Also iirc the toughest climb on the Volta ao Alentejo, which by the way is by far the flattest part of Portugal, was a cobbled/partially cobbled climb.
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Ryo Hazuki said:he can climb well in fact. he did top 25 vuelta I think for a sprinter.
Christian said:What type of rider is Jasper Stuyven? I am a bit confused by his results:
- won GC at Volta ao Alentejo, which I was under the impression is a quite hard race, plus pretty long for U23. So GC?
- third in LBL U23, so 1-day races?
- third in Utah circuit race and another mass arrival, so sprinter?
Seems like a very promising allrounder, what do you think?
Arredondo said:Oh, so a climber is someone who finished 32th in the Vuelta as his best result?
Well, then it is a bloody useluss discussion.
He is a fast guy who can climb well, but when you're talking about Colombians you talk about real grimpeurs.
(P.S., Edwin Avila)
Parrulo said:Also iirc the toughest climb on the Volta ao Alentejo, which by the way is by far the flattest part of Portugal, was a cobbled/partially cobbled climb.
Ryo Hazuki said:like I said every colombian can climb. even their sprinters. I didn't say he was a climber.
Arredondo said:So a climber is someone who can get over a climb?
Wow, always thought i discovered the missing link
CycloAndy said:When it comes to Ryo and Colombian talent, logic goes out the window faster than you can say Nairo Quintana.
hrotha said:Say what you want about Ryo but you can't be 32nd in a GT without being able to climb.
Libertine Seguros said:1st stage of Alentejo was to this town:
The climb is 6km at 5,5%, so it's not über-hard but it does show that he's not a mug on slightly more sizable hills. He was 7th, 5" down, just behind Alejandro Marque and Délio Fernández, and just ahead of Arkaitz Durán. He took the lead by winning from a group that held on on the totally flat 2nd stage, I think wind came into it if I remember correctly. This was followed by 2 more flat stages, one sprint and one where Tom Zirbel and Scott Zwizanski stayed away from the field, then an uphill finish into Santiago do Cacém to finish, where Stuyven again finished 7th at 5", but kept the gaps to Chad Haga and Délio Fernández, the two threats to his jersey, small enough to keep it.
Vino attacks everyone said:No problem. Good to see that I am not the only one to appreciate the talent of the next climbing legend that is... Edmondson
Hugo Koblet said:We have unfinished business Anyway, I have no idea which avatar to give you. Wanna do a double or nothing for next season instead?
VeloHuman said:Fewer riders had bigger CQ points swings than Bryan Coquard, though he did most of his damage at the Continental Tour level; with Europcar jumping to the WT in 2014, I think he's on his way to lots of success.
VeloHuman said:Gonna show some data to back up my claim: if you look at the biggest Cycling Quotient point swings from 2012 to 2013 of riders in the CQ top 200, Coquard is right near the top.
Dazed and Confused said:No doubt hes a top talent, just saying the sprinter competition is particularly strong at the top these days, so can he continue the rise? Maybe.
VeloHuman said:Fewer riders had bigger CQ points swings than Bryan Coquard, though he did most of his damage at the Continental Tour level; with Europcar jumping to the WT in 2014, I think he's on his way to lots of success.
VeloHuman said:Gonna show some data to back up my claim: if you look at the biggest Cycling Quotient point swings from 2012 to 2013 of riders in the CQ top 200, Coquard is right near the top.
Source: 2012-2013 Rider Ranking Data
That is very shallow. It makes me sad.Dekker_Tifosi said:I don't like Coquard on the account that he is French
VeloHuman said:Gonna show some data to back up my claim: if you look at the biggest Cycling Quotient point swings from 2012 to 2013 of riders in the CQ top 200, Coquard is right near the top.
Source: 2012-2013 Rider Ranking Data