Rider schedules and targets for 2022

[Bonimenier]

PN winners being weaker in comparison to TA winners was clearly meant on average, not in every single season individually.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Ag2r apparently sending team to LBL to support GVA when they have Jungels, Cosnefroy, Paret Paintry, Champussin and Vendrame on the team.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

PN winners being weaker in comparison to TA winners was clearly meant on average, not in every single season individually.

Yes in Paris Nice we've had Henao, Soler, Schachmann, Betancur win recently

 

[Earns1985]

Groenewegen will return to the tour in 2022. So BikeExchange will go for Giro GC with Yates and likely for stage wins at the tour.

Schedule:

Saudi Tour
UAE Tour
Paris-Nice
Oxyclean Classic Brugge-De Panne
Gent-Wevelgem
Tour of Hungary
Dauphine, Suisse or Slovenia
Tour

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[Hugo Koblet]

Re the PN vs TA field discussion:

Using the PCS "startlist quality" measurement, in the last 20 editions PN has averaged 990, while TA has averaged 1102. In 13 of the 20 editions, TA has had the stronger field. I'm not sure whether SB has had anything to do with the development, though. In the five years prior to SB, PN averaged 917 while TA averaged 1024, so even in the five years right before SB was introduced, TA had the stronger field on average.

 

[hayneplane]

Yes in Paris Nice we've had Henao, Soler, Schachmann, Betancur win recently

At the time Henao looked a potential future Giro or Vuelta winner if the stars aligned and Betancur had the talent but not the mentality to have a huge career. Schachmann could win LBL in the future and only Soler really stands out as someone who was totally unexpected.

 

[Escarabajo]

Bernal, Thomas and Contador as winners of P-N I guess.

Would be odd to leave out the likes of Wiggins and Porte tho

I thought about Wiggins but definitely not Porte. Not in my book.

 

[Earns1985]

So to have it also in this thread:

Evenepoel´s schedule:

Valencia, Algarve, Tirreno-Adriatico, Itzulia Pais Vasco, Brabantse Pijl, Flèche Wallonne, Liège Bastogne Liège, Tour de Suisse, NC ITT & RR, San Sebastian, Burgos, Vuelta

So the giro will definitly be without him.

Instead of Evenepoel Almeida confirmed today that he will target the giro and the vuelta together with Pogacar.

His other schedule will be

UAE Tour (together with Pogacar)
Paris-Nice
Tour of Catalunya
Giro
Vuelta

So no race against Evenepoel until the vuelta.

 

[Alexandre B.]

Classic schedule for Alaphilippe

 

[tobydawq]

Classic schedule for Alaphilippe

A bit boring (the lack of cobbles).

Also, this will be the first time the reigning World Champion does not participate in De Ronde since 2014.

But I guess I understand why he wants to go full for Liège.

 

[BlueRoads]

Classic schedule for Alaphilippe

I hope this works out well for him after I have said so many times last season he should focus more... His last interview I read sounded like he's very aware of his age and that somebody like Pogacar is hard to beat for him and he needs to focus on what he's best at when he wants to win.
So far this schedule looks good to me!

 

[hayneplane]

Classic schedule for Alaphilippe

Big shame that no Ronde for Alaphillipe as he has shown well in the race. Maybe it won’t become a prime target until he got LBL in his bag.

 

[Breh]

He thinks combining Ronde and the Ardennes is not possible. You can't be in prime shape for both of them.

 

[Bonimenier]

He thinks combining Ronde and the Ardennes is not possible. You can't be in prime shape for both of them.

Talking about combining cobbles with Ardennes... This year might be the best year for riders like van der Poel and van Aert to try FW and/or LBL with Roubaix and Amstel being switched places in the calender. I doubt it'll happen however.

 

[hayneplane]

Does anyone know why Amstel and Roubaix have switched in the calendar. Which race requested it?

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Does anyone know why Amstel and Roubaix have switched in the calendar. Which race requested it?

I think it was French elections that triggered it.

 

[rghysens]

I think it was French elections that triggered it.

Yes, French presidential elections on the scheduled day of Roubaix.

 

[tobydawq]

Talking about combining cobbles with Ardennes... This year might be the best year for riders like van der Poel and van Aert to try FW and/or LBL with Roubaix and Amstel being switched places in the calender. I doubt it'll happen however.

FW three days after Roubaix?

Not going to happen.

 

[Earns1985]

Talking about combining cobbles with Ardennes... This year might be the best year for riders like van der Poel and van Aert to try FW and/or LBL with Roubaix and Amstel being switched places in the calender. I doubt it'll happen however.

Well, Jumbo will likely play the Roglic card at FW, but I would really like to see an in-form van der Poel at Fleche Wallone one day. This race should suit him and he could win it, I think. The same applies for LBL, here because of the flat finale van Aert would also have a great chance to win this race.

 

[Skijumper Roglic fan]

Imagine it‘s Fleche Wallonne, and it‘s MVDP vs Alaphilippe. Imagine Mathieu then is as strong as he was at Strade Bianche 2021. Alaphilippe would not have any chance then.

MVDP and WVA, they both could win all five monuments.

 

[Earns1985]

Imagine it‘s Fleche Wallonne, and it‘s MVDP vs Alaphilippe. Imagine Mathieu then is as strong as he was at Strade Bianche 2021. Alaphilippe would not have any chance then.

MVDP and WVA, they both could win all five monuments.

Exactly really would like to see van der Poel here this year. Would prefer that he skips one or two not so important cobble classics (Gent-Wevelgem, Dwars door Vlanderen) and instead rides FW and LBL.

 

[hayneplane]

Yes, French presidential elections on the scheduled day of Roubaix.

Don’t these people know the Hell of the North should take precedence

 

[SafeBet]

FDJ

Demare and Valter to the Giro.
Pinot, Gaudu, Kung, Storer, Madouas to the Tour.

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

That’s not very smart.
If Gaudu wanted to go do well in a GT, then he should do the Giro. However, French Sponsers are picky and not happy that no Giro in French Tv

 

[tobydawq]

Don’t these people know the Hell of the North should take precedence

I don't even think it merits that emoji. The race has been held the second Sunday of April since forever and is very rooted in French culture, it's pretty daft to schedule an election on that day.