Most overrated (good) rider in the peloton?

[Peyroteo94]

Overrated= someone who didn't live to the expectation around him.

Underrated= the opposite.

Please, correct me if I am wrong but there is someone who didn't expect Ayuso to be better (in future GTs) after his 3th in the Vuelta 2022? And by being better, I'm not talking about results only but mainly about performance wise.

 

[Red Rick]

Overrated= someone who didn't live to the expectation around him.

Underrated= the opposite.

Please, correct me if I am wrong but there is someone who didn't expect Ayuso to be better (in future GTs) after his 3th in the Vuelta 2022? And by being better, I'm not talking about results only but mainly about performance wise.

I was a naysayer already then. But back then people basically put him on the Pogacar trajectory cause they both finished 3rd in their first Vuelta in their first season, and Ayuso was a year younger, but I always pointed out Pogacars performance to the field was way better and he won 3 stages, etc.

Ayuso still gets cut slack cause he's young 3 years later, which is just a strange thing to me.

 

[Berniece]

In the era of Pogi, as you wrote, it matters a lot. Rogla has beaten Pogi in hilly one-day races more often than Evenepoel has.

Lol, as always whatever the kid wins it always has to come with an asterisk for some

 

[Potomac]

We should have this poll twice a year.
Once just before the Giro.
Once just after the Vuelta.

 

[Potomac]

This would be a great statistic for the PCS boffins to compute.

They could use data from their game and compare with actual results.

 

[Panda Claws]

It's still Pidcock to me.
I feel like i've been hearing about how this guy can win GT's and Monuments etc. forever.

Looking at his results he looks more like Thibau Nys. I think it's far, far from a given he'll ever win a top-tier one-week race, monument or GT.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

In the era of Pogi, as you wrote, it matters a lot. Rogla has beaten Pogi in hilly one-day races more often than Evenepoel has.

Hmm, I don't see it thet way. My point was that when Pogacar isn't present, Evenepoel is dominating.

 

[Cycling111]

Hmm, I don't see it thet way. My point was that when Pogacar isn't present, Evenepoel is dominating.

Jorgenson beat him in Paris-Nice, Vingegaard also finished ahead in TDF.
2023 Vuelta, and he lost one-week races against Skjelmose, Pogacar, or Roglic.

Remco is very dominant in hilly classics, but isn't as dominant in stage races.

 

[Berniece]

Jorgenson beat him in Paris-Nice, Vingegaard also finished ahead in TDF.
2023 Vuelta, and he lost one-week races against Skjelmose, Pogacar, or Roglic.

Remco is very dominant in hilly classics, but isn't as dominant in stage races.

Watch him win Romandië in a couple of weeks

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Jorgenson beat him in Paris-Nice, Vingegaard also finished ahead in TDF.
2023 Vuelta, and he lost one-week races against Skjelmose, Pogacar, or Roglic.

Remco is very dominant in hilly classics, but isn't as dominant in stage races.

Yes, and my comment was regarding one-day races.

 

[Netserk]

I will wait a week before I nominate Nys.

 

[tobydawq]

Pogi, can't even keep a solo going.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

I will wait a week before I nominate Nys.

<Tom Pidcock gives you the "You forgot about me this quickly?" look>

 

[Peyroteo94]

I will wait a week before I nominate Nys.

What about my vote Pidcock?

 

[hayneplane]

<Tom Pidcock gives you the "You forgot about me this quickly?" look>

I honestly think he deserves a bit of slack this year as due to the need to points farm and tour for wildcards Tom was clearly asked to arrive in prime form in the very early season Jan/Feb races to make an impression.

I doubt he will be up to much in the Giro after such a busy start but if he hadn’t got those wins and him riding the Giro wasn’t promised then they may not even have been awarded those wildcards.

I still think for his overall career to date the good but overrated tag is fair but this year is not a good one to judge against.

 

[Netserk]

What about my vote Pidcock?

He did more or less as expected and also worked in the group. I don't know what Nys was doing, he didn't even disrupt the chase properly.

Pogi, can't even keep a solo going.

Lost 3 out of his last 4 races, more than he lost over the whole season last year. Washed.

 

[Froome]

Pidcock. He is overrated, and he is not smart as we saw on Strade Bianche.

 

[Gratemans]

About Pidcock, has he himself ever said he could win a GC? Or was he more like 'let's just try and see how it goes'? I can't really remember.
I never saw a GC contender in him in the first place. And when it comes to the spring classics, he's got some pretty decent results to show. He's just a good classics rider, and I feel there aren't really that many people that expect any more from him. But maybe I'm mistaken.