Rider schedules for 2016.

[Velolover2]

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Landa:

Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (3-7 febrero), Tirreno-Adriático (9-15 marzo), Vuelta al País Vasco (4-9 abril), Giro del Trentino (19-22 abril), ¿Lieja-Bastoña-Lieja? (24 abril), y Giro de Italia (6-29 mayo).

Liege? That's interesting.. but why?

Kwiatkowski must be a little pissed.

 

[Velolover2]

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Landa:

Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (3-7 febrero), Tirreno-Adriático (9-15 marzo), Vuelta al País Vasco (4-9 abril), Giro del Trentino (19-22 abril), ¿Lieja-Bastoña-Lieja? (24 abril), y Giro de Italia (6-29 mayo).

So typical Sky long-time peak with focusses on T-A, PV & the Giro like predicted.

He'll win two or three of those and podium a few others knowing how Sky works. Also according to PCS this is Sky's planned Liege team:

Kwaitkowski, Golas, Kennaugh, Nordhaug, Roche, Kiriyenka, Henao, Landa

Strong support for Kwaitkowski.

That's a brutal team. A huge upgrade from last year. But I still don't get what Landa's role will be like.

 

[GdaG]

Accordingly Thomas and Froome may be brought in for Liege. In fact, if Thomas is given a free role there I make him my favorite. I doubt with such talent Sky will go 100% behind Kw. It's a bit risky. Thomas has the perfect profile to break away from a group of 15 riders in the last 10km with the likes of Kw. Henao nd Nordhaug controlling behind.

 

[GdaG]

Any idea what Kiryenka is gonna do as rand tour next year? PCS announce him on the Giro team but surely the Tour s teammate is the best ay to prepare for olympic TT, followed by Vuelta and Worlds. Maybe Braislford thinks he can beat Froome in Olympic TT...

 

[MatParker1711]

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Landa:

Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (3-7 febrero), Tirreno-Adriático (9-15 marzo), Vuelta al País Vasco (4-9 abril), Giro del Trentino (19-22 abril), ¿Lieja-Bastoña-Lieja? (24 abril), y Giro de Italia (6-29 mayo).

So typical Sky long-time peak with focusses on T-A, PV & the Giro like predicted.

He'll win two or three of those and podium a few others knowing how Sky works. Also according to PCS this is Sky's planned Liege team:

Kwaitkowski, Golas, Kennaugh, Nordhaug, Roche, Kiriyenka, Henao, Landa

Strong support for Kwaitkowski.

That's a brutal team. A huge upgrade from last year. But I still don't get what Landa's role will be like.

Rabbit/back up plan would be my guess.

 

[Velolover2]

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Any idea what Kiryenka is gonna do as rand tour next year? PCS announce him on the Giro team but surely the Tour s teammate is the best ay to prepare for olympic TT, followed by Vuelta and Worlds. Maybe Braislford thinks he can beat Froome in Olympic TT...

I think they are sending him to the Giro because there are three TT's and he can win them all. Even the mountain TT.

 

[Velolover2]

Re: Re:

Landa:

Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (3-7 febrero), Tirreno-Adriático (9-15 marzo), Vuelta al País Vasco (4-9 abril), Giro del Trentino (19-22 abril), ¿Lieja-Bastoña-Lieja? (24 abril), y Giro de Italia (6-29 mayo).

So typical Sky long-time peak with focusses on T-A, PV & the Giro like predicted.

He'll win two or three of those and podium a few others knowing how Sky works. Also according to PCS this is Sky's planned Liege team:

Kwaitkowski, Golas, Kennaugh, Nordhaug, Roche, Kiriyenka, Henao, Landa

Strong support for Kwaitkowski.

That's a brutal team. A huge upgrade from last year. But I still don't get what Landa's role will be like.

Rabbit/back up plan would be my guess.

Yeah maybe. With the teams for the early WT races almost given, we only need to find out who they are going to send to Catalunya.

 

[Velolover2]

Igor Anton: Pais Vasco, Fleche Wallone, Liege Bastonge Liege, Giro d' Italia.

http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/anton_confirms_move_to_dimension_data/

 

[Velolover2]

http://sport.postimees.ee/3433637/taaramae-tiimiliidri-rollist-girol-pole-motet-raakida

Hooajaplaan 2016

Jaanuar

Down Under

Cadel Evans Oceanian Race

Veebruar

Tour of Algarve

Märts

Paris-Nice

Tour of Catalunya

Aprill

Liege Bastogne Liege

Tour de Romandie

Mai

Giro d'Italia

Juuni

Tour of Slovenia

Juuli

Tour of Poland

August

Rio Olümpiamängud

Gp Plouay

September

Gp Montreal

Gp Quebec

European CM

Oktoober

Tour of Lombardy

Taaramae is replacing Bystrøm who is riding Amstel and Flèche for Liege. I hope JRod is serious about LBL this year.

 

[LaFlorecita]

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Basque Country's gonna be a true fight with Aru

Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco
Most wins
Rnk Rider Wins Editions
1 GONZALEZ José Antonio 4 - 1 - 0 Wins (1978, 1977, 1975, 1972) 2nd (1973)
2 CONTADOR Alberto 3 - 0 - 1 Wins (2014, 2009, 2008) 3rd (2005)
3 ROMINGER Tony 3 - 0 - 1 Wins (1994, 1993, 1992) 3rd (1995)
Aren't you forgetting someone

The more fun the better for us!!!

Yeah, I totally forgot about him being there too. This time around Landa ain't gonna wait for Aru so there might be some good racing on the table.

Any seconds Landa might gain uphill (I doubt it) he'll lose in the 20km ITT.

 

[Velolover2]

Re: Re:

Basque Country's gonna be a true fight with Aru

Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco
Most wins
Rnk Rider Wins Editions
1 GONZALEZ José Antonio 4 - 1 - 0 Wins (1978, 1977, 1975, 1972) 2nd (1973)
2 CONTADOR Alberto 3 - 0 - 1 Wins (2014, 2009, 2008) 3rd (2005)
3 ROMINGER Tony 3 - 0 - 1 Wins (1994, 1993, 1992) 3rd (1995)
Aren't you forgetting someone

The more fun the better for us!!!

Yeah, I totally forgot about him being there too. This time around Landa ain't gonna wait for Aru so there might be some good racing on the table.

Any seconds Landa might gain uphill (I doubt it) he'll lose in the 20km ITT.

Have you seen the TT? It's brutal. Even harder than the one in 2015. Five kilometers averaging 9.62% and four kilometres at 10.8%. The rest is almost entirely downhill. And Landa won a mountain time trial very recently.

http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/landa_wins_mountains_time_trial/

It's going to be tight between Contador, Landa, Aru and Quintana. All four can win it.

 

[staubsauger]

Wow, just wow! It's gonna be just like Horner said: The best riders aim for Basque Country! Well except Nibali.
I'm eager now already!

 

[LaFlorecita]

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Have you seen the TT? It's brutal. Even harder than the one in 2015. Five kilometers averaging 9.62% and four kilometres at 10.8%. The rest is almost entirely downhill. And Landa won a mountain time trial very recently.

http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/landa_wins_mountains_time_trial/

It's going to be tight between Contador, Landa, Aru and Quintana. All four can win it.

Yes, I've seen it. He may not lose time in the uphill km, he however will lose time in the other kms. It would be a miracle if Landa beats Contador in a hilly TT.

Edit: just clicked that link. Wow, Landa won a MTT against Txurukka and Irizar, impressive

 

[Moviestar]

Ruben Fernandez ( first part)

Tour Down Under
Vuelta Murcia
Vuelta Almería
Vuelta Andalucía
Paris-Nice
Vuelta Pais Vasco
Amstel Gold Race
Flèche Wallonne
Liège Bastogne Liège

Dani Navarro (first part)

Volta a Valenciana
Vuelta a Murcia
Clasica de Almeria
Vuelta a Andalusia
Volta a Catalunya
Vuelta al Pais Vasco
Fleche Wallonne
Liege-Bastogne-Liege

 

[Brullnux]

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Have you seen the TT? It's brutal. Even harder than the one in 2015. Five kilometers averaging 9.62% and four kilometres at 10.8%. The rest is almost entirely downhill. And Landa won a mountain time trial very recently.

http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/landa_wins_mountains_time_trial/

It's going to be tight between Contador, Landa, Aru and Quintana. All four can win it.

Yes, I've seen it. He may not lose time in the uphill km, he however will lose time in the other kms. It would be a miracle if Landa beats Contador in a hilly TT.

Edit: just clicked that link. Wow, Landa won a MTT against Txurukka and Irizar, impressive

Yeah Bertie has the TT sorted. Idk about the rest. Contador is a beast in hilly TTs, the more mountainous the better. I think we are assuming that Landa will be at 2015 Giro level and Bertie at 2015 Giro level, but that Landa we have only seen once: we need confirmation.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Re:

Ruben Fernandez ( first part)

Tour Down Under
Vuelta Murcia
Vuelta Almería
Vuelta Andalucía
Paris-Nice
Vuelta Pais Vasco
Amstel Gold Race
Flèche Wallonne
Liège Bastogne Liège

Dani Navarro (first part)

Volta a Valenciana
Vuelta a Murcia
Clasica de Almeria
Vuelta a Andalusia
Volta a Catalunya
Vuelta al Pais Vasco
Fleche Wallonne
Liege-Bastogne-Liege

Hoping to see Fernandez in either the Tour of Vuelta which SHOULD be a given I suppose? Preferable the Tour tho.

 

[Moviestar]

Re: Re:

Ruben Fernandez ( first part)

Tour Down Under
Vuelta Murcia
Vuelta Almería
Vuelta Andalucía
Paris-Nice
Vuelta Pais Vasco
Amstel Gold Race
Flèche Wallonne
Liège Bastogne Liège

Dani Navarro (first part)

Volta a Valenciana
Vuelta a Murcia
Clasica de Almeria
Vuelta a Andalusia
Volta a Catalunya
Vuelta al Pais Vasco
Fleche Wallonne
Liege-Bastogne-Liege

Hoping to see Fernandez in either the Tour of Vuelta which SHOULD be a given I suppose? Preferable the Tour tho.

I would opt for the Vuelta. It's a heavy schedule for Fernandez, i'd rather see him taking a pause after Liege in order to arrive fresh for the Vuelta. In this years Vuelta we all have seen where that could lead to ( Chaves, Dumoulin)

 

[Mr.White]

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Have you seen the TT? It's brutal. Even harder than the one in 2015. Five kilometers averaging 9.62% and four kilometres at 10.8%. The rest is almost entirely downhill. And Landa won a mountain time trial very recently.

http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/landa_wins_mountains_time_trial/

It's going to be tight between Contador, Landa, Aru and Quintana. All four can win it.

Yes, I've seen it. He may not lose time in the uphill km, he however will lose time in the other kms. It would be a miracle if Landa beats Contador in a hilly TT.

Edit: just clicked that link. Wow, Landa won a MTT against Txurukka and Irizar, impressive

My thoughts exactly. Contador will beat Landa comfortably in that TT. It's going to be between Contador and Purito, and maybe Quintana. Aru and Landa doesn't stand a chance in that race, against those guys!

 

[MatParker1711]

Cancellara or Kriyienka for first Maglia Rosa?

 

[Velolover2]

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Cancellara or Kriyienka for first Maglia Rosa?

Neither, Malori will win it. But between these two, it has to be Cancellara, since it's only about 10k. But in a long time trial, Kriyienka beats Cancellara 9 out of 10 times these days.

He has to be mega-favorite for the Chianti stage unless Martin shows up.

 

[Velolover2]

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Have you seen the TT? It's brutal. Even harder than the one in 2015. Five kilometers averaging 9.62% and four kilometres at 10.8%. The rest is almost entirely downhill. And Landa won a mountain time trial very recently.

http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/landa_wins_mountains_time_trial/

It's going to be tight between Contador, Landa, Aru and Quintana. All four can win it.

Yes, I've seen it. He may not lose time in the uphill km, he however will lose time in the other kms. It would be a miracle if Landa beats Contador in a hilly TT.

Edit: just clicked that link. Wow, Landa won a MTT against Txurukka and Irizar, impressive

My thoughts exactly. Contador will beat Landa comfortably in that TT. It's going to be between Contador and Purito, and maybe Quintana. Aru and Landa doesn't stand a chance in that race, against those guys!

Purito? With a time trial? Then Aru, Landa and Quintana are better bets. But I'd that Contador is going to be hard to defeat if he is at his best.

 

[Brullnux]

Purito 2015 aia TT, may provide some surprise for you if you think purito is unable in hilly TTs. He's better than Landa in flat ones anyway.

 

[Arredondo]

Re: Re:

Have you seen the TT? It's brutal. Even harder than the one in 2015. Five kilometers averaging 9.62% and four kilometres at 10.8%. The rest is almost entirely downhill. And Landa won a mountain time trial very recently.

http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/landa_wins_mountains_time_trial/

It's going to be tight between Contador, Landa, Aru and Quintana. All four can win it.

Yes, I've seen it. He may not lose time in the uphill km, he however will lose time in the other kms. It would be a miracle if Landa beats Contador in a hilly TT.

Edit: just clicked that link. Wow, Landa won a MTT against Txurukka and Irizar, impressive

My thoughts exactly. Contador will beat Landa comfortably in that TT. It's going to be between Contador and Purito, and maybe Quintana. Aru and Landa doesn't stand a chance in that race, against those guys!

Purito? With a time trial? Then Aru, Landa and Quintana are better bets. But I'd that Contador is going to be hard to defeat if he is at his best.

Haven't you watched this years edition? He beated Quintana by over half a minute! You tend to underestimate Purito when it comes to a hard, technical and hilly TT.

I also think Purito will be the biggest rival for Contador in PV.

 

[LaFlorecita]

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Haven't you watched this years edition? He beated Quintana by over half a minute! You tend to underestimate Purito when it comes to a hard, technical and hilly TT.

I also think Purito will be the biggest rival for Contador in PV.

I agree: at this point in time, I think it'll be between Purito, Contador and Aru.

 

[WheelofGear]

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Haven't you watched this years edition? He beated Quintana by over half a minute! You tend to underestimate Purito when it comes to a hard, technical and hilly TT.

I also think Purito will be the biggest rival for Contador in PV.

I agree: at this point in time, I think it'll be between Purito, Contador and Aru.

Aren't you just saying that because you like these three riders and not Landa?

After having won TA from with far-out attack, Landa is going to destroy them all in PV. He will defeat Contador in the mountains and get 2nd behind Alberto in the TT.