Michal Kwiatkowski Thread

[BlueRoads]

Let's get this back to page one before he retakes the rainbows tomorrow.

Later in the year he will - according to the plan - ride the Ardennes, Flanders and make his debut in Roubaix.

And he seems like he is really good currently.

I hope he has a great season second half, but I can't see him winning tomorrow. Maybe he can get a very good placing, though.

 

[tobydawq]

I hope he has a great season second half, but I can't see him winning tomorrow. Maybe he can get a very good placing, though.

Why not? He will not be the most watched, he is likely to be among the strongest on the climbs, he can go solo, and he can sprint better than anybody except Van Aert.

 

[BlueRoads]

Why not? He will not be the most watched, he is likely to be among the strongest on the climbs, he can go solo, and he can sprint better than anybody except Van Aert.

I think it's 80% van Aert.
If van Aert should be too tired, finally, Fuglsang could win with his good Danish team because the route fits him like a glove, in my opinion. He's the current LBL and Lombardia winner (if I remember right, my result memory is very bad), at Strade he was strong but went too early alone. I don't believe in a bad form of his, he should be nearing his peak with the Giro coming. His finish at Flèche last year was quite something. He's my option in case the Tour riders should in fact be a bit tired.
If it turns out to be a complete climber's race Pogacar should have this, with his good sprint at the end and his time trial abilities for the last part. But what do I know about what Pogacar can do.
My climber's but not so very much climber's choice, if Pogacar is tired or rides for Roglic only, would be Woods, who, as a former runner, could be dealing well with a course that has hardly any pause. (Okay, honestly I don't know why I rate Woods highly for this. I just do.)
The Italians have quite some cards to play, if this becomes about team strenghts and tactics.

I would not really put it past Kwiatkowski, he's well suited to this race, I just can't see him getting past my favourites here. But prove me wrong, Michal!

 

[RedheadDane]

Let's get this back to page one before he retakes the rainbows tomorrow.

Hmm... I remember what happened last year when you were all "Gotta do [X] before [Y-rider] becomes World Champion."
Are you trying to jinx him?

 

[tobydawq]

Hmm... I remember what happened last year when you were all "Gotta do [X] before [Y-rider] becomes World Champion."
Are you trying to jinx him?

He'll win silver for sure now.

Nice remembering by the way!

 

[SafeBet]

Contrary to y-rider, Kwiatkowski has a proven history of winning important sprints so I wouldn't worry to much.

 

[tobydawq]

But Y-rider has beaten Van Aert in a (somewhat) important sprint (and van der Poel at the same time).

Too bad Y-rider won't ride tomorrow.

 

[fuiers]

I just checked and he does not have a contract for 2021?

 

[solo80k]

I just checked and he does not have a contract for 2021?

I think he renewed with Ineos before this Tour?

 

[fuiers]

I think he renewed with Ineos before this Tour?

At least google did not give any info about the matter.

 

[WKA311]

I think it's an open secret, same as with Sivakov, that the contract is already signed with Ineos but just hasn't been announced yet.

 

[damian13ster]

With CCC folding I expect him to stay at Ineos.
Otherwise he would probably go to CCC. Relationship with the owner was close, they sponsor his youth academy, etc

 

[md1975]

He said he was staying in an interview awhile ago. It was after a stage of a race. Wish I could be more help, but I don't remember the race.

 

[BlueRoads]

Kwiatkowski fuhr Tirreno und Sanremo mit gebrochener Rippe | radsport-news.com

www.radsport-news.com

Michal Kwiatkowski (Ineos Grenadiers) broke a rib three weeks ago at the Trofeo Laigueglia. The Pole announced this on Twitter. Kwiatkowski, like Andrea Bagioli (Deceuninck - Quick-Step), went down in the final of the one-day race and had to give up. "I mainly have abrasions and hopefully nothing is broken," said the 30-year-old at the time.

At first it seemed that way, after that he completed both the Strade Bianche - where he also did not finish - as well as Tirreno-Adriatico (51st place) and on Saturday Milan-Sanremo, where the 2017 winner at the same time as winner Jasper Stuyven ( Trek - Segafredo) arrived as the last rider in the top group and finished seventeenth.

Another examination on Monday revealed that Kwiatkowski had fractured his ribs at the start of the Italian season. “Since my fall in Laigueglia, it has not been an easy Italian campaign, physically and mentally. Sleep mode is best now, ”he continued.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Yeah, I've also heared it. So he raced Strade Bianche, Tirreno-Adriatico and MSR with a broken rib. Pro cyclists are really a different breed.

 

[RedheadDane]

As Brian Holm would say; "They're not made of chocolate."
Just wanna tell you that I have never, in my life, wondered about the chocolatey properties of pro cyclists!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

As Brian Holm would say; "They're not made of chocolate."
Just wanna tell you that I have never, in my life, wondered about the chocolatey properties of pro cyclists!

I find that hard to believe considering you claimed that Stuyven owned a chocolate property just yesterday.

 

[RedheadDane]

I find that hard to believe considering you claimed that Stuyven owned a chocolate property just yesterday.

He makes chocolate. He's not made of chocolate. Difference.

 

[BlueRoads]

He makes chocolate. He's not made of chocolate. Difference.

But now we know how they make those clones.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

He makes chocolate. He's not made of chocolate. Difference.

Ah, I got the point now. Is he known as Jasper the friendly host among his customers?

 

[RedheadDane]

But now we know how they make those clones.

And where the clones disappear off to...

 

[Carrick-On-Seine]

Kwiatkowski fuhr Tirreno und Sanremo mit gebrochener Rippe | radsport-news.com

www.radsport-news.com

Michal Kwiatkowski (Ineos Grenadiers) broke a rib three weeks ago at the Trofeo Laigueglia. The Pole announced this on Twitter. Kwiatkowski, like Andrea Bagioli (Deceuninck - Quick-Step), went down in the final of the one-day race and had to give up. "I mainly have abrasions and hopefully nothing is broken," said the 30-year-old at the time.

At first it seemed that way, after that he completed both the Strade Bianche - where he also did not finish - as well as Tirreno-Adriatico (51st place) and on Saturday Milan-Sanremo, where the 2017 winner at the same time as winner Jasper Stuyven ( Trek - Segafredo) arrived as the last rider in the top group and finished seventeenth.

Another examination on Monday revealed that Kwiatkowski had fractured his ribs at the start of the Italian season. “Since my fall in Laigueglia, it has not been an easy Italian campaign, physically and mentally. Sleep mode is best now, ”he continued.

Wait. Team Marginal Gains didn't spot he had fractured ribs?

 

[IndianCyclist]

Wait. Team Marginal Gains didn't spot he had fractured ribs?

Not surprising. They hire a incompetent liar like Freeman. They forget to do followup of the training that G does and he ends up out of shape and form for the TDF 2020. If u r paying somebody 3.5 million at least get somebody from the team to do a followup of the major riders in a pandemic.

 

[SHAD0W93]

#FreeKwiatkowski
#UnleashFlowerPower

 

[Netserk]

He is such a beautiful and classy racer, perfect attack after the top of Cauberg.

And a good example of the difference between cobbled and asphalt climbs.