Revalations 2014 Season

[Parrulo]

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.

 

[Arredondo]

he can climb well in fact. he did top 25 vuelta I think for a sprinter.

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)

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

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?

volta ao alentejo is completely flat

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

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)

like I said every colombian can climb. even their sprinters. I didn't say he was a climber.

 

[Christian]

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.

Thanks, it seems I had a missconception of the course of this race

 

[Arredondo]

like I said every colombian can climb. even their sprinters. I didn't say he was a climber.

So a climber is someone who can get over a climb?

Wow, always thought i discovered the missing link

 

[CycloAndy]

So a climber is someone who can get over a climb?

Wow, always thought i discovered the missing link

When it comes to Ryo and Colombian talent, logic goes out the window faster than you can say Nairo Quintana.

 

[Arredondo]

When it comes to Ryo and Colombian talent, logic goes out the window faster than you can say Nairo Quintana.

That's a quote i will remember

 

[hrotha]

Say what you want about Ryo but you can't be 32nd in a GT without being able to climb.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

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.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Say what you want about Ryo but you can't be 32nd in a GT without being able to climb.

No i cant otherwise i will be banned

 

[Dazed and Confused]

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.

Parts of Portugal is simply marvelous.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

No problem. Good to see that I am not the only one to appreciate the talent of the next climbing legend that is... Edmondson

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]

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.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

We have unfinished business Anyway, I have no idea which avatar to give you. Wanna do a double or nothing for next season instead?

give me an avatar... I do not dare to double on an y bet. the result can be... painful to say atleast

 

[Dazed and Confused]

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.

I like Coquard:

Even if the WT sprinter field should prove too strong in '14, there is still CdF as a back up plan.

 

[VeloHuman]

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

 

[Dazed and Confused]

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.

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]

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.

Oh, I wasn't posting that to contest your point, just to bolster my initial point. I think you're quite right about the competition.

 

[Afrank]

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.

Yep, agree. Coquard really is a great talent. Didn't even have him on my CQ team this year, so normally I would be wanting him not to win so much, but I soon found myself really wanting to see him win more races even knowing he would give others a lead over me in the CQ game.

I really like this photo of him as well.

 

[LaFlorecita]

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

Lol Sir Bradley

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

I don't like Coquard on the account that he is French

 

[janraaskalt]

I don't like Coquard on the account that he is French

That is very shallow. It makes me sad.

 

[Cyivel]

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

In Netserk's absence, I'll have to ask where Tom Boonen is?

-2063 just a single point behind England's Rose.

 

[VeloHuman]

Another rider who really impressed me this season was Jon Izagirre, now headed to Movistar. His versatility was surprising: we knew he could climb, but he did a beast time trial in the Tour de Pologne on the way second place in GC in that race, and took a top 10 (with a fast finish) in a one-day race, the GP Montreal. He's still only 24, so it looks like the rich get richer at Movistar.