Most overrated (good) rider in the peloton?

Page 14 - Get up to date with the latest news, scores & standings from the Cycling News Community.

Who is currently the most overrated rider among the stars of the peloton?


  • Total voters
    179
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.
 
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.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Peyroteo94
<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.
 
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.