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Nieve is riding the Tour, not the Giro!
http://www.biciciclismo.com/es/mikel-nieve-con-el-tour-y-la-vuelta-en-2016-18-12-2015
He is also riding the Ardennes, Catalunya, Pais Vasco and Tirreno - Adriatico.
http://www.biciciclismo.com/es/mikel-nieve-con-el-tour-y-la-vuelta-en-2016-18-12-2015
He is also riding the Ardennes, Catalunya, Pais Vasco and Tirreno - Adriatico.
Geraint Thomas:
Santos Tour Down Under
Volta ao Algarve em Bicicleta
Paris - Nice
Milano - Sanremo
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya
Ronde van Vlaanderen
Tour de Romandie
Tour de Suisse
Tour de France
Quite heavy build-up for the Tour. LOTS of stage races.
Santos Tour Down Under
Volta ao Algarve em Bicicleta
Paris - Nice
Milano - Sanremo
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya
Ronde van Vlaanderen
Tour de Romandie
Tour de Suisse
Tour de France
Quite heavy build-up for the Tour. LOTS of stage races.
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Hopefully he just rides Catalunya and Romandie as a domestique, while targeting the other early stage races to win with the probable exception of the TDU.
With Malori riding the TDF that doesn't mean that he can't ride the Giro for the first week and target the prologue before abandoning when it starts to compromise his TDF preparation.
Velolover2 said:
Hopefully he just rides Catalunya and Romandie as a domestique, while targeting the other early stage races to win with the probable exception of the TDU.
With Malori riding the TDF that doesn't mean that he can't ride the Giro for the first week and target the prologue before abandoning when it starts to compromise his TDF preparation.
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Yes, Malori is one of Nairo's boys. I'd love to see Phinney at the Giro, any news about his scedule?Nirvana said:
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Where did you get this from?
These are all races Thomas can play a major role in but seems quite heavy before Tour and Olympics.
Velolover2 said:
Where did you get this from?
These are all races Thomas can play a major role in but seems quite heavy before Tour and Olympics.
Re: Re:
From a podcast where he talked about it. He said that something about that Sky was the best place to learn and that he'll only ride the Tour in 2016, but maybe target the Giro in 2017 (or even TDF 2017) with another team. He was open to the possibility of leaving Sky if he got a good offer.
Still, I think his program is a bit to heavy. Even Valverde doesn't have such a schedule.
GdaG said:
From a podcast where he talked about it. He said that something about that Sky was the best place to learn and that he'll only ride the Tour in 2016, but maybe target the Giro in 2017 (or even TDF 2017) with another team. He was open to the possibility of leaving Sky if he got a good offer.
Still, I think his program is a bit to heavy. Even Valverde doesn't have such a schedule.
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Gesink had originally planned to ride the Giro-Tour combo because the Giro started in the Nederlands, but skipped it to focus fully on the Tour.
He will ride the Giro and will be their sole captain.staubsauger said:
Gesink had originally planned to ride the Giro-Tour combo because the Giro started in the Nederlands, but skipped it to focus fully on the Tour.
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Hopefully he's gonna hunt the blue jersey right from the start this time!
Great news!Velolover2 said:
Hopefully he's gonna hunt the blue jersey right from the start this time!
Is this Tinkoff's Tour team:
Tinkoff Team
CONTADOR Alberto
TOSATTO Matteo
SAGAN Peter
KREUZIGER Roman
ROGERS Michael
BENNATI Daniele
PAULINHO Sérgio
MAJKA Rafał
TROFIMOV Yuri
It could very well be.
Tinkoff Team
CONTADOR Alberto
TOSATTO Matteo
SAGAN Peter
KREUZIGER Roman
ROGERS Michael
BENNATI Daniele
PAULINHO Sérgio
MAJKA Rafał
TROFIMOV Yuri
It could very well be.
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Is this just what you think it'll be? I don't think anything has been announced yet.Velolover2 said:
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It is what PCS is saying. I know that they are not always 100% but they tend to be pretty spot-on.
LaFlorecita said:
It is what PCS is saying. I know that they are not always 100% but they tend to be pretty spot-on.
pastronef said:
I'm pretty sure that a Tour spot was a condition of his renewal with Sky. He was very disappointed not to ride it this year and we know there was interest from other teams like Tinkoff and Movistar. I think people just assumed that because he's Basque he was going to ride the Giro with Landa.
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Very similar to this year (2015) in terms of race days. Catalunya is the only new race for him but in 2016 he won't ride Dubai, E3, GW, Scheldeprijs and Roubaix. As long as he treats the TDU like a training ride as he did in 2015 I don't see a big problem with that schedule. Peak for the Paris-Nice to Flanders section and then again for Suisse and TdF.
Velolover2 said:
Very similar to this year (2015) in terms of race days. Catalunya is the only new race for him but in 2016 he won't ride Dubai, E3, GW, Scheldeprijs and Roubaix. As long as he treats the TDU like a training ride as he did in 2015 I don't see a big problem with that schedule. Peak for the Paris-Nice to Flanders section and then again for Suisse and TdF.
Sky TDU:
Sergio Henao
Thomas
Kennaugh
Puccio
Rowe
Stannard
Swift
Surprised no DVP or Viviani but other than that strong team.
Sergio Henao
Thomas
Kennaugh
Puccio
Rowe
Stannard
Swift
Surprised no DVP or Viviani but other than that strong team.
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Really? There is only one flat stage and that's the last one, pure sprinter is just useless here.
MatParker1711 said:
Really? There is only one flat stage and that's the last one, pure sprinter is just useless here.
Daniel Hoelgaard (FDJ)
Etoile de Bessèges
La Méditerranéenne
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne
GP Samyn
Paris-Nice
MSR
Nice schedule for his first real professional year.
Etoile de Bessèges
La Méditerranéenne
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne
GP Samyn
Paris-Nice
MSR
Nice schedule for his first real professional year.
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Yup. Swift is the right choice. Henao should do well. When there isn't a flat TT he tends to always do well in one week stage races.
Gloin22 said:
Yup. Swift is the right choice. Henao should do well. When there isn't a flat TT he tends to always do well in one week stage races.
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