will ride the Elite Women's race
Mathias will ride the Elite Men's race
(Both are riding for the Movistar organisation. The only pair who'll have much of a chance for cheering for each other)

Pichon, U23 Men
Both will ride for Hauts-de-France

Pidcock, Various
Joe will ride the U23 Men's race
Tom will ride the Elite Men's race

Rex, various
Tim will ride the U23 Men's Race
Laurenz Will ride the Elite Men's race
(Both are riding for the Wanty organisation)

Ruiz Pérez, Elite Women
Both will ride for Movistar

Schweinberger, Elite Women
Christina will ride for Fenix
Kathrin will ride for WNT

Tarling, various
Finlay will ride the Junior Men's race
Joshua Will ride Elite Men's race

Van Dijke, Elite Men
Both will ride for Visma


There are also two married couples, in both those cases the wife will ride the Elite Women's race, while the husband will ride the Elite Men's Race:

Cecchini/Viviani
Norsgaard Bjerg

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Schweinberger, Elite Women
Christina will ride for Fenix
Kathrin will ride for WNT

I'm a bit of a hypocrite here, because I always call the team Ceratizit despite my previously established rule, but I think it's alright since Ceratizit is the parent company of WNT and also a sponsor of some races.

 

[RedheadDane]

I'm a bit of a hypocrite here, because I always call the team Ceratizit despite my previously established rule, but I think it's alright since Ceratizit is the parent company of WNT and also a sponsor of some races.

I'm just lazy; WNT is easier to write.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Alberto Dainese is still without a non-top 10 result this year (two races in Challenge Mallorca and four stages + GC in Pays de la Loire). I don't think he's beating Mads Pedersen's incredible run of twelve top-10s before the first non-top-10, though.

 

[Izzyeviel]

Decathlon/AG2R have won 9 races this season.

Which is more than they've won in the past four seasons. The last time they were this winningest was 2014 when they won 9 all season. & Their best rider hasn't gotten started yet.

Is it the brown pants?

 

[Finn84]

Previous time Amstel Gold Race and Flèche were won by different riders from the same country was 1989. Eric van Lancker and Claude Criquielion were the winners back then.

Obviously several doubles from the same rider (Rebellin, di Luca, Gilbert, Pogacar)