Rider's schedule 2015 season

[pink_jersey]

Boasson Hagen will go again for Roubaix...
I'm surprised that Nibs doesn't go for San Remo...
Also Quintana prefers Suisse than Dauphine...Maybe he doesn't want to face Froome or Nibali till TdF...

 

[BigMac]

Boasson Hagen will go again for Roubaix...
I'm surprised that Nibs doesn't go for San Remo...
Also Quintana prefers Suisse than Dauphine...Maybe he doesn't want to face Froome or Nibali till TdF...

He just knows Suisse's the real deal. But will probably end up doing the Dauphiné.

 

[May0maniac]

He just knows Suisse's the real deal. But will probably end up doing the Dauphiné.

Suisse will have the Rettenbachferner as a MTF, it will be the real deal

 

[Red Rick]

What's de Marchi gonna do? Is he gonna have a free roll or will he have to work for GC riders?

 

[Coat-O]

“I am now 29, my strongest years are coming. I want to keep up my attacking style, then the big Classic will come,” Van Avermaet told Sporza.be

“Last year we had decided that Philippe would be leader in the Ardennes races and I in the Flemish races. Now Philippe will again ride the Flemish race and the Tour of Flanders will certainly be one of them.” This is, he admitted, “not nice to hear.”

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/news-shorts-van-avermaet-wants-team-leadership-for-spring-classics

It's now confirmed that Gilbert will ride Ronde van Vlaanderen. He should skip Paris-Roubaix to still be fit for the Ardennes IMO.

 

[Coat-O]

The food old silent ninja Zubeldia's schedule is revealed.

"I know my schedule is not going to change much compared to 2014," he said. I will start in Dubai or Majorca and then do Vuelta a Andalucía, Volta a Catalunya and Pais Vasco, take a break and resume racing with the Tour of California, Dauphine and the Tour de France."

http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/zu..._new_contract/

 

[MatParker117]

Wiggins could do the Giro according to Pinarello which Sky will likely send a team like the following:

Konig, Deignan, Suitsou, Wiggins, Eisel, Puccio, Fenn, Swift, Viviani

Basically go for stage wins, a GC top ten and maybe a jersey with Viviani.

 

[cineteq]

Wiggins could do the Giro according to Pinarello which Sky will likely send a team like the following:

Konig, Deignan, Suitsou, Wiggins, Eisel, Puccio, Fenn, Swift, Viviani

Basically go for stage wins, a GC top ten and maybe a jersey with Viviani.

60Km ITT is very appealing.

 

[May0maniac]

Boasson Hagen will go again for Roubaix...
I'm surprised that Nibs doesn't go for San Remo...
Also Quintana prefers Suisse than Dauphine...Maybe he doesn't want to face Froome or Nibali till TdF...

La Gazzetta reported that he'll race San Remo http://www.gazzetta.it/Ciclismo/28-11-2014/nibali-non-sono-sotto-scacco-punto-deciso-tour-10083329915.shtml

 

[Wallenquist]

Bouhanni schedule:

Mallorca, Tour de Qatar, Tour de Omán, Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne, París-Nice, Milán-San Remo, Dwars door Vlaanderen, Gant-Wevelgem, Route Adélie, Paris Camembert, Circuito de la Sarthe, Critérium Dauphiné & Nationals before the Tour.

 

[Peter von]

Boasson Hagen will go again for Roubaix...
I'm surprised that Nibs doesn't go for San Remo...
Also Quintana prefers Suisse than Dauphine...Maybe he doesn't want to face Froome or Nibali till TdF...

I think Nibs will have a go at M-SR, but the race doesn't suit him well enough to be a benchmark of his season. If he starts talking too much about it people will call it a failure if he finishes outside top 10, a likely outcome since he is not a good finisher compared to the other favorites of M-SR.

Perhaps Valverde and Quintana agrees( or Unzue has told them to agree) that they'll work together in the Tour and perhaps some classics, but otherwise they should stay out of each others calenders. This would mean more WT points, wins and plenty chances of personal success for both riders, keeping them both happy.

 

[Peter von]

“I am now 29, my strongest years are coming. I want to keep up my attacking style, then the big Classic will come,” Van Avermaet told Sporza.be

“Last year we had decided that Philippe would be leader in the Ardennes races and I in the Flemish races. Now Philippe will again ride the Flemish race and the Tour of Flanders will certainly be one of them.” This is, he admitted, “not nice to hear.”

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/news-shorts-van-avermaet-wants-team-leadership-for-spring-classics

It's now confirmed that Gilbert will ride Ronde van Vlaanderen. He should skip Paris-Roubaix to still be fit for the Ardennes IMO.

Gilbert best chances of success lies in the ardennes so from that POV i agree, however i believe Gilbert want's to win all five monuments before retirement(or at least give it an honest try) and to that end i think he should start having P-R as a season goal.

 

[Coat-O]

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/froome-confirms-he-will-target-the-2015-tour-de-france

Froome to make his debut in Ruta del Sol, so no third Oman for him this year. I hope that Contador and Froome will not meet each other before the Tour.

 

[Wallenquist]

EBH:

Mallorca, Qatar, Oman, Omloop for the begining. First big goal: Roubaix

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

Peiper confirmed Gilbert will NOT ride Flanders or Roubaix next year.
His schedule will roughly be the same as last year's

He might do both Giro and Tour, though...

 

[TShame]

Froome Article

The new articles have no comment section?
Is this deliberate? How can I say smartass things about Froome where I can force my opinions on every reader?

 

[Wallenquist]

Froome's spring schedule is quite important considering he was suppose to ride Vuelta after the Tour. With the start at Ruta del Sol he will probably follow similar schedule to the last year meaning he will be almost dead at the start of the Vuelta with no chances for GC.

 

[Red Rick]

I think the Froome article mentioned only riding one GT? I don't why he abandoned that plan as the Vuelta has no effect on his Tour prep. Vuelta might be the Quinana show

 

[Christian]

Fábio Silvestre to ride Il Giro @big_mac @Parrulo @trevim

 

[trevim]

Fábio Silvestre to ride Il Giro @big_mac @Parrulo @trevim

Nice to hear, sometimes having a GT in the legs makes wonders for a rider. Hopefully that'll be Fabio's case.

 

[Jspear]

Peiper confirmed Gilbert will NOT ride Flanders or Roubaix next year.
His schedule will roughly be the same as last year's

He might do both Giro and Tour, though...

Good! Now they can fully support GVA.

 

[42x16ss]

Is there any word on whether Adam Hansen is going to make the peloton look like a big bunch of wimps again? I want to see him get to lucky number 13

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Is there any word on whether Adam Hansen is going to make the peloton look like a big bunch of wimps again? I want to see him get to lucky number 13

Hansen should focus on winning races instead of completing them.

 

[nhowson]

Hansen should focus on winning races instead of completing them.

Vuelta this year, Giro last year, all the help he gives to Greipel and VdB. He's doing just fine.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Vuelta this year, Giro last year, all the help he gives to Greipel and VdB. He's doing just fine.

Sure, I just think he's good enough to win a lot more races than he does.